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1. Apply amp Save 31 11n Repeater User s Manual AP Mode Extend your Wired Network to allow wireless devices to connect your wired network using Wi Fi 7 Check on AP checkbox 8 Configure related parameters 9 Click on Apply amp Save button Advanced S AP J Repeater Auto Name SSID Key 10 Click on OK button repeater setup completed 11 Click on OK button System Reboot WLAN mode modified System is rebooting now Please wait 34 seconds 12 Please disconnect the Ethernet Cable from PC and connect it to the LAN port of xDSL Cable Modem 13 Now the 11n Repeater has been configured completed and suitable for Wireless and Internet Connections 32 11n Repeater User s Manual Wireless Connection For easy installation it is saved to keep the settings You can later change the wireless settings via the wireless configuration menu 14 Double click on the wireless icon on your computer and search for the wireless network that you enter SSID name Wireless networks detected x One or more wireless networks are in range of this computer To see the list and connect click this message 15 Click on the wireless network that you enter SSID name the default settings SSID WRE300 which could be found on the bottom side of the device to connect Wireless Network Connection 2 Network Tesi Choose a
2. 66 11n Repeater User s Manual 1 3 Backup Restore Settings This page allows you save current settings to a file or reload the settings from the file which was saved previously Besides you could reset the current configuration to factory default If you do make changes to the default configuration but then wish to revert back to the original factory configuration you can do so by resetting the device to factory defaults Save Settings to File It allows you save current settings to a file 1 From the Maintenance gt Backup Restore menu The following page is displayed Backup Restore Settings This page allows you backup and restore Settings Save Settings To File Save Load Settings From com Figure 7 Reset to Defaults page Option Description Save Settings Save the Settings to a File to File Load Settings Load Settings from a File from File 2 Click on Save Save Settings To File 67 11n Repeater User s Manual 3 If you are happy with this click Save and then browse to where the file to be saved Or click Cancel to cancel it File Download Do you want to open or save this file el Name config img Type HTML Document From 10 0 0 2 harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not open or G While files from the Internet can be useful some files can potentially save this file What s the risk Load
3. The Local Area Connection dialog box is displayed with a list of currently installed network items 4 Ensure that the check box to the left of the item labeled Internet Protocol TCP IP is checked and click Properties 5 ln the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box click the radio button labeled Obtain an IP address automatically Also click the radio button labeled Obtain DNS server address automatically 6 Click OK twice to confirm your changes and then close the Control Panel Windows 2000 PCs First check for the IP protocol and if necessary install it 1 In the Windows task bar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon 75 11n Repeater User s Manual In the Network and Dial up Connections window right click the Local Area Connection icon and then select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box is displayed with a list of currently installed network components If the list includes Internet Protocol TCP IP then the protocol has already been enabled Skip to step 10 If Internet Protocol TCP IP does not display as an installed component click Install In the Select Network Component Type dialog box select Protocol and then click Add Select Internet Protocol TCP IP in the Network Protocols list and then click OK You may be prompted to install files from your Windows 2000
4. Choose a Channel from the pull down menu Band Width Choose a Band Width from the pull down menu Max Transmission Rate Select the Max Transmission Rate from the drop down list Security Options Configure the Encryption to None WEP WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES or WPA PSK WPA2 PSK AES Security Authentication Type Automatic or Shared Keys encryption Wer Encryption Strength 64 bits or 128 bits Security Select and configure Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 or Key 4 Encryption WEP Key Security Enter the Pre Shared Key Options WPA PSK Security Enter the Pre Shared Key Options WPA2 PSK Security Enter the Pre Shared Key Options WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPS Setup For AP mode only Through this process You can easily add wireless clients to the network without the need for any specific configuration such as SSID security mode or password 58 11n Repeater User s Manual From the Wireless menu click on WPS The following page is displayed Through this process You can easily add wireless clients to the network without the need for any specific configuration such as SSID security mode or password WPS WiFi Protected setup St fi WPS is easily way to connect to a wireless router To use the wizard to add a wireless client to WPS enabled wireless router the client must support WPS Check the user manual or the box of the wireless client to confirm whether it supports the
5. 802 11n WLAN Portable Repeater REPOTES e Ki w F e E an u User s Manual 11n Repeater User s Manual Table of Contents aide e Tied GE 5 Features eeng Eeer de Ha B sGD nade 5 Device Requirements AE 5 Using this Document 6 Notational CONVENTIONS AAA 6 Typographical Convertons sees sese ee eee ee eee e 6 Special messages seer eee eee eee eee eee eee 6 Getting Support 6 Getting to Know the device sss eee eee eee 7 Computer System requirements sees eee ee eee eee eee 7 Package Contes H LED meanings amp actvattonms AAA 7 TOD e E 7 Rear and Left Panel and bottom Side sese 8 Computer configurations under different OS to obtain IP address automatically EE 9 For Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP sese eee 9 For Windows Vieta 22184 13 For Windows 22164 18 For Windows 8 232 0624 sese 23 Connecting your device sss sees eee eee 28 Connecting the Hardware 28 WPS Pairing between 11n Repeater and Wireless xDSL Cable Modem AA 29 Advanced Contouraton nenene 30 Advanced Configuration sss sese eee eee eee 20 Repeater Mode Extend your Wireless Network AP Mode Extend your Wired Network to allow wireless devices to connect your wired network USING WI FI A 32 Wireless Connection sese eee eee eree eee eee eree eee 33 What the Internet WAN access of your OWN Network now Is 35 Interne WAN access is the DHOP chent 37 Interne WAN access is the Static IP eee ee 38 Internet WAN access is
6. 5 Status This page displays the current information for the device It will display the LAN WAN and system firmware information This page will display different information according to WAN setting Static IP DHCP or PPPoE 1 From the Status gt Device Info menu The following page is displayed This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device RP WRE300 Uptime 0 days 0 7 0 Product Version 1 00 00 Firmware Version RBR1 2T 1x8_v61199 STD_06_ 141128 EO8FECA1B2C3 10 0 0 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server Enable E0 8F EC A1 B2 C3 Wireless Enabled Mode AP SSID WRE300 Encryption WPA WPA2 Mixed Channel 1 Broadcast Enabled WPS Enabled Repeater Status Disconnected Refresh 72 11n Repeater User s Manual 16 Active Client Table This page shows the computers identified by the name and MAC address that have acquired IP addresses by the DHCP server with the time that the lease for the IP address is up 1 From the Status gt Active Client Table menu The following page is displayed This table shows IP address MAC address for each client Name MAC Address ga cf48c6ca2239 10 0 0 3 e0 8f ec 1d cf cd MAC Address 73 11n Repeater User s Manual 1 d Statistics This page shows the packet statistics for transmission and reception regarding to network interface 1 From the Status gt Statistics menu The following page is display
7. 8111Ci Dies le Status Repair Bridge Connections Create Shortcut 10 11n Repeater User s Manual 3 Double click on Internet Protocol TCP IP 4 Local Area Connection Properties General Advanced Connect using E Realtek RTL8168C P 8111C P PCI This connection uses the following items S Client for Microsoft Networks Si File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks pa WoS Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP IP Description Transmission Control ProtocolInternet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks C Show icon in notification area when connected Z Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity 11 11n Repeater User s Manual 4 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties nein c General Altemate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Co Desa 5 Click Show icon in notification area when connected see screen image in 3 above then Click on OK to complete the setup procedures 12 11n Repeater User s Manual
8. For Windows Vista 32 64 1 Click on Start gt Control Panel gt View network status and tasks GO e1E gt renei fend SS e Control Panel Home System and Maintenance Get started with Windows Back up your computer User Accounts and Family Safety Set up parental controls for any user WI Add or remove user accounts Classic View Security Check for updates Check this computer s security status e Allow a program through Windows Appearance and Personalization Firewall Change desktop background Change the color scheme NEE Adjust screen resolution View network status and tasks S Set up file sharing Clock Language and Region Change keyboards or other input methods Hardware and Sound Change display language Play CDs or other media automatically z A Printer M Ease of Access ouse g r Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display Programs Uninstall a program C Additional Options We S F amp Recent Tasks View network status and tasks 13 11n Repeater User s Manual 2 Inthe Manage network connections click on Manage network connections to continue GOU lt Network and Sharing Center H Search Tasks Network and Sharing Center View computers and devices d View full map Connect to a network Ca up a connection or network ee de bech GA G31M ES2L PC Internet Diagnose ang repan This computer LX Networ
9. Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer See HTTP web site WWW A web site file typically containing text graphics and hyperlinks cross references to the other pages on that web site as well as to pages on other web sites When a user accesses a web site the first page that is displayed is called the home page See hyperlink web site A computer on the Internet that distributes information to and gets information from remote users through web browsers A web site typically consists of web pages that contain text graphics and hyperlinks See hyperlink web page World Wide Web 97 11n Repeater User s Manual Also called the Web Collective term for all web sites anywhere in the world that can be accessed via the Internet 98
10. Settings from File It allows you to reload the settings from the file which was saved previously 4 From the Maintenance gt Backup Restore menu The following page is displayed Backup Restore Settings This page allows you backup and restore Settings Save Settings To File Load Settings From Browse upaa 5 Click on Browse to browse to where the config img is Load Settings From se 68 11n Repeater User s Manual 6 If you are happy with this click Upload to start to load settings from file CADocuments and Settingsiwir Browse Upload 7 If you are happy with this click Upload to start to load settings from file Do you really want to upgrade the settings CST Coe 8 please wait for a while Restore current setting System is rebooting now Please wait a seconds 69 11n Repeater User s Manual 1 4 Password You can restrict access to your device s web pages using password protection With password protection enabled users must enter a username and password before gaining access to the web pages By default password protection is enabled on your device and the username and password set are as follows Username admin Password administrator Setting your username and password E Non authorized users may try to access your system by guessing Note your username and password We recommend that you cha
