Wireless Broadband Router User Manual
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Safety Instructions For Installation • • • • • • • • Use only the type of power source indicated on the marking labels. Use only the power adapter supplied with the product. Do not overload wall outlet or extension cords as this may increase the risk of electric shock or file. If the power cord is frayed, replace it with a new one. Proper ventilation is necessary to prevent the product overheating.
For Service Do not attempt to disassemble or open covers of this unit yourself. Nor should you attempt to service the product yourself, which may void the user’s authority to operate it. Contact qualified service personnel under the following conditions: • • • • • • ii If the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed. If liquid has been spilled into the product. If the product has been exposed to rain or water. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed.
FCC Information 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 can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication.
About This User Manual For brevity, throughout this manual the “Wireless Broadband Router” is referred to as “the router” or “the device” and following terms or abbreviations are used interchangeably: • • • Access Point-AP Wireless LAN-WLAN Ethernet network-LAN-network This User Manual contains information on how to install and configure your Wireless Broadband Router to get your network started accessing the Internet.
Contents 1 Introduction ..................................................1 1.1 Overview........................................................................1 1.2 Features ........................................................................2 1.3 Package Contents .........................................................3 1.4 System Requirements ...................................................3 2 Hardware Description & Installation .............5 2.1 Physical Outlook ............................
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.4 Configuration for Bridge Mode.....................................28 4.5 Wireless LAN (2.4G) Configuration..............................31 4.6 Filters...........................................................................36 Specifing Your IP Filter Rules....................................36 Filter Types................................................................37 Filter Scenario of the Wireles Broadband Router ......38 Viewing Filter Log...................
1 Introduction 1.1 Overview Thank you for choosing this Wireless Broadband Router. This Wireless Broadband Route is a multi-function device featuring a wireless 54Mbps Access Point, a 4-port LAN switch and a WAN port which extends your existing broadband Cable/ADSL connection. It allows your Internet connection to be shared through either the 54Mbps Access Point feature or the 10/100Base-TX Ethernet switch, which also eliminates the purchase of additional hub or switch.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 1.2 Features • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 One 10/100 Base-TX RJ-45 auto sensing and crossover Ethernet WAN port for Broadband connection (Cable/DSL or direct Ethernet) Four RJ-45 LAN ports for 10/100Base-TX auto sensing & crossover Ethernet Switch LAN connection 802.
1. Introduction 1.3 Package Contents Check the contents of the package against the pack contents checklist below. If any of the items is missing, then contact the dealer from whom the equipment was purchased. • • • • Wireless Broadband Router x1 Power Adapter and Cord (or AC Power Adapter) x1 CD-ROM x1 RJ-45 Ethernet Cable x1 1.
2 Hardware Description & Installation 2.1 Physical Outlook Front Panel The following illustration shows the front panel of the Wireless Broadband Router: LED Indicators The Wireless Broadband Router is equipped with seven LEDs on the front panel as described in the table below: LEDs /PWR WLAN Function Color Status Description Power Green Off No power is supplied to the unit. Solid Power is connected to the unit. Off WLAN interface is not initialized properly.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual LEDs WAN Function WAN Port Status Color Status Description Green (10 Mbps) Blinking Transmitting/receiving packets on the LAN port. Green Off Power is off or no broadband device is connected. On Broadband device is connected. Blinking Transmitting/receiving packets on the WAN port. Rear Panel and Connectors The following figure illustrates the rear panel of your Wireless Broadband Router.
2. Hardware Description & Installation 2.2 Hardware Connection Choosing a Place for the Router • • • Place the device close to the power outlet for the cable to reach it easily. Avoid placing the device in places where people may walk on the cables. Also keep it away from direct sunshine or heat sources. Place the device on a flat and stable stand.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual The figure below illustrates a connection diagram example: 8
3 Setting Up Ethernet / WLAN Client This chapter describes how to configure a computer for initial connection to the device. If you have modified the router’s network setting, your LAN / WLAN clients should make appropriate changes in order to make successful connection. 3.1 Overview To access the Wireless Broadband Router’s Web-based Configuration Utility, at least one properly configured PC must be connected to the device and reside on the same subnet with the Wireless Broadband Router.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual The default TCP/IP setting for Windows is acting as a DHCP client. Please proceed to next section to verify or, if necessary, configure your TCP/IP settings. 3.2 Setting up TCP/IP Before proceeding, make sure your computer is equipped with Ethernet network card or wireless adapter and has appropriate network card driver and TCP/IP installed. Notes: 1. If TCP/IP protocol is not installed on your PC, refer to Windows documentations for installation instructions. 2.
