User Manual Wireless Nano Router M1 User Manual / V1.
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Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................. 1 Product Overview ............................................................................................... 1 Main Features ....................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2: Operating Mode Introduction ......................... 1 Chapter 3: Installation ................................................
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router NAT............................................................................................................................................ 33 Security Options................................................................................................................... 36 Access Control ...................................................................................................................... 38 Routing Settings......................................
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Chapter 1: Introduction Product Overview Thank you for choosing M1 Wireless Nano Router. The Wireless Nano Router is an all-in-one router, ideal for creating a highly efficient mobile office or entertainment network at any time. Small enough to fit in the average pocket, the router is uniquely suited to provide robust wireless networking to travelers, students, or anyone else for work or play.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router Rear Panel LAN/WAN: This Ethernet port can be used as a LAN or WAN port. USB: Connect to your USB device. Reset: Long press and hold the button for 8 seconds, the Router will reboot to its factory default settings. Main Features • IEEE 802.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Chapter 2: Operating Mode Introduction This Wireless Nano Router supports five operation modes: AP (Access Point), Router, Repeater, Bridge and Client. By default, the operation mode is AP. In AP mode, it extends your existing hardwired network to your wireless clients. In Router mode, you can connect it to your modem to access the internet.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com In Repeater mode, it can extend the coverage of your root wireless router, boost the wireless signal strength. In Bridge mode, it can wirelessly connect two or more remote LANs which also support Bridge mode together. In Client mode, it acts as a wireless network adapter.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Chapter 3: Installation Physical Connection Please refer to Chapter 2. Configure the Computer’s IP Address For Windows XP/2000 1) Click Start > Control Panel.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 2) Select and double click Network Connections. 3) Right click Wireless Network Connection and then select Properties.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router 4) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 5) Select Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS Server addresses. The IP address put in 192.168.0.X (like 192.168.0.100), Subnet mask put in 255.255.255.0, Default gateway leave it blank. Then click OK, and then click OK again.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router 6) Right click on Wireless Network Connection again, choose View Available Wireless Networks. 7) Click Refresh network list, search for PHICOMM_XXXXXX, highlight on it and then click Connect button.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 8) You can see a windows pop up requires for a Network key, you can find the network key from the label attached on the Wireless Nano Router or the package box. Put in the network key and then click Connect. 9) After you put in the correct network key, you can see it showing connected.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router For Windows Vista/7 1) Click Start>Control Panel. 2) Click Network and Internet.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router 3) Click Network and Sharing Center. 4) Go to Change Adapter Settings (win7)/Manage Network Connections (Vista).
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 5) Right click Wireless Network Connection, choose Properties. 6) Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 7) Select Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS Server addresses, the IP address put in 192.168.0.X (like 192.168.0.100), the Subnet mask put in 255.255.255.0, the Default gateway leave it blank, then click OK, and then click OK again. 8) Right click on Wireless Network Connection again, choose Connect/Disconnect.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router 9) Click Refresh network list, search for PHICOMM_XXXXXX, highlight on it and then click Connect button. 10) You can see a windows pop up requires for a Network security key, you can find the key from the label attached on the Wireless Nano Router or the package box. Put in the network security key and then click OK.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router 11) After you put in the correct network security key, you can see it showing connected. Setup Wizard After successful installation, you can go ahead to configure the router by log in the web management page, please follow these instructions step by step: 1) Open your web browser, in the address bar, type in 192.168.0.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router 2) You are prompt to enter the Username/Password (preset as admin/admin) which you can found on the label attached to the router, click Login. 3) After successful login, you can see the web management page of the router comes up, please go to Setup Wizard on the left side menu. Note: If it is the first time you log in the web management page, only Wizard Setting option comes up.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Click on Manually Setting. Click on Wizard setting. a) Choose AP mode. The SSID is the wireless network name of the AP, you can give it a different name, and we recommend you choose WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal as your Security Mode. b) Choose Router mode.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Dynamic IP(DHCP) Static IP PPPoE Click on Next. The SSID is the wireless network name of the router, you can give it a different name, and we recommend you choose WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal as your Security Mode.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com c) Choose Repeater mode. Click on Scan button, it will show the site list of scanning result, please find your main AP’s SSID, then highlight the corresponding row, and then click Save. After that, the values you selected will be filled in the Network Name (SSID) and BSSID automatically. Choose the security mode and encryption type according to the wireless network you’d like to connect, and enter the password. Click Next to apply the settings.