11. WPS If the wireless client does not support WPS you must configure it manually You can add wireless client by PIN mode If you use PIN mode you should input client PIN code Meanwhile you should start client WPS process You can find client PIN code on client manager Through this process You can easily add wireless clients to the network without the need for any specific configuration such as SSID security mode or password PIN Mode If your card supports WPS please click Generate PIN code and input PIN Code here 7 Entry PIN of wireless NIC Wireless Advanced Settings This page helps you to setup advanced wireless features include Fragment Threshold etc From the Wireless menu click on Wireless Advanced The following page is displayed 59 11n Repeater User s Manual Wireless Advanced Settings This page helps you to setup advanced wireless features include Fragment Threshold etc Advanced Wireless Settings Enable Wireless v Fragment Threshold 256 2346 2346 RTS Threshold 1 2347 2347 Preamble Type ShortPreamble e Radio Power Percent 100 e H1T20 40 Coexistence Enabled Disabled WPS Setup PIN of the router 90293597 Enable WPS 7 Disable PIN Keep current configuration V Access Control List ACL Setup Apply Changes Field Description Fragment When transmitting a packet over a network medium sometimes the
12. address 10 0 0 2 or another address you assigned You can also test whether access to the Internet is working by typing an external address such as that for www yahoo com 216 115 108 243 If you do not know the IP address of a particular Internet location you can use the nslookup command as explained in the following section From most other IP enabled operating systems you can execute the same command at a command prompt or through a system administration utility nslookup You can use the nslookup command to determine the IP address associated with an Internet site name You specify the common name and the nslookup command looks up the name in on your DNS server usually located with your ISP If that 90 11n Repeater User s Manual name is not an entry in your ISP s DNS table the request is then referred to another higher level server and so on until the entry is found The server then returns the associated IP address On Windows based computers you can execute the nslookup command from the Start menu Click the Start button and then click Run In the Open text box type the following Nslookup Click OK A Command Prompt window displays with a bracket prompt gt At the prompt type the name of the Internet address that you are interested in such as www microsoft com The window will display the associate IP address if known as shown below gt Command Prompt nslookup E Ble x Non author
13. device To access the Wireless Basics page From the Wireless menu click on Wireless Basics The following page is displayed This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients which may connect to your Access Point Here you may change wireless encryption settings as well as wireless network parameters Enable SSID Broadcast Enable Wireless Isolation Name SSID Mode Channel Current Channel 10 Band Width Security Options Pre Shared Key CNDXAERV 8 63 characters or 64 hex digits Figure 5 Wireless Network page Field Description Enable SSID Broadcast or Hide SSID to your Network Broadcast Default Enabled 57 11n Repeater User s Manual Enable Wireless Isolation Isolate your Network Default Disabled SSID Specify the network name Each Wireless LAN network uses a unique Network Name to identify the network This name is called the Service Set Identifier SSID When you set up your wireless adapter you specify the SSID If you want to connect to an existing network you must use the name for that network If you are setting up your own network you can make up your own name and use it on each computer The name can be up to 20 characters long and contain letters and numbers Mode Specify the WLAN Mode to 802 11b mode 802 11g mode 802 11b g mode 802 11n mode 802 11n g mode or 802 11b g n mode Channel
14. digit prefix that identifies a group of thousands of telephone lines and ends with four digits that identify one specific line in that group Similarly IP addresses contain two kinds of information e Network ID Identifies a particular network within the Internet or intranet s Host ID Identifies a particular computer or device on the network The first part of every IP address contains the network ID and the rest of the address contains the host ID The length of the network ID depends on the network s class see following section The table below shows the structure of an IP address Here are some examples of valid IP addresses Class A 10 30 6 125 network 10 host 30 6 125 Class B 129 88 16 49 network 129 88 host 16 49 Class C 192 60 201 11 network 192 60 201 host 11 Network classes The three commonly used network classes are A B and C There is also a class D but it has a special use beyond the 81 11n Repeater User s Manual Definition mask scope of this discussion These classes have different uses and characteristics Class A networks are the Internet s largest networks each with room for over 16 million hosts Up to 126 of these huge networks can exist for a total of over 2 billion hosts Because of their huge size these networks are used for WANs and by organizations at the infrastructure level of the Internet such as your ISP Class B networks are smaller but still quite l
15. sequencing rules and supports re keying mechanisms Triggers are used to deal with application protocols that create separate sessions Some applications such as NetMeeting open secondary connections during normal operations for example a connection to a server is established using one port but data transfers are performed on a separate connection A trigger tells the device to expect these secondary sessions and how to handle them Once you set a trigger the embedded IP address of each incoming packet is replaced by the correct host address so that NAT can translate packets to the correct destination You can specify whether you want to carry out address replacement and if so whether to replace addresses on TCP packets only UDP packets only or both The ordinary copper telephone wiring used by telephone companies It contains one or more wire pairs twisted 96 11n Repeater User s Manual together to reduce inductance and noise Each telephone line uses one pair In homes it is most often installed with two pairs For Ethernet LANs a higher grade called Category 3 CAT 3 is used for 1OBASE T networks and an even higher grade called Category 5 CAT 5 is used for 100BASE T networks See 10BASE T 100BASE T Ethernet unnumbered interfaces upstream ve VCI VPI WAN Web browser Web page Web site www An unnumbered interface is an IP interface that does not have a local subnet associated with it
16. the PPPoE Clientes cesses 40 11n Repeater User s Manual 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Getting Started with the Web pages 41 Accessing the Web pages eee eee eee eee 41 Testing your Gen 43 Default device sefingS A 43 QUICK T 45 LAN Mu EE 49 LAN Interface Setup sese eree eree eee eee 49 Changing the LAN IP address and subnet UE 52 DHCP Static IP Configuration 55 Wireless Network AAA 57 Wireless Basics 57 WPS Setup For AP mode on 58 Wireless Advanced Geitimgs A 59 Wireless Access Control Mode AA 61 Allow Listed sss essen 61 Reboot Reset E 64 SI aT event ae sive dnd a ah 64 Firmware Upgrade sss essere 65 About firmware versions sese eee eee eee eee 65 Manually updating TIrmware sese eee eee eee eee eee eee 65 Backup Restore Settings sese eee ee eee eee 67 Save Settings to Pie 67 Load Settings from File 68 S WOU WEN 70 Setting your username and password sese 70 Stat S andes ere a a ate Nereiecier te 72 Active Client Table 73 DISCS EE 74 Configuring your Computers 75 Configuring Ethernet PCS sees eee eee eee eee 75 Before you begin sese 75 Windows XP PDCe sss eee eee eee 75 Windows 2000 PCS sss sese sese eee eee 75 Windows Me PCS sse sees ereenn 77 Windows 95 98 Pe 77 Windows NT 4 0 workstations sss sees eee 78 Assigning static Internet information to ue lee 79 11n Repeater User s Manual IP Addresses Network Masks and lei 81 IP ele 81 Structure of an IP adress AAA 8
17. 1 Network Casses eee 81 Subnet masks sese eee 82 UPnP Control Point Software on Windows ME XP sese 84 UPnP Control Point Software on Windows ME 212 84 UPnP Control Point Software on Windows XP With Nal 85 SSDP requirements ANE 85 Troubleshooting sees sese ee eee ee eee 88 Troubleshooting Suggestions sss eee eee eee eee eee eee 88 Diagnosing Problem using IP Utilities AAA 90 le EE 90 EI ee EE 90 Ee Seis a le eat eS hate 92 11n Repeater User s Manual 1 Introduction Congratulations on becoming the owner of the Wireless Gateway You will now be able to access the Internet using your high speed xDSL Cable modem connection This User Guide will show you how to connect your Wireless Gateway and how to customize its configuration to get the most out of your new product Features The list below contains the main features of the device and may be useful to users with knowledge of networking protocols If you are not an experienced user the chapters throughout this guide will provide you with enough information to get the most out of your device Features include e 10 100Base T Ethernet router to provide Internet connectivity to all computers on your LAN e Network address translation NAT functions to provide security for your LAN e Network configuration through DHCP Server and DHCP Client e Services including IP route and DNS configuration RIP and IP e Supports remote software upgrades User fri
18. 11n Repeater User s Manual L Enable Wireless Access Control Mode MAC Address Select 00e0867 10502 Apply Delete Selected Delete All MAC Address en 000086710502 Add Cancel 63 11n Repeater User s Manual 1 1 Reboot Reset Restarts the device with current setting or default setting Reboot Reset 1 From the Maintenance gt Reboot menu The following page is displayed This page is used to reboot your system with current setting or reset configuration to default setting Fields on the Description first setting block Reboot Restarts the router for the settings to take effect Reset Restarts the router with factory default setting 64 11n Repeater User s Manual 1 2 Firmware Upgrade About firmware versions Firmware is a software program It is stored as read only memory on your device Your device can check whether there are later firmware versions available If there is a later version you can download it via the Internet and install it on your device A If there is a firmware update available you are strongly advised to Note install it on your device to ensure that you take full advantage of any new feature developments Manually updating firmware You can manually download the latest firmware version from provider s website to your PC s file directory Once you have downloaded the latest firmware version to your PC you can manually select and in
19. 255 255 128 I s easier to see what s happening if we write this in binary 11111111 11111111 11111111 10000000 As with any class C address all of the bits in field1 through field3 are part of the network ID but note how the mask specifies that the first bit in field4 is also included Since this extra bit has only two values 0 and 1 this means there are two subnets Each subnet uses the remaining 7 bits in field4 for its host IDs which range from 1 to 126 hosts instead of the usual 0 to 255 for a class C address Similarly to split a class C network into four subnets the mask is 82 11n Repeater User s Manual 255 255 255 192 or 11111111 11111111 11111111 11000000 The two extra bits in field4 can have four values 00 01 10 11 so there are four subnets Each subnet uses the remaining six bits in field4 for its host IDs ranging from 1 to 62 Sometimes a subnet mask does not specify any additional network ID bits and thus no subnets Such a mask is called a default subnet mask These masks are Class A 255 0 0 0 Class B 255 255 0 0 Class C 255 255 255 0 These are called default because they are used when a network is initially configured at which time it has no subnets 83 11n Repeater User s Manual C UPnP Control Point Software on Windows ME XP This appendix provides instructions for configuring the UPnP on your computers to work with the Wireless Gateway UPnP is an architecture for perv
20. Instead it uses a router id that serves as the source and destination address of packets sent to and from the router Unlike the IP address of a normal interface the router id of an unnumbered interface is allowed to be the same as the IP address of another interface For example the WAN unnumbered interface of your device uses the same IP address of the LAN interface 10 0 0 2 The unnumbered interface is temporary PPP or DHCP will assign a real IP address automatically The direction of data transmission from the user to the Internet Virtual Circuit A connection from your DSL router to your ISP Virtual Circuit Identifier Together with the Virtual Path Identifier VPI the VCI uniquely identifies a VC Your ISP will tell you the VCI for each VC they provide See VC Virtual Path Identifier Together with the Virtual Circuit Identifier VCI the VPI uniquely identifies a VC Your ISP will tell you the VPI for each VC they provide See VC Wide Area Network Any network spread over a large geographical area such as a country or continent With respect to the Wireless Gateway WAN refers to the Internet A software program that uses Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTP to download information from and upload to web sites and displays the information which may consist of text graphic images audio or video to the user Web browsers use Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTP Popular web browsers include Netscape
