802.11 a+g Router User Manual
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1. 9 CONNECTING THE CABS a wrt ML esate 10 HIGH LEVEL CONFIGURATION STEPS REQUIRED FOR THE 802 1 LA G ROUTER ecce 10 SETTING UP A WINDOWS OR WIRELESS CLIENT AS DHCP eene nu 11 CONFIGURING A PC RUNNING MS WINDOWS 95 98 ME cccccsecccssccssccesccescceusccesccesscesceesccusceeueceusceusceuees 11 CONFIGURING PC RUNNING MS WINDOWS 2000 12 CONFIRMING YOUR PC s IP CONFIGURATION 12 CONNECTING MORE DEVICES THROUGH A HUB TO THE 802 1 LA G ROUTER ccrte 12 BASIC CONFIGURATION OF THE 802 11A G ROUTER eene e eene eeeso tees eese sees 13 2660 GON 14 SETUP WIZARD TA Lec OLEO ODE ILLI nee Drop EE 15 ADVANCED SED TINGS sirin ce 26 pa nl N dae D D e aU A 26 PASS WORD SE FILINGS wigs E ou esto dotate e ou Sed udi nee 28 SYSTEM IMA NAGEMEN D e eti iod eo totu eren d dodenus2. deuten 0 Setup Wizard S Device Status a Radius settings Password Setlings Enable MAC Address Access Control System Management SNMP Settings Enable Primary Server El Server Settings Multiple DMZ p p p Virtual Server Settings Port Number 1812 Primary Server E apetcial Applications Radius Type RADIUS Filtering Settings Shared Secret Filtering Settings IP Routing Settings EA Wireless Secondary Server Enable Secondary Server Dynamic DNS Settings Sewer E p EH obl Port Number 1812 Radius RADILIS Shared Secret RADIUS Server Retry Times Times RADIUS Server Reattempt Period e Min Help 46 D ynamic D N 5 Settings Some people advertise the IP addresses of their routers so that Internet users can access these routers which is actually to access virtual servers behind these routers using these IP addresses However for those routers that are assigned dynamic IP addresses from the ISP this approach requires additional work since the addresses assigned are not always the same The 802 11a g Router implements the dynamic DNS feature so that each time it is booted it will re register its domain name to IP address mapping with the dynamic DNS server you use currently only D ynD NS org is supported the service provider that provides domain
3. IP p n a Userame idle Time E Minutes Cloned Address your ISP requires you 10 use a Specific WAN Ethernet MAC address check mis box and anter MAC address here KO po po po po ko Changes to this page will effect you click FINISH em the save Config page idem 18 MULTIPLE SETTINGS If you have selected PPPoE with Multiple PPPoE type at the ISP Settings page you will see the Multiple PPPoE settings page where you can add more PPPoE sessions For each PPPoE session you have to assign a mnemonic name and configure similar settings as in the primary session In addition you can configure LAN Type and Traffic Pattern in order to use an added session LAN Type If you enable LAN Type you can have another subnet on your LAN environment Some ISP provides Group Access function that gives you a subnet to assign on your LAN environment and ISP will make all such subnets belonging to the same Group connected together A PC on such subnets can reach other PCs on the Internet within the same Group through the session configured without NAT it also can do the normal Internet access through the primary PPPoE session Traffic Pattem You have to configure traffic pattern s in order to use PPPoE sessions other than the primary session Any outgoing packet matching one of the traffic pattern configured will be sent out using the
4. 2 allow remote management from up to two WAN IP addresses or to 3 disallow remote management from any WAN IP addresses System Administration The router allows you to designate special port numbers other than the standard 80 for http for remote management It also allows you to specify the duration of idle time inactivity before a web browser session times out The default time out value is 10 minutes UPnP The routers Universal Plug and Play UPnP feature allows a Windows XP ME PC to discover the router and automatically show an icon in the task bar on the screen Y ou can double click the icon to access the router directly without having to specify its IP address Disable Ping Ping is a utility for testing the connectivity Response to a ping can be disabled such as when you do not want the router to be accessed e g attacked from the Internet Syslog Syslog is an IETF Internet Engineering Task Force the Internet standards body conformant standard for logging system events 3164 When 802 11a g Router encounters an error or warning condition e g a log in attempt with an invalid password it will create a log in the system log table To be able to remotely view such system log events you need to check the Enable Syslog box configure the IP address of a PC where a Syslog daemon is running in the background When doing so the 802 11a g Router will send logged events over the network to the PC for future vi
5. NetBios Selected traffic pattern will be enabled 880 Changes to this page will nottake effect until you click FINISH an the save config Associated session name 7nd Session Session Table 77 IP Address Range Keyword IP Network ZEN Port Range Select DELETE SELECTED DEVICE IP SETTINGS The Device IP setting screen allows you to configure the IP address and subnet mask of your 802 11a g Router you can configure a static IP address and a subnet mask or configure it to obtain an address and a subnet mask automatically from a D HCP server on the local network 2 Device IP Settings aX Tou can select amis af ihe following ten approaches t assign an IP t this gt davice siaii Oo Ehies tenaci 55 ss ss C Use the chom protocol to automatically get the P address for this device This p on will EEDA your amp aut rmatc ally f NOTE Changes 10 inis page will not take effect url vau click FINTEH an mae save paga Heic If you choose to assign a static IP address manually check the button that says Assign static IP to this device and then fill in the following fields IP Address and IP Subnet Mask These values default to 192 168 1 1 and 255 255 255 0 respectively T his IP address
6. better security than TKIP some wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it You can select Both to allow TKIP clients and CCMP clients to connect to the Access Point at the same time Group Rekey Interval A group key is used for multicast broadcast data and the rekey interval is time period that the system will change the group key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is 60 seconds is a reasonable time and it is used by default Select Security Policy WFPA PSE Pre shared Key ASCII string 12345678 8 63 characters WPA Encryption TKIP C C Bath WPA Group Rekey Interval 1800 0 means disable rekev WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA requires a RAD IUS server available in order to do authentication same as 802 1x thus there is no shared key required The Encryption Type and Group Rekey Interval settings are same as WPA PSK Select Security Policy WPA WPA Encrvption TKIP C C Bath WPA Group Rekey Interval 1800 sec 0 means disable rekewy 24 FINISH SETUP WIZARD AND SAVE YOUR SETTINGS After stepping through the Wizard s pages you can press the FINISH button for your modification to take effect This will also cause your new settings to be saved into your system permanently Broadband Router if IEEE Bae EO Device Status o Advanced Settings 8 Syste
7. gt Factory Default YES i Reboot System Do vau really wantto restare the configuration to factory defaults CAUTION Restoring factory default settings will erase all your previous settings Help Step 2 Click YES to restore the system configurations to the factory defaults and the system will reboot automatically 56 H ow to Reboot your 802 11a g Router You can reset your 802 11a g Router from the Brower To reset it Step 1 Select Reboot System from the System T ools menu the following screen shows Reboot System Firrmeare Upgrade Configuration CD BH Diatr Do you really wantto rebaotthe wireless Broadband Router Factory Default gt Rebootsystem Step 2 Click YES to reset the 802 11a g Router Note Resetting 802 Router disconnects any active clients and therefore will disrupt any current data traffic W hat if you Forgot the Password If you forgot the password the only way to recover is to clear the device configuration and return the unit to its original state as shipped from the factory You can do this by pressing the hardware restore button on the device for 2 seconds Please note that this will require you to re enter all of your configuration data 57 Specification Product Name EEE 802 11 Wireless LAN Router OS Linux amp 2 4 18 Standard IEEE 802 11a IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g IEEE 802 1x IEEE 802 3u WLAN N
8. HOTE Incorrect configuration may cause undesirable behavior Please refer to the user manual for mare details Help 39 IP Filtering Settings Three mutually exclusive rules can be defined to forward filter IP packets based on their IP address and or port numbers gt Disable IP filtering If this is selected the IP filtering feature is disabled No IP filtering will be performed gt GRANT IP access When this is elected packets received from transmitted to WAN with specified source or destination IP addresses will be allowed forwarded gt DENY IP access Packets received from transmitted to WAN with the specified IP addresses will be denied filtered Once a choice is made the choice applies to all filtering rules To define add an IP filtering rule enter the following information e Name The name of the filter e P Protocol TCP or UDP e Apply to You need to select whether the filtering rule should apply to packets outbound for the Internet or inbound from the Internet Source IP address you can select Any Single IP or a N etwork of source IP addresses e Source Port you can select Any Single or a Range of port numbers e Destination IP address Any Single IP or a N etwork of destination IP addresses e Destination Port you can select Any Single or a Range of port numbers After you finish the above you press the ADD button to add the entry to the table There are up to 32 IP filtering r