3. Setting Up Ethernet / WLAN Client Option B: Using Fixed IP Address • • • Step 5 On the IP Address tab, select Specify an IP address. Then set the IP address as 192.168.1.x (x is between 2 and 254), subnet mask as 255.255.255.0. Select the Gateway tab and set the gateway to 192.168.1.1. Click OK twice to finish the configuration. If your network settings have been changed, you will be prompted to restart your computer. Click Yes to have new settings take effect.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Check/Renew IP Address under Windows 98/ME The following steps help you verify if your network adapter gets an IP address within the DHCP IP pool range (192.168.1.100 ~ 192.168.1.150 by default) of the router. If not, you may need to renew the IP information. Step 1 From the Start menu, click Run to open the Run dialog box. Step 2 Enter winipcfg in the dialog box and then click OK.
3. Setting Up Ethernet / WLAN Client Option B: Using Fixed IP Address Select Use the following IP address and enter these settings: • • • IP address: 192.168.1.x (x is between 2 and 254) Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1. Check/Renew IP Address under Windows 2000/XP The following steps help you verify if your network adapter gets an IP address within the DHCP IP pool range (192.168.1.100 ~ 192.168.1.150 by default) of the router. If not, you may need to renew the IP information.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3.2 Setting up Wireless Client If you choose to access the router via a wireless client, also verify the following: 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. 2. Set the wireless adapter to use appropriate TCP/IP settings as described in previous section. 3.
3. Setting Up Ethernet / WLAN Client 3.3 Checking Connection with the Router You can use the Ping command to verify whether or not your Ethernet/Wireless client has successfully connected to the Wireless Broadband Router. To execute ping command, open the DOS window and ping the IP address of the router at the DOS prompt. For example: ping 192.168.1.1 If the following response occurs: Reply from 192.168.1.
4 Web Configuration 4.1 Accessing Web-Based Configuration Utility Once your PC is properly configured as described in "3. Setting Up Ethernet / WLAN Client", you can proceed as follows for initial configuration: 1. Start your Web browser and type http://192.168.1.1 in the URL field. This address is the default private IP of your router. Note: If the router’s LAN port has been specified with new IP address, enter the new IP instead. 2.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual While working with this Web Configuration Utility, corresponding configuration fields are displayed according to your specific selection to avoid any possible conflicting setting. In addition, should you input invalid values, the utility provides instant prompt to help you recover from error inputs. To enable Your Settings After you have customized the settings and then click the Apply button, the device will begin registering your settings.
4. Web Configuration 4.2 Viewing System Status Clicking System Overview in the menu bar will display the System Overview page which shows the basic information of your Wireless Broadband Router, including the system, WAN/LAN interface and Wireless LAN interface information. You may click the Update button to update the overall status. If firewall is enabled, an additional item Firewall is displayed at the bottom of the page.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.3 Configuration for NAT Routing Mode Prior to configuring your Wireless Broadband Router, you must decide whether to configure the device as a router or as a bridge. This section only describes how to set up the device to act as a router. For bridge configuration, see ”4.4 Configuration for Bridge Mode” for instructions. When operating as a router, the device communicates with your ISP through the WAN port.
4. Web Configuration WAN Configuration for NAT Routing Mode Click WAN in the configuration menu to enter the WAN configuration page and carry out the procedures below. Part 1. Configuring general settings. 1. In the WAN/LAN Relation item, select the NAT Routing option. This option allows the device to act as a router and use the built-in NAT function to translate your multiple private IP addresses to a single public IP address.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Part 2. Configuring protocol-specific settings According to the connection type you selected above, proceed to set up related parameters. ! DHCP Client If DHCP Client is your option, no other configuration is needed. You may just click Apply to end your WAN settings. After the connection to your ISP is established, the information provided by your ISP will be displayed in the Status group.
4. Web Configuration Connect on Demand: If enabled, the router will trigger a PPP session for connection to the Internet if any client PC on your LAN sends out a request for Internet access. However, the router automatically disconnects the PPP session after the WAN connection has been idle for the amount of time you specified in the Max Idle Time box.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual ! PPTP Client If PPTP Client is your option, configure these fields as required. Username/Password: Enter the access credentials, i.e., username and password, for the router to initiate a PPTP connection to the PPTP server. Server IP Address: Enter the IP address of the PPTP server. IP Address/Subnet Mask: Enter the Internet IP address/subnet mask that the ISP assigns to this router for reaching the PPTP server.