21. P2 If you are using Windows XP SP2 the Networking Services window will display the following list of sub components Networking Services To add or remove a component click the check box A shaded box means that only part of the component will be installed To see what s included in a componert click Details Subcomponents of Networking Services Y B Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client 0 0 MB iB Peer to Peer 0 0 MB dE RIP Listener 0 0 MB d i Simple TCP IP Services 0 0 MB amp UPnP User Interface 0 2 MB Description Displays icons in My Network Places for UPnP devices detected on the network Also opens the required Windows Firewall ports Total disk space required 57 2 MB Details Space available on disk 418 4 MB 5 Select the following entries from the Networking Services window and then click OK If you are using Windows XP select e Universal Plug and Play If you are using Windows XP SP1 select e Internet Gateway Device discovery and Control Client e Universal Plug and Play If you are using Windows XP SP2 select e Internet Gateway Device discovery and Control Client e UPnP User Interface 6 Reboot your system Once you have installed the UPnP software and you have rebooted and your network includes the IGD system you should be able to see the IGD controlled device on your network 86 11n Repeater User s Man
22. See domain name network mask Internet Service Provider A company that provides Internet access to its customers usually for a fee Local Area Network A network limited to a small geographic area such as a home or small office Light Emitting Diode An electronic light emitting device The indicator lights on the front of the Wireless Gateway are LEDs Media Access Control address The permanent hardware address of a device assigned by its manufacturer MAC addresses are expressed as six pairs of hex characters with each pair separated by colons For example NN NN NN NN NN NN See network mask Abbreviation for Megabits per second or one million bits per second Network data rates are often expressed in Mbps Network Address Translation A service performed by many routers that translates your network s publicly known IP address into a private IP address for each computer on your LAN Only your router and your LAN know these addresses the outside world sees only the public IP address when talking to a computer on your LAN 94 11n Repeater User s Manual network network mask NIC packet ping port PPP PPPoA PPPoE protocol remote RIP RJ 11 A group of computers that are connected together allowing them to communicate with each other and share resources such as software files etc A network can be small such as a LAN or very large such as the Internet A network mask is a
23. Threshold packet is broken into several segments if the size of packet exceeds that allowed by the network medium The Fragmentation Threshold defines the number of bytes used for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages RTS Threshold RTS stands for Request to Send This parameter controls what size data packet the low level RF protocol issues to an RTS packet The default is 2347 Preamble Type This is the length of the CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check block for communication between the router and wireless clients High network traffic areas should select Short preamble type Radio Power TX Power measurement Percent HT20 40 Disable or Enable 20 40MHz Coexist Coexistence Enable WPS Disable or Enable WPS For AP Mode only 60 11n Repeater User s Manual AP Mode only configuration For AP Mode only Disable PIN For Disable or Enable PIN Keep current Disable or Enable current configuration Wireless Access Control Mode For security reason using MAC ACL s MAC Address Access List creates another level of difficulty to hacking a network A MAC ACL is created and distributed to AP so that only authorized NIC s can connect to the network While MAC address spoofing is a proven means to hacking a network this can be used in conjunction with additional security measures to increase the level of complexity of the network security decreasing the chance of a breach MAC addresses c
24. Wireless xDSL Cable Modem This section describes how to do WPS Pairing between 11n Repeater and Wireless xDSL Cable The diagram below illustrates the hardware connections The layout of the ports on your device may vary from the layout shown Refer to the steps that follow for specific instructions Step 1 Press WPS button on Wireless xDSL Cable Modem Step 2 Press WPS button on 11n Repeater for 3 seconds and release WPS button Now the WPS LED is blinking and the 11n Repeater is donig WPS Pairing with Wireless xDSL Cable Modem Make sure to press the button within 120 seconds 2 minutes after pressing the Wireless xDSL Cable Modem s WPS button Step 3 Once the 11n Repeater finished doing WPS Pairing with Wireless xDSL Cable Modem the Wifi Signal Strength LED is ON The status of Wifi signal strength LED varies depending on the Wifi signal strength between 11n Repeater and Wireless xDSL Cable Modem Step 4 Check if the Wifi Signal Strength LED of 11n Repeater is ON the 11n Repeater is connected and suitable for Internet Connections Step 5 Check if the Wifi Signal Strength is OFF the 11n Repeater isn t connected and suitable for Internet Connections Please repeat steps of WPS Pairing or follow next step to have it connected and suitable for Internet Connections 29 11n Repeater User s Manual 5 Advanced Configuration Advanced Configuration 1 From any of the LAN computers connected to launch your w
25. a WEP key or WPA key 4 network key helps prevent unknown intruders from connecting to this network Type the key and then click Connect Network key essere Confirm network key Paan Connect 19 Now you are ready to use the Wireless Network to Internet or intranet 34 11n Repeater User s Manual 6 What the Internet WAN access of your own Network now is Now you could check what the Internet WAN access of your network is to know how to configure the WAN port of Wireless Gateway Please follow steps below to check what the Internet WAN access if your own Network is DHCP Client Static IP or PPPoE Client 1 Click Start gt Control Panel Internet Gi My Documents Internet Explorer 4 My Recent Documents gt K E mail Outlook Express Command Prompt ei HyperSnap Dx 4 LA Control Panel C Notepad Kai Set Program Access and Defaults wi MSN Explorer ba Printers and Faxes Windows Media Player 7 tele 33 Windows Messenger Search W Bun All Programs gt A Log Off G Turn Off Computer 35 11n Repeater User s Manual 2 Double click Network Connections amp Control Panel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Bac CH dh P Search Key Folders ER Address Control Panel LV Control Panel a d q Accessibility Add Hardware Add or Administrative Automatic CMI Audio Date and Time G Switch to Category View Options Remoy Tools Upda
26. ally then click on OK to continue You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically se the ng IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway use Obtain DNS server address automatically addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server 17 11n Repeater User s Manual For Windows 7 32 64 7 Click on Start gt Control Panel in Category View gt View network status and tasks 6S A gt Control Panel AE ISS Control Panel Adjust your computer s settings View by Category System and Security User Accounts and Family Safety Review your computer s status Add or remove user accounts Back up your computer Aset up parental controls for any user Find and fix problems raa Appearance and Personalization _ Network and Internet Change the theme View network status and tasks Change desktop background Choose homegroup and sharing optio Adjust screen resolution Hardware and Sound L Clock Language and Region View devices and printers Change keyboards or other input methods Add a device Change display language Programs R Ease of Access Uninstall a program amp Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display 18 11n Repeater User s Manual 8 Inthe Control Pane
27. ams Uninstall a program bn B Search Control Panel v View by Category User Accounts and Family Safety L Change account type L Set up Family Safety for any user Appearance and Personalisation Change the theme Change desktop background Adjust screen resolution Clock Language and Region Add a language Change input methods Change date time or number formats Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings Optimise visual display 4 Inthe Control Panel Home click on Change adapter settings to continue M EE Network and Internet gt Network and Sharing Center Search Control Panel v View your basic network information and set up connections r active networks You are not currently connected to any networks Change your networking settings Set up a new connection or network Set up a broadband dial up or VPN connection or set up a router or access point Troubleshoot problems See also HomeGroup Internet Options Windows Firewall Diagnose and repair network problems or get troubleshooting information 25 11n Repeater User s Manual 5 Single RIGHT click on Ethernet then click Properties T CP Net Netw gt w C Search Netwo D Organise v Disable this network device inn Network Qualcomm Atheros AR8131 PCI E Disable Status Diagnose Bridge Connections Create Shortcut litem T item selected 6 Double click on Inte
28. an be add delete edit from the ACL list depending on the MAC Access Policy If you choose Allowed Listed only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your Access Point When Deny Listed is selected these wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect the Access Point To access the Wireless Network Access Control page From the Wireless menu click on Wireless Advanced and then click on ACL Setup button The following page is displayed Wireless Access Control Mode CI Enable Wireless Access Control Mode MAC Address Select MAC Address ex 00e0867 10502 Allow Listed If you Enable Wireless Access Control Mode only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your Access Point 1 Enable Wireless Access Control Mode 2 Click Apply button 61 11n Repeater User s Manual Enable Wireless Access Control Mode MAC Address MAC Address en 000086710502 3 Click OK button VPS will be disabled automatically if you enable the ACL feature and ACL list is empty Are you sure to modify lt a A Enter the MAC Address 5 Click Add button IZ Enable Wireless Access Control Mode Apply Delete Selected Delete All MAC Address 00e0867 10502 ex 008086710502 6 The MAC Address that you created has been added in the Access Control List 62
29. and Subnet Mask 7 Change the default DHCP Client Range 8 Click Apply Changes Please click 192 168 2 2 to continue configuration 53 11n Repeater User s Manual You may also need to renew your DHCP lease Windows 95 98 a Select Run from the Start menu b Enter winipcfg and click OK c Select your ethernet adaptor from the pull down menu d Click Release All and then Renew All e Exit the winipcfg dialog Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP a Bring up a command window b Type ipconfig release in the command window c Type ipconfig renew d Type exit to close the command window Linux a Bring up a shell b Type pump r to release the lease c Type pump to renew the lease If you change the LAN IP address of the device while connected through your Web browser you will be disconnected You must open a new connection by entering your new LAN IP address as the URL 54 11n Repeater User s Manual DHCP Static IP Configuration If you need to assign static ip for your computer or device on the local area network configure static ip with the mac address 1 From the Setup menu click on Local Network The following page is displayed This page is used to configure the LAN interface of your Wireless Router Here you may change the setting for IP addresss subnet mask etc This page can be used to config the DHCP mode None or DHCP Server 1 Enable the DHCP Server if
30. arge each able to hold over 65 000 hosts There can be up to 16 384 class B networks in existence A class B network might be appropriate for a large organization such as a business or government agency Class C networks are the smallest only able to hold 254 hosts at most but the total possible number of class C networks exceeds 2 million 2 097 152 to be exact LANs connected to the Internet are usually class C networks Some important notes regarding IP addresses e The class can be determined easily from field1 field1 1 126 Class A field1 128 191 Class B field1 192 223 Class C field1 values not shown are reserved for special uses e A host ID can have any value except all fields set to 0 or all fields set to 255 as those values are reserved for special uses Subnet masks A mask looks like a regular IP address but contains a pattern of bits that tells what parts of an IP address are the network ID and what parts are the host ID bits set to 1 mean this bit is part of the network ID and bits set to 0 mean this bit is part of the host ID Subnet masks are used to define subnets what you get after dividing a network into smaller pieces A subnet s network ID is created by borrowing one or more bits from the host ID portion of the address The subnet mask identifies these host ID bits For example consider a class C network 192 168 1 To split this into two subnets you would use the subnet mask 255