9. am et Mask Gateway IP Address 7 Lge es te 5 L 192 160 1 0 255 255 255 0 6000 lan aaa AZ 127 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 Sa 8 239 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 de 8 m f DELETE SELECTED To delete a static route from the table selectthe route and click DELETE SELECTED HOTE Changes to the routing table will take effect immediately Help 43 W irdess Settings Y ou can use this screen to configure various parameters of your 802 11a g Router Beacon Interval The 802 11a g Router broadcasts beacon frames regularly to announce its existence The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted in time unit of milliseconds Its default value is 100 a valid value should be between 20 and 1000 RTS Threshold RTS CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission Any unicast data or control frames larger than the specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following the RTS CTS handshake exchange mechanism The 5 threshold should have a value between 0 and 2347 bytes with a default value of 2347 A value of zero activates the RTS CTS handshake before every transmission It is recommended that this value does not deviate from the default too much Fragmentation When the size of a unicast frame exceeds the fragmentation threshold the frame will be fragmented before transmission The threshold should have a value of 256 2346 bytes with a default
10. can be modified if necessary to either a different address in this same subnet or to an address in a different subnet When you modify it if the DHCP server function of your 802 11a g Router is enabled the pool of IP addresses it will use for assignment purposes will also be automatcailly adjusted accordingly For example if the default IP address is used the IP address pool for assignment consists of addresses from 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 However please do not change the default IP address unless you know exactly what you want to achieve Then you should press N ext to get to the next screen If you choose to use an external D HCP Server to automatically assign an IP address to your 802 11a g Router check the button that says Use the DH CP protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device and then press N ext to the next screen When an IP address is dynamically assigned to the router its value can change depending on the IP address assignment policy used by the DHCP server in the network Since you need to use an IP address to control and manage your 802 11a g Router without the knowledge of its IP address in order to access it you will need to use UPnP Universal Plug and Play or other management tools that do not depend on a fixed IP address It is strongly recommended that you select the manual static IP address 21 CONFIGURE YOUR WIRELESS LAN CONNECTION In the following configuration screen you can c
11. de eb a E PRO VR 29 SNMP leg cies 3 OIG SER VERASETDDNGS 2 sed ced tom ted bid EO E MR cL AM MIL IM Mer cA SEE 33 MP IP 35 VIRTUADSSERWER 36 SPECIARL APPLICA TIONS RT viens Tm 3T MAG FILTERING SETTINGS ie Epis nies e Doe Oeo etos casse SE bois Ses Des Lor 39 IP PIR TERING SETTINGS NR T 40 IP ROUTING SETTINGS PER 42 WIRELESS SETTINGS O O A 44 SEEN GS UL T n IA uM 45 DYNAMIC DIN SS SEPLIINGSL22 un testes icu Eten A MU ah os 47 MANAGING YOUR 802 11 ROUTER ecce ee eee eee sees eese sees ee esoeeee 48 HOW TO VIEW THE DE VIC EB 9 TOVEUS deat sarge even voee a Ee es R tulsa usan GLAND c DS CDU LE 48 HOWTO VEWTHESY S LEME 49 50 WIRELESS C a a a iE 51 BRIDO OE TABERE n E E A E E A OO 52 RADO TADE En a a AA a cael ae cf Ue teu 53 UPGRADING FIRMWARE P Otis CIA Ee 54 HOW TO SA
12. lan Jan 1 00 01 12 Air c R8 2 esp Login inta the system Help 49 3 err DHCP Client T able The DHCP client table lists current DHCP clients connected with its host name IP address MAC address expiration time and entry type DHCP Client Table EIE eae ovstem Log gt DHCPFP Client Table gt DHCP Client Table DHCP Serer Information Wireless Client Table Bridge Table BEE Salle Lease Time 10080 minutes secondary DNE 0 0 0 0 Radio Table Primary DNS 192 158 1 1 2 gt gt Default Gateway 182 158 1 1 Device Information DHCP Client List Firmware Version 1 00281 Device IP 182 158 1 1 Device MAC 00 08 6 6 7 16 43 Wan IP P Unassigned Help Wan MAC 00 08 6 6 7 1 5 42 Wireless 1 00 08 6 6 7 1 6 41 Wireless MAC O DB BB 57 165 AU Gateway IP Unassigned DNS IP 50 W ireless lient T able The wireless client table lists the current wireless clients with the radio it is associated with its MAC address state transmitted packets and received packets Broadband 2411a 4g Setup Wizard 98 Device Status o Advanced Settings yy System Tools X Logout 05 06 20 NM Wireless Client Table E oyster Log DHCP Client Table Bridge Table eq 24 DEM um EL ee OO Ob 6b 20 00 97 j amp ssociated 1404 pos Radio Table He
13. name to IP address mapping This is so that you can advertise your router by providing your domain name while Internet users can access the router using the domain name not the router s IP address To activate this feature you need to check the Enable Dynamic DNS Client using DynDN S org box first and then configure the following parameters Hostname the hostname domain name registered with D NS org by you Usemame the username required to log in to the domain name server maintained by DynD NS org Password the password required to log in to the domain name server maintained by D ynD NS org a Dynamic DNS Settings Dperational Mode Password Settings Enable amic DNS Client usin DNS or System Management DynDRS org SNMP Settings Hostname DHCP Server Settings Username D 1 Multiple Virtual Server Settings Special Applications APPIO MAC Filtering Settings IF Filtering Settings Routing Settings Help Wireless Settings Radius Settings Dynamic ONS Settings 47 Chapter Managing your 802 11a g Router T his Chapter covers other management aspects of your 802 11a g Router How to view the device status How to view the system log How to upgrade your 802 11a g Router firmware Howto save or restore configuration changes Howto reboot your 802 11a g Router What if you forgot the password H ow to V iew the device Sta
14. number to be used either a single port number or a range 3 enter the local IP address of the server on your LAN 4 enter its local port number to map to either a single port number or the starting port number of arange 5 followed by pressing the ADD button You can delete a mapping by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED button Note Virtual Server Setting and IP Filtering may affect with each other virtual Server Settings Made Password Settings This allows you ta specify or more applications running an server computers the LAM that System Management may be accessed by any Internet user Internet data destined for the specified public port will be directed to the specified private port number an the LAN client with the specified private IP SNMP Settings address DHCP Server Settings Multiple OM Service Name Virtual Server Settings Public Single BO Special Applications MAC Filtering Settings Range IF Routing Settings Wireless settings Local Starts From 80 Radius Settings Dynamic ONS Settings DELETE SELECTED 36 Spedal A pplications Special applications such as some Internet games are getting to be increasingly popular These applications usually work in the following manner A client can start an Internet game by first registering with a game server
15. s gt enable WPA WiFi Protected Access to assure authorized access as well as to implement privacy of your data WPA comes with two modes 802 1x for enterprise users and PSK Shared K ey for SO HO users 802 11 g Router eatures Compliant with 802 11a 802 11b and 802 11g standards with roaming capability Support of NAT for multiple users to share Internet access routing RIP1 RIP2 support VPN Virtual Private Network support for PPTP pass through Support of PPPoE and PPTP client function for xD SL connections Support of Internet ames WarCraftIIT AO pass through Support of the Virtual Server function Support of the standard Access Point mode for connection to wireless clients Built in DHCP server to assign IP addresses to DHCP client devices on both wired and wireless LAN Multiple security measures to enable IP packet filtering to disable SSID broadcast to define Access Control List to enable WEP based encryption up to 152 bits to enable WPA plus enhanced Security with 802 1x using a primary and a backup RADIUS Server Extensive monitoring capability such as event logging traffic error statistics monitoring Easy configuration and monitoring through the use of Web browser based GUI only support 6 0 or above or SNMP commands from a remote SN MP management station Setup Wizard for easy configuration installation Seting U p the device A local
