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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................ 5 1.1 Features ........................................................................ 5 1.2 Package Contents .......................................................... 6 1.3 System Requirements..................................................... 6 1.4 LEDs Indication & Connectors of Wireless Router ............ 6 1.5 Installation Instruction ...................................................
3.7.1 DDNS Setting...................................................... 42 3.7.2 NTP Setting ........................................................ 43 3.7.3 Administration ................................................... 43 3.7.4 Upgrade Firmware ............................................. 44 3.7.5 Setting Management .......................................... 44 3.7.6 Status................................................................. 45 3.7.7 Statistics..........................................
1. Introduction This Wireless Broadband Router is a draft 802.11n compliant device that provide faster and farther range than 802.11g while backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b devices. This Router uses advanced broadband router chipset and wireless LAN chipset solution let you enjoy high-speed Wired and Wireless connection. Simply connect this device to a Cable or DSL modem and then you can share your high-speed Internet access with multiple PCs at your home.
1.2 Package Contents Θ! One Wireless AP Router with 1 antennas Θ! One External Power Adapter Θ! One CD-ROM (user’s manual) Θ! One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable 1.3 System Requirements Θ! Computers with an installed Ethernet adapter. Θ! Valid Internet Access account and Ethernet based DSL or Cable modem. Θ! 10/100Base-T Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector. Θ! TCP/IP protocol must be installed on all PCs. Θ! System with MS Internet Explorer ver. 5.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator ver. 4.7 or later. 1.
Back Panel Connectors Button/Port Description Reset Reset configurations to default. You would use the reset button only when a program error has caused your 11n AP router to hang. Press the button and hold for 10 seconds. WPS Click WPS button about 2-3 seconds while you are connecting a PC of wireless adapter with WPS function (you must enable WPS’ PBC function). LAN Ethernet RJ-45 connector, connect to PC with a RJ-45 Ethernet cable.
2. PC Configuration To communicate and configure 802.11n AP router, the PC on your LAN must install TCP/IP protocol. Make sure the TCP/IP protocol of the PC is configured for Obtain IP address from DHCP and is connected to LAN (Ethernet) port of the AP router. In doing so, the PC obtains an IP address of 192.168.1.1 from 802.11n AP router. The 802.11n AP router assumes an IP address of 192.168.1.1 without network connectivity. This IP address is used for communicating with the 802.
b) Click “Properties”, the window below will appear and then click “IP Address” tab, Θ! If you decide to use DHCP, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”, then click “OK” to confirm your settings. Once you restart your system, Wireless Router will obtain an IP address for this system. Θ! If you decide to use fixed IP address for your system, select “Specify an IP address”, and make sure that IP Address and Subnet Mask are correct.
d) Select “DNS Configuration” tab and make sure select “Enable DNS”, enter the DNS address provides from your ISP in the “DNS Server Search Order” field, then click “Add”, Checking TCI/IP Setting for Windows NT4.
b) Click “Properties”, window below will appear. Θ! Select the network card on your system from “Adapter” field. Θ! If you decide to use IP address from Wireless Router, select “Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server”. Θ! If you decide to use the IP address you are desired, select “Specify an IP address”. Make sure enter correct addresses in “IP Address” and “Subnet Mask” fields. Θ! You must set Wireless Router’s IP address as “Default Gateway”. c) To enter DNS address is provided from your ISP.
Checking TCP/IP Settings for Windows 2000 a) Select “Start Æ Control Panel Æ Network and Dial-up Connection” and right click “Local Area Connection” then click “Properties”, 12
b) Select the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” for the network card on your system, then click “Properties”, window below will appear. Θ! If you decide to use IP address from Wireless Router, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”. Θ! If you decide to use the IP address you are desired, select “Use the following IP address”. Make sure enter correct addresses in “IP Address” and “Subnet Mask” fields. Θ! You must set Wireless Router’s IP address as “Default Gateway”.
b) Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” then click “Properties”, window below will appear.
Θ! If you decide to use IP address from Wireless Router, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”. Θ! If you decide to use the IP address you are desired, select “Use the following IP address”. Make sure enter correct addresses in “IP Address” and “Subnet Mask” fields. Θ! You must set Wireless Router’s IP address as “Default Gateway”. Θ! If the DNS Server fields are empty, select “Use the following DNS server addresses” and enter the DNS address is provided by your ISP, then click “OK”.
Θ! If you decide to use IP address from Wireless Router, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”. Θ! If you decide to use the IP address you are desired, select “Use the following IP address”. Make sure enter correct addresses in “IP Address” and “Subnet Mask” fields. Θ! You must set Wireless Router’s IP address as “Default Gateway”. Θ! If the DNS Server fields are empty, select “Use the following DNS server addresses” and enter the DNS address is provided by your ISP, then click “OK”.
Configure IP address Automatically: b) Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” Click “OK” to finish the configuration.