31. asive peer to peer network connectivity of intelligent appliances Wireless devices and PCs of all form factors It is designed to bring easy to use flexible standards based connectivity to ad hoc or unmanaged networks whether in the home in a small business public spaces or attached to the Internet UPnP is a distributed open networking architecture that leverages TCP IP and the Web technologies to enable seamless proximity networking in addition to control and data transfer among networked devices in the home office and public spaces UPnP is more than just a simple extension of the plug and play peripheral model It is designed to support zero configuration invisible networking and automatic discovery for a breadth of device categories from a wide range of vendors This means a device can dynamically join a network obtain an IP address convey its capabilities and learn about the presence and capabilities of other devices DHCP and DNS servers are optional and are used only if available on the network Finally a device can leave a network smoothly and automatically without leaving any unwanted state behind UPnP Control Point Software on Windows ME To install the control point software on Windows ME 1 In the Control Panel select Add Remove Programs 2 In the Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box select the Windows Setup tab In the Components list double click on the Communications entry 3 In the Co
32. be used if the primary DSN server is not available See DNS A subnet is a portion of a network The subnet is distinguished from the larger network by a subnet mask that selects some of the computers of the network and excludes all others The subnet s computers remain physically connected to the rest of the parent network but they are treated as though they were on a separate network See network mask A mask that defines a subnet See network mask See TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The basic protocols used on the Internet TCP is responsible for dividing data up into packets for delivery and reassembling them at the destination while IP is responsible for delivering the packets from source to destination When TCP and IP are bundled with higher level applications such as HTTP FTP Telnet etc TCP IP refers to this whole suite of protocols An interactive character based program used to access a remote computer While HTTP the web protocol and FTP only allow you to download files from a remote computer Telnet allows you to log into and use a computer from a remote location Trivial File Transfer Protocol A protocol for file transfers TFTP is easier to use than File Transfer Protocol FTP but not as capable or secure Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP provides WPA with a data encryption function It ensures that a unique master key is generated for each packet supports message integrity and
33. can recognize other computers on your network and the Internet A ping command sends a message to the computer you specify If the computer receives the message it sends messages in reply To use it you must know the IP address of the computer with which you are trying to communicate On Windows based computers you can execute a ping command from the Start menu Click the Start button and then click Run In the Open text box type a statement such as the following ping 10 0 0 2 Click OK You can substitute any private IP address on your LAN or a public IP address for an Internet site if known If the target computer receives the message a Command Prompt window is displayed e Command Prompt ls B KE C Documents and Settings Administrator gt ping 180 0 0 2 Pinging 180 8 0 2 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 16 6 6 2 bytes 32 time 2ms TTL 255 Reply from 16 6 6 2 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 Reply from 16 6 6 2 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 Reply from 16 6 6 2 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 Ping statistics for 10 0 0 2 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost z loss Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum ms Maximum 2ms Average Gms Figure 8 Using the ping Utility If the target computer cannot be located you will receive the message Request timed out Using the ping command you can test whether the path to the Wireless Gateway is working using the preconfigured default LAN IP
34. ccess If the LEDs still do not illuminate as expected or the web page is not displayed see Troubleshooting Suggestions or contact your ISP for assistance Default device settings In addition to handling the xDSL Cable modem connection to your ISP the Wireless Gateway can provide a variety of services to your network The device is preconfigured with default settings for use with a typical home or small office network The table below lists some of the most important default settings these and other features are described fully in the subsequent chapters If you are familiar with network configuration review these settings to verify that they meet the needs of your network Follow the instructions to change them if necessary If you are unfamiliar with these settings try using the device without modification or contact your ISP for assistance We strongly recommend that you contact your ISP prior to changing the default configuration 43 11n Repeater User s Manual Option Default Setting Explanation Instructions WAN Port IP DHCP Client This is the temporary public IP address of the WAN Address port on the device It is an unnumbered interface that is replaced as soon as your ISP assigns a real IP address See Network Settings gt WAN Interface LAN Port Assigned static IP address This is the IP address of the LAN port on the device IP Address 10 0 0 2 The LAN port connects the device to your Ethernet ne
35. cuit VC the other type being PPPoE You can define only one PPPOA interface per VC Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet One of the two types of PPP interfaces you can define for a Virtual Circuit VC the other type being PPPoA You can define one or more PPPoE interfaces per VC A set of rules governing the transmission of data In order for a data transmission to work both ends of the connection have to follow the rules of the protocol In a physically separate location For example an employee away on travel who logs in to the company s intranet is a remote user Routing Information Protocol The original TCP IP routing protocol There are two versions of RIP version and version II Registered Jack Standard 11 The standard plug used to connect telephones fax machines modems etc to a telephone port It is a 6 pin connector usually containing four wires 95 11n Repeater User s Manual RJ 45 routing SDNS subnet subnet mask TCP TCP IP Telnet TFTP TKIP triggers twisted pair Registered Jack Standard 45 The 8 pin plug used in transmitting data over phone lines Ethernet cabling usually uses this type of connector Forwarding data between your network and the Internet on the most efficient route based on the data s destination IP address and current network conditions A device that performs routing is called a router Secondary Domain Name System server A DNS server that can
36. d see string Manually Configured in Details Network Connections File Edit view Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q Back kK4 Ki pe Search Ki Folders HT Address RE Network Connections K Go A LAN or High Speed Internet Details Local Area Connection Local Area Connection LAN or High Speed Internet Connected SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet IP Address 192 168 10 110 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Manually Configured 38 11n Repeater User s Manual 5 Right click Local Area Connection and click Properties and then you could get the IP settings in detail and write down the IP settings as follow IP Address 192 168 10 110 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 10 100 Preferred DNS server 192 168 10 100 Alternate DNS Server If you have it please also write it down Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Es General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 10 110 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 E 10 100 Obtain DNS server addre automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server 192 168 10 100 Alternate DNS server l f 39 11n Repeater Us
37. e Network Connections dialog box right click on the local area connection entry for your network this will display a menu Select the Properties menu entry 4 In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box select the Advanced tab Disable the Internet Connection Firewall by de selecting the entry with the following label Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to the computer from the Internet 5 Click OK SSDP requirements You must have SSDP Discovery Service enabled on your Windows XP system to use the UPnP Control point software SSDP Discovery Service is enabled on a default installation of Windows XP To check if it is enabled on your system look in Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Services Installation procedure To install the Control point software on Windows XP follow the steps below 1 In the Control Panel select Add Remove Programs 2 In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box click the Add Remove Windows Components button 3 In the Windows Component Wizard dialog box scroll down the list to display the Networking Services entry Highlight select the entry and click on the Details button 85 11n Repeater User s Manual 4 The Networking Services window is displayed The subcomponents shown in the Networking Services window will be different depending on if you are using Windows XP Windows XP SP1 or Windows XP S
38. e wait 35 seconds If you don t see this screen pop up just skip this step This screen will pop up when you change the mode between Repeater and AP mode System Reboot WLAN mode modified System is rebooting now Please wait 34 seconds 9 LAN Interface This chapter is to configure the parameters for local area network which connects to the LAN port of your Access Point Here you may change the setting for IP address subnet mask DHCP etc You should only change the addressing details if your ISP asks you to or if you are familiar with network configuration In most Note cases you will not need to make any changes to this configuration LAN Interface Setup To check the configuration of LAN Interface 1 From the Setup menu click on Local Network The following page is displayed 49 11n Repeater User s Manual This page is used to configure the LAN interface of your Wireless Router Here you may change the setting for IP addresss subnet mask etc This page can be used to config the DHCP mode None or DHCP Server L Enable the DHCP Server if you are using this device as a DHCP server This page lists the IP address pools available to hosts on your LAN The device distributes numbers in the pool to hosts on your network as they request Internet access If you choose None then the router will do nothing when the hosts request a IP address 2 This page lists the fixed IP MAC address on you
39. eb browser type the following URL in the web address or location box and press Enter on your keyboard http 10 0 0 2 2 Please enter the Login User Name admin and Login Password administrator and then click on Login button Login Username Password I Repeater Mode Extend your Wireless Network 3 Check on Auto checkbox 4 Click on Site Survey button and wait for 5 seconds for site surveying Advanced D AP Repeater Auto Name SSID Key Name SSID Encryption Options None SSID BSSID Channel Type Security 5 Check on Select ratio of SSID of the front AP and configure related parameters 6 Click on Apply amp Save button 30 11n Repeater User s Manual AD gt Repeater Auto e Name SSID WRE3OO Key Name SSID default Encryption Options None Y Site Survey SSID BSSID Channel Type Security Signal Select meng Der dch 11 AP WEP alll default e0 8f ec 06 00 4a 6 AP None all EEN g OC CL 11 AP None ail AS gt A ariane 28 f9 b4 AP None ll eg Bian 32 c3 8C AP WPA2 PSK AES K EAE S 802 1x S SE 7 SG WPA SES TKIP WPA2 SES TKIP al Has RRC 73 C8 C2 10 AP None al KH BEE 17 47 00 11 AP WPS PSK TKIP il Stee Sehe pe 27 9 AP WPA2 PSK AES TKIP 802 1x koniana Samo GEO MATA AEG TAIMA PAPA aT AEG ITYING U
