Air Pen Express Users` Manual
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1. 1 Problem the power indicator does not light up Solution check if the power supply is working properly and you are using the proper power adapter 2 Problem the WAN indicator does not light up when a network cable is plugged in Solution check if the network cable has been inserted correctly into the WAN port 3 Problem the LAN indicator does not light up when a network cable is plugged in Solution check if the power connector and Internet cables are working properly Check the connection from the cable to the port Check the Ethernet card has been in stalled correctly on the PC 4 Problem failed to open the setting Webpage Solution make sure your browser IE6 or Firefox 1 5 is the latest version and you have Java installed on your computer 5 Problem setting altered on the management Web page cannot be saved Solution make sure you have clicked Apply after completing configuration changes and reloaded the page 6 Problem what if a user without firewall knowledge accidentally enables the firewall function Solution since router firewalls use strict rules it s not recommend for users without such knowledge to explore or activate the function If necessary please ask someone who is familiar with firewall settings for help Appendix B Technical Terms 1 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Dynamically allocates IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway for hosts on the network 2 DHCP Server Dynamic Host Co2. Apply Account the user name for accessing this device the default name is admin Password the password for accessing this device the default password is admin Enter the new user name and password and then click Apply the system will reboot and ask for the new user name and password In case you forget the username or password press and hold there set button on the rear panel for 5 seconds the system will reboot and revert to the default factory settings Current Time the current time being displayed clicking Sync with host synchronize the router time and the host time Time Zone set your time zone for example choose GMT 08 00 China Hong Kong if you reside in China NTP Server the URL address of NTP server for example choose Asia Pacific NTP Server if you reside in China NTP synchronization hours the synchronization time interval with the NTP server 5 2Update Firmware Click Administration Upload Firmware on the left pane to upgrade the firmware and update the system startup loader program Connect your world Simple better Upgrade the Air Pen express firmware to obtain new functionality It takes about 1 minute to upload upgrade flash and be patient please Caution A corrupted image will hang up the system ion ES Apply Update Firmware click Browse to choose the latest firmware for the router and then click Apply to upgrade Upon completion of the f
3. to Enable for Internet use Pq PQI Air c Pen express i Connect your world Simple better _ Configuration 7 You may configure the operation mode suitable for you environment a e Bridge Advanced SETTINGS All ethernet and wireless interfaces are bridged into a single bridge interface Gateway Internet Settings The first ethernet port is treated as WAN port The other ethernet ports and the wireless interface are bridged together and are Operation Mode treated as LAN ports LAN Ethernet Converter DHCP clients The wireless interface is treated as WAN port and the ethernet ports are LAN ports AP Client VPN Passthrough The wireless aocli interface is treated as WAN port and the wireless ap interface and the ethernet ports are LAN ports Wireless Settings Disable Administration AP Client Enabled glare V1 0 3 Apply Cancel 4 Click Wireless Settings 5 Find the AP you wish to connect to in the AP list on the bottom right of the page Fill out the information in the form on the top right of the page 6 Click Apply and connect the Air Pen Express to access the Internet T Se Pq PQI Air c Pen express b d Connect your world Simple better AP Client Feature Configuration You could configure AP Client parameters here Advanced Servings se Security Mode wears s Advanced Encryption Type TAD Security WDS WPS AP Client
4. A serial interface used to connect peripherals such as printers or scanners to computers The USB interface on BR304 is provided to connect a host 19 WAN Wide Area Network A data communication network such as the Internet covering large demographic areas 20 Web page The Web files on the WWW Every Website contains text and images hyperlinks with other Webpages Homepage is Web page at the top level of a site 21 Broadcast The activity sending data to all computers on a network 22 Domain names Managed by ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers the unique key component of a URL that identifies a file on a Website It is very convenient to the average users since it replaces a corresponding IP address 23 Ethernet A network technology for establishing LANs using twisted pair cable for data transmission Data transfer rates of Ethernet radio frequency signals between computers are usually10 Mbps or 100 Mbps 24 Firewall Technologies protecting computers or LANs from unwanted visits or malicious attacks 25 Package Data transferred on networks Each package consists of data and message such as source address data sender and destination address data receiver 26 Port A physical interface on computers or routers to accept connectors for incoming or outgoing data transmission 2 Protocol A group of rules used to manage data transmission Interconnected devices must follow these rules to transfer
