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X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Table of Contents Quick Installation Guide …………………………………………………………….4 1 Connecting the Wireless Broadband Router ..………………………………………..5 2 Setting Up PC to Access the Router’s Web Based Management…………… 5 3 Checking PC’s IP and Connection with the Router…………………………………12 4 Accessing the Web-Based Configuration Utility…………………………………….13 5 Quick Configuration for Wireless Router ………………………………………………14 6 Checking the Connection to the Internet ……………………………………………..
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 6.6.6 WDS Set ........................................................................54 6.7 Routing ..................................................................................55 6.8 NAT .......................................................................................55 6.8.1 DMZ Host Setup ..............................................................56 6.8.2 FTP Private Port...............................................................56 6.8.
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X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual This Quick Installation Guide only provides you some basic instructions. For more detailed information, please refer to the User Manual. 1 ○ Connecting the Wireless Broadband Router Prior to connecting the hardware, make sure to power off your ethernet device, Cable/ADSL modem and X11 Wireless Broadband Router. Then follow the steps below to connect the related devices. Step 1 Connecting your computer to the LAN port.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual (or TCP/IP) address automatically from the Router by the steps below. Windows 98/Me 1. Go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel. 2. Find and double-click the Network icon. The Network dialog box appears. 3. Click the Configuration label and ensure that you have network card. 4. Select TCP/IP. If TCP/IP appears more than once, please select the item that has an arrow “Æ” pointing to the network card installed on your computer.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 3 4. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then press Properties button Figure 4 5.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 5 6. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Figure 6 Windows XP Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: 1. Go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel 2.
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X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, Click Properties Figure 9 5. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then press Properties button Figure 10 6.
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X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 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: To execute ping command, open the DOS window by clicking on Start -> Run. In the Run window, type CMD.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Verify your computer's network settings are correct and check the cable connection between the router and the computer. 4 ○ Accessing the Web-Based Configuration Utility Step 1 Launch the Web browser and type http://192.168.10.1 in the Address field and click Enter. Step 2 After connecting to the device, you will be prompted to enter the username and password. Type admin in the User Name field, the default password is N/A.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router 5 ○ User manual Quick Configuration for Wireless Router After login, the Wireless Broadband Router’s web-based management is accessible. Step 1 Click the WAN Setup page link to configure the WAN interface. Figure 16 Step 2. Select the Internet connection type The WAN Setup page configures the Internet connection of the Wireless Broadband Router. Consult your ISP if you are unsure about which Internet connection type to use.
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X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 19 Step 3.After selecting the proper WAN connection setting, click Apply to save And enable these settings with the Router. Step 4.Setting the wireless With the default values, the router (Access Point) can be easily associated by a wireless client. For security concern, you should modify the basic Wireless LAN security settings. For more detailed information, please refer to the User Manual.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router LAN IP Subnet Mask DHCP Server IP Lease Range User Name Password SSID Channel Authentication Encryption Radio Band User manual Wireless Router’s Default Values 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0 Enable 192.168.10.2 ~ 192.168.10.128 admin N/A default 6 Disabled Off 802.11B/G 6 Checking the Connection to the Internet ○ To check the connection to the Internet, you can open the Web browser and go to a website.
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X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome Congratulations on purchasing ZIO X11 Wireless Broadband Router. ZIO X11 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 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 802.11b compliant wireless adapters (for wireless connection) Figure 1 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network (LAN).
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 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 X11 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. This enables communication among clients, such as PCs, on the network.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 3.2 LED Description The following illustration shows the X11 front panel: Figure 3 front panel Number LED Light Status 1 Power ON 2 Status ON 3 LK/ACT Flashing 4 10/100 On Off ON Off Flashing 5 WAN 6 LAN(1-4) ON Off Flashing Description This indicator lights when the Wireless Router is receiving power; otherwise, it is off. The LED will be dark for a few seconds when the system is started.
X11 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.
X11 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 192.168.10.1 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 4 Step 2: Double click the icon Network and Dial-up Connections 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 25 of 69
X11 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Step 6: Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Figure 8 5.1.
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X11 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 Page 29 of 69
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Step 7: Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 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. Type “command” and click OK. For Windows 2000/XP: Start -> Run. Type “cmd” and click OK.
X11 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.