40. ed This page shows the packet statistics for transmission and reception regarding to network interface Interface Rx pkt Rx err Rx drop Tx pkt Tx err Tx drop LAN 661 1513 0 0 WLAN 74 11n Repeater User s Manual A Configuring your Computers This appendix provides instructions for configuring the Internet settings on your computers to work with the Wireless Gateway Configuring Ethernet PCs Before you begin By default the Wireless Gateway automatically assigns the required Internet settings to your PCs You need to configure the PCs to accept this information when it is assigned In some cases you may want to assign Internet information manually to some or all of your computers rather than allow the Wireless Gateway to do so See Assigning static Internet information to your PCs for instructions e f you have connected your LAN PCs via Ethernet to the Wireless Gateway follow the instructions that correspond to the operating system installed on your PC e Windows XP PCs e Windows 2000 PCs e Windows Me PCs e Windows 95 98 PCs e Windows NT 4 0 workstations Windows XP PCs 1 Inthe Windows task bar click the Start button and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network Connections icon 3 Inthe LAN or High Speed Internet window right click on the icon corresponding to your network interface card NIC and select Properties Often this icon is labeled Local Area Connection
41. eed to configure the Internet properties of your computer s For more details see the following sections e Configuring Ethernet PCs This chapter assumes that you have already established a DSL Cable service with your Internet service provider ISP These instructions provide a basic configuration that should be compatible with your home or small office network setup Refer to the subsequent chapters for additional configuration instructions Connecting the Hardware This section describes how to connect the device to the wall phone port the power outlet and your computer s or network Before you begin turn the power off for all devices These include your computer s your LAN hub switch if applicable and the Wireless Gateway The diagram below illustrates the hardware connections The layout of the ports on your device may vary from the layout shown Refer to the steps that follow for specific instructions WLAN Repeater Extend Wireless Network Range d my Notebook o Wi Tablets 4 Mobile Phones WPS lr S T bn Wireless xXDSL Cable Modem Step 1 Connect the Ethernet cable to LAN Port Connect the supplied RJ45 Ethernet cable from your PC s Ethernet port to any of the 11n Repeater s LAN Port Step 2 Connect the 11n Repeater to your wall mounted power outlet 28 11n Repeater User s Manual Fi Wireless xDSL Cable Modem WPS Pairing between 11n Repeater and
42. endly configuration program accessed via a web browser The Wireless Gateway has the internal Ethernet switch allows for a direct connection to a 10 100BASE T Ethernet network via an RJ 45 interface with LAN connectivity for both the Wireless Gateway and a co located PC or other Ethernet based device Device Requirements In order to use the Wireless Gateway you must have the following e One RJ 45 Broadband Internet connection via cable modem or xDSL modem e Instructions from your ISP on what type of Internet access you will be using and the addresses needed to set up access e One or more computers each containing an Ethernet card 10Base T 100Base T network interface card NIC e TCP IP protocol for each PC e For system configuration using the supplied a web based program a web browser such as Internet Explorer v4 or later or Netscape v4 or later Note that version 4 of each browser is the minimum version 11n Repeater User s Manual Definition A WARNING requirement for optimum display quality use Internet Explorer v5 or Netscape v6 1 You do not need to use a hub or switch in order to connect more than one Ethernet PC to your device Instead you can connect up to four Ethernet PCs directly to your device using the ports labeled Ethernet on the rear panel Using this Document Notational conventions e Acronyms are defined the first time they appear in the text and also in the glossary e For bre
43. er Ethernet cable is attached Verify that the Ethernet cable is securely connected to your LAN hub or PC and to the Wireless Gateway Make sure the PC and or hub is turned on Verify that your cable is sufficient for your network requirements A 100 Mbit sec network 10BaseTx should use cables labeled CAT 5 A 10Mbit sec network may tolerate lower quality cables Internet Access My PC cannot access the Internet Use the ping utility discussed in the following section to check whether your PC can communicate with the device s LAN IP address by default 10 0 0 2 If it cannot check the Ethernet cabling If you statically assigned a private IP address to the computer not a registered public address verify the following e Check that the gateway IP address on the computer is your public IP address see Current Status for instructions on viewing the IP information If it is not correct the address or configure the PC to receive IP information automatically e Verify with your ISP that the DNS server specified for the PC is valid Correct the address or configure the PC to receive this information automatically My LAN PCs cannot display web pages on the Internet Verify that the DNS server IP address specified on the PCs is correct for your ISP as discussed in the item above If you specified that the DNS server be assigned dynamically from a server then verify with your ISP that the address conf
44. er s Manual Internet WAN access is the PPPoE client If you can see any Broadband Adapter in the Network Connections your Internet WAN access is PPPoE Client 6 Click Broadband Adapier in Broadband and you could see string Assigned by Service Provider in Details For PPPoE configuration on Wireless Gateway you ll need following information that you could get from your Telecom or by your Internet Service Provider Username of PPPoE 1234 for example Password of PPPoE 1234 for example s Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q Back Wl ba P Search Key Folders Address Network Connections Broadband Details 1234 SL Broadband L_ Connected WAN Miniport PPPOE LAN or High Speed Internet IP Address 192 168 10 209 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 255 Local Area Connection Assigned by Service Provider CA A0 11n Repeater User s Manual D Getting Started with the Web pages The Wireless Gateway includes a series of Web pages that provide an interface to the software installed on the device It enables you to configure the device settings to meet the needs of your network You can access it through your web browser from any PC connected to the device via the LAN ports Accessing the Web pages To access the Web pages you need the following s A PC or laptop connected to the LAN port on the device e A web browser installed on the PC The minimum browser version requi
45. etwork Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP automates address assignment and management 92 11n Repeater User s Manual DHCP relay DHCP server digital DNS domain name download DSL encryption keys Ethernet FTP Gbps host HTTP When a computer connects to the LAN DHCP assigns it an IP address from a shared pool of IP addresses after a specified time limit DHCP returns the address to the pool Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol relay A DHCP relay is a computer that forwards DHCP data between computers that request IP addresses and the DHCP server that assigns the addresses Each of the Wireless Gateway s interfaces can be configured as a DHCP relay See DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server A DHCP server is a computer that is responsible for assigning IP addresses to the computers on a LAN See DHCP Of data having a form based on discrete values expressed as binary numbers 0 s and 1 s The data component in DSL is a digital signal See analog Domain Name System The DNS maps domain names into IP addresses DNS information is distributed hierarchically throughout the Internet among computers called DNS servers For example www yahoo com is the domain name associated with IP address 216 115 108 243 When you start to access a web site a DNS server looks up the requested domain name to find its corresponding IP address If the DNS server cannot find the IP address it commun
46. hat it can be displayed by web browsers See web browser web site A hub is a place of convergence where data arrives from one or more directions and is forwarded out in one or more directions It connects an Ethernet bridge router to a group of PCs on a LAN and allows communication to pass between the networked devices Internet Control Message Protocol An Internet protocol used to report errors and other network related information The ping command makes use of ICMP The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a technical professional society that fosters the development of standards that often become national and international standards The global collection of interconnected networks used for both private and business communications A private company internal network that looks like part of the Internet users access information using web browsers but is accessible only by employees See TCP IP Internet Protocol address The address of a host computer on the Internet consisting of four numbers each from 0 to 255 separated by periods e g 209 191 4 240 An IP address consists of a network ID that identifies the particular network the host belongs to and a host ID uniquely identifying the host itself on that network A network mask is used to define the network ID and the host ID Because IP addresses are difficult to remember they usually have an associated domain name that can be specified instead
47. his page can be used to config the DHCP mode None or DHCP Server 1 Enable the DHCP Server if you are using this device as a DHCP server This page lists the IP address pools available to hosts on your LAN The device distributes numbers in the pool to hosts on your network as they request Internet access If you choose None then the router will do nothing when the hosts request a IP address 2 This page lists the fixed IP MAC address on your LAN The device distributes the number configured to hosts on your network as they request Internet access IP Address Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Apply Changes DHCP Mode IP Pool Range Max Lease Time minutes Domain Name domainname DNS Server 1 10 0 0 2 DNS Server 2 l DNS Server 3 IP Address 0 0 0 0 Mac Address 000000000000 ex 00E086710502 52 11n Repeater User s Manual 2 Change the P Address and Subnet Mask 3 Click Apply Changes LAN Interface Setup IP Address Subnet Mask 192 168 2 2 235 255 255 0 4 Click OK Apply Changes LAN IP address or Netmask change will result in failure of accessing to this Router You should release and renew PC s IP address for the succedent configuraion Are you sure you want to change the LAN IP address or Netmask 5 Type IP Address and Change default LAN port IP address 6 Click in the P Address and Subnet Mask box and type a new IP Address
48. icates with higher level DNS servers to determine the IP address See domain name A domain name is a user friendly name used in place of its associated IP address Domain names must be unique their assignment is controlled by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN Domain names are a key element of URLs which identify a specific file at a web site See DNS To transfer data in the downstream direction i e from the Internet to the user Digital Subscriber Line A technology that allows both digital data and analog voice signals to travel over existing copper telephone lines See network keys The most commonly installed computer network technology usually using twisted pair wiring Ethernet data rates are 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps See also 10BASE T 100BASE T twisted pair File Transfer Protocol A program used to transfer files between computers connected to the Internet Common uses include uploading new or updated files to a web server and downloading files from a web server Abbreviation of Gigabits per second or one billion bits per second Internet data rates are often expressed in Gbps A device usually a computer connected to a network Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTP is the main protocol used to transfer data from web 93 11n Repeater User s Manual Hub ICMP IEEE Internet intranet IP IP address ISP LAN LED MAC address mask Mbps NAT sites so t