16. stations IEEE Soe ie Setup Wizard HH Device Status Advanced Settings yu System Tools X Logout SNMP Settings Operational Made Password Settings EST Assign system information System Management gt SNMP Settings System Mame 802 1 latg Router DHCP Server Settings 4 System Location Input Systems Location Multiple DMZ System Contact Input Contact Feson 2 Virtual Server Settings Applications Filtering Settings Assign the SNMP community string IP Filtering Settings community String Far Read public IP Routing Settings a Community String Far rite pirate Wireless Settings Radius Settings f apPLv Dynamic DNS Settings Assign a specific name and IP address for your SNMP trap manager IP Address 1 DELETE SELECTED System Name name that you assign to your 802 11a g Router It is an alphanumeric string of up to 30 characters 31 System Location Description of where your 802 11a g Router is physically located It is an alphanumeric string of up to 60 characters System Contact Contact information for the system administrator responsible for managing your 802 11a g Router It is an alphanumeric string of up to 60 characters Community String For Read If you intend the router to be managed from a remote SNMP management station you need to configu
17. this page will nat take effect until you click FINISH an the save config page Help Device Settings Wireless Settings Save Config 15 CONFIGURE THE ISP PROFILE In the following configuration screen as with the usual convention radio buttons are used to make a selection when only one out of multiple mutually exclusive choices can be selected while square check boxes can be used to select multiple non mutually exclusive choices When configuring the device for Internet access decide which one of the following multiple choices to select through radio buttons 1 You can use a static IP address provided by your ISP to connect to the Internet In this case you need to configure the following information IP Address Assigned by Your ISP the IP address of WAN interface of your router P Subnet Mask the IP subnet mask of the WAN interface of your router SP Gateway IP Address the IP address of your ISP s G ateway DNSIP Address the IP address of the D NS server You use the user name and password assigned by your ISP to connect to the Internet required for the underlying PPPoE protocol In this case you need to configure the following information User Name the username of your ISP account Password the password of your ISP account e Service Name the service name of your ISP account e Connection Type There are 3 options for this option Always on the connection is al
18. E LE netmask Source Any Port C Single C Range From To Dest IP Any Address Single IP Network gl kl dal netmask ol Dest G Port C Single C Range From f DELETE SELECTED Incorrect configuration may cause Undesirable behavior Please refer to the user manual for more details Help 41 IP Routing Sdtings Dynamic Routing enable gateway to exchange the routing table dynamically through LAN port Currently you can choose to use RIPv1 or RIPv2 with Send enabled active mode or disabled passive mode Static Routing If you have routers on your LAN or WAN you can configure static routes on the 802 11a g Router to route network traffic to a specific predefined destination The 802 11a g Router routes packets based only on the packet s destination not on the source of a packet Static Routes are configured when network traffic is directed to a specific destination on the network whether it is the LAN or WAN For instance you can configure the 802 11a g Router to route traffic destined to a particular network to a specific router on the LAN or WAN using the following steps 1 Enter the IP address of the destination network in the D estination N etwork field 2 Enter the subnet in the Subnet Mask field 3 Enter the IP address of the specific router in G ateway IP Address field 4 Select LAN or WAN where is the specific router is from the I
19. EE 802 1 1 ith Setup Wizard 1 i a Configure the ba ettings of the Wireless router T Device Statue hack t statues af the connected devices find the of the Wireless router and more i EO Advanced Haigh ie the DEM rd configure DHCP and virtual Server k F i ma a uium pu static routing table and more be ERE Tools Upgrade rhe firniware reboot the Wireless router and rra Help help wilh commoni asked questions about the WiITKIESS roter Note The IP address of your PC must be in the same IP subnet as 802 Router It is preferred that you configure the PC to obtain an IP address automatically from 802 Router The Home Page of the 802 11a g Router screen will appear with its main menu displayed on the screen showing the following top level choices Setup Wizard Device Status System Tools Advanced Settings and Help Selecting any will allow you to navigate to other configuration menus 13 Broadband Router NU au IEEE 602 11 TX Please enter your password emut s Forgot your password see the User Cade for T OX When you attempt to access a configuration screen from browser menu an administrator login screen will appear prompting you to enter your password to log on Once you are logged in you will not be asked to log in again unless your session expires such as due to inactivit
20. IEEE 802 11a49g WLAN Router USER S GUIDE VERSION 2 0 JULY 2004 Copyright Statement No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher Windows 95 98 Me and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Pentium is trademark of Intel copyright is reserved TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCING THE 802 11A G ROUTER 3 OVERVIEW OF THE 602 1 TAG ROUTER ics scaled oa exe e oie uso veas teca E EUER 4 ROUTER APPLICATION vto t Le pM ML CM EE 4 Pe SECURITY ONER VIE Wirren NUM RU ML P UM M LL LM M MM M ELM M M MM UE 5 S02 PLASGOROUTBR BEATURBS tels ds oM en ML p LM MIL 6 SEDRIPENG P RHEDEVIGE eee ieee tates Mah I Mu I Ea E S duet 6 INSTALLING THE 802 11 ROUTER eee seo eb aces sepe eae o e eo DN E EP eo RC Seo GE SE E E CE epa e spe Pa oPPae Se 7 INTHE mm 7 A PHYSICAL BOOK AT THE BACK PANEL a I E 8 PHY SICAL WOOK AT THE PRONT PAN BI
21. Once you enable the WEP function please make sure that exactly the same WEP key is configured in both the Wireless Router and client stations You can define a key using ASCII or hex characters A WE P128 ASCII key looks like An ASCII key 13 characters while a WE P64 hex key looks like 44 12 24 A8 B2 5 bytes and 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 00 A3 BB 2C as WEP128 hex key Each set of hexadecimal numbers should be separated by dash Key Index Y ou have to specify which of the four keys will be active Please note that some Wireless Client Cards allow hexadecimal characters only Select Security Policy WEP Encryption Enabling encryption will secure data and prevent unauthorized users from accessing your wireless network Identical encrvption keys must be entered on all authorized wireless clients Passphrase for 128 bit GENERATE Select one of the WEP keys for the wirless network Encrypt data transmitting with WEP Eey 1 WEP Key 1 WEP J ASCID WEP Key 2 WEPOJ ASCID WEP Key 3 WEP d ASCID WEP Key 4 WEP J ASCID WEEP ACC Me C BACK NEXT NOTE To access the wire 128 ust have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled WEF152 ASCII WEPI52 Hex 802 Ix IEEE 802 1x is an IEEE standard which is based on a framework that involves stations to be authenticated called Supplicant an authentication server a RADIUS Server that provides authen
22. PC on either the wired or wireless LAN network can manage the 802 11a g Router To do this the 802 11 Router must have an IP address which can be statically configured or is dynamically obtained from a D HCP server on the LAN Chapter Installing the 802 11a49g Router T his section describes the installation procedure for your 802 11a g Router It starts with a summary of the content of the package you have purchased followed by steps of how to connect and power up your 802 11 Router Finally it describes how to configure a Windows PC to communicate with your 802 11a g Router W hat s in the Box The 802 11a g Router package comes with the following items One 802 11la g Router One5V DC 2A power adapter with a barrel connector QOneCD contains 802 11a g Router User Guide physical look at the back pand T he following illustration shows the rear panel of 802 11a g Router 5V 2A RESET LAN WAN 1 4 RJ 45 10 100 Switch connectors for connecting to PCs and workstations or connecting extemal Ethemet hub or switch with auto sensing 2 1 RJ 45 WAN connector for connecting to Internet via AD SL Cable modem 3 1 DC 5V 2A power connector for connecting through a DC power adapter included as part of the product to the wall power outlet 4 1 Reset button to restore the device back to the factory settings physical look at the front The LEDs on the front of the 802 11a g Router refle
23. VE OR RESTORE CONFIGURATION CHANGES cccccssccsscccsscesccesccescceusceesccescceucseesscesccesceesseuceuaes 55 HOW TO REBOOT YOUR 802 1 1LA G 57 WHAT YOU FORGOT THE 57 SPECIFICATION M 58 Chapter Introducing the 802 11a g Router This manual gives a basic introduction to 802 11 Wireless Router It provides information to configure the 802 11a g Router to operate in common applications such as connecting to the Internet We ll describe how to use your web browser to configure the 802 11a g Router and to perform various management functions e g upgrading the software or viewing the system log a task that can be useful in ongoing operations T his manual consists of the following chapters and appendixes Chapter One Introdudion summarizes features and capabilities of the 802 11a g Router Chapter T wo Installing the 802 11a g Router gives steps you should follow to install the 802 11a g Router and configure your PCs Chapter Three Configuring the 802 11a g Router describes how to log in to the Web Manager the browser screen and steps needed to configure your 802 11a g Rou
