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Wireless Broadband Router User manual FCC STATEMENT 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 canradiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................5 1.1 Welcome .............................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 About This Guide .............................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Copyright statement.......................................................
Wireless Broadband Router User manual 6.10 DDNS ................................................................................................................................ 51 6.11 MISC.................................................................................................................................. 51 6.11.1 Login ID & Password Setup.......................................................................... 51 6.11.2 Remote Mgmt ..........................................................
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome Congratulations on purchasing this Wireless Broadband Router. This Wireless Broadband Router is a cost-effective IP Sharing Router that enables multiple users to share the Internet through an ADSL or cable modem. Simply configure your Internet connection settings in the Wireless Broadband Router and plug your PC to the LAN port and you're ready to share files and access the Internet.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher. Chapter 2 Designing Your Wireless Network 2.1 System Requirements z z z z Cable/ADSL modem and an Internet access account for Internet connection One computer with 10/100Base-T Ethernet card and TCP/IP protocol installed for initial setup Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher for Web configuration 802.11g or 802.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 1 Local Area Network Chapter 3 Getting to Know the Wireless-G Broadband Router The following sections describe the physical characteristics of your router. 3.1 Back Panel The following illustration shows the Wireless Broadband Router back panel: Figure 2 back panel Power: The receptacle where you plug in the power adapter. LAN Ports 1-4: These four ports connect the router to your LAN or home network using Ethernet cables.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Ethernet cable. This is the only port you can use for this procedure. This enables your router to access the Internet. The port supports 10/100 Mbps as well as straight-through and crossover Ethernet cables. Reset button: Resets your router or resets the router to the default login settings. Antenna: The antenna used for wireless connections. You are able to rotate the antenna to gain the best signal reception.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual 2 CPU ON 3 WLAN RX Flashing 4 WLAN TX Flashing 5 WAN ON Off Flashing 6 LAN(1-4) ON Off Flashing otherwise, it is off. The LED will be dark for a few seconds when the system is started. After that, the LED will stays green to show the Wireless Router is working normally. If the LED stays blink/dark that means the system failed, you need to contact your agent or try to reboot the system. Wireless LAN has Activity (ACT) data being sent.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Chapter 4 hardware connection Begin by finding a good place to set up your wireless broadband. Some things to consider: z Keep the access point as central in your work area as possible. Signal strength and speed fall off with distance. z Higher is often better. For instance, set it up on the top shelf of a bookcase rather than the bottom one, if possible. 4.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Chapter 5 Configuring Local PC to Access the Wireless Router You can manage the Wireless Broadband Router through the Web browser-based configuration utility. To configure the device via Web browser, at least one properly configured computer must be connected to the device via Ethernet or wireless network. The Wireless Broadband Router is configured with the default IP address of 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and its DHCP server is enabled by default.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Step 3: Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, Click Properties Figure 5 Step 4: Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then press Properties button Page 12 of 56
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 6 Step 5: Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server Address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 7 Step 6: Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Page 14 of 56
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 8 5.1.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 9 Step 3: Click Network Connections Figure 10 Step 4: Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, Click Properties Page 16 of 56
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 11 Step 5: Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then press Properties button Page 17 of 56
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 12 Step 6: Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window Figure 13 Step 7: Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Page 18 of 56
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 14 5.2 Additional Settings for Wireless Client If you chose to access the router via a wireless client, also verify the following: Step 1: Make sure your PC is equipped with 802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter and has appropriate WLAN card driver/utility and TCP/IP installed. Step 2: Set the wireless adapter to use appropriate TCP/IP settings as described in previous section.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual only. Your wireless adapter cannot communicate with the AP. Make sure to set the TCP/IP properties as described in this previous section. 5.3 Checking PC’s IP and Connection with the Router After configuring the TCP/IP protocol, use the ping command to verify if the computer can communicate with the Router. To execute the ping command, open the DOS window and PING the IP address of the Wireless Broadband Router at the DOS prompt: z z For Windows 98/Me: Start -> Run.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 16 Verify your computer's network settings are correct and check the cable connection between the router and the computer.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Chapter 6 Web Configuration 6.1 Logging In In order to make the whole network operate successfully, it is necessary to configure the Wireless Router through your computer has a WEB browser installed. Please follow up the steps listed below. Step 1: Start your Web browser and type http://192.168.1.1 in the Address field. This address is the default private IP of your router. After connected to the device, you will be prompted to enter the username and password.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual will be secure and you can safely use either a wired or wireless connection. In the home page of the Wireless Router, the left navigation bar shows the main options to configure the system. In the right navigation screen is the summary of system status for viewing the configurations. You can usually get context sensitive help by clicking on the Help link at the top right of the page. Figure 18 To apply any settings you’ve altered on any page, click the Save button.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual quickly as possible. In the Quick Setup you are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet. Step 1: Click on the Wizard in the HOME page, you should see the screen below then click on “Start”.
