APRT-2518G/APRT-2518GS WIRELESS G ROUTER/ SUPER G ROUTER USER MANUAL Version 6.
Federal Communication Commission Interference 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 communications.
CONTENT PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................5 THE PRODUCT ....................................................................................................................5 PRODUCT FEATURES ..........................................................................................................5 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ...........................................................................................
SETTING DHCP IP ADDRESS ...........................................................................................37 MY IP ADDRESS ..............................................................................................................39 PING! ...............................................................................................................................41 WEB BROWSER SETTINGS ................................................................................................
1 INTRODUCTION The Product The product is based on the IEEE 802.11g standard, which is the latest 54Mbps Wireless LAN (WLAN) standard. This standard is five times faster than the widely deployed WiFi (802.11b) products that are found in homes, airport and public wireless hotspots. Because 802.11g uses the same 2.4GHz frequency band, the product is fully interoperable with existing WiFi cards and devices.
2 PACKAGE CONTENTS Contents of Package 2.4GHz High Speed Wireless Router with Antenna Power Adaptor-DC User Manual Note: Using a power adaptor with a power rating other than the one included in the package will cause serious damage to the Router and void the warranty for this product. System Requirements for Configuration Computers with Windows, Macintosh or Linux-based operating systems and with an Ethernet adaptor Internet Explorer version 5.5 and above or Netscape Navigator that supports Java.
3 CONNECTIONS Auto MDI/MDIX LAN port. It is to be connected to PC via Ethernet cable Auto MDI/MDIX WAN port.
5 BASIC IP NETWORKING Internet Protocol (IP) IP stands for Internet Protocol. In an IP network, every device has a unique IP Address (For example: 192.168.1.35) to identify itself. There are two ways of assigning an IP address to a PC or Router: Static and Automatic (DHCP). Static IP addresses are keyed-in manually, while Dynamic IPs are distributed by a DHCP Server.
Wireless LAN Basics A Wireless LAN (WLAN) is a computer network that transmits and receives data with radio signals instead of using cables. WLANs have become common in homes, offices, airports and public Hotspots. WLAN can support the same applications and software that run on a wired network (LAN). Besides supporting the same software and functions, WLAN brings greater convenience and eliminates the need to lay Ethernet cables in a home or office. The Router is based on the finalised 802.11g standard.
Make sure that APs are located far away from one another to avoid interference. Interference Interference happens when 2 APs with the same channels are placed near to one another. The speed of the network drops and the signal strength fluctuates wildly. Roaming Association happens when the SSID, Encryption and MAC Address Control settings are correct between the AP and client.
6 GETTING STARTED The router is connected to the WAN and LAN networks. WAN Internet LAN Modem Router The cables are all connected to the back-panel of the Router. The PCs and Modem are connected to the Router via Ethernet cables. Take note that the head of the Ethernet Cable looks similar to a phone connector but is bigger. Your notebook can also be connected to the Router by installing and plugging in the CardBus Card on your notebook. Modems that connect using a USB cable cannot be used.
To access the Configuration menu of the Router, connect the router as shown in the previous section. Open the web browser. Type the Router’s default IP address (192.168.1.20) into the browser’s Address field. Note: If you have changed the default IP of the Router, make sure you enter the correct IP address. Type in admin for user name. Type in admin for the password. Click on Log In.
Detailed configuration for the Router can be found at the configuration menu. The Configuration menu consists of a navigation menu and a configuration panel. The configuration panel is a place to set the entire detailed configuration. Navigation panel Configuration panel These buttons will appear at most configuration pages. Help: Clicking help will bring up helpful information on the functions. Save: Click to save the configuration. Do a reboot when you have configured all the parameters.
7 CONFIGURATION WIZARD Once you have logged in, the Wizard screen will appear. Click Next Set up your new password The default User Name and password is admin and admin.
Choose your Time Zone Enter the SNTP Server. If you do not know of any SNTP Server, you can use the default. Choose your time zone from the drop down list. Click Next Select your Internet connection - For DSL user, choose PPPoE. - For Cable user, choose Dynamic - Choose Static connection only if your ISP provide you with the IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server IP address.
If your ISP requires static IP and you have chosen this option, this screen will appear. Enter the IP address, network mask, gateway address, DNS server IP address as provided by your ISP in the relevant fields. Click Next If you are a DSL user and you have chosen PPPoE option, this screen will appear. Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP.
Wireless Setup Enter the SSID you preferred for your network. You can manually select the channel you wish to use or allow the Router to select a clean channel to use by selecting SmartSelect. Click Next Wireless Security Enter the type of security mode you wish to use. Take note that if you are using a 802.11b card, it does not support WPA-PSK or WPA.
End of Setup Click on Reboot to save the setting and reboot the Router. If you wish to discard all the setting, click on Discard.