24. client devices on your LAN you don t have to apply for and assign IP addresses to PCs on your network ACCESSING SERVERS FROM THE PUBLIC NETWORK If you want special servers to be accessible to remote users across the Internet e g an e mail server an FTP server or a web server you can configure the 802 11a g Router to proxy the service using its public IP address It means a remote user can access the server by using 802 11a g Router s IP address Upon receiving a request the 802 11a g Router will re direct the request to the actual server on your local network OPERATING AS AN ACCESS POINT Additionally the Wireless Router can also be configured as an Access Point and acts as the central point of your local wireless network supporting a data rate of up to 54 Mbps It allows client devices on your wireless network to access the Intemet to communicate with other wireless devices on your wireless network or to communicate with devices on your wired LAN network Since 802 119 is based on the same 2 46 Hz radio band as the 802 11b technology the 802 11a4 g Router can inter operate with existing 11Mbps 802 11b devices Therefore you can protect your existing investment in 802 11b client cards and migrate to the high speed 802 11g standard as your needs grow Besides the 802 11a g Router also provides connection to 802 11a client devices It can provide both 002 11a and 802 11b g connections simultaneously Wired to Wireles
25. corresponding PPPoE session There are four types of traffic patterns that you can use After you checked a traffic pattern and clicked the APPLY button you have to configure the details by selecting the item in the Session Table and click the EDIT TRAFFIC PATTERN button IP Address Range Network Packets with destination IP address within the range or network configured are matched Port Range TCP UDP packets with the source or destination port in the configured range are matched Keyword IP packets with a payload containing a string matching the configured keyword are matched NetBIO S NetBIO S packets are matched Multiple PPPoE usage can be well illustrated by the following diagram Gro up Access Traffic Pattern IP FTP Keyword NetBll Cis LAN Type 192 1B5B 1 x 172 1 2 19 Broadband Router i Met 5 Device Status o Advanced Settings We System Tools gt Logout Multiple PPPoE Settings p gt Multiple PPPoE Device IP Device IP sellings Wireless Settings Wireless Settings F Gave Save Config DELETE SELECTED EDIT TRAFFIC PATTERN Session UserName Password Connection Always on MTU 1492 bytes 128 1500 MRU 1492 bytes 1 1500 LAH Type Enable LAN Type Access IP Address o 0 0 Metmask o 0 0 Traffic Pattern IP Address Range Port Range Keyword
26. ct Protocol gt Inthe Select Network Protocol dialog box select Microsoft gt Inthe Network Protocols area of the same dialog box select TCP IP and click OK With TCP IP installed select T CP IP from the list of Network Components In the TCP IP window check each of the tabs and verify the following settings Bindings Select Client for Microsoft Networks and Files and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks G ateway All fields are blank D NS Configuration Select Disable D NS WINS Configuration Select Use D HCP for WINS Resolution IP address Select the O btain IP address automatically radio button Reboot the PC 11 Configuring a PC running M S W indows X P 2000 Click the Start button and choose Control Panel in Classic View In the Control Panel double click Network Connections Double click Local Area Connection In the LAN Area Connection Status window select Internet Protocol T CP IP and click Properties 9 select the O an IP address automatically and the O btain D NS server address automatically radio buttons 6 Click OK to finish the configuration gt Confirming your 5 IP Configuration T here are two tools useful for finding out a computer s IP address and default gateway WINIPCFG for Windows 95 98 Me Select the Start button and choose Run Type winipcfg and a window will appear listing the IP configuration Y ou can also type winipcfg in the MS DOS prompt The p
27. ct the operational status of the unit 802 11a g Router LED Description No LAN i Flashing Green XMT RCV Data XMT RCV Data XMT RCV Data XMT RCV Data Under boot up onneding C ables Follow these steps to install your 802 11a g Router Step 1 Connect ADSL Cable modem to the Wireless Router WAN port using CAT5 UTP LAN cable Step 2 Connect a PC Workstation to one of the LAN ports of the Wireless Router Step 3 Connect one end of the adapter to the Wireless Router and plug the other end into an electrical outlet N page vam Tt uy Serpens i ISP Primary High L ed Configuration Steps Required for the 802 11a g Router This section describes configuration required for the 802 11a g Router before it can work properly in your network Normally devices on both LANs except for servers are configured to obtain their IP addresses automatically Depending on whether there is a separate DHCP server available in your LAN environment network thus to determine if you need to enable the built in DHCP server in the Wireless Router The following configuration step assumes that the router s built in DHCPS will be used Additionally since you need to perform various configuration changes to the 802 11a g Router including SSID Channel number the WEP key etc it is necessary to associate a fixed IP address with the 802 11a g Router which is why the 802 11a g Router will b
28. different security policy to provide association authentication and or data encryption Wireless Settings Hetwork ID SSID wlan US sud All wireless clients must use the same Network 5510 in arder to gt Wireless Settings associate with the same wireless network save Contig Disable 5510 Broadcasting Regulatory Domain FCC VLAN Standard for Radio 1 Moda Channel 36 WI AH Standard for Radio 2 Moda Channel 1 Select Security Policy None f BACK NEXT HOTE T o access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled 22 You can use WEP encryption to protect your data when you are transmitting data in the wireless network There are types of keys 64 WE P64 128 WEP 128 and 152 WEP 152 bits You can configure up to 4 keys using either ASCII or H exadecimal format Key Settings For WEP64 and WEP128 you can enter a Passphrase a key of up to 32 alphanumerical characters choose 64 bit and press the Generate button to generate four WEP64 keys in the entries below or choose 128 bit and press the Generate button to generate one WEP128 key in the first entry Alternatively and for WEP152 you can manually configure each of them When you manually configure a key the length for a WEP64 key must be equal to 5 for a WEP128 key it must be equal to 13 and fora WEP152 key it must be equal to 16
29. e following Cloned MAC address square check box your 802 11a g Router allows a MAC address to be configured and cloned in the router to simulate a PC If the device is a PC based on WIN 95 98 Me you can run winipcfg to find out the MAC Address of its LAN card If the device is a PC based on WIN 2000 NT XP you need to run ipconfig all to find out MAC address of its LAN card 17 Hroscdbanci puter 1 lat i Le isp Settings Em Ep pening meos IP your SP has assigned you a static IP address select this button and enter the information below am oe iP Address Assigned by P B bc fp pP IEPGawwaylPAdess ff If your ISP already provides you with PPPoE authentication information select this button and enter the Information below UmrHams Passwort fT name Demand s MTU 1492 122 1500 MRU 14532 11500 Session Type Hemd if your ISP already provides you with a Host Hama select this button and enter the information belur WHC Narr CEP sius ISP already provides you with PPIP authentication information this button and enter the information below Local IP address JA b hb Aa PPTPP P b B PPTP
30. e happy with its operation 54 ow to Save Restore C onfiguration C hanges You can save system configuration settings to a file and later download it back to the 802 11 9 Router system by following the steps below Step 1 Select Configuration Save and Restore from the System Tools menu and the following screen displays Me Setup Wizard 988 Device Status o Advanced Settings da System Tools Xj Logout Configuration Save and Restore Firmware Upgrade Configuration Click SAVE TO FILE to save your configuration to a management host Save and Restore Factory Default SAVE TO FILE Reboot System Select the text configure file by clicking Browse then click RESTORE FROM FILE RESTORE FROM FILE HOTE Some browsers would fail ta locate the configuration file when there is any localized character in the configuration file path Step 2 Click SAVE TO FILE and then select a local file to save to or click RESTORE FROM FILE and then select a local file to upload 55 H ow to Restore the System Settings to the D You can restore the system settings to the factory defaults Step 1 Select Factory D efault from the System T ools menu and the following screen displays Broadband Ac jie Setup Wizard ll Device Status Advanced Settings System Tools Logout pas ES SIE TONS A Factory Default Firmware Upgrade Configuration Save and Restore