Wireless Broadband Router z z User manual Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection then click on “Next”. Figure 21 For Static IP z Select Static IP if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.
Wireless Broadband Router z User manual Click “Apply” to save these settings with the Router. The System will apply the new settings and start rebooting right away. Figure 23 z After reboot, the Wireless Router will enable these settings with the Router. 6.3 Status 6.3.1 System Status This page shows most of the basic configuration parameters of the Router. It is the first page shown after login.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 24 z WAN Status: This section shows the WAN interface parameters of the wireless router. This includes information such as: Connection type (DHCP, PPPoE or Static IP), The MAC address of LAN interface, IP/Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Primary DNS, Backup DNS. PPPoE: In PPPoE mode, if you want to start a connection, click on the “Connect” button to open a PPPoE session.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 25 To terminate the connection, click on the “Disconnect” button. Figure 26 DHCP: In DHCP mode, press "Disconnect" button to release IP address and press "Connect" button to renew IP address.
Wireless Broadband Router z User manual LAN Status: This section shows the LAN interface parameters of the wireless router. This includes information such as: The MAC address of LAN interface, IP/Subnet Mask, DHCP Server (whether the DHCP Server is Enables or disables, and display address pool). Figure 28 z Wireless Status: This section shows the WLAN interface parameters of the wireless router.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual (LAN and WLAN). And display System Run Time. Figure 31 z z System Run Time: Display System Run Time. Statistics: You can monitor current sent & received packets counters of wireless and Ethernet networks .To see the latest information, click “Refresh” button. 6.4 WAN Setup Use the WAN Setup screen if you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connection type.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 32 z z z z Physical Address Clone: Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC’s MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet connection to. Type in this MAC address in this section to replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of that PC (you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work). MTU: MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 33 z z z z z z PPPoE Account: Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection PPPoE Password: Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection Physical Address Clone: Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC’s MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet connection to.
Wireless Broadband Router z User manual Internet account is billed based on the amount of time of your Internet connection, you probably want to enable this option and enter an idle time value best suitable for your network. To use this option, click the radio button next to Connect on demand. Connect to Internet manually: The router will connect to Internet while click the “Connect” button on the Web. And the WAN connection will disconnect. If you click “Disconnect” manually from the Web user interface.
Wireless Broadband Router z z z User manual connection to. Type in this MAC address in this section to replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of that PC (you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work). MTU: MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit. It specifies the largest packet size permitted for Internet transmission. Enter your MTU number in the text-box to set the limitation. The recommended size, entered in the Size field, is 1496.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual If you change the private IP address and apply the changes, the PC from which you configure the router will lose the communication to the router. To reconnect, you will need to renew the IP address of the PC or change to an IP address compatible with the new LAN port IP address. 6.5.2 DHCP IP Address Reserving Set the ip address you want to reserve here. Figure 36 6.5.3 DHCP Info You can View all the pc which connect to the Wireless Router by DHCP here.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 38 z z z z z z z Radio Band: The default setting is mixed mode [802.11B/G]. If you do not know or have both 11g and 11b devices in your network, then keep the default in mixed mode. From the drop-down manual, you can select 802.11G if you have only 11G card. If you have only 802.11 B card, then select 802.11B. Radio Mode: The Route has 3 modes: AP, WDS, AP+WDS Booster Mode: Enabled this mode can enhance the throughput of data transmission.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 39 z z z z z Beacon Interval: This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the wireless router to keep the network synchronized. A beacon includes the wireless LAN service area, a time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps, and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM). The default value is 100. RTS Threshold: This value should remain at its default setting of 2,347.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual 6.6.3.1 None Transmit data without encryption and authentication. This is the default option. Figure 40 z Click “Apply” when you have selected the “None”. If you select none, any data will be transmitted without Encryption and any station can access the wireless router. 6.6.3.2 WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is an encryption method used to protect your wireless data communications.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 41 z Open-System: No authentication is used. But uses WEP encrypt data packets. z Share-keys: Authentication is a process in which the AP validates whether the wireless client is qualified to access the AP’s service. You must enable WEP function and define your WEP keys. The keys are used both to authenticate wireless clients and encrypt outgoing data.
Wireless Broadband Router z User manual 64 Bit 10 hexadecimal digits 5 ASCII characters 128 Bit 26 hexadecimal digits 13 ASCII characters Click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. 6.6.3.3 WPA Personal Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP and AES to change the encryption key frequently. This can improve security very much.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual 6.6.3.4 WPA2 Personal The WPA2 is a stronger version of WPA. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses AES to change the encryption key frequently. This can improve security very much. Figure 43 z z z z z AES: Advanced Encryption System (AES) utilizes a symmetric 128-Bit block data encryption. It’s the strongest encryption currently available.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 44 z Click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. 6.6.4 Wireless MAC Filter This Wireless router has the capability to control the wireless client access based on the MAC address of the wireless client. The user has the flexibility to customize your own control policy based on these options: Figure 45 z Enable Wireless Access Control: To enable Wireless MAC Filter, click the check box. The default is “disable”.