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com d) Choose Bridge mode. The SSID is the wireless network name of the bridge, you can give it a different name, and we recommend you choose WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal as your Security Mode. e) Choose Client mode. The SSID is the wireless name of the Client, you can give it a different name, and we recommend you choose WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal as your Security Mode.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router Click on Next, and then click Finish.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Chapter 4: Router Configuration Basic Setting The Basic Setting section helps you to configure the Wireless Nano Router to access the Internet. The submenus are different under different operating mode. For AP and Bridge Mode: For Router Mode: For Repeater and Client Mode: Click any of them, you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router Operating Mode Please choose the appropriate mode according to your requirement, it support AP, Router, Repeater, Bridge and Client mode. AP: In this mode, the device allows wireless communication devices to connect to a wireless network by using WIFI. The Ethernet port and the wireless port both work as LAN ports. Router: In this mode, the device enables multiuser to share Internet via ADSL/Cable Modem.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Static IP: Connections use static IP address assignment, it means your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting. PPPoE: Connections requires a username and a password. MTU Size (in bytes): The default MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value is 1500 Bytes. Sometimes you need to modify the MTU required by your ISP. Manually configure the DNS server: Check this one if your ISP gives you one or two DNS IP addresses.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com devices which use a different transmission mode, choose the appropriate "Mixed" mode. Channel Bandwidth: The bandwidth of the wireless channel, you can select 20MHz or 20/40MHz. AP Isolation: Isolate all connected wireless stations so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This function will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled. SSID Broadcast: If you choose Enabled, the wireless router will broadcast its name (SSID).
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com c) Bridge mode Network Name (SSID): Enter a value of up to 32 characters. This is the wireless network name of your main AP. Channel: The router can choose the best channel automatically in most cases. Please try to change the wireless channel if you notice interference problems with another nearby access point, or the wireless performance is not as good as you expected.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Wireless Security Settings This submenu comes up under AP, Bridge and Router mode. Security Mode: You can choose Disable, Open, Shared, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA/ WPA2-Enterprise, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA/ WPA2-Personal. Mode 1: Security Mode > Disable If you do not want to use wireless security, highlight on this option.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Mode 3: Security Mode > WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA/ WPA2-Enterprise WPA-Enterprise: Wi-Fi Protected Access, it’s based on Radius Server WPA2-Enterprise: Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2, it’s based on Radius Server WPA/ WPA2-Enterprise: Select WPA-Enterprise or WPA2-Enterprise automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. Encryption: You can select TKIP, AES or TKIP+AES. Radius Server IP: The IP address of your Radius server.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Running Status The Running Status page shows the current status of the Router. Expert Setting The submenus are different under different operating mode.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com For AP, Repeater, Bridge and Client mode: Click any of them, you will be able to configure the corresponding function. Network Settings LAN MAC Address: The physical address of the router. IP Address: The LAN IP Address of the router. Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask associated with the LAN IP Address. Note: If you changed the LAN IP Address of the router, please log in this web management page by the new IP address.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Wireless Settings Wireless MAC Address Filter You can allow/deny the computers connecting to the router wirelessly by entering the MAC address with this feature. If you only want MAC address (00:0A:EB:00:07:5F) to access the Wireless Network while others cannot: 1. Choose Allow for the security policy. 2. Fill MAC address 00:0A:EB:00:07:5F in and click Save. If you want MAC address (00:0A:EB:00:07:5F) cannot access the Wireless Network while others can: 1.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Advanced Wireless Settings This section is to configure the advanced wireless setting of the Router, if you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it’s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values, otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. Beacon Interval: The interval for sending packets of the Beacon frame. Its value range is 20-1000 in unit of ms. The default is 100.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router recommended to select this option. Wireless Clients List This list shows the wireless clients of the router. WDS Settings The WDS function can help you extend the wireless range; it supports Lazy Mode, Repeater Mode and Bridge Mode. Lazy Mode Choose Lazy Mode, you do not need to do any other configuration in this router, just click Save. Repeater Mode and Bridge Mode Wireless Access Node MAC Address: Input the MAC address of the other wireless router.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com DHCP Server DHCP If you enable DHCP server of the router, the DHCP server automatically configures the TCP/IP protocol for each computer in the LAN. DHCP Server: If you disable the server, please make sure you have another DHCP server in your network. Start IP Address: The first address in the IP Address pool. End IP Address: The last address in the IP Address pool. Lease Time: It is the time interval that server will change to use another DHCP address.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC in the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses could be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings. IP Address: The IP address that the Router reserved. MAC Address: The MAC Address of the PC that you want to reserve for an IP address. DHCP Clients list Here you can see the information of DHCP Clients.