Configure IP Address Manually: c) Select “Use the following IP address” and “Use the following DNS server addresses”. IP address: Fill in IP address 192.168.1.x (x is a number between 2 to 254). Subnet mask: Default value is 255.255.255.0. Default gateway: Default value is 192.168.1.1. Preferred DNS server: Fill in preferred DNS server IP address. Alternate DNS server: Fill in alternate DNS server IP address.
If the communication link between your computer and router is not setup correctly, after you type ping 192.168.1.1 under DOS prompt following messages will appear: Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. This failure might be caused by cable issue or something wrong in configuration procedure. 3.
Step2: Login dialog box will appear, enter admin as Administrator Name and 1234 as default Administrator Password, and then click “OK” to access Configuration Utility. Step3: After log in, you can see the Main menu as below.
3.2 Operation Mode In this option, you can configure the operation mode which suitable for your environment. The default setting is Gateway. There have three modes is provided: -- Gateway: The first Ethernet port is treated as WAN port. The other Ethernet ports and the wireless interface are bridge together and are treated as LAN ports. 3.3 Quick Start Quick Start will help you setup Wireless 11n Router quickly.
3.4 Internet Settings The Internet Settings contains the following sections: Ϩ WAN ϨLAN ϨDHCP Clients Ϩ VPN Passthrough ϨDNS ϨAdvanced Routing 3.4.1 WAN The WAN port is the connection of the 802.11n AP Router module to existing broadband device such as Cable modem or ADSL CPE. Click WAN on Internet Setting, below screen will prompt for WAN setting. This AP Router supports 5 methods of obtaining the WAN IP Address: -- Static IP (fixed IP): Use static IP address to access Network.
IP Address: The router IP address to LAN. The factory default setting is 192.168.1.1. You can change it according to your requirements. Subnet Mask: The LAN net-mask. Default: 255.255.255.0 DHCP Type: Select Disable to disable this Router to distribute IP address. Select Server to enable this Router to distribute IP addresses (DHCP server). And the following field will be activated for you to enter this starting IP address. Start IP address: Specify the starting IP address of the IP address pool.
LLTD: Default: Disable. IGMP Proxy (Internet Group Management Protocol): IGMP proxy can be used to implement multicast routing. It works by IGMP frame forwarding from ISP to gateway client. Default: Disable. UPnP (Universal Plug and Play): UPuP is architecture for pervasive peer-to-peer network connectivity of PCs and intelligent devices or appliances, particularly within the home.
3.4.4 VPN Passthrough VPN passthrough configurations including: L2TP, IPSec, and PPTP passthrough. L2TP Passthrough: L2TP is an extension to the Point-to-Point Protocol, which is an important component for VPNs. VPNs allow users and telecommuters to connect to their corporate intranets or extranets. IPSec Passthrough: IPSec is a framework for a set of protocols for security at the network or packet processing layer of network verification.
3.4.5 DNS Domain Name Servers are used to map an IP address to search domain name, your ISP may provide the IP address for one or more domain name servers. DNS Proxy: Enable/Disable this Wireless Router DNS. Use Static DNS: Specify the DNS server. Default is Disable. Primary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of the Primary DNS Server provided by your ISP. Secondary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of the Secondary DNS Server provided by your ISP. 3.4.
Destination: Defines the base IP address (Network Number) that will be compared with the destination IP address (after an AND with NetMask) to see if this is the target route. Range: select the range from drop down list Gateway: Enter IP address of the next hop router that will be used to route traffic for this route. If this route is local (defines the locally connected hosts and Type = Host) then this IP address MUST be the IP Address of the router.
Setting on Wireless Settings, below screen will prompt for Basic Setting. [Wireless Network] Radio On/Off: Enable/Disable the Wireless radio feature. Default setting is Radio OFF. Network Mode: Choose a mode from the pull-down menu. Make sure that you have the equipment you need. As you’re looking for products in stores or on the Internet, you might notice that you can choose equipment that supports five different wireless networking technologies: 802.11b/g/n Mixed, 802.11b/g Mixed, 802.11b, 802.
[HT Physical Mode] Operation Mode: Mixed mode operation – In this mode, both the MIMO-OFDM system and the legacy systems shall co-exist. The MIMO system should have the capability to generate legacy packets for the legacy system and high throughout packets for MIMO-OFDM systems. So, the burst structure should be decodable to legacy systems and should provide better performance to MIMO-systems.
[Advanced Wireless] Beacon Interval: Beacon Interval is the amount of time between beacon transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon. Range 20-999, default is 100. Data Beacon Rate (DTIM): The DTIM period indicates how many beacon frames can transmit before another DTIM is transmitted. Range from 1-255, default setting is 1.
Short Slot: When short slot is Enable, the wireless device uses the short slot time only when all clients associated to the 802.11g, 2.4-GHz radio supports short slot time. Short slot time is an 802.11g-only feature and does not apply to 802.11a radios. Tx Burst: Enable the transmitted time slot can increase transmission throughput. Pkt_Aggregate: The parameter can be used to increase the delivered bandwidth in community networks including fixed and mobile stations.
are None and WEP. For WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK authentication mode, the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES. WPA Pre-shared Key: This is the shared secret between AP and STA, For WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK authentication mode, this field must be filled with character longer than 8 and less then 64 lengths. WEP Key: Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm. The key must match with the AP’s Key. There are several formats to enter the keys.