5. IP Address the WAN IP address provided by your ISP Subnet Mask the WAN Subnet Mask value Gateway the WAN Gateway address Primary DNS Server the Primary DNS Server address provided by your ISP Secondary DNS Server the secondary DNS Server address provided by your ISP Connecting Mode 2 Dynamic IP via DHCP With the Dynamic IP Mode your IP address may change every time you connect pq PQIAI c Pen express e P Connect your world Simple better Wide Area Network WAN Settings Configuration You may choose different connection type suitable for your environment Besides you may also configure parameters according to the selected connection type Advanced Sertings Internet Setting UNS Bete sl at test tele i AY e DHCP Auto config Operation Mode ye HOS 806 LAN optional DHCP clients VPN passthrough Enabled Routing Wireless Setting Cancel Firewall Administration V1 0 0 Memory in the air Connecting Mode 3 ADSL Virtual Dial up Via PPPoE Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP pqr xo Air gt APA ay re eee _ Connect your world Simple better Wide Area Network WAN Settings G t Configuration You may choose different connection type suitable for your environment Besides you may also configure parameters according to the selected connection type _ Advanced Serrings Internet Setting
6. Operation Mode WAN LAN DHCP clients VPN passthrough Routing Wireless Setting Firewall Administration V1 0 0 Memory in the air You can monitor the DHCP clients here Expires in the time length of the IP address lease 2 4Advanced Routing You may remotely add and customize Internet routing rules and or enable dynamic routing exchange protocol with this function to add specific routing rules to a designated host when necessary Appropriate use of static routers on a network can reduce routing selection problems and routing stream data overloads and therefore increase the transmission speed of data packets A routing table can be setup through defining the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway while the destination IP address and Subnet Mask are used to determine a target network host so the router can send data packets to the designated network hosts through the gateway b d Connect your world Simple better Configuration Advanced Sertings Static Routing Settings You may add and remote custom Internet routing rules and or enable dynamic routing exchange protocol here i Destination MEE Internet Setting Operation Mode Range et Gateway Sy DHCP clients Interface IM ES pl pannus Comment Si Routing Wireless Setting Firewall Administration V1 0 0 Memory in the air You can enable disable the service to control the bandwidth 3 Wireless Settings 3 1 Basic Settings Basic Wireless Setting
7. Station List Statistics Signal W Moe ExtCh NT Administration p V1 0 3 2 Internet settings 2 1 WAN Connection Mode This router supports several common WAN connection methods Select the method specified by your network operator as well as the correct configuration likely provided by your ISP as well to establish a working Internet connection If you use dynamic dial up connection such as 3G or PPPoE there are two ways to verify the working condition of your network try browsing a Web site or observe the status of your internet configuration Connecting Mode 1Static IP S 9 e Pa PQI Air a c Pen express e p _ Connect your world Simple better Wide Area Network WAN Settings p Configuration You may choose different connection type suitable for your environment Besides you may also configure parameters according to the selected connection type Advanced Servings Internet Setting WAN Connection Type STATIC fixed IF Operation Mode WAN aay Ve oie 1 3 91192 168 8 107 LAN DHCP clients Sri aE i55 255 2550 VPN passthrough SEEE ELCAN 192 168 8 251 Routing Wireless Setting Ea A bet a 192 168 8 3 Firewall Administration Siole ETa A IN bt 017 1 1492 168 8 2 V1 0 0 Enabled Memory in the air On this screen enter the network address information provided by your ISP in the IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway and Primary DNS Server fields
8. encryption key WEP Key1 2 3 4 enter the WEP key the key should be in accordance with the key format and remain valid The keys must be in ASCII Characters or Hexadecimal Digits Connect your world Simple better a Configuration Setup the wireless security and encryption to prevent from unauthorized access and monitoring Advanced SETTINGS Air Pen express v Internet Setting SHAREDWEP X Operation Mode WAN LAN OH DHCP clients WEP Key 1 Hex v VPN passthrough Routing WEP Key 2 Hex v oe WEP Keys Wireless Setting j eean WEP Key 3 Hex Advanced WEP Key 4 eke Y Security Wds Wps Disable Station List Statistics Firewall Apply Cancel Administration v1 0 0 2 WPA PSK Wi Fi Protected Access A more recent wireless encryption scheme designed to improve on the security features of WEP to protect Wi Fi networks It employs more powerful encryption types such as TKIP the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol or AES the Advanced Encryption Standard while the keys can be changed dynamically on every authorized wireless device WPA Algorithms select either AES or TKIP encryption type in which AES is stronger than TKIP Pass Phrase enter a key that must contain8 63 ASCII characters Key Renewal Interval enter the key renewal period to tell the router how often the keys will bechanges a Connect your world Simple better Wireless Security Encryption Settings _ C