X11 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://192.168.10.1 in the Address field. This address is the default private IP of your router.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 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. Otherwise you change settings would be lost after the Router reboot. 6.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual then click on “Start”. Figure 19 Step 2: Select your Internet connection type and then input the configurations needed to connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) Figure 20 For Dynamic IP Address z Choose DHCP if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. And then click on “Next”.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router z User manual 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. z Fill the blank input box with the values which are supplied from your ISP And then click on “Next”.
X11 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.
X11 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.
X11 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.
X11 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 6.3.2 Statistics The statistics tab main contains several of the following items for you to monitor network traffic between interface of types external (WAN) and internal (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.
X11 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.
X11 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router z User manual automatically disconnects the PPPoE session after the WAN connection has been idle for the amount of time you specified in the timeout box. If your 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router z z z z User manual 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router z User manual Click “Apply” when you have finished the configuration above. And the wireless router will be automatically restarted if you change the LAN IP address. 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 37 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 SSID: The SSID is the network name shared among all points in a wireless network.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 38 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 6.6.3.1 None Transmit data without encryption and authentication. This is the default option. Figure 39 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 41 z z z z z z TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) utilizes a stronger encryption algorithm and includes Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against hackers. AES: Advanced Encryption System (AES) utilizes a symmetric 128-Bit block data encryption. It’s the strongest encryption currently available. WPA Pass Phrase: The WPA Pass Phrase is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 42 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. WPA Pass Phrase: The WPA Pass Phrase is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. The input format is in character style and key size should be in the range between 8 and 63 characters. Clear: If you want to retype again.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 43 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 44 z z Enable Wireless Access Control: To enable Wireless MAC Filter, click the check box. The default is “disable”.
X11 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 wireless station will be added into the” Current Access Control List" below. z Figure 45 z If you want to remove some MAC address from the "Current Access Control List ", select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the list and then click "Delete ". 6.6.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 47 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".
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP. 6.8.1 DMZ Host Setup If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the client up to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router z User manual Check port number and enter the number and then press the "Apply" button to setup Private FTP port. The default Value is 1025. 6.8.3 Virtual Server Setup Use the Virtual Server function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual The diagram below demonstrates one of the ways you can use the Virtual Server function. Use the Virtual Server when you want the FTP server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users. The configuration below means that any request coming form the Internet to access your web server will be translated to your LAN’s FTP server (192.168.10.6). Note: For the virtual server to work properly Internet/remote users must know your global IP address.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 54 z z z z 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. Trigger Port: Enter the port number (The value's range is 1 to 65535) from which the packet will be on WAN. Forward Protocol: Chose TCP/UDP type for the packet you want to forward.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 56 z z z z z Enable MAC Filtering: To enable MAC Filtering, click the check box. The default is “disable”. You can choose a default operation for your factual security or management consideration: ¾ Defined items in MAC list are DENIED to access internet, others are PERMIT ¾ Defined items in MAC list are PERMIT to access internet, others are DENIED Click “Apply” when you have selected, MAC: Enter the MAC Address of a station.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Figure 58 Enable Access Control: To filter the outgoing packets for security or management consideration by IP Address, either permitting or blocking access, 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 6.9.3 URL Filtering URL (Uniform Resource Locator – e.g. an address in the form of http://www.abcde.com or http://www.example.com) filter rules allow you to prevent users on your network from accessing particular websites by their URL. There are no pre-defined URL filter rules; you can add filter rules to meet your requirements. Figure 60 z z z Enable URL Filtering: To enable or disable URL Filter feature. Enable URL Filtering is checked.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 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. To see the latest DDNS status, click Refresh button. 6.11 MISC 6.11.1 Login ID & Password Setup In factory setting, the default password is “N/A”, and that for user is also password.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 6.11.2 Remote Mgmt This feature allows you to manage the Router from a remote location, via the Internet. To enable this feature, check the “Management Port” checkbox, and click the Apply button. Figure 64 z z Management Port: Enter the port number. Click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen to change the Management Port. When you want to access the web-based management from a remote site, enter http:// WAN IP Address:8080. (e.g:http://192.168.10.1:8080).
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual 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 68 6.11.5 Firmware Upgrade Upgrade the Broadband router’s system firmware.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Appendix Ⅰ: 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router z User manual light should be solid; the WAN light should be blinking. If you use your computer, the corresponding LAN port light should be blinking too. If not, please check whether the cables work or not. 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual FCC Compliance Statement CAUTION: Any changes or modifications in construction of this device which are not expressly approved the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: 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.
X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Appendix Ⅱ: Specification VPN Pass Through LAN - IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3x Wireless –2.4GHz to 2.462GHz, IEEE802.