31. e shipped with a factory default private IP address of 192 168 1 1 and a network mask of 255 255 255 0 10 Sating up a W indows PC or wirdess dient as D H CP dients The following will give detailed steps of how to configure a PC or a wireless client to obtain IP addresses automatically For other types of configuration please refer to the corresponding user manual For the case of using a LAN attached PC the PC must have an Ethernet interface installed properly be connected to the 802 11a g Router either directly or through an external LAN switch and have TCP IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a D HCP server in the network For the case of using a wireless client the client must also have a wireless interface installed properly be physically within the radio range of the 802 11a g Router and have TCP IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a D HCP server in the network Configuringa PC running M S W indows 95 98 Me gt Br c Click Start Button and select Settings Click the Control Panel The Win95 98 Me Control Panel will appear O pen the Network setup window by double clicking the Network icon Check your list of Network items If T CP IP is already installed proceed to step 5 Otherwise You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation of TCP IP gt ClicktheADD button gt Inthe Network Component Type dialog box sele
32. ete a mapping by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED button DHCP Table Press this button will cause the screen to jump to D HCP client table page 34 Multiple 7 T he router supports multiple software D MZ ports and they are implemented through software When the router receives incoming data from the Internet it will search through an internal address translation table to perform address translation function If a match can be found the data will be forwarded to the corresponding device in your local LAN otherwise the data will be dropped or forwarded to the default D MZ if it is configured An additional feature is to allow devices with WAN IP addresses to be used by the Internet users to access private devices in your local LAN In this case you need to configure the mapping between the WAN IP address and the private IP address To add the default D MZ you need to select Default DMZ and enter the local DMZ IP address followed by pressing the ADD button To add a device for multiple D MZ first select Multiple DMZ add a mnemonic name a public WAN IP address and the local DMZ IP address on the LAN followed by pressing the ADD button You can delete a D MZ entry by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED button Pot E ed if Setup Wizard B Device Status V Advanced Settings system Tools AJ Logout Multiple DMZ Operational Made Password set
33. etwork Architecture Type Infrastructure Bridge Mode WDS Wireless Transfer Data Rate for EEE 802 11a Draft Standard IEEE 802 11a Standard 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 amp 6 Mbps with auto fallback Wireless Transfer Data Rate for EEE 802 119 Draft Standard IEEE 802 11g Standard 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 amp 6 Mbps with auto fallback Wireless Transfer Data Rate for EEE 802 11b Physical Specification 11 5 5 2 amp 1 Mbps with auto fallback External Power Adapter with DC5v 2A Input Dimension 164 3 L x 170 W x 36 5 H mm Desktop Installation Wall Ceiling Mountable Hardware amp Antenna 3 x RJ 45 4x 10 100 Mbps Ethernet Switch Auto MDI MDI X for LAN ports 1 x RJ 45 for WAN 1 x RJ 45 for DMZ 1 x Reset Button 2x External Antenna 9 x LED 1 x Power 1 x Diag 1 x WLAN 1 x WAN LINK ACT 4 x LAN LINK ACT 1 x DMZ LINK ACT DHCP Server Build in DHCP server Support static DHCP assignment Security VPN Support IP Sec L2TP PPTP pass through NAT amp Firewall Support special applications including H323 NetMeeting internet gaming Default private receiver Software DMZ Virtual server Filtering IP Routing Rip vl amp v2 Static and default route Management Web Based Management Tool UPnP SNMP V1 amp V2 MIB Ethernet MIB II 802 11 Command line interface with Telenet Upload amp download test based configuration file vis HTTP br
34. ewing Syslog server IP address The IP address of the PC where the Syslog daemon is running 29 Di Miperational Mode E Passwnrd Settings SNMP Settings DHCP Server Settings Multiple DMZ E Virtual Server Settings Special Applications MAC Filtering Settings 2 IP Filtering Settings E IF Routing settings gt Wireless Settings Radius Settings Raz hl Dynamic ONS Settings sl Zs A System Management Remote Management Allow management from all remate IP addresses Allow remote management for only 2 WAN IP addresses Remote management IP address 1 o p 0 0 Remote management address 2 o p 0 Dem remate management from all WAN IP addresses System Administration Ma Bo timeout jo minutes UPnP Enable UPnP Disable Ping W Disable ning from Internet syslog Enable Syslog Syslog server address D c D fo APPLY NOTE Syslog is a standard for logging system events ETF RFC 3164 System event messages generated by the wireless access pointwillbe sentto a Syslog daemon running on a server identified by this IP address Help 30 SN MP Sdtings T his screen allows you to configure SNMP parameters including the system name the location and contact information Additionally you can configure the 802 11a g Router to send SNMP Traps to remote SNMP management stations Traps are unsolicited alert messages that 802 11a g Router sends to remote management
35. lp Device Information d P gt Firmware Version 1 00e1 Device 182 158 1 1 Device MAC O0 D0B BB 87 15 A3 51 Bridge T able The bridge table shows all MAC entries leamed from the wired LAN interface wireless clients and WD 5 peers 3 Bridge Table E system Lag AX DHCP Client Table gt T o m sek rl 1 lant landilocal lan rlocal eth rlocal Wireless Client Table gt Bridge Table va Table Device Information Help Firmware Version 1 00e1 Device IP 192 158 1 1 Device O0 O8 6B 6 7 16 43 an IP Unassigned LEAF RE 00 0 65 67 16 0 00 05 65 67 16 1 0 05 61 67 16 3 52 Radio T able T he radio table shows the information of each radio including the current mode channel number of clients associated number of packets transmitted and received and number of errors happened avstem Log DHCP Client Table oui B L _ Device Information Broadband outer IEEE SHE 1 Radio Table radial 56 1551 radioz g 10 D 0 2 0 Firmware Version 1 00281 Device IP 182 158 1 1 Device MAC U DB BB 57 15 A3 Wan IP 53 U porading Firmware You can upgrade your 802 11a g Routers firmware the software that controls your 802 1la g Router s operation Normally this is done when a new version of fi
36. m Tools Xj Logout mm Ld HE tup Wizard Save Config 2 Time Settings 2 SP Settings gt You have completed the setup wizard configuration Click FINISH to save these settings Lievice IP Settings m wireless settings K f FINISH gt cave Contig Alternatively you can also click the Back button to go back to previous configuration screens for more changes Note If you change the router s IP address to a different IP network address space as soon as you click on FINISH you will no longer be able to communicate with your 802 Router Y ou need to change your IP address and then re boot your computer in order to resume the communication 25 Chapter Advanced Settings T his section contains advanced setting procedures for the 802 11a g Router It describes modifications that normally you may not need for basic system operation O ne exception is changing your password it is highly recommended that you change the default factory setting as soon as you start to use your 802 11a g Router O perational M ode Before you start to use the device you need to select the operational mode to be wireless AP only or both Internet gateway and wireless A P Wireless Access Point only When this is selected the router operates in the AP only Mode and connects Wireless Client Users to the Ethernet WAN gt Intemet Gateway Wireless Access Point When this is selected the route
37. ngs BER Wireless Settings Radius settings Dynamic DNS Settings B Wo Setup Wizard HA Device Status special Applications Same Internet applications such as Instant Messaging or Games in particular use groups of ports and are not easy to work behind a firewall To work well with these special applications we will open ports to lettraffic pass through Before you set up special application please see your applications help far such information select an Application select on Trigger Ports Trigger Protocol rer Opened Opened Protocol TEP DELETE SELECTED You can use up ta 3 sets of opened parts for a specific application The opened ports can be seperated by a comma and spaces are allowed e g 2300 2305 4300 4305 5300 5305 Help 38 MA C Filtering Sdtings The 802 11a g Router allows you to define a list of MAC addresses One of three mutually exclusive rules can be selected to forward filter data packets based on these MAC addresses gt Disable MAC address control list When this radio button is selected no MAC address filtering will be performed Enable GRANT address control list When this radio button is selected only packets received from the wireless LAN interface with the configured MAC addresses will be allowed forwarded Enable DENY address control list When this radio button is selected onl
