User’s Manual of WLAN Board band router USER MANUAL 1.0.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Terminology.......................................................................................................................................................4 Introduction........................................................................................................................................................6 Package contents........................................................................................................................................6 Product Specifications .....
What is RTS (Request To Send) Threshold?............................................................................................54 What is Beacon Interval? .........................................................................................................................54 What is Preamble Type? ..........................................................................................................................54 What is SSID Broadcast?.........................................................
Terminology 3DES Triple Data Encryption Standard AES Advanced Encryption Standard ANSI American National Standards Institute AP Access Point CCK Complementary Code Keying CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server DH Diffie-Hellman Algorithm DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol ESP Encapsulating Secur
WDS Wireless Distribution System WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access 5
Introduction The WLAN AP Router is IEEE 802.11b/g WLAN AP 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 assignment and other WLAN router configuration. The description includes the implementation of the above steps.
Operation Temperature 0°C ~ 55°C ambient temperature Storage Temperature -20% ~ 70% ambient temperature Humidity 10% ~ 90% (Non-condensing) One antenna connector One RJ-45 port for WAN Connector Four RJ-45 LAN ports Reset to default button Power jack WPS button Power requirement 12V/1A 7
Product Features Generic Router 802.11b/g compliant with 54Mbps high-speed data rate Operation modes: AP, AP client, Client, Bridge, WDS DHCP Server/Client Four Ethernet ports for broadband sharing Virtual DMZ, Port Forwarding Dynamic DNS TCP/UDP/ICMP/ARP protocol stack Firewall, URL/IP/Port/MAC filtering Wireless users access control Wireless security – 64/128bit WEP, WPA/WPA2, 802.1x and 802.
Front Panel Description LED Indicator 1. PWR LED 2. WLAN LED State on The WLAN Broadband Router is powered on. off The WLAN Broadband Router is powered off. Flashing off 3. LAN LED ACT 4. WAN LED ACT Description Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna. No data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna. Data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN interface. on Port linked. off No link. Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN interface. on Port linked.
Rear Panel Description Interfaces Description Antenna (Fixed / SMA) The Wireless LAN Antenna. Reset Push continually the reset button 5 ~ 10 seconds to reset the configuration parameters to factory defaults. WPS Push continually the WPS button 5 ~ 10 seconds to enable the WPS feature. LAN The RJ-45 sockets allow LAN connection through Category 5 cables. Support auto-sensing on 10/100M speed and half/ full duplex; comply with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u respectively.
Notice: It will take about 50 seconds to complete the boot up sequence after powered on the WLAN Broadband Router; Power LED will be active, and after that the WLAN Activity LED will be flashing to show the WLAN interface is enabled and working now. Software configuration There are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs done easily. The WLAN Broadband Router is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the Ethernet LAN interfaces.
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. IP Address: 192.168.1.1, any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.
Item Description System Uptime It shows the duration since WLAN AP Router is powered on. Firmware version It shows the firmware version of WLAN AP Router. Wireless configuration Mode It shows wireless operation mode Band It shows the current wireless operating frequency. SSID It shows the SSID of this WLAN AP Router. The SSID is the unique name of WLAN AP Router and shared among its service area, so all device sat tempts to join the same wireless network can identify it.
BSSID It shows the BSSID address of the WLAN AP Router.BSSID is a six-byte address. Associated Clients It shows the number of connected clients (or stations,PCs). TCP/IP configuration IP Address It shows the IP address of LAN interfaces of WLAN AP Router. Subnet Mask It shows the IP subnet mask of LAN interfaces of WLAN AP Router. Default Gateway It shows the default gateway setting for LAN interfaces outgoing data packets. DHCP Server It shows the DHCP server is enabled or not.
I. Operation Mode This page followed by Setup Wizard page to define the operation mode. II. Time Zone Setting This page is used to enable and configure NTP client.
III.LAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure local area network IP address and subnet mask. IV. WAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure WAN access type.
V. Wireless Basic Settings This page is used to configure basic wireless parameters like Band, Mode, Network Type SSID, Channel Number, Enable Mac Clone(Single Ethernet Client). VI. Wireless Security Setup This page is used to configure wireless security.
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Operation Mode This page is used to configure which mode wireless broadband router acts. Item Description Gateway Traditional gateway configuration. It always connects internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. LAN interface, WAN interface, Wireless interface, NAT and Firewall modules are applied to this mode Bridge Each interface (LAN, WAN and Wireless) regards as bridge.
