Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point • Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router). • Status - This field displays either Enabled or Disabled, as the current status for the device. • Modify - Click the Modify button next to in the entry you want to change. If you want to erase that entry, click on Delete. To setup a virtual server entry, follow the steps described below: 1.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.9.2 Port triggering Go to Forwarding > Port Triggering in order to configure the Port Triggering parameters on this menu, as shown in Figure 4-30. Figure 4-30 Port triggering Once configured, the operation is as follows: 1.A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Figure 4-31 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry, please complete the steps below: 1.Click the Modify button next to the entry you want to change. If you want to delete that entry, click the Delete in this stage. 2.Proceed with the changes you want to make. 3.Click the Save button when you are done. Click the Enable All button to activate all entries. Click the Disabled All button to cancel all entries.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1.Click the Enable radio button. 2.Enter the IP address in the DMZ Host IP Address field of the local PC that you want to set as the DMZ host. 3.Click the Save button when done. Note: Once you set the DMZ host, the firewall protection for that host will be disabled. 4.9.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.10 Security This menu offers an enhanced level of protection for your network. IP address Filtering allows you to control the Internet Access of specific users on your LAN based on their IP addresses. Domain Filtering allows you to control access to certain websites on the Internet by specifying their domains or key words.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.10.1 Firewall Go to Security > Firewall in order to enable the main firewall screen, as shown in Figure 4-35. The default setting for the switch is off. Turning the general firewall switch to off will disable IP Filtering, Domain Filtering and MAC Filtering even if their individual settings are enabled. Figure 4-35 Firewall Settings • Enable • Enable Firewall - Check this box to activate the Firewall.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.10.2 IP address filtering Go to Security > IP Address Filtering in order to configure the IP address filtering entry on the current page, as shown in Figure 4-36. Figure 4-36 IP address Filtering Do not change the default setting if you want to keep the IP Address Filtering feature disabled.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 3.LAN Port - Enter a LAN Port or a range of LAN ports in this field. For example, 1030 2000. Leave the field blank if you want all LAN ports to be used. 4.WAN IP Address - Enter a WAN IP Address or a range of WAN IP Addresses in this field, in dotted-decimal notation format. For example, 61.145.238.6 - 61.145.238.47. Leave the field blank if you want all WAN IP Addresses to be used. 5.WAN Port - Enter a WAN Port or a range of WAN Ports in this field.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.10.3 Domain Filtering Go to Security > Domain Filtering in order to configure the domain filtering feature, as shown in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page, as shown in Figure 4-35. To Add a Domain filtering entry, click the Add New… button, as it appears in Figure 4-38.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 1.Click the Modify button next the entry you want to change. If you want to erase the entry, click the Delete button. 2.Proceed with the changes you want to make. 3.Click the Save button when done. Click the Enabled All button to activate all entries . Click the Disabled All button to cancel all entries. Click the Delete All button to erase all entries Click the Next button to go to the following page and the Previous button to return to the last page.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Figure 4-41 Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1.Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X represents any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0E-AE-B0-00-0B. 2.Enter a short description of the PC in the Description field. Fox example: John’s PC. 3.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.10.5 Remote management Go to Security > Remote Management in order to configure the Remote Management function on this screen, as shown in Figure 4-42. This feature allows you to manage your Router from a remote location via the Internet. Figure 4-42 Remote Management • Web Management Port – The web browser normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80 for access.. This Router’s default remote management web port number is 80.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.10.6 Advanced security Go to Security > Advanced Security in the menu in order to prevent the router from being attacked by TCP-SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood from LAN, as shown in Figure 4-43. ! Figure 4-43 Advanced Security settings • Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the pull-down list.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point • ICMP-FLOOD Packets threshold: (5 ~ 3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600 packets. When the current ICMP-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the router will start up the blocking function immediately. • Enable UDP-FLOOD Filtering - Enable or Disable the UDP-FLOOD Filtering. • UDP-FLOOD Packets threshold: (5 ~ 3600) - The default value is 50. Select the desired setting between 5 ~ 3600 packets.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 3.Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry from the Status pull-down list. 4.Click the Save button to keep your settings. Figure 4-45 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: 1.Click the Modify button next to the entry you want to change. If you want to erase the entry, click the Delete button. 2.Proceed with the changes you want to make. 3.Click the Save button when done.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.12.1 Binding setting Go to IP & MAC Binding > Binding Setting in order to configure the binding parameters, as shown in Figure 4-47. Figure 4-47 Binding Setting • MAC Address - The MAC address of the monitored computer in the LAN. • IP Address - The assigned IP address of the monitored computer in the LAN. • Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. • Modify - Use this link to edit or delete an existing entry.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point To find an existing entry, follow the steps below. 1.Click the Find button, to open the window. 2.Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3.Click the Bind button on the page, as shown in Figure 4-49. Figure 4-49 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enabled All button to activate all entries . Click the Delete All button to erase all entries. 4.12.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Note: An item cannot be entered into the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before. An error warning will be displayed as well. Likewise, The Load All command will only load the items without interfering with the IP & MAC Binding list. 4.13 Dynamic DNS The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.13.2 Oray.net DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.oray.net, the following page will appear, as shown in Figure 4-52. Figure 4-52 Oray.net DDNS Settings To set up DDNS, follow these instructions: 1.Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2.Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3.Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service. • Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.13.3 Comexe.cn DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.comexe.cn, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-53. Figure 4-53 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1.Enter the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2.Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3.Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4.Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.14 SNMP SNMP will allow the network management station to retrieve statistics and status from the SNMP agent in this device. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a popular network monitoring and management tool, which encompasses a collection of specifications for network management that include the protocol itself. To use this function, select Enable and enter the following parameters in Figure 4-54. ! Figure 4-54 SNMP Settings 4.14.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.14.2 SNMP System Setting Go to SNMP > SNMP Setting in order to configure several system-related parameters (iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.system), as shown in Figure 4-56. ! Figure 4-56 SNMP System Setting • • • System Contact - The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node, together with information on how to contact this person. System Name - An administratively-assigned name for this managed node.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.15.1 Time Go to System Tools > Time in order to set the time manually or get the GMT from the Internet for the router on the page as shown in Figure 4-58. Figure 4-58 Time settings • • • Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this drop-down list. Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the blank fields. Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the blank fields. To configure Time settings, please follow the steps below: 1.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.15.2 Firmware Go to System Tools > Firmware in order to upgrade the latest version of firmware for the device, as seen on the screen shown in Figure 4-59. Figure 4-59 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.15.3 Factory defaults Go to System Tools > Factory Default in order to restore the router configuration to its factory default values, as seen on the following screen (Figure 4-60). Figure 4-60 Restore Factory Default Click Restore to reset all configuration settings to their default values. •The default User Name: admin •Default Password: admin •Default IP Address: 192.168.0.1 •Default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.15.5 Ping Watch Dog Go to System Tools > Ping Watch Dog in order to constantly monitor a particular connection to a remote host using the Ping tool. It makes this device continuously ping a user defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway, for example). If it is unable to ping under the user-defined constraints, this device will automatically reboot.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Figure 4-63 Speed Test •Destination IP - The Remote device’s IP address. •User - Administrator password of the remote device. It should be filled correctly if you want to get a precise reading. Otherwise, leave this field blank. •Advanced options - This command is used to display the advanced test options, when the precise reading is being selected. Note: If either User or Password is incorrect, only a basic test will be performed.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.15.7 Reboot Go to System Tools > Reboot in order to reset the device, as shown in the screen below. Figure 4-64 Reboot the AP Click Reboot to initialize the AP. Some device settings take effect only after the device is rebooted., which include: •Change LAN IP Address. (system will reboot automatically) •Upgrade the firmware of the AP (system will reboot automatically). •Restore the AP’s settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically).
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 4.15.9 Syslog Go to System Tools > System Log to query the logs in order to visualize the activity of the device, as shown in Figure 4-66. Figure 4-66 System Log The AP can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to see the activity in the AP. Click Refresh to show the latest log lists Click Clear All to delete all the log entries. 4.15.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Statistics Table: IP Address The IP Address displayed with statistics Packets The total amount of packets received and transmitted by the router. Bytes The total amount of bytes received and transmitted by the router. Packets The total amount of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds. Bytes The total amount of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Appendix A: FAQ Go to System Tools > System Log to query the logs in order to visualize the activity of the device, as shown in Figure 4-66. 1. How do I configure the router for ADSL users to access the Internet? 1.First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge mode. 2.Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL modem. 3.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point 2. How do I configure the router for Ethernet users to access the Internet? 1.Login to the router. Go to the “Network” in the menu located on the left of your browser, and select “WAN” in the submenu. Once the WAN page opens, select “Dynamic IP” as the WAN Connection Type, and finish by clicking on the “Save” button. 2.Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: The caller on the other end should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4.How to enable DMZ Host: Login to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click “DMZ” submenu. On the “DMZ” page, click the “Enable” radio button and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.0.169 as an example.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Figure A-7 Remote Management Note: If the above configuration takes effect, type http://192.168.0.1:88/ to access the router in the address field of the Web browser (the router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port). 3.Login to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the “Virtual Servers” submenu.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we will explain how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First, make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working. Refer to the adapter’s manual for further information, if needed. 1. Configure TCP/IP component 1.On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Figure B-2 5.The following TCP/IP Properties window will be displayed, with the IP Address tab open by default.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Figure B-3 Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and router may need to be restarted. • Setting IP address manually 1.Select Use the following IP address radio button. The following items will be available. 2.If the Router’s LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, type IP address 192.168. 0.x (whereby x is any value from 1 to 253), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 3.Type the router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.0.1) into the Default gateway field.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Figure B-4 5. Click OK when done to save your settings.
Nexxt Solutions Appendix C: Speci - NetGate Wireless Access Point cations General Standards and protocols IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g, TCP/IP, DHCP Interface One 10/100M Auto-Sensing RJ45 Port(Auto MDI/MDIX), supporting Passive PoE Frequency range 2.412-2.
Nexxt Solutions - NetGate Wireless Access Point Appendix D: Glossary 2x to 3x eXtended Range™ WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x to 3x eXtended Range™ WLAN transmission technology is able to increase its sensitivity up to 105 dB, providing a robust, longer-range wireless connection in the coverage area. With this range-enhancing technology, a 2x to 3x eXtended Range™ based-client and access point can maintain up to three times the transmission distance of traditional 802.11b and 802.