38. nterface menu 6 Click Add IP Routing Table The Routing Table shows a list of destinations that the IP software maintains on each host and router The destination network IP address subnet mask gateway address and the corresponding interface are displayed Note The 802 11a g Router can support up to 128 static route entries 42 4 a d o Setup Wizard Device Status n Advanced Setlings M COL PNEU ACHT TE LL AIP Routing Settings E Operational Made Dynamic Routing 21 system Management EJ SMMP Settings Select the routing protocol scheme used for the router s LAM part EI DHCP Server Settings L2 Multiple DMZ M Virtual Server Settings P3 Special Applications L MAC Filtering Settings LIP Filtering Settings gt IP Routing Settings APPLY E Wireless Settings Disable C RIP1 Send Recewe RIP1 Receive Only C RIP2 Send Recewe RIP2 Receive Only Radius Settings Static Routing FJ Dynamic ONS Settings Wel This allows you to manually configure static network routes Static routes will override routes learned by standard routing protocol discover methods Destination IP Address NN fo subnet Mask D NN Gateway IP Address NN b e D Interface Count ADD To add a static route enter the information above and click ADD IP Routing Table Seon SUAE il Seer ar nee as
39. ollowing range DHCP Server Settings Multiple DMZ Lease Time L0080 minutes C Virtual Server Settings From 132 188 1 Special Applications To 192 168 1 254 APPLY MAC Filtering Settings Carri E T T 1 Sl IP Filtering Settings Assigns the following IP address to the client with the following MAC address gt IP Routing Settings Wireless Settings MAC Address o po po foo foo Radius Settings IP Address 1824584 2 Dynamic DNS Settings f ADD Address DELETE SELECTED gt gt DHCP Table 33 You can select one of following two ways to assign IP addresses Assigns IP addresses to wired or wireless clients from the following range When IP addresses are assigned to a requesting D HCP client after the lease time the client is expected to renew the lease Its default value is 10080 minutes The from and to range of IP addresses to be assigned to requesting D HCP clients can be configured manually with the default being 2 to 254 After you enter the information you should press APPLY Assigns the following IP address to the client with the following MAC address You can also specify the IP address to be assigned to a device with a pre configured MAC address You can add such a mapping by entering a MAC address and the IP address to be assigned followed by pressing the ADD button Up to 20 mappings can be added You can del
40. on the Internet Other clients can using the corresponding protocol join the game by checking with the server and deciding if to join the game A client can leave the game at any time If the initiating client is behind your router you need to add the application by performing the following configuration Select an application Select an application that you want to add to the supported list You should choose Other if your application is not explicitly shown in the list N ame You can provide a mnemonic name Trigger Port You need to specify based on instructions provided by your application s user manual the UD P TCP port number in the router that the initiating client uses to start an nternet game Trigger Type Select UD P TCP or both for the trigger port O pened ports Y ou need to specify the port numbers in the router that joining clients can use to communicate with the initiating client again based on instructions provided by your application user manual Public T ype Select UD P TCP or both for the O pened ports After you finish the above you press the ADD button to add an entry to the table You can delete an entry by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED button 37 pasword Settings System Management SNMP Settings BHCF Server Settings Multiple DMZ EI virtual Sever Settings gt MAC Filtering Settings IP Filtering Settings IP Routing Setti
41. onfigure wireless related parameters of your 802 11a g Router Network Name SSID The SSID is the network name used to identify a wireless network The SSID must be the same for all devices in the wireless network Several Routers on a network can have the same SSID The SSID can be up to 32 characters long This SSID is used for both radios i e 002 11a and 802 11 b g Disable SSID Broadcasting An access point periodically broadcasts its SSID along with other information which allows client stations to learn its existence while searching for Routers in the wireless network Select Disable if you do not want the device to broadcast the SSID Regulatory Domain This place shows the regulatory domain where the device is running This field cannot be changed by regulation WLAN standard for Radio 1 2 Here you can set the configuration for each radio Mode For radio 1 you can select it to run 802 protocol or 802 11a turbo if the regulation allows protocol For radio 2 you can select it to run 802 11g only protocol or the 802 11b g mix mode allowing both 802 11b and 802 11g to co exist Channel Select the channel from the available list to match your network settings All devices in the wireless network must use the same channel and share the total bandwidth available N ote The available channels are different from country to country and for different WLAN mode Security Policy Y ou can select
42. ou can define more than one sessions by using this option The primary session is configured at the ISP Settings page and other sessions are configured at the Multiple PPPoE page 3 You use DHCP to connect to the Internet most likely through a cable modem connection In this case your ISP may require you to configure the Host Computer N ame Host ame The Host Name provided by your ISP 4 You use PPTP to connect to the Internet In this case your ISP requires you to configure PPTP s tunnel IP address the username and password In this case configure the static IP address as in the above and then configure the following information PPTP Local IP Address the IP address on the local side of the PPTP tunnel provided by your ISP PPTP IP Netmask the Netmask on the local side of the PPTP tunnel provided by your ISP PPTP Remote IP Address the IP address of the remote side of the PPTP tunnel provided by your ISP User N ame the username of your ISP account Password the password of your ISP account Idle time The Idle Timeout is the number of seconds of inactivity before the connection is taken down Its value should be between 0 to 60 minutes with 5 minutes being the default value and 0 meaning the connection will never time out 9 Cloned MAC Address Some ISPs expect a PC to be connected to their service and use the MAC address of this PC s LAN card for identification purposes By checking th
43. owser Firmware upgrade via HTTP browser SysLog DNS DNS relay amp Dynamic DNS WAN Encapsulation Static DHCP client PPPoE client PPTP client IP Address Assignment DHCP Client Static Address Environmental Specification Operation Temperature 0 40 Storage Temperature 20 65 Operating Humidity 10 90 without Condensation EMC Certification FCC UL Certificate Wi Fi Class 5 GHz 802 11a Wi Fi Class 2 4 GHz 802 11g Planning 58
44. r will function as an Internet access sharing device as well as a wireless AP gt Intemet Gateway Wireless Access Point with WDS Support When this is selected the router will function as an Internet access sharing device as well as a wireless A P plus the mode to participate in the wireless distribution system This could broaden the WLAN scope across several AP s You should add all the WD S participants MAC addresses with a mnemonic name in addition When adding a WD 5 participant you also have to select the radio i e Radio1 or Radio2 that the participant will be connected with 26 gt Password settings System Management SNMP Settings DHCP Server Settings Multiple DMZ Virtual Server Settings gt Special Applications gt MAC Filtering Settings IP Filtering settings IP Routing Settings Wireless Settings gt Radius Settings Dynamic DNS Settings ms setup Wizard mi Device Status 4 Operational Mode Select the common operational made C wireless access point only internet gateway wireless access point C internet gateway wireless access point with WDS support Select an Antenna to configure Radiol APPLY C Radio Additional configurations for WDS made 7 I j L J E EZ ADD DELETE SELECTED 27 Password Settings Your 802 11a4g Router comes with a default factory password of pas
45. re a read only community string for read only operation The community string is an alphanumeric string of up to 15 characters Community String For Write For read write operation you need to configure a write community string A trap manager is a remote SNMP management station where special SNMP trap messages are generated by the router and sent to in the network Y ou can define trap managers in the system You can add a trap manager by entering a name an IP address followed by pressing the ADD button You can delete a trap manager by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED button You enable a trap manager by checking the Enable box in the corresponding entry or disable the trap manager by un checking the Enable box 32 DHCP Sever Seting The DHCP server option allows 802 11a g Router to assign IP addresses to D HCP client devices on your wired or wireless LAN to obtain IP addresses automatically If you want the Router to act as a DHCP server and assign private IP addresses to requesting DHCP clients on the LAN you need to check the Enable DH CP Server box Setup Wizard HW Device Status Advanced Setlings System Tools Xj Logout e DHCP Server Settings gt ijperational Made Password Settings Enable DHCP Server i System Management g El SMP Settings Assigns IP addresses to wired and wireless clients from the f