49. igured on the Wireless Gateway is correct then You can use the ping utility to test connectivity with your ISP s DNS server Web pages 11n Repeater User s Manual Problem Troubleshooting Suggestion forgot lost my user ID or password If you have not changed the password from the default try using admin the user ID and administrator as password Otherwise you can reset the device to the default configuration by pressing the Reset Default button on the Rare panel of the device see Rare Panel Then type the default User ID and password shown above WARNING Resetting the device removes any custom settings and returns all settings to their default values l cannot access the web pages from my browser Use the ping utility discussed in the following section to check whether your PC can communicate with the device s LAN IP address by default 10 0 0 2 If it cannot check the Ethernet cabling Verify that you are using Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator v4 0 or later Verify that the PC s IP address is defined as being on the same subnet as the IP address assigned to the LAN port on the Wireless Gateway My changes to the web pages are not being retained Be sure to use the Confirm Changes Apply function after any changes 89 11n Repeater User s Manual Diagnosing Problem using IP Utilities ping Ping is acommand you can use to check whether your PC
50. install it 1 2 3 In the Windows NT task bar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel In the Control Panel window double click the Network icon In the Network dialog box click the Protocols tab The Protocols tab displays a list of currently installed network protocols If the list includes TCP IP then the protocol has already been enabled Skip to step 9 If TCP IP does not display as an installed component click Add In the Select Network Protocol dialog box select TCP IP and then click OK You may be prompted to install files from your Windows NT installation CD or other media Follow the instructions to install the files After all files are installed a window displays to inform you that a TCP IP service called DHCP can be set up to dynamically assign IP information Click Yes to continue and then click OK if prompted to restart your computer Next configure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Wireless Gateway 78 11n Repeater User s Manual 7 Open the Control Panel window and then double click the Network icon 8 Inthe Network dialog box click the Protocols tab 9 Inthe Protocols tab select TCP IP and then click Properties 10 In the Microsoft TCP IP Properties dialog box click the radio button labeled Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server 11 Click Ok twice to confirm and save your changes and then close the Control Panel A
51. installation CD or other media Follow the instructions to install the files If prompted click OK to restart your computer with the new settings Next configure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Wireless Gateway 8 10 11 12 In the Control Panel double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon In the Network and Dial up Connections window right click the Local Area Connection icon and then select Properties In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box click the radio button labeled Obtain an IP address automatically Also click the radio button labeled Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK twice to confirm and save your changes and then close the Control Panel 76 11n Repeater User s Manual Windows Me PCs 1 Inthe Windows task bar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon 3 Inthe Network and Dial up Connections window right click the Network icon and then select Properties The Network Properties dialog box displays with a list of currently installed network components If the list includes Internet Protocol TCP IP then the protocol has already been enabled Skip to step 11 4 If Internet Protocol TCP IP does not display as an installed compone
52. itative answer Name www microsoft aka S 207 dns net 46 230 218 207 46 236 229 267 46 131 91 207 46 197 162 www microsoft com Figure 9 Using the nslookup Utility There may be several addresses associated with an Internet name This is common for web sites that receive heavy traffic they use multiple redundant servers to carry the same information To exit from the nslookup utility type exit and press Enter at the command prompt 91 11n Repeater User s Manual E Glossary 10BASE T 100BASE T ADSL analog ATM authenticate binary bit bps bridging broadband broadcast DHCP A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a data rate of 10 Mbps Also known as Category 3 CAT 3 wiring See data rate Ethernet A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a data rate of 100 Mbps Also known as Category 5 CAT 5 wiring See data rate Ethernet Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line The most commonly deployed flavor of DSL for home users is asymmetrical DSL The term asymmetrical refers to its unequal data rates for downloading and uploading the download rate is higher than the upload rate The asymmetrical rates benefit home users because they typically download much more data from the Internet than they upload An analog signal is a signal that has had its frequency modified in some way such as by amplifying its strength or varying it
53. k Public network Customize Access Local only oe Local Area Connection Ke Status l Sharing and Discovery Network discovery Off vy File sharing Off E Public folder sharing Off E Printer sharing Off no printers installed E Password protected sharing S On G Media sharing Off E Internet Options Show me all the files and folders I am sharing W NS ew E o ie Show me all the shared network folders on this computer 14 11n Repeater User s Manual 3 Single RIGHT click on Local Area connection then click Properties Device Name Connectivity Local Area Connection Network aT Realtek RTL8168C P 8111C n e 15 11n Repeater User s Manual 4 The screen will display the information User Account Control and click Continue to continue 5 Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Connect using EP Realtek RTL8168C P 8111C P Family PCI E Gigabit Ethe configure This connection uses the following items ZK Client for Microsoft Networks los Packet Scheduler B File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks w d G a an ereo a Dae e e e Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks 16 11n Repeater User s Manual Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatic
54. kip to step 9 3 If TCP IP does not display as an installed component click Add The Select Network Component Type dialog box displays 4 Select Protocol and then click Adad The Select Network Protocol dialog box displays 77 11n Repeater User s Manual 5 6 Click on Microsoft in the Manufacturers list box and then click TCP IP in the Network Protocols list box Click OK to return to the Network dialog box and then click OK again You may be prompted to install files from your Windows 95 98 installation CD Follow the instructions to install the files Click OK to restart the PC and complete the TCP IP installation Next configure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Wireless Gateway 8 10 11 12 13 14 Open the Control Panel window and then click the Network icon Select the network component labeled TCP IP and then click Properties If you have multiple TCP IP listings select the listing associated with your network card or adapter In the TCP IP Properties dialog box click the IP Address tab Click the radio button labeled Obtain an IP address automatically Click the DNS Configuration tab and then click the radio button labeled Obtain an IP address automatically Click OK twice to confirm and save your changes You will be prompted to restart Windows Click Yes Windows NT 4 0 workstations First check for the IP protocol and if necessary
55. l Home click on Change adapter settings to continue Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center lt la Search Control Panel P View your basic network information and set up connections A sc Q See full map Network GA G31M ES2L PC This computer View your active networks Connect or disconnect Internet Network Access type No Internet access Public network Connections H Local Area Connection Change your networking settings T Set up a new connection or network See also Set up a wireless broadband dial up ad hoc or VPN connection or set up a router HomeGroup or access point Internet Options Connect to a network Windows Firewall Connect or reconnect to a wireless wired dial up or VPN network connection 19 11n Repeater User s Manual 9 Single RIGHT click on Local Area Connection then click Properties lle A o x OE lt Na C Netw I Search network Comecions P Organize v Disable this network device Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Delete Rename 20 11n Repeater User s Manual 10 Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Realtek RTL8168C P 8111C P Family PCI E Gigabit Ethe This connection uses the following items DM Client for Microsoft Networks M Blo Packet Scheduler Maa a d retera ele eaea ea L S Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area ne
56. mmunications dialog box scroll down the Components list to display the UPnP entry Select the entry click OK 4 Click OK to finish the Add Remove Programs dialog 5 Reboot your system Once you have installed the UPnP software and you have rebooted and your network includes the IGD system you should be able to see the IGD controlled device on your network 84 11n Repeater User s Manual UPnP Control Point Software on Windows XP with Firewall On Windows XP versions earlier than SP2 Firewall support is provided by the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall You cannot use the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall support on a system that you intend to use as a UPnP control point If this feature is enabled although the control point system may display controlled devices in the list of network devices the control point system cannot participate in UPnP communication This restriction also applies to controlled devices running on Windows XP systems earlier than SP2 On Windows XP SP2 and later Firewall support is provided by Windows Firewall Unlike earlier versions Windows XP SP2 can be used on a system that you intend to use as a UPnP control point To turn off the Firewall capability on any version of Windows XP follow the steps below 1 In the Control Panel select Network and Internet Connections 2 In the Network and Internet Connections dialog box select Network Connections 3 In th
57. n Apply amp Save button AP S Repeater Auto d Name SSID WRE3OO Key Name SSID Encryption Options default None Y Site Survey SSID BSSID l Channel Type H Security Signal Select 4 4 So Pre RRR C0 DC DC 11 AP WEP ll default e0 8f ec 06 00 4a 6 AP None all il KH ptg OC 23 11 AP None ll T 4 Kannan E raat 29 9 D4 6 AP None ll eh TIET AP WPA2 PSK AES all SSES S E 802 1x e ep 7 S WPALAES TKIP WPA2 AES TKIP il i KH REC 73 C9 C2 10 AD None al merece Sees 17 47 00 11 AP WPA PSK TKIP B aB Gg a6eb 32 9 AP WPA2 PSK SES TKIP R l 802 1x kanann SR CEO 8 AP WINALACCITYINIAANADACCITYING D m Apply amp Save Cancel 3 Repeater setup completed 4 Click on OK 47 11n Repeater User s Manual A Message from webpage A Repeater setup completed AP Mode Extend your Wired Network to allow wireless devices to connect your wired network using Wi Fi Check on AP checkbox Configure related parameters Click on Apply amp Save button Advanced Repeater Auto Name SSID Key Apply amp Save Cancel 5 Repeater setup completed 6 Click on OK 48 11n Repeater User s Manual 8 Message from webpage A Repeater setup completed 7 WLAN mode modified System is rebooting now Pleas
58. nal blue On Wireless Signal Strength Off No WLAN link Wireless blue On WLAN link established and active Blink Valid Wireless packet being transferred WPS blue Off WPS link isn t established and active Blink Valid WPS packet being transferred Ethernet blue On LAN link established and active Off No LAN link Blink Valid Ethernet packet being transferred Rear and Left Panel and bottom Side The rear and right panel and bottom side contains a Restore Defaults button the ports for the unit s data and power connections Label Function Ethernet Connects the device via LAN Ethernet to a PC WPS RESET WPS Press this button for 3 full seconds and the WPS LED will flash to start WPS Now go to the wireless adapter or device and press its WPS button Make sure to press the button within 120 seconds 2 minutes after pressing the router s WPS button RESET Reset button RESET the 11n Repeater to its default settings Press this button for at least 3 full seconds to RESET device to its default settings 11n Repeater User s Manual 3 Computer configurations under different OS to obtain IP address automatically Before starting the 11n Repeater configuration please kindly configure the PC computer as below to have automatic IP address DNS Server For Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP 1 Click on Start gt Control Panel in Classic View In the Control Panel double click on Network Con