4. Web Configuration ! Manual Conifg If Manual Config is your option, configure these fields as required by your ISP. IP Address/Subnet Mask: Enter the fixed IP address and subnet mask given by your ISP in respective fields. The default values are 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0. Default Gateway: The IP address of the default gateway of the router. It is the IP that the router first contact to communicate with the Internet. DNS Servers: Specifies the IP address of the Domain Name Server.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual LAN Configuration for NAT Routing Mode Your router communicates with your LAN through its LAN port. The LAN configuration page allows you to define the private IP address and DHCP server settings over the LAN interface. 1. In Manual Config > IP Address & Subnet Mask field, enter the IP address and subnet mask for the LAN port. By default, the IP address and subnet mask of the LAN port is 192.168.1.1 and 255.255.255.0 respectively.
4. Web Configuration Internet session, the router will allocate an unused IP address from this pool and lease them to the device for a specified amount of time. Figure 4-8 LAN Configuration in Router Mode Viewing Current DHCP Assignments When DHCP server function is enabled, the router keeps a record of any machine (either Ethernet or Wireless node) that has leased IP from the specified IP pool.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.4 Configuration for Bridge Mode A bridge connects two or more LANs together and bases the forwarding decision on the MAC address. Under Bridge mode, filters and forwarding are not applicable. Acting as a bridge, the devices supports DHCP server service. To set up the bridge mode, perform the procedures below. Part 1. Enable bridging function.
4. Web Configuration Figure 4-11 Bridge Mode-DHCP Client Manual Config: If enabled, manually enter the IP address and its subnet mask in IP Address & Subnet Mask fields. 2. For Manual Config setting only, in DHCP Server > Service item, select whether to have your bridge act as a DHCP server. If you disable DHCP service, no further configuration is required. Just click Apply to submit your changes. Note: After committing this setting, your configuring PC may lose connection to the device.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Figure 4-12 30 Bridge Mode-Manual Config
4. Web Configuration 4.5 Wireless LAN (2.4G) Configuration The Wireless Broadband Router implements Access Point capability which connects wireless clients to a wired LAN. It allows wireless nodes to access network resources and share the broadband Internet connection. With the default values, the router (Access Point) can be easily associated by a wireless client. We suggest that you customize the wireless settings to prevent unauthorized association.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual • • Off: The data is not encrypted when it is transferred from one station to another. This is the default. For security concern, we strongly suggest you enable WEP function. On: The data is encrypted by the default key (with its radio button selected) before being transmitted. If WEP is set to On, you should proceed to enter WEP keys. Authentication Mode: Select Open System or Shared Key or Shared Key only.
4. Web Configuration HEX Format ASCII Format 64 Bit 10 hexadecimal digits 5 ASCII characters 128 Bit 26 hexadecimal digits 13 ASCII characters Specifing a default key to encrypt outging data Aside from entering your WEP keys, you should select one of the entered keys to encrypt the data before being transmitted. The AP always transmits data encrypted using this WEP Key. The key number (1,2,3,4) is also transmitted.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual ! Advanced Configuration We suggest you not to modify the Advanced parameters unless specific requirement is required. The parameters are described as below: Beacon Interval: Defines the periodic interval at which the Access Point sends out a beacon. RTS Threshold: Request to send threshold. It specifies the packet size beyond which the AP invokes its RTS/CTS mechanism. Packets that exceed the specified RTS threshold trigger the RTS/CTS mechanism.
4. Web Configuration • • 54g Performance: Only 802.11g wirless clients can communicate with the AP. 802.11b Only: Only 802.11b clients can communicate with the AP.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.6 Filters When your Wireless Broadband Router operates as a router, the built-in NAT function provides your LAN with the Internet access via the single public IP of the WAN port. That means all network devices are allowed to access various Internet service. Under this circumstance, network security becomes an important issue and system administrators may need to build access control to protect the network.
4. Web Configuration Filter Types When setting up filter rules, you can define the Filter rules based on the LAN machine’s MAC address, IP address or the protocol type of the data packet. Each filter type is described as below. Note: Based on OSI reference model, MAC Filters demand higher priority than IP Filters while IP Filters higher than Port Filters. MAC Filters: The MAC address of the LAN machine from which packets are allowed (or prohibited) to pass through the WAN port.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Filter Scenario of the Wireles Broadband Router When setting up your firewall policy, note the filter scenario used by the router: When Filter Type is Listed Block: If all the filters are disabled: No filter rule is specified to block any packet. All packets can pass through the WAN port. (Defaults) If any filter is enabled: only the packets matching the specified rule are blocked; other packets can pass through the WAN port.