46. rmware offers new features that you want or solves problems you have encountered when using the current version System upgrade can be performed through the System Upgrade option as follows Step 1 Select System Tools then Firmware Upgrade from the menu and the following screen displays N _ WM Broadband Router A IEEE B24 dato Setup Wizard 888 Device Status oO Advanced Settings K System Tools Xj Logout P a Firmware Upgrade gt Firmware Upgrade Configuration Digit Selectthe firmware file by clicking Browse then click UPGRADE Factory Default Reboot System NOTE 1 not power aff the router while Upgrading the firmware 2 browsers would fail ta locate the firmware file when there is any localized character in the firmware file path za Step 2 To update 802 11a g Router firmware first download the firmware from the distributor s Web site to your local disk Then from the above screen enter the path and filename of the firmware or click Browse to select the path and filename of the firmware Next Click the Upgrade button The new firmware will begin loading to your 802 11a g Router After a message appears telling you that the operation is complete you need to reset the system to have the new firmware take effect lt gt Note It is recommended that you do not upgrade your 802 Router if you ar
47. rocedure required to set a static IP address is not too much different from the procedure required to set to obtain IP addresses dynamically except that instead of selecting obtain IP addresses dynamically you should specify the IP address explicitly Conneding M ore D Through A Hub To The802 11a4 g Router The Wireless Router provides four LAN ports to allow up to four PCs or Workstations to be connected to it directly If you want to connect more devices you can connect an external hub or switch to any of the LAN ports using a LAN cable v lt Y Plu this end into any port ofa hub or afeh 12 Chapter Basic Configuration of the 802 11a49 Router This section contains basic configuration procedure for the 802 11a g Router It describes how to set up 802 11a g Router for Internet Access operation and how to set up the LAN configuration The 802 11a g Router is designed so that all basic configuration may be easily invoked through the a standard Web browser such as Internet Explorer Currently only the Intemet Explorer 6 0 or above is supported To access the WLAN 11a g Router s management interface for the first time enter the default IP address of the WLAN 11a g Router in your Web browser http 192 168 1 1 fey Ero adband Router Manager Microsoft Internet Explore File Edit Favorites Tools Help Back m x Address amp http 192 168 1 1 Broadband Router IE
48. s Network Extension OR Internet temet Access Device Notebook with Wireless PC Card Ad aper Broadband Router y LN a LS A i ya Wired LAN PC with Wireless e PCI Adapt t Making WLAN Connections A Security Overview More and more people are concemed about protecting your local network from the Intemet The 802 11a g Router provides several ways to keep your network secure gt Devices on your wired or wireless network are assigned private addresses therefore remote users from the Internet cannot see nor access them gt The 80211a g Router implements IP packet filtering with SPI Stateful Packet Inspection capabilities which you can use to selectively filter discard packets to from the Internet gt You can selectively restrict management from remote devices To address the growing security concern in a wireless LAN environment different levels of security can also be enabled in the 802 11a g Router including gt disable SSID broadcast so to restrict association to only client stations that are already pre configured with correct SSID 5 gt To enable WEP Wireless Encryption Protocol encryption to implement privacy of your data gt Support of Access Control List to allow you to grant deny access to from specified wireless stations using MAC addresses gt Provisioning of centralized authentication through 802 1x and RAD IUS Server
49. sword After you start using the router you should change the default password To change the password press the Password Settings button to enter the Password Settings screen enter the current password followed by the new password twice The entered characters will appear as asterisks If you forgot the password the only way to recover it is to return the device to its default state as shipped from the factory To restore the password to the default password please refer to the section What if I forgot the Password in the user manual Password Settings Change Password Operational Made System Management To change your administrative password enter your current password and then the new SNMP Settings password twice DHCP Server Settings Current Password Multiple _ Virtual Server Settings iocus ll 2 Special Applications Re enterNewPassword MAC Filtering Settings IF Filtering Settings ISO gt Routing Settings Wireless Settings Radius Settings gt Help Dynamic ONS Settings 28 System M anagement Clicking the System Management button allows system related parameters to be configured for the 802 11a g Router Remote Management The remote management feature allows you to manage your 802 Router remotely through the use of an HTTP browser The system allows you to 1 allow remote management from all WAN IP addresses to
50. ter for specific applications It gives easy to follow instructions for quick Internet access and provides a guide to basic 802 11a g Router configuration Chapter Four A dvanced Configuration provides information on advanced router configuration Chapter Five anagng your 802 11 g Router explains other management features of the 802 11a g Router Overview of the 802 11a g Router The 802 11a g Router is a small desktop router that sits between your local Ethemet network and remote network e g the Internet The 902 Router contains a WAN port connecting to an extemal AD SL Cable modem a four port 10 100Mbps Ethemet switch for connection to PCs on your local wired network and two wireless interfaces for connection to your local wireless network one supports 802 11a another can be configured to support either both 802 11b and 802 11g or 802 11g only both radios support a data rate of up to 54 Mbps D ata comes into 802 11a g Router from the local wired and wireless LAN and then is routed to the Internet and vice versa 802 11a g Router A pplications ACCESSING THE INTERNET The most common use of the 802 11a g Router is to provide shared Intemet access to allow everyone on your LAN to surf the web and send receive emails or files The 802 11a g Router can automatically acquire a public IP address when connecting to the Internet In turn it will automatically assign IP addresses to PCs requesting DHCP
51. the Enable Primary Server box and configure the following parameters Server IP The IP address of the RAD IUS server Port N umber The port number your RADIUS server uses for authentication The default setting is 1812 Shared Secret This is used by your RADIUS server in the Shared Secret field in RADIUS protocol messages The shared secret configured in 802 11 Router must match the shared secret configured in the RAD IUS server T he shared secret can contain up to 64 alphanumeric characters Enable Secondary Server To configure the secondary server check the Enable Secondary Server box and configure the same parameters as for the primary server RADIUS Server Retry Times The number of times the 802 11a g Router should attempt to contact the primary server before giving up RADIUS Server Reattempt Period After failed to contact the primary RADIUS server the 802 11a g Router will re attempt to contact the primary server every this mount of minutes Enable MAC Address Access Control MAC address filtering requires a MAC address filter table to be created in either the 802 1la g Router and or the RADIUS server During the 802 11 Authentication phase the MAC address filter table is searched for a match against the wireless client s MAC address to determine whether the station is to be allowed or denied to access the network To leverage a RADIUS server for MAC address access control check the box here 45
52. tication services and an authenticator that provides necessary translation and mediating functions between the authentication server and stations to be authenticated in this case your 802 11a g Router 23 During EAP authentication 802 1la g Router relays authentication messages between RADIUS server and clients being authenticated 802 1x allows users to leverage a RADIUS server to do association authentications You can also enable dynamic WEP keys 64 128 152 bit to have data encryption Then you do not have to enter the WEP key manually because it will be generated automatically and dynamically N ote After you have finished the configuration wizard you have to configure the Radius Settings in Advanced Settings in order to make the 802 1x function work Select Security Policy 802 11 Select key length for WEF rekeving 6t bit Rekey interval 300 WPA PSK Wi Fi Protected Access WPA with Pre Shared K ey PSK provides better security than WEP keys It does not require a RADIUS server in order to provide association authentication but you do have to enter a shared key for the authentication purpose The encryption key is generated automatically and dynamically Pre shared Key This is an ASCII string with 8 to 63 characters Please make sure that the 802 11a g Router and the wireless client stations use the same key Encryption There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP AES While CCMP provides