Item Description Disable Wireless LAN Interface Click on to disable the wireless LAN data transmission. Band Click to select 2.4GHz(B) / 2.4GHz(G) / 2.4GHz(B+G) Mode Click to select the WLAN AP / Client / WDS / AP+WDS wireless mode. Network Type While Mode is selected to be Client. Click to select the network type infrastructure or Ad hoc. SSID It is the wireless network name. The SSID can be 32 bytes long. Channel Number Select the wireless communication channel from pull-down menu.
Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Wireless - Advanced Settings These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN. These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your WLAN Broadband Router. Item Description Authentication Type Click to select the authentication type in Open System, Shared Key or Auto selection.
rate can be auto-select, 11M, 5.5M, 2M or 1Mbps. Preamble Type Click to select the Long Preamble or Short Preamble support on the wireless data packet transmission. Broadcast SSID Click to enable or disable the SSID broadcast function. IAPP Click to enable or disable the IAPP function. 802.11g Protection Protect 802.11b user. RF Power Level Select the TX Power from 10-14dBm to 14-17dBm or 17-19dbm.
WPA Authentication Mode While Encryption is selected to be WPA. Click to select the WPA Authentication Mode with Enterprise (RADIUS) or Personal (Pre-Shared Key). WPA Cipher Suite Select the Cipher Suite for WPA encryption. WPA2 Cipher Suite Select the Cipher Suite for WPA2 encryption. Pre-Shared Key Format While Encryption is selected to be WPA. Select the Pre-shared key format from the pull-down menu. The format can be Passphrase or Hex (64 characters).
WEP encryption key (secret key) length: Length Format 64-bit 128-bit ASCII 5 characters 13 characters HEX 10 hexadecimal codes 26 hexadecimal codes WEP Key Setup Item Description Key Length Select the WEP shared secret key length from pull-down menu. The length can be chose between 64-bit and 128-bit (known as "WEP2") keys. The WEP key is composed of initialization vector (24 bits) and secret key (40-bit or 104-bit). Key Format Select the WEP shared secret key format from pull-down menu.
previous configuration setting. Wireless - Access Control If you enable wireless access control, only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your Access Point. When this option is enabled, no wireless clients will be able to connect if the list contains no entries. Item Description Wireless Access Control Mode Click the Disabled, Allow Listed or Deny Listed of drop down menu choose wireless access control mode.
removed from this WLAN Broadband Router. Delete All Click to delete all the registered clients from the access allowed list. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. WDS Security Setup Requirement: Set [Wireless]->[Basic Settings]->[Mode]->AP+WDS This page is used to configure the wireless security between APs. WDS AP Table This page is used to show WDS statistics.
MAC Address It shows the MAC Address within WDS. Tx Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the wireless LAN interface. Tx Errors It shows the statistic count of error sent packets on the Wireless LAN interface. Rx Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the wireless LAN interface. Tx Rare (Mbps) It shows the wireless link rate within WDS. Refresh Click to refresh the statistic counters on the screen. Close Click to close the current window.
Delete Selected Click to delete the selected clients that will be access right removed from this WLAN Broadband Router. Delete All Click to delete all the registered clients from the access allowed list. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Site Survey This page is used to view or configure other APs near yours. Item Description SSID It shows the SSID of AP. BSSID It shows BSSID of AP. Channel It show the current channel of AP occupied.
Item Description Disable WPS Click on to disable the Wi-Fi Protected Setup function. WPS Status Show WPS status is Configured or UnConfigured. Self-PIN Number Fill in the PIN Number of AP to register the wireless distribution system access capability. Push Button Configuration The Start PBC button provides tool to scan the wireless network. If any Access Point or IBSS is found, you could connect it automatically when client join PBC mode.
Item Description IP Address Fill in the IP address of LAN interfaces of this WLAN Access Point. Subnet Mask Fill in the subnet mask of LAN interfaces of this WLAN Access Point. Default Gateway Fill in the default gateway for LAN interfaces out going data packets. DHCP Click to select Disabled, Client or Server in different operation mode of wireless Access Point.
cloned Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. WAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the parameters for wide area network that connects to the WAN port of your WLAN Broadband Router. Here you may change the access method to Static IP, DHCP, PPPoE or PPTP by click the item value of WAN Access Type.
and default gateway settings need to be done. IP Address If you select the Static IP support on WAN interface, fill in the IP address for it. Subnet Mask If you select the Static IP support on WAN interface, fill in the subnet mask for it. Default Gateway If you select the Static IP support on WAN interface, fill in the default gateway for WAN interface out going data packets. MTU Size Fill in the mtu size of MTU Size. The default value is 1400. DNS 1 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 1.