8 CONFIGURATION MENU System Summary > Configuration This page presents a convenient overview of the overall status of the Router. The most common configuration parameters are shown here, for a quick look.
System Summary > Associations This page allows you to view the MAC address of all the wireless laptop and PC connected to the Router. ID AP is the MAC address of the Router itself. Any wireless computers or laptop associated with the Router will have a ID of STA. System Summary > Statistics This page allows you to view the packets and bytes receive and transmit by the Router. System Summary > Site Scan Using the site scan, you can scan for the presence of other AP near you.
Basic > LAN Setting This page is for the configuration of the Router’s internal (LAN) IP Address. System Name: This is to assign a name to the router so that you can identify the Router. LAN IP address: This is where you assign a local IP address to your router’s LAN port. The factory default value is 192.168.1.20. If you give your computer a static IP address, the gateway of your computer must be set to this IP for you to access the Internet.
Static WAN You can choose to manually set all the fields if your ISP or network provides you with the IP address, network mask, gateway and DNS. Do take note that the IP addresses in each field must be of the appropriate format (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). The Router will not accept the IP address if it is not in the correct format. PPPoE Type Select this option if your ISP requires you to use a PPPoE connection. Typically, users with DSL connection would require this option.
IP Address: This displays the IP of your WAN as given by the ADSL modem. Network Mask: This displays the network mask of your WAN as given by the ADSL modem. Gateway Address: This displays the gateway address of your WAN as given by the ADSL modem. DNS Server: This displays the IP address of the DNS server as given by the ADSL modem. You can manually set the DNS server if your ISP provides you with the IP address of the DNS server.
Wireless > Basic Setting This page lets you configure the Wireless settings of the Router. There are 2 sections: Radio and Security. Enable Wireless: Tick to enable wireless function. With this function, laptop with cardbus or inbuilt wireless function can access the Router wirelessly. SSID: Service Set Identifier. It is a sequence of characters that uniquely names a Wireless LAN.
Open-System/Shared Key Open-System: When chosen, the Key is not used for authentication. It is only used for encryption. Open-System uses Static Keys for encryption. Static (Shared) Keys are never changed, and a hacker can crack the key after a period of time. Shared-Key: When chosen, the encryption Key is also used for authentication between the Router and Client. Note that this system is also using Static Keys. Key Entry Method: Choose HEX if you want to enter the Keys in hexadecimal format.
WPA WPA (WiFi Protected Access) is a standard where the Wireless Card has to authenticate to a RADIUS Server, through the Access Point. The Server can also manage the encryption keys such that they are changed dynamically. You need to have a RADIUS Server to be able to use this feature. RADIUS Server: Enter the IP Address and the port of the RADIUS Server. Shared Secret: Enter the Shared Secret of the RADIUS Server. Confirm Source: Enter the Shared Secret again to confirm.
Wireless > MAC Address Control This page allows you to specify which wireless computer can access the Internet and which wireless computer cannot access the Internet. The specified MAC address and the policy for the computer are reflected in the table. Enable Wireless MAC Control: Tick to enable Wireless MAC Control. Default Policy: This policy determines whether computers, whose MAC addresses are not in the table, are able to access the Internet.
IP Address pool (For User Defined only), Start Address: This is the start address of the DHCP pool. The router will assign this to the first computer connected to the router. IP Address pool (For User Defined only), End Address: This is the end address that the router will assign to the computers connected to the router. Lease Time: The amount of time a network computer will be allowed to connect with the DHCP Server. By default, the lease time is 2880 minutes.
Protocol: Select the type of protocol to be forwarded. Choose between TCP and UDP. Local IP Address: Enter the IP address of the Local Server. Local Port: Enter the port value on the LAN side. Global Port: Enter the port value on the WAN side. Status: Choose to activate or deactivate this rule. Click Add button to add the rule. The rules will be listed in the table. You can amend the rules in the table by clicking on Edit or delete the rules by clicking on Delete.
Port Forward > UPnP Setting Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a network feature utilizing the Internet and Web protocols to promote the communicative exchange of information between networking devices. To enable this function, choose Enable. The current UPnP NAT list will be display in the table. Firewall > MAC Filter This page allows you to specify which computer can access the Internet and which computer cannot access the Internet.
Firewall > IP Filter This page allows you to filter off certain IP addresses at certain time of the day. LAN IP: Enter the LAN IP address that would be denied access to the Internet. It can be one IP or a range of IP. Port: The single LAN port or port range that will be denied access to the Internet. WAN IP: Enter the WAN IP address that would be denied access to the Internet. It can be one IP or a range of IP. Port: The single WAN port or port range that will be denied access to the Internet.