53. tings The 2 function can be enabled only if you have more than one public WAH IP System Management address aMMP Settings Server Settings gt Multiple Local DMZ IP address 192 168 1 Virtual Server Settings Select a DMZ type Default OMZ C Multiple DMZ special Applications Filtering Settings IP Filtering Settings IP Routing Settings Radius Settings lt lt lt Dynamic DNS Settings f DELETE SELECTED NOTE server iz a common term used to describe the default virtual server If the server is selected Internet traffic not destined for a valid virtual server is redirected ta this privately addressed LAN client This can Used together with a seperate firewall device to perfarm additional security functions 35 V irtual Server Settings A Virtual Server is a server built on a single or a cluster of real servers A D MZ server is a term commonly used to describe the default Virtual Server the router will redirect all traffic from the Internet without a valid port address mapping to this device An HTTP server with a private IP address on the LAN allows access from the Internet by mapping a special port to the HTTP server In this case the HTTP service will be mapped to a special port of the Router You can add a virtual server mapping by 1 selecting the service name such as HTTP FTP TELNET SMTP POP3 CUSTOM 2 enter the public port
54. tus You can monitor the system status and get general device information from the Device Information screen Device Information Firmware Version 1 00e1 Device IP 192 158 1 1 Device MAC DU UB BB 57 15 A3 Wan IP Unassigned Wan 00 0 6 67 16 2 Wireless MAC 1 00 0 6 67 16 1 Wireless 00 0 6 67 16 0 Gateway IP Unassigned DHS IP 154 57 128 1 Uptime dd hh mm 0 05 35 48 H ow to V iew System L og The 802 11a g Router maintains a system log that you can use to track events that have occurred in the system Such event messages can sometimes be helpful in determining the cause of a problem that you may have encountered You can select System Log on the left to view log events recorded in the system The System Log entries are shown in the main screen along with the log level the severity level of messages that are being displayed a low number such as 2 means critical and the uptime the amount of time since the 802 11a g Router was last reset The maximum number of entries is 128 If there are more than 128 entries older entries will be deleted Vine Statt gt avstem Log DHCF Client Table Wireless Client Table X Bridge 25 Radio Table Device Information Firmware Version 1 0021 Device IP 182 158 1 1 Device MAC D DB BB 587 15 A3 System Log Log Level Jan 1 00 00 25 R8 2 esp Link Up an interface
55. ules could be configured You can delete an entry by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED button Please Note that IP filtering is a sophisticated feature that can severely impact your Router operation Please be sure that you fully understand it before you use this feature If you make any mistakes it can produce dramatic and potentially undesirable results 40 pa Bi 7 1 E J Operational Mode il Password Settings System Management pi L SNMP Settings gt DHCP Server Settings Multiple DMZ EJ Virtual Server Settings special Applications MAC Filtering Settings gt F IP Routing Settings ES Wireless Settings gt Radius Settings c Dynamic DNS Settings RE Broadband ml UR a d J System Tools X Logout ag 65 E IP Filtering Settings This allows you to define rules for allowing denying access from the Internet Disable IP filtering IP filtering is performed C Grant IP access Data traffic satisting rules below are allowed fornvarded C Deny IP access Data traffic satisting rules below are denieditiltered Define an IP filtering rule Name IP Protocol Apply to Outbound to the Internet C Inbound fram the Internet Source IP Any Address Single IP X TET Network el LE L
56. value of 2346 If you experience a high packet error rate you should slightly decrease the Fragmentation Threshold DTIM Interval The 802 11a g Router buffers packets for stations that operate in the power saving mode A Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM contains information on which power conserving stations have packets waiting to be received The DTIM interval specifies how often beacon frames should contain D TIMs It should have a value between 1 and 255 with a default value of 3 Wireless Settings Made Password Settings Beacon Interval 100 msec t range 20 1000 default 100 Management rang BOWE SEMI RTS Threshold 294 bytes range 0 2347 default 2347 DHCP Server Settings Multiple DMZ Fragmentation 2346 bytes range 256 2346 default 2346 Virtual Server Settings DTIM Interval range 1 255 default 3 Special Applications MAC Filtering Settings Radio 1 Transmit Power 100 Power v IF Filtering Settings Radio 2 Transmit Power 1009 Power Routing Settings Wireless Settings gt irele etting APPLY Radius Settings Dynamic ONS Settings 44 RA DIUS Seting RADIUS Remote Access Dial In User Service servers provide centralized authentication services to wireless clients Up to two RADIUS servers can be defined one acting as a primary and the other as a backup Enable Primary Server To configure the primary server check
57. ways on no matter there is traffic or not If the connection is lost e g the PPPoE server is down or the ADSL Cable line is disconnected the connection will be brought up right after the connection is recovered Demand Dialing the connection will be brought up only when there is traffic That is it requires an outgoing packet to trigger the connection Manual Users have to bring up and take down the connection manually e This is to set the values of MTU Maximum Transmit Unit and MRU Maximum Receive Unit that is used between the 802 11 a g Router and the ISP device at the other side Users are not encouraged to change these values unless you know what you are doing e Session Type There are 3 options for this setting Normal This option only supports one session Unnumbered Link This option can let your LAN be a public IP subnet That is PC s on the LAN can be configured with public IP addresses provided by your ISP You can put your own servers on the LAN and then people on the Internet can access these servers The source IP address of the traffic from these PC s to the Internet is not modified i e NAT is not applied either If you still want to keep a private LAN you can check the Maintain Private LAN setting and enter the IP Address and IP Subnet Mask of your 16 private LAN If you do not keep a private LAN the D evice IP Settings menu at left side will disappear Multiple PPPoE Y
58. y packets received from the wireless LAN interface with the configured MAC addresses will be denied filtered Once a choice is made the choice applies to all filtering rules To add a filtering rule configure the following Mnemonic N ame the name to identify the filter MAC Address the MAC address for grant or deny After you finish the above you press the ADD button to add the entry to the table There are up to 32 MAC filtering rules could be configured You can delete an entry by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED button MAC Filtering Settings This feature allows vau to define a list af MAC addresses that are authorized to access ar denied Password Settings from accessing the wireless network Mperational Mode System Manadgernent Disable MAC address control list BMMP Settings TOL SAME address filtering is performed DACP Server Settings Enable GRANT address control list Multiple Allow data traffic from devices listed in the table to acces the network Virtual Server Settings C Enable DENY address control list BEE ORS SIE Ma Deny discard data traffic from devices listed in the table Filtering Settings IP Filtering Settings Mnemonic Name IP Routing Settings Address oo E oo 0 oo a0 oo Wireless Settings ADD Radius Settings Dynamic ONS Settings Select Name Address f DELETE SELECTED
59. y timeout If you are logging in for the first time after you received your 802 11 Router you should use the factory default password password to log in Y ou should change it as soon as after you log in Characters you type as your password will be echoed back as a string of asterisks for security reasons After you enter the password clicking the LOG ON button will begin the password verification process and if successful your configuration session can begin Note Should there be no settings or access on the web management screen system will logout automatically in 10 minutes 14 Saup W izard The Setup Wizard will guide you through a series of configuration screens to set up the basic configuration of your 802 11a g Router At the end of the Setup Wizard screens you should press the finish button and all your configuration modifications will take effect SET UP YOUR LOCAL TIME ZONE AND DATE TIME After logging in the Time Settings page appears The router time will first be set to the local time of the PC on which the browser is runnino If this time is not correct modify the appropriate fields as necessary and then click NEXT A Time Settings VN ESTO gt Time Settings ISP settings local time zone CMT 06 00 Being Hong Singapore Taipei local date and time 2 P004 08 6 B5 f NEXT Changes to
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