4. Web Configuration Viewing Filter Log When filter feature is enabled, the router will keep a record of the packets discarded. To view the firewall activity log, go to System Overview > Firewall > Activity Log and click the Show Log button. Filter activity log is displayed in a separate window with a maximum of 32 entries. Clicking the Update button allows to refresh the log with newly reported data.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual HTTP port. And you need to use the Forwarding feature to shift external HTTP requests to the non-80 port number used by the Web server on LAN side. WAN Port Ping Reply: Available only when Firewall is enabled. If available, this setting determines if an external host will get reply when trying to ping the IP address of your WAN port. It’s disabled by default. Report Log to TFTP Server: Available only when Firewall is enabled.
4. Web Configuration 4.7 Forwarding This page allows you to configure the Forwarding and DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) features. Unlike Filter which governs outgoing traffic, Forwarding is used to provide external access to your local machines. This is commonly used when you have publicly accessible virtual servers on your local network. By default, forwarding entry is empty and any external access to your LAN is blocked.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual UDP Port Forwards: The configuration is the same as setting TCP Port Forwards, only that the entry applies to UDP service. When the router gets outside TCP/UDP requests destined for the WAN port, it determines whether the services are allowed according to your forwarding settings.
4. Web Configuration If you do not enter the suffix “:8080”, the external host’s packets will contain the standard port number 80 and the router will not forward the packets since no forwarding entry matches. As a result, if a WAN computer tries to access the LAN’s Web server, it will turn to access the Web service on the WAN port, i.e., the Web Configuration Utility of the router instead.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.8 Administration ! System Clock Configuration Network administrators may want to synchronize date and time among network devices. This can be done by synchronizing the local clock to an available NTP server or manually specifying the date and time in this router for your network. Option 1: Using an existing NTP server. 1. In Set by item, enable the Network Time Protocol option. 2. In NTP Server field, enter the IP address of the NTP server. 3.
4. Web Configuration 1. In the Locate New Firmware field, click Browse to locate the firmware file. 2. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrade and then wait for a few minutes as the utility prompts. You will return to the Administration page while the process is complete. Note: Do not interrupt the upgrade process otherwise it might cause damage to your Wireless Broadband Router. After upgrade, you can see the new firmware version in Current Firmware version field.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Figure 4-16 46 Administration
5 Troubleshooting I cannot access the Web-based configuration utility from the Ethernet computer used to configure the router. • • • • • • Check that the LAN LED is on. If the LED is not on, check that the cable for the LAN connection is securely connected. Check the your computer resides on the same subnet with the router’s LAN IP address. If your computer act as a DHCP client, check the your computer has been assigned an iP address from the DHCP server. If not, you will need to renew the IP address.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual settings provided by your ISP. • For cable users, if you ISP required a fixed Ethernet card MAC address, make sure you have cloned the network adapter’s MAC address to the WAN port of the router. (See the MAC Address field in WAN page.) My wireless client cannot communicate with another Ethernet computer. • • • • • • Ensure your wireless adapter functions properly. You may open the Device Manager in Windows to see if the adapter is proper installed.
6 Specification 6.1 Hardware • • • • • 125MHz MIPS CPU 16MB SDRAM 4MB Flash Memory 802.11g: Broadcom (BCM4306, BCM2050) One external and one built-in antennas for wireless technology Interface • • • • One 10/100 Base-TX RJ-45 auto sensing and crossover Ethernet WAN port for Broadband connection (Cable/DSL or direct Ethernet) Four RJ-45 LAN ports for 10/100Base-TX auto sensing & crossover Ethernet Switch LAN connection 802.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Power Adapter and Environmental Requirement • Power Adapter: Input AC110V, Output 12V AC, 1A • • Temperature: 0 to 40°C (operation), -20 to 70 °C (storage) Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% (non-condensing) Electromagnetic Compliance • • • • FCC Part 15 Class B CE EMI/Immunity: VCCI class B PTT: JATE 6.
6. Specification • • • • • DMZ Hosting DNS Forwarding UPNP Support Microsoft NetMeeting Passthrough Support Microsoft XP Messenger Passthrough Support Security Features • • • • • PAP and CHAP Authentication ASCII/HEX Format 64/128 Bit WEP Key for Wireless LAN Allow/Deny List for Wireless LAN Supports IP packets filtering based on IP address, port number, and protocol VPN Support (IPSec Passthrough, and PPTP Passthrough) Wireless LAN Features • • • • Fully compatible to 802.