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Port Forwarding Rule’s Name: You can give this rule a name. IP Address: The IP address of the server you want to open the port, it is like 192.168.0.X. Port Range: The port range of the server you want to open the port. Protocol: The protocol of the server. Description: You can give it a description. Note: Please assign a static IP address to the server.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com will trigger this rule. Trigger Protocol: The protocol used for Trigger Ports: TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP. If you are not clear about which protocol was being used, TCP/UDP is recommended. Open Port: The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule. Open Port Protocol: The protocol used for Incoming Ports Range, it can be TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Security Options Security Settings Firewall: Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable the firewall. Advanced Security Settings Anti DoS Attack: Check to enable it for attack prevention. IGMP-Flood Packet Threshold: If the number of ICMP data packets exceeds the threshold, the defense measures act immediately. Enable filtering UDP-FLOOD attack: Select it if you want to protect against UDP-FLOOD attacks.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com threshold, the defense measures act immediately. Block the PING packets from the WAN interface: If you select this option, the PC in the WAN cannot send the PING packets to the router. Block the PING packets from the LAN: If you select this option, the PC in the LAN cannot send the PING packets to the WAN. Local Web Management By default, the router allows all computers in the LAN to log in to the router for Web management.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Access Control MAC/IP/Port Filter This page is used to enable the firewall filtering function, select the filtering service or manually set the parameters that need to be filtered, such as MAC address, IP address and Port. You must set at least one filtering condition. You may also set multiple conditions or all the conditions. MAC/IP/Port Filter: Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable filter.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com deleting, please select the rules, and then click Delete Selected. Note: Please synchronize the routers time first when selecting the timing function. Web URL Filter URL: Put in the URL you want to filter. Routing Settings Static Routing Table Static routes give the router information that it cannot learn automatically through other means Use the Static Routing page to add or delete a route. The max number is 10.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com IP Bandwidth Control IP Bandwidth Control Enable IP bandwidth control: If you select it, the bandwidth control rule takes effect. Total Uplink Bandwidth: The rate of uploading through the WAN interface. Total Downlink Bandwidth: The rate of downloading through the WAN interface. Note: • The bandwidth conversion: 1 Mbps = 1024 Kbps. • Select the type of the broadband line and the bandwidth according to the actual situation.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com You may use the ARP binding function to control the Static ARP cache table, for preventing the ARP deception effectively. MAC Address: The MAC address of the LAN PC. IP Address: The IP address of the LAN PC. System Tools Network Time Current time: Show the current time. Time Zone: Select your time zone from the drop-down menu. Network time server: To set NTP server. Save: Click the Save button to save your setting.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Diagnostics Select: Select Ping or Tracert. IP Address/Domain Name: The destination IP address or domain name. Ping Packet Total: The number of transmitted data packet when Ping operation is carried out. Ping Packet Size: The size of transmitted data packet when Ping operation is carried out. Ping Timeout: The timeout time of the ping operation. Tracert Hops: The hops of tracert. Click Start Diagnosis button, the selected ping or tracert testing will be started.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Below is a Ping diagnosis example that router has failed to connect to IP 100.1.1.1: Factory Defaults Click Restore All Settings button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored. Backup and Restore In the Backup Settings column, click Backup button to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Password You can change the log in password for this web management page, not your ISP password or the wireless password. Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the router to the lasted version in this page, please download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website. After downloading the file, you need to extract the zip file before upgrading the router. Browse for the upgrade file, then click Upgrade button.
www.phicomm.com Wireless Nano Router Logout Click to logout from the router’s web management page.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Chapter 5: Specification Wireless Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, CSMA/CA with ACK 11n: 150Mbps Data Rate 11g: 54Mbps 11b: 11Mbps Frequency Range 2.4-2.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Appendix A: Troubleshooting 1. How do I restore the Wireless Nano Router to factory default settings? When the Wireless Nano Router is powerd on, press and hold the reset button on the rear panel for 8~10 seconds, after the light goes off, release the reset button. 2. What can I do if I forget my password? Restore the Wireless Nano Router to factory default settings. If you do not know how to do it, please refer to previous section 1.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Appendix B: Certification 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.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com • This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body. CE Mark Warning Marking with the above symbol indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of the European Union (1999/5/EC). This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Appendix C: Glossary 802.11b: The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. 802.
Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access): WPA is a security technology for wireless networks that improves on the authentication and encryption features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). In fact, WPA was developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of WEP. One of the key technologies behind WPA is the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP addresses the encryption weaknesses of WEP.
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