There are 3 modes of WDS: (1) Lazy – Automatic detection of WDS peers: when a LAN user searches for a network, AP router will attempt to connect to WDS devices in its vicinity. (2) Bridge – AP router will function as a wireless bridge, merely forwarding traffic between access points, and will not respond to wireless requests. In fact, they become wireless bridges while configured in this manner.
The access point in repeater mode connects to clients as an access point and connects to the upstream restricted access point as a client itself. Using an access point in Repeater mode is not suggested unless absolutely necessary because cells around each access point in the scenario must overlap by minimum of 50%.This configuration drastically reduces the range at which clients can connect to the repeater access point.
configure a network and enable security, like pushing a button (PBC method) or entering a PIN code (PIN method). The new system, which will be incorporated in Windows Vista, will work with computers, gateways peripherals, and consumer electronics. You would initiate a WPS mode on gateway and then enter a simple sequence of digits (like a PIN code) or press a button, use a similarly easy method to start a secure key exchange to retrieve the WPA/WPA2 key.
In PBC Method (PBC-Push Button Communication), while the AP router acts as Registrar or Enrollee, and click “Start WPS Config” button, the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) will establish the connection automatically. PIN: Enter the PIN code from the registrar or enrollee. WPS Status: Here shows the current status of the WPS function. 3.5.6 Station list In this section, you can monitor stations which associated to this AP. 3.5.7 Site Survey Site Survey page shows information of AP nearby.
3.6 Firewall The Firewall contains the following sections:! ϨMAC/IP/Port Filtering ϨPort Forwarding ϨSystem Security Setting ϨContent Filtering ϨDMZ ϨPort Trigger 3.6.1 MAC/IP/Port Filtering Settings You can setup firewall rules to protect your network from virus, worm and malicious activity on the internet. Filters are used to deny or allow LAN computers from access the Internet.
3.6.2 Port Forwarding You may setup virtual servers to provide service on internet. Virtual Server Setting: Enable/Disable the port forward. IP Address: This is the port number on the WAN side that will be used to access the application. You may define a single port or a range of ports. You can use a comma to add multiple ports or port ranges. Port Range: This is the port used to forward the application. It can be either a single port or a range of ports.
3.6.3 DMZ You may setup a De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) to separate internet network and internet. DMZ Setting: If the DMZ Host Function is enabled, it means that you set up DMZ host at a particular computer to be exposed to the Internet so that some applications/software, especially Internet/Online game can have two-way connections. Select Enable or Disable from the pull-down menu.
Remote management: Let User could management router's web from WAN specify TCP port. Ping form WAN Filter: Let Router WAN IP address could reply PING package. Stateful Inspection: Tracks the transaction to ensure that inbound packets were requested by the user. 3.6.5 Content Filtering You can setup content filter to restrict the improper content access. Content Filter Setting: There have three options for this filter – Proxy, Java, and ActiveX.
matter the URL string is found full or partial matched with a keyword. -- Filter URL: Blocks HTTP requests containing specify URL string. Example: cgi-bin -- Filter HOST: Blocks HTTP requests containing specify HOST string. Example: www.xxx.com Web Host Filter Settings: Web Host Filter is a web solution that blocks web-sites access according the Web Host name or partial matched with a keyword. 3.6.
application. You may define a single port or a range of ports. You can use a comma to add multiple ports or port ranges. Trig open protocol: This is the protocol used for the special application. 3.7 Administration The Administration contains the following sections:! ϨDDNS ϨNTP Setting ϨAdministration ϨUpload Firmware ϨSetting Management ϨStatus ϨStatistics ϨSystem Log ϨLogout 3.7.
3.7.2 NTP Setting User could change Network Time Protocol (NTP) for time synchronization needs. Current Time: Show router's current time. Time Zone: Time zone is a region of the earth that has uniform standard time, usually referred to as the local time. By convention, time zones compute their local time as an offset from UTC (see also Greenwich Mean Time). Local time is UTC plus the current time zone offset for the considered location. NTP Server: The server which provide the time synchronization service.
3.7.4 Upgrade Firmware Firmware is the main software image, which the AP Router needs to perform all tasks in real time. Firmware upgrades are required for adding new features or to resolves bugs. It takes about 1 minute to upload/upgrade flash and be patient please. Caution: A corrupted image will hang up the system. 3.7.5 Setting Management You might save system settings by exporting them to configuration file, restore them by import the file, or reset them to factory default.
3.7.6 Status In this section, you can look at the status of this wireless 11n Router, such as System Info, Internet Configurations, and Local Network…etc. 3.7.
3.7.8 System Log This 802.11n Router supports sending system log (sending UDP packets and keeping log messages in Log Server.
3.7.9 Logout Click “Logout” to exit Wireless 11n router configuration page.