59. nections to continue E Control Panel BAR File Edit View Favorites Tools Help L Q pad K Search 1 Folders E Address F Control Panel k Go ews d lt mm D 2 KB Accessibility Add Hardware Add or Administrative Automatic Date and Time Display Ge Switch to Category View Options Remov Tools Updates wy GG P gt See Also Game Folder Options Fonts Intel R GMA Internet Keyboard D windows Update Controllers Driver Options Help and Support B gt Rs CH Phone and Power Options Printers and Beakek HD Regional and Wizard Modem Faxes Sound Eff Language 2 D e S A Scanners and Scheduled Security Sounds and Speech System Taskbar and Cameras Tasks Center Audio Devices Start Menu e e 3 User Accounts Windows Wireless Firewall Network Set 11n Repeater User s Manual gt Network Connections File Edit View Favorites 2 Single RIGHT click on Local Area connection then click Properties Tools Advanced Help Back 7 K ES Search Kea Folders RE Address Network Tasks Create a new connection Set up a home or small office network Change Windows Firewall settings Disable this network device Repair this connection Rename this connection View status of this connection Change settings of this connection E 2 we amp N o e Network Connections A LAN or High Speed Internet ocal 4rea Connection 8168C P3
60. nge the default username and password to your own unique settings To change the default password 1 From the Maintenance gt Password menu The following page is displayed This page is used to add user account to access the web server of Wireless Router Empty user name or password is not alowed User Name Privilege Old Password New Password Confirm Password Select User Name Privilege CH admin root user user 70 11n Repeater User s Manual 2 4 This page displays the current username and password settings Change your own unique password in the relevant boxes They can be any combination of letters or numbers with a maximum of 30 characters The default setting uses admin for the username and administrator for password If you are happy with these settings click Modify You will see following page that the new user has been displayed on the Currently Defined Users You need to login to the web pages using your new username and new password Click on the ratio of admin from User Account Table User Account Table Select User Name Privilege admin root ONO Enter the Old Password Enter the New Password Enter the Confirm Password Click on Modify Configuration Old Password 6666666666666 New Password sooo Confirm Password eeeee User Name admin Privilege 71 11n Repeater User s Manual 1
61. nt click Aad 5 Inthe Select Network Component Type dialog box select Protocol and then click Add 6 Select Microsoft in the Manufacturers box 7 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP in the Network Protocols list and then click OK You may be prompted to install files from your Windows Me installation CD or other media Follow the instructions to install the files 8 If prompted click OK to restart your computer with the new settings Next configure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Wireless Gateway 9 Inthe Control Panel double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon 10 In Network and Dial up Connections window right click the Network icon and then select Properties 11 In the Network Properties dialog box select TCP IP and then click Properties 12 In the TCP IP Settings dialog box click the radio button labeled Server assigned IP address Also click the radio button labeled Server assigned name server address 13 Click OK twice to confirm and save your changes and then close the Control Panel Windows 95 98 PCs First check for the IP protocol and if necessary install it 1 In the Windows task bar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon The Network dialog box displays with a list of currently installed network components If the list includes TCP IP and then the protocol has already been enabled S
62. r LAN The device distributes the number configured to hosts on your network as they request Internet access IP Address 10 0 0 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Mode DHCP Server ze IP Pool Range 10003 10 0 0 250 Max Lease Time minutes Domain Name DNS Server 1 DNS Server 2 DNS Server 3 IP Address 0 0 0 0 Mac Address ex 00E086710502 11n Repeater User s Manual Field Description IP Address The IP address of your router on the local area network Your local area network settings are based on the address assigned here Subnet Mask The subnet mask of your router on the local area network DHCP Mode Once your router is properly configured and DHCP Server is enabled the DHCP Server will manage the IP addresses and other network configuration information for computers and other devices connected to your Local Area Network There is no need for you to do this yourself The computers and other devices connected to your LAN also need to have their TCP IP configuration set to DHCP or Obtain an IP address automatically IP Pool Range These two IP values from and to define a range of IP addresses that the DHCP Server uses when assigning addresses to computers and devices on your Local Area Network Any addresses that are outside of this range are not managed by the DHCP Server these could therefore be u
63. rement is Internet Explorer v4 or Netscape v4 For the best display quality use latest version of Internet Explorer Netscape or Mozilla Fire fox From any of the LAN computers launch your web browser type the following URL in the web address or location box and press Enter on your keyboard http 10 0 0 2 The Status homepage for the web pages is displayed Status This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device System Product Name RP WRE300 Uptime 0 days 0 7 0 Product Version 1 00 00 Firmware Version RBR1 2T 1x8_v61199_STD_06_141128 Serial Number E08 FECA1B2C3 LAN Configuration IP Address 10 0 0 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server Enable MAC Address E0 8FEC A1 B2 C3 WLAN Configuration Wireless Enabled Mode AP SSID WRE300 Encryption WPA WPA2 Mixed Channel 1 Broadcast SSID Enabled WPS Enabled Repeater Status Disconnected Refresh Figure 2 Homepage The first time that you click on an entry from the left hand menu a login box is displayed You must enter your username and password to access the pages 41 11n Repeater User s Manual A login screen is displayed Login Username admin Password Figure 3 Login screen 1 Enter your user name and password The first time you log into the program use these defaults User Name admin Password administrator A You can change the password at any time or you can configure your TETY device
64. rnet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Networking Connect using L Qualcomm Atheros AR8131 PCI E Gigabit Ethemet Contro This connection uses the following items MI J File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks C amp Microsoft Network Adapter Muttiplexor Protocol 4 Microsoft LLDP Protocol Driver Dara rRe Uninstall Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks OK Cancel 11n Repeater User s Manual 7 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue General Alternative Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appr onriate TP cettin Obtain an IP address automatically SUE LP ag IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Preferred DNS server Alternative DNS server _ Validate settings upon exit 27 11n Repeater User s Manual 4 Connecting your device A WARNING This chapter provides basic instructions for connecting the Wireless Gateway to a computer or LAN and to the Internet In addition to configuring the device you n
65. rotocol TCP IP properties Instead of enabling dynamic assignment of the IP addresses for the computer DNS server and default gateway click the radio buttons that enable you to enter the information manually Your PCs must have IP addresses that place them in the same subnet as the Wireless Gateway s LAN port If you manually assign IP information to all your LAN PCs you can follow the instructions in Addressing to change the LAN port IP address accordingly 79 11n Repeater User s Manual B IP Addresses Network Masks and Subnets IP Addresses oversees This section refers only to IP addresses for IPv4 version 4 of the Internet Protocol IPv6 addresses are not covered Note This section assumes basic knowledge of binary numbers bits and bytes IP addresses the Internet s version of telephone numbers are used to identify individual nodes computers or devices on the Internet Every IP address contains four numbers each from 0 to 255 and separated by dots periods e g 20 56 0 211 These numbers are called from left to right field1 field2 field3 and field4 This style of writing IP addresses as decimal numbers separated by dots is called dotted decimal notation The IP address 20 56 0 211 is read twenty dot fifty six dot zero dot two eleven Structure of an IP address IP addresses have a hierarchical design similar to that of telephone numbers For example a 7 digit telephone number starts with a 3
66. s frequency in order to add information to the signal The voice component in DSL is an analog signal See digital Asynchronous Transfer Mode A standard for high speed transmission of data text voice and video widely used within the Internet ATM data rates range from 45 Mbps to 2 5 Gbps See data rate To verify a user s identity such as by prompting for a password The base two system of numbers that uses only two digits 0 and 1 to represent all numbers In binary the number 1 is written as 1 2 as 10 3 as 11 4 as 100 etc Although expressed as decimal numbers for convenience IP addresses in actual use are binary numbers e g the IP address 209 191 4 240 is 11010001 10111111 00000100 11110000 in binary See bit IP address network mask Short for binary digit a bit is a number that can have two values 0 or 1 See binary bits per second Passing data from your network to your ISP and vice versa using the hardware addresses of the devices at each location Bridging contrasts with routing which can add more intelligence to data transfers by using network addresses instead The Wireless Gateway can perform both routing and bridging Typically when both functions are enabled the device routes IP data and bridges all other types of data See routing A telecommunications technology that can send different types of data over the same medium DSL is a broadband technology To send data to all computers on a n
67. sed for manually configured devices or devices that cannot use DHCP to obtain network address details automatically Your router by default has a static IP address of 192 168 0 1 This means that addresses 192 168 0 2 to 192 168 0 254 can be made available for allocation by the DHCP Server Max Lease Time The amount of time that a computer may have an IP address before it is required to renew the lease The lease functions just as a lease on an apartment would The initial lease designates the amount of time before the lease expires If the tenant wishes to retain the address when the lease is expired then a new lease is established If the lease expires and the address is no longer needed then another tenant may use the address Domain Name Domain name for the dhcp server scope DNS Servers DNS Server address for the dhcp server scope IP Address The IP address to be configured for your computer or device on the local area network For example 192 168 0 2 Mac Address The mac address of your computer or device on the local area network 51 11n Repeater User s Manual Changing the LAN IP address and subnet mask To Change the configuration of LAN Interface 1 From the Setup menu click on Local Network The following page is displayed This page is used to configure the LAN interface of your Wireless Router Here you may change the setting for IP addresss subnet mask etc T
68. sequence of bits applied to an IP address to select the network ID while ignoring the host ID Bits set to 1 mean select this bit while bits set to 0 mean ignore this bit For example if the network mask 255 255 255 0 is applied to the IP address 100 10 50 1 the network ID is 100 10 50 and the host ID is 1 See binary IP address subnet Network Interface Card An adapter card that plugs into your computer and provides the physical interface to your network cabling For Ethernet NICs this is typically an RJ 45 connector See Ethernet RJ 45 Data transmitted on a network consists of units called packets Each packet contains a payload the data plus overhead information such as where it came from source address and where it should go destination address Packet Internet or Inter Network Groper A program used to verify whether the host associated with an IP address is online It can also be used to reveal the IP address for a given domain name A physical access point to a device such as a computer or router through which data flows into and out of the device Point to Point Protocol A protocol for serial data transmission that is used to carry IP and other protocol data between your ISP and your computer The WAN interface on the Wireless Gateway uses two forms of PPP called PPPoA and PPPoE See PPPOA PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over ATM One of the two types of PPP interfaces you can define for a Virtual Cir