Item Description DHCP Client Click to select DHCP support on WAN interface for IP address assigned automatically from a DHCP server. Host Name Fill in the host name of Host Name. The default value is empty. MTU Size Fill in the mtu size of MTU Size. The default value is 1400. Attain DNS Automatically Click to select getting DNS address for DHCP support. Please select Set DNS Manually if the DHCP support is selected. Set DNS Manually Click to select getting DNS address for DHCP support.
DNS 2 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 2. DNS 3 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 3. Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned. Enable uPNP Click the checkbox to enable uPNP function. Enable Ping Access on WAN Click the checkbox to enable WAN ICMP response. Enable Web Server Access on WAN Click the checkbox to enable web configuration from WAN side.
Item Description PPPoE Click to select PPPoE support on WAN interface. There are user name, password, connection type and idle time settings need to be done. User Name If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface, fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server. Password If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface, fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server. Service Name Fill in the service name of Service Name.
default value is empty. Connection Type Select the connection type from pull-down menu. There are Continuous, Connect on Demand and Manual three types to select. Continuous connection type means to setup the connection through PPPoE protocol whenever this WLAN AP Router is powered on.
connection pass through. Enable L2TP pass through on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable L2TP packet pass through. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. PPTP Enter topic text here.
Item Description PPTP Allow user to make a tunnel with remote site directly to secure the data transmission among the connection. User can use embedded PPTP client supported by this router to make a VPN connection. Enable Dynamic Mode Click to select PPTP Dynamic support on WAN interface for IP address assigned automatically from a PPTP server.
IP Address If you select the PPTP support on WAN interface, fill in the IP address for it. Subnet Mask If you select the PPTP support on WAN interface, fill in the subnet mask for it. Gateway If you select the Static PPTP support on WAN interface, fill in the gateway for WAN interface out going data packets. Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the PPTP Server. Server Domain Name Assign Domain Name and dispatch to PPTP servers. It is optional field.
connection through. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Note: PPTP Gateway Your ISP will provide you with the Gateway IP Address. If your LAN has a PPTP gateway, then enter that PPTP gateway IP address here. If you do not have PPTP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above.
removed from the port-filtering list. Delete All Click to delete all the registered entries from the port-filtering list. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Firewall - IP Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network.
Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Firewall - MAC Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network. Item Description Enable MAC Filtering Click to enable the MAC filtering security function.
Firewall - Port Forwarding Entries in this table allow you to automatically redirect common network services to a specific machine behind the NAT firewall. These settings are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway's NAT firewall. Item Description Enable Port Forwarding Click to enable the Port Forwarding security function.
Firewall - URL Filtering URL Filtering is used to restrict users to access specific websites in internet. Item Description Enable URL Filtering Click to enable the URL Filtering function. URL Address Add one URL address. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to save settings. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Delete Selected Click to delete the selected URL address that will be removed from the URL Filtering list.
Item Description Enable DMZ Click to enable the DMZ function. DMZ Host IP Address To support DMZ in your firewall design, fill in the IP address of DMZ host that can be access from the WAN interface. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the IP address of DMZ host. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting.
Sent Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the wireless LAN interface. Received Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the wireless LAN interface. Ethernet LAN Sent Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the Ethernet LAN interface. Received Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the Ethernet LAN interface. Ethernet WAN Sent Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the Ethernet WAN interface.
Domain Name To configure the Domain Name. User Name/Email Configure User Name, Email. Password/Key Configure Password, Key. Apply Change Click the Apply Changes button to save the enable DDNS service. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Management - Time Zone Setting Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Item Description Current Time It shows the current time.
Management - Denial-of-Service This page is used to enable and setup protection to prevent attack by hacker’s program. It provides more security for users. Item Description Enable DoS Prevention Click the checkbox to enable DoS prevention. Whole System Flood / Per-Source IP Flood… Enable and setup prevention in details. Select ALL Click the checkbox to enable all prevention items.