Miscellaneous > Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS allows you to update your current dynamic IP address with dynamic DNS services so that you can be contactable most of the time. You can also access your FTP server or web page on your own computer using a domain name. Unlike IP address, the domain name will not change with each reconnect. First of all, you would need to register a dynamic DNS account dynamic DNS service provider. The Dynamic DNS service provider will give you a password.
System Tools > System Log This page allows you to configure the Router to dump its status to a System Log Server. Enable Remote System Log: Enable this feature to allow the Router to constantly update its status on a System log Server. System Log Server IP: Enter the IP Address of the System Log Server if you had enabled Remote Logging. System Log Server Port: Enter the port number the System Log Server is using. Enable Local System Log: Enable this feature if you do not have a System log Server.
System Tools > Backup/Restore Settings Use this page to preserve any good setting. You can save the configuration file into your computer and upload it back to the Router when the setting of your Router when necessary. In addition, you can do a factory reset and restore the Router back to factory default setting. The factory default setting is shown in the Factory Reset section.
System Tools > Firmware Update This page allows you to update the firmware (software) in the Router. New firmwares are issued to improve the performance and add features to the product. 1. The new firmware is a file name “apimg1”. 2. Save the file in your PC. 3. Browse and select the firmware file. You will see the following page when firmware upgrading is successful. Do not close the browser or shutdown the Router during firmware upgrading. Failure to do so will cause serious damage to Router.
9 FACTORY RESET When you have wrongly configured the Router and wish to start all over again, you can perform a Factory Reset to restore the Router to its original state. Simply use a paper clip or any pointed object to press in the hole for 10 seconds and release.
10 PC CONFIGURATION The Router’s function is to connect multiple PCs to the Internet. In addition to configuring the Router, the PCs’ IP settings would also need to be configured. It is easiest to use DHCP client for the PCs. This is also the default whenever you: a. Install a new Wireless PCMCIA/Cardbus card, or b. When you plug an Ethernet cable into your PC for the first time. Fortunately, in default mode, the Router’s DHCP Server is on.
5. In the box, click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Make sure there is a tick in the box for TCP/IP. 6. Use automatic for both the settings. Click OK and close all windows. 7. Windows 98SE and ME may prompt you for a reboot. DHCP Client has been set up on your PC. Make sure you do a Factory Reset to the Router and configure your broadband account again.
My IP Address This section describes how to check your PC’s IP Address. Every PC in your network must have a unique IP Address. A new Router (or after Factory Reset) would have a default IP Address of 192.168.1.20. For Win98 and Windows ME Users To check your PC’s IP Address, go to Start >> Run and type winipcfg Your PC displays your IP properties in a window: Choose the correct Network device to view. Network Adapter’s MAC Address. Your PC’s IP Address. Your PC’s subnet mask. Your Default Gateway.
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP Users Go to Start >> Run. Type cmd In the DOS-window, type ipconfig In this example, we can see that the PC has an IP Address of 192.168.1.21. The Default Gateway is 192.168.1.20, which is the Router. For more details, type ipconfig/all. It would be good to know your MAC address if you want to implement MAC address control on your Router. Your Default Gateway is usually the IP Address of the Router: 192.168.1.
Ping! Ping is a very useful tool to check network connectivity. Making sure that your PC is physically plugged into your Router is NOT sufficient! They must also be connected in the networking sense: their IP settings must be correct. To check if your PC is connected to the Router, you can perform a Ping to the Router’s IP Address (Usually 192.168.1.20). When you perform a ping, your PC sends a message to the destination.
If the Ethernet cable is unplugged or if the Wireless LAN settings are wrong, it shows Hardware error: If the destination does not exist or cannot be reached because of incorrect IP settings, it would show Request timed out. Ping tests are very useful. If the ping is not successful, you may have: a. b. c. Changed the LAN IP of the Router. Turned off the DHCP Server in the Router. Configured a wrong Static Address for your PC. You would have to: a. b. c.
Web Browser Settings By default, your Web Browser (eg. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape) does not need any setup to use the Router. The default settings would allow you to surf the web using the Router. However, if you have previously used the following methods to access the Internet, you would need to check your browser settings: Internal / External 56k modem ADSL modem connected to your USB port ADSL dialer software (eg.
Proxy Server Most ISPs do not require you to configure a Proxy Server to surf the Internet. Check with your ISP. If you are required to configure a Proxy Server, you would have to follow these steps: 1. Continue from the previous page. Click on LAN Settings. 2. Enter the Proxy Server Address and Port number. Do NOT use proxy.com.com! Check with your ISP! The Browser would now go through the Proxy Server for every Internet session.
11 TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support, please contact the following local distributor or reseller. 12 DISCLAIMER • Manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this manual. • Manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties that may arise through the use of this product. • Manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by incorrect use of APRT-2518G / APRT-2518GS.