69. so that you do not need to enter a password See Password 2 Click on OK You are now ready to configure your device This is the first page displayed each time you log in to the Web pages E If you receive an error message or the Welcome page is not Note displayed see Troubleshooting Suggestions 42 11n Repeater User s Manual A WARNING Testing your Setup Once you have connected your hardware and configured your PCs any computer on your LAN should be able to use the DSL Cable connection to access the Internet To test the connection turn on the device wait for 30 seconds and then verify that the LEDs are illuminated as follows Table 1 LED Indicators Label Color Function POWER green On device is powered on Off device is powered off WLAN green On WLAN link established and active Blink Valid Wireless packet being transferred LAN green On LAN link established and active Off No LAN link Blink Valid Ethernet packet being transferred If the LEDs illuminate as expected test your Internet connection from a LAN computer To do this open your web browser and type the URL of any external website such as http www yahoo com The LED labeled WAN should blink rapidly and then appear solid as the device connects to the site If the LEDs do not illuminate as expected you may need to configure your Internet access settings using the information provided by your ISP For details see Internet A
70. ssigning static Internet information to your PCs If you are a typical user you will not need to assign static Internet information to your LAN PCs because your ISP automatically assigns this information for you In some cases however you may want to assign Internet information to some or all of your PCs directly often called statically rather than allowing the Wireless Gateway to assign it This option may be desirable but not required if e You have obtained one or more public IP addresses that you want to always associate with specific computers for example if you are using a computer as a public web server e You maintain different subnets on your LAN subnets are described in Appendix B Before you begin you must have the following information available e The IP address and subnet mask of each PC s The IP address of the default gateway for your LAN In most cases this is the address assigned to the LAN port on the Wireless Gateway By default the LAN port is assigned the IP address 10 0 0 2 You can change this number or another number can be assigned by your ISP See Addressing for more information s The IP address of your ISP s Domain Name System DNS server On each PC to which you want to assign static information follow the instructions relating only to checking for and or installing the IP protocol Once it is installed continue to follow the instructions for displaying each of the Internet P
71. stall it as follows 1 From the Maintenance gt Firmware Upgrade menu The following page is displayed 2 Click on the Browse button 3 Once you have selected the file to be installed click Open The file s directory path is displayed in the New Firmware Image text box Click Automatically reset default after firmware upgraded 5 Click Upload Upgrade Firmware This page allows you upgrade the Wireless Router firmware to new version Please note do not power off the device during the upload because it may crash the system Note System will reboot after file is uploaded Select File Browse C Automatically reset default after firmware upgraded Figure 6 Manual Update Installation section Note that if you are using certain browsers Such as Opera 7 the Browse button is labeled Choose Use the Choose file box to navigate to the relevant directory where the firmware version is saved 65 11n Repeater User s Manual 6 Click OK Do you really want to upgrade the firmware 7 The device checks that the selected file contains an updated version of firmware A status screen pops up please wait for a while 8 The device checks that the selected file contains an updated version of firmware A status screen pops up please wait for a while System Reboot Firmware Upgrade System will reload soon automaticly Please wait 62 seconds
72. tes Config S WwW gt 9 See Also j i Display Folder Options Game Internet Keyboard Mouse Hi Windows Update Controllers Options Si Help and Support d di Ep Network Setup Phone and Power Options Printersand Regionaland Scanners and Wizard Modem Faxes Language Cameras oF W e2 Scheduled Security Sounds and Speech System Taskbar and User Accounts Tasks Center Audio Devices Start Menu e a Windows Wireless Firewall Network Set 36 11n Repeater User s Manual Internet WAN access is the DHCP client If you cannot see any Broadband Adapter in the Network Connections your Internet WAN access is DHCP Client or Static IP 3 Click Local Area Connection in LAN or High Speed Internet and you could see string Assigned by DHCP in Details gt Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Back d K ES Search Ke Folders E Address E Network Connections i Go A LAN or High Speed Internet Details Local Area Connection Local 4 onnection LAN or High Speed Internet Connected SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter IP Address 192 168 10 32 Subnet Mack 255 255 255 0 Assigned by DHCP 37 11n Repeater User s Manual Internet WAN access is the Static IP If you cannot see any Broadband Adapter in the Network Connections your Internet WAN access is DHCP Client or Static IP 4 Click Local Area Connection in LAN or High Speed Internet and you coul
73. twork Typically you will not need to change this Subnet mask address See Network Settings gt LAN Interface 255 255 255 0 DHCP Dynamic DHCP server enabled with the The Wireless Gateway maintains a pool of private IP Host Configuration following pool of addresses addresses for dynamic assignment to your LAN Protocol 10 0 0 3 computers To use this service you must have set up through your computers to accept IP information dynamically 10 0 0 250 as described in Configuring Ethernet PCs 44 11n Repeater User s Manual 8 Quick Setup The Quick Setup page displays useful information about the setup of your device including e details of the device s Wireless settings To display this page From the head menu click on Setup The following page is displayed Quick Setup The quick setup will tell you how to configure the basic network parameters To continue please click the Next button Figure 4 Quick Setup page Repeater Mode Extend your Wireless Network Check on Repeater ratio 45 11n Repeater User s Manual Check on Auto checkbox Click on Site Survey button and wait for 5 seconds for site surveying Advanced 3 Repeater Auto Name SSID Key Name SSID Encryption Options None Y SSID BSSID Channel Type Security Signal 46 11n Repeater User s Manual Check on Select ratio of SSID of the front AP and configure related parameters Click o
74. twork protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks 21 11n Repeater User s Manual 11 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue Kenne eee TCP IP v4 Properties You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server _ Validate settings upon exit 22 11n Repeater User s Manual For Windows 8 32 64 1 Move the mouse or tap to the upper right corner and click on Settings 23 11n Repeater User s Manual 2 Click on Control Panel Settings Control Panel Personalisation PC info Help 100 Unavailable Unavailable Notifications Keyboard Change PC settings 24 11n Repeater User s Manual 3 Click on View network status and tasks T E gt Control Panel Adjust your computer s settings System and Security Review your computer s status Save backup copies of your files with File History Find and fix problems KAY L Connect to the Internet View network status and tasks Choose homegroup and sharing options View devices and printers Add a device Progr
75. ual For example from the Network Connections window you should see the Internet Gateway Device Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q Bac gt Ki pe Search ie Folders RD e Network Connections Network Tasks Create a new connection Set up a home or small office network Change Windows Firewall settings Disconnect this connection mi Rename this connection view status of this connection LAN or High Speed Internet LH Change settings of this connection ocal Area Connection Connected Uh 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Ada Other Places Internet Gateway G Control Panel SJ My Network Places OH My Documents 3 My Computer Details Internet Connection Internet Gateway 87 PERI E E BA e Title STEEN User s Guide Troubleshooting D Troubleshooting This appendix suggests solutions for problems you may encounter in installing or using the Wireless Gateway and provides instructions for using several IP utilities to diagnose problems Contact Customer Support if these suggestions do not resolve the problem Troubleshooting Suggestions Problem LEDs Power LED does not illuminate after product is turned on Troubleshooting Suggestion Verify that you are using the power cable provided with the device and that it is securely connected to the Wireless Gateway and a wall socket power strip LINK LAN LED does not illuminate aft
76. vity the Wireless Gateway is referred to as the device e The term LAN refers to a group of Ethernet connected computers at one site Typographical conventions e Italic text is used for items you select from menus and drop down lists and the names of displayed web pages e Bold text is used for text strings that you type when prompted by the program and to emphasize important points Special messages This document uses the following icons to draw your attention to specific instructions or explanations Provides clarifying or non essential information on the current topic Explains terms or acronyms that may be unfamiliar to many readers These terms are also included in the Glossary Provides messages of high importance including messages relating to personal safety or system integrity Getting Support Supplied by Helpdesk Number Website 11n Repeater User s Manual 2 Getting to know the device Computer System requirements s 1 Pentium 200MHZ processor or above e 2 Windows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 Package Contents 1 11n Repeater 2 Quick Installation Guide 3 Ethernet Cable RJ 45 LED meanings amp activations Top Side The Top Side contains lights called Light Emitting Diodes LEDs that indicate the status of the unit Figure 1 Top Side and LEDs 11n Repeater User s Manual Label Color Function Wifi Sig
77. wireless network Refresh network list Click an item in the list below Log pran exkinrange or to get more information A Set up a wireless network WRE300 for a home or small office p Security enabled wireless network WPAZ Related Tait To connect to this network click Connect You might need to enter additional information SD Learn about wireless networking d Chenge the order ot nanna preferred networks Change advanced settings 33 11n Repeater User s Manual 16 If the wireless network isn t encrypted click on Connect Anyway to connect Wireless Network Connection Information sent over this network is not encrypted and might be visible to other people 17 If the wireless network is encrypted enter your own wireless password at least 8 characters for example 12345678 in the key field Network key field Confirm Network key field the default settings Security Mode None You can later change this network key via the wireless configuration menu l You are connecting to the unsecured network VWWRE300 Wireless Network Connection The network VWRE300 requires a network key also called a WEP key or WPA key 4 network key helps prevent unknown intruders From connecting to this network Type the key and then click Connect Network key 18 Click on Connect or Apply Wireless Network Connection The network VWRE300 requires a network key also called
78. you are using this device as a DHCP server This page lists the IP address pools available to hosts on your LAN The device distributes numbers in the pool to hosts on your network as they request Internet access If you choose None then the router will do nothing when the hosts request a IP address 2 This page lists the fixed IP MAC address on your LAN The device distributes the number configured to hosts on your network as they request Internet access IP Address Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Apply Changes DHCP Mode IP Pool Range 10 0 0 3 10 0 0 250 Max Lease Time 120 minutes Domain Name domain name DNS Server 1 10 0 0 2 DNS Server 2 DNS Server 3 it IP Address 0 0 0 0 Mac Address oooooo000000 ex O0E086710502 55 11n Repeater User s Manual 2 Enter the P Address 3 Enter the Mac Address 4 Click Add IP Address 10 0 0 150 Mac Address 00E086710502 ex 00E086710502 Update Delete Selected 5 The DHCP Static IP Configuration that you created has been added in the DHCP Static IP Table IP Address MAC Address 10 0 0 150 00 0 86 71 05 02 56 11n Repeater User s Manual 1 0 Wireless Network This chapter assumes that you have already set up your Wireless PCs and installed a compatible Wireless card on your device See Configuring Wireless PCs Wireless Basics The Wireless Network page allows you to configure the Wireless features of your

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