Clear ALL Click the checkbox to disable all prevention items. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to save above settings. Management - Log This page is used to configure the remote log server and shown the current log. Item Description Enable Log Click the checkbox to enable log. System all Show all log of wireless broadband router. Wireless Only show wireless log DoS Only show Denial-of-Service log Enable Remote Log Click the checkbox to enable remote log service.
Management - Upgrade Firmware This page allows you upgrade the Access Point firmware to new version. Please note, do not power off the device during the upload because it may crash the system. Item Description Select File Click the Browse button to select the new version of web firmware image file. Upload Click the Upload button to update the selected web firmware image to the WLAN Broadband Router. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting.
Reset Settings to Default Click the Reset button to reset the configuration parameter to factory defaults. Management - Password Setup This page is used to set the account to access the web server of Access Point. Empty user name and password will disable the protection. Item Description User Name Fill in the user name for web management login control. New Password Fill in the password for web management login control.
To find your PC’s IP and MAC address, Open the Command program in the Microsoft Windows. Type in ipconfig /all then press the Enter button. Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP Address and your PC’s MAC address is the one entitled Physical Address. What is Wireless LAN? A wireless LAN (WLAN) is a network that allows access to Internet without the need for any wired connections to the user’s machine.
What is BSSID? A six-byte address that distinguishes a particular a particular access point from others. Also know as just SSID. Serves as a network ID or name. What is ESSID? The Extended Service Set ID (ESSID) is the name of the network you want to access. It is used to identify different wireless networks. What are potential factors that may causes interference? Factors of interference: Obstacles: walls, ceilings, furniture… etc. Building Materials: metal door, aluminum studs.
What is RTS (Request To Send) Threshold? The RTS threshold is the packet size at which packet transmission is governed by the RTS/CTS transaction. The IEEE 802.11-1997 standard allows for short packets to be transmitted without RTS/CTS transactions. Each station can have a different RTS threshold. RTS/CTS is used when the data packet size exceeds the defined RTS threshold.
Beyond encapsulating EAP packets, the 802.1x standard also defines EAPOL messages that convey the shared key information critical for wireless security. What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)? The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, pronounced tee-kip, is part of the IEEE 802.11i encryption standard for wireless LANs. TKIP is the next generation of WEP, the Wired Equivalency Protocol, which is used to secure 802.11 wireless LANs.
What is IPSEC? IPSEC is the abbreviation of IP Security. It is used to transferring data securely under VPN. What is WLAN Block Relay Between Clients? An Infrastructure Basic Service Set is a BSS with a component called an Access Point (AP). The access point provides a local relay function for the BSS. All stations in the BSS communicate with the access point and no longer communicate directly. All frames are relayed between stations by the access point.
Configuration examples Example one - PPPoE on the WAN Sales division of Company ABC likes to establish a WLAN network to support mobile communication on sales’ Notebook PCs. MIS engineer collects information and plans the WLAN Broadband Router implementation by the following configuration. WAN configuration:PPPoE User Name Password 84549386 2uprlamv Note:User Name and Password.ISP provide. LAN configuration: IP Address 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway 0.0.0.0 DHCP Client Range 192.
2. Configure the LAN interface: Open LAN Interface Setup page, enter the IP Address “192.168.1.254”, Subnet Mask “255.255.255.0”, Default Gateway “0.0.0.0”, enable DHCP Server, DHCP client range “192.168.1.100” to “192.168.1.200”. Press button to confirm the configuration setting.
3. Configure the WLAN interface: Open WLAN Interface Setup page, enter the SSID “AP”, Channel Number “11”. Press button to confirm the configuration setting.
Example two - fixed IP on the WAN Company ABC likes to establish a WLAN network to support mobile communication on all employees’ Notebook PCs. MIS engineer collects information and plans the WLAN Broadband Router implementation by the following configuration. WAN configuration:Fixed IP IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS Address 192.168.2.254 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.10 168.95.1.1 LAN configuration: IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DHCP Client Range 192.168.1.254 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.
2. Configure the LAN interface: Open LAN Interface Setup page, enter the IP Address “192.168.1.254”, Subnet Mask “255.255.255.0”, enable DHCP Server, DHCP client range “192.168.1.100” to “192.168.1.200”. Press button to confirm the configuration setting.
3. Configure the WLAN interface: Open WLAN Interface Setup page, enter the SSID “AP”, Channel Number “11”. Press button to confirm the configuration setting.
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