Wireless Broadband Router z z z z z User manual You can choose a default operation for your factual security or management consideration: Defined items in MAC list are PERMIT to connect AP, others are DENIED. Defined items in MAC list are DENIED to connect AP, others are PERMIT. Click “Apply” when you have selected, MAC: Enter the MAC Address of a station. Description: Enter the Comment of station. Click "Add”. Then this wireless station will be added into the” Current Access Control List" below.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual 6.7 Routing If the Router is connected to more than one network, it may be necessary to set up a static route between them. A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 48 z z z z Type / Target / Mask / Gateway: Fill in these fields required by this Static Routing function. Add: Fill in the all of the setting to be added and then click "Add".
Wireless Broadband Router User manual a particular IP address in your LAN. The difference between the virtual server and the DMZ function is that the virtual server re-directs a particular service/Internet application (e.g. FTP, websites) to a particular LAN client/server, whereas DMZ re-directs all packets (regardless of services) going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client/server.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Port) to a particular LAN private IP address and its service port number. Figure 51 z z z z z z z Rule Name: You can enter whatever you want. It's just a string. Internal Server IP: Enter the host IP address to which the packet will be forwarded. The virtual server can be set easily by setting the internal server IP address only. You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Virtual Server to work properly.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 53 6.8.4 Port Trigger Port Trigger set the port you want used for some special use. Figure 54 z z z Rule Name: You can enter whatever you want. It's just a string. Trigger Protocol: Chose TCP/UDP type for the packet you want to trigger. If the rule existed in predefined virtual server rule, you can choose the rule.
Wireless Broadband Router z z z z User manual from which the packet will be on WAN. Forward Protocol: Chose TCP/UDP type for the packet you want to forward. If the rule existed in predefined virtual server rule, you can choose the rule. Forward Port: Enter the port number to which the packet will be forwarded on LAN Press "Add" button after enter the all fields to add the rule. Check to select the rule and press "Delete" to delete the rule. Figure 55 6.
Wireless Broadband Router z z z User manual MAC: Enter the MAC Address of a station. Description: Enter the Comment of station. Click "Add”. Then this wired station will be added into the” Current Access Control List" below. Figure 57 z If you want to remove some MAC address from the "Current Access Control List ", select the MAC address you want to remove in the list and then click "Delete ". 6.9.2 Access Control If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Enable Access Control is checked. You can choose a default operation for your factual security or management consideration: The Undefined items beside the Rule list are PERMIT to access internet DENIED to access internet. The Undefined items beside the Rule list are DENIED to access internet DENIED to access internet. Rule Name: Enter the rule name which you want, it is just only a string. Source IP: Enter the IP address of a station which is you want to setting.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 61 z Press “Delete” button to delete a rule after select a rule. 6.10 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. Figure 62 z z User ID/Password/Host Name: Enter your registered domain name and your username and password for this service. Information: The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 63 z z z New Password. Enter your new password. Confirmed New Password: Enter your new password again for verification purposes. Click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen to change the password. If you forget your password, you’ll have to reset the router to the factory default (Password is “guest”) with the reset button (see router’s front panel). 6.11.2 Remote Mgmt This feature allows you to manage the Router from a remote location, via the Internet.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual 6.11.4 Restore Default / Restart System Figure 66 Restore Default / Restart System Restore the Router’s configuration to its factory default settings. Restore Factory Defaults. To clear all of the Router’s settings and reset them to its factory defaults. z Click the Restore Default button. Router will restart automatically. Restart System Click "Restart System" button to reboot router. Figure 67 6.11.
Wireless Broadband Router Appendix User manual : Troubleshooting 1. I cannot access the Web-based Configuration Utility from the Ethernet computer used to configure the router. z z z z z z Check that the LAN LED is on. If the LED is not on, verify that the cable for the LAN connection is firmly connected. Check whether the computer resides on the same subnet with the router’s LAN IP address.
Wireless Broadband Router z User manual Repeat the steps in WAN Setup Connect with Internet through DSL Modem. 4. I can browse the router’s Web-based Configuration Utility but cannot access the Internet. z z z z Check if the WAN LED is ON. If not, verify that the physical connection between the router and the DSL/Cable modem is firmly connected. Also ensure the DSL/Cable modem is working properly.
Wireless Broadband Router User manual Channels: 11 Channels (US, Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) Ports : WAN: One 10/100 RJ-45 Port LAN: Four 10/100 RJ-45 Switched Ports One Power Port Buttons： Reset Cabling Type: Ethernet Network Cable LEDs: Power, WLAN, LAN (1-4), WAN RF Power Output: 15 ±0.