9. on the radio equipment establishes the WDS trusted communications extends the wireless signal and enables wider wireless network coverage Note to use the WDS function all devices on the network must be WDS enabled and become WDS members and the channel of each transmission point cannot be set as Automatic The same channel and same working mode are required on each transmission point The WDS member devices must obtain individual IP addresses on the same network segment If the DHCP function is needed only which on one device can be enabled and the others must be disabled Using devices of the same brand model and series for the best connection compatibility and sustainability possible All Air pen express products support 3modes Lazy Mode Bridge Mode and Repeater Mode Lazy Mode There is no need to enter a BSSID on the counterpart device in this mode Since the WDS connection is now passive the other party should enter the BSSID address of the router This means that the WDS function of the other device can be only the non Lazy Mode Bridge or Repeater Mode Also the WDS connection of the devices must be in the same physical mode and they must be on the same wireless channel not Auto and they must have the same wireless encryption type Mix encryption types like WRAPSKWPA2PSK are not supported The devices must each obtain a unique IP address on the same network and only one device can have the DHCP function e
10. radio do notalterthe default value unless you are familiar with the setting The default value is 2347 TX Power set the output power of wireless radio Unless you re using this wireless router in a really large space you usually don t need the 100 output power setting it to a lower value may enhance network security since this makes malicious unknown users from a distance harder to reach your wireless router WMM Capable this enhances data transmission performance of multimedia contents over the wireless network If you are not familiar with it or not sure if it s necessary it s safe to leave this option as the default Enable setting APSD Capable for auto power saving service The default value is Disabled 3 39ecurity Settings 1 WEP Settings The basic WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption method usually encrypts wireless data using a series of digital keys 64 bits or 128 bits in length With the same keys on each of your wireless network devices you can prevent unauthorized wireless devices from monitoring your transmissions or using your wireless resources SSID Choice select the SSID for security configuration This device supports configurations of different security classes between the main SSID and the subordinate SSID Security Mode there are several different security modes available you may choose from Mixed WEP WPA Personal and WPA Enterprise Default Key select a valid
11. 00 254 Current Virtual Servers in System a list of virtual servers Single Virtual Server Settings enable or disable a single virtual server The default is Disable IP address the IP address of the internal host to act as a single virtual server Common Port the port used to access the virtual server by clients Private Port the real port opened by the virtual server Protocol select a program protocol TCP UDP TCP amp UDP Comment description for this configuration Current Single Virtual Server in System a list of virtual servers 4 4 DMZ The DMZ host is the default virtual server but its priority is lower than individually defined virtual servers When a wireless router receives a connection request from the external network the router scans the server list for opened port numbers If there is a matching port it forwards the request to the corresponding virtual server if there is not it looks for a matching DMZ host and forwards the request to it If no suitable host is found the request will be abandoned Setting the DMZ requires you enter only the host IP address choose Enable and click Apply to save the values Note If you enable the DMZ function the designated host will be exposed to the WAN and potentially compromise its security When you enable the DMZ function make sure the opened ports are identical to the port numbers enabled on the DMZ host Connect your world Simple better
12. 100 Subnet Mask Sree Default Gateway 192 168 200 1 Windows did not detect problems with this connection If you cannot connect click Repair 4 Click the Start Programs Accessories Command Prompt type ping 192 168 200 1 and press Enter as shown below If the screen displays the following figure then your PC has connected to the router successfully Microsoft Windows XP Version 5 1 2609 CC Copyright 1985 2661 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings Administrator gt ping 192 168 200 1 Pinging 192 168 200 1 with 32 bytes of data From 192 168 200 1 bytes 32 time lt ims y from 192 168 200 1 gt bytes 32 time lt ims Reply from 192 168 200 1 gt bytes 32 time lt ims Reply from 192 168 200 1 bytes 32 time lt ims Ping statistics for 192 168 200 1 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost Bz loss Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum ms Maximum ms Average Uns C Documents and Settings Administrator gt 5 To access the Web based utility of the router launch a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and enter the default router IP address http 192 168 200 1 or pqi air then press Enter pq PQI Air a c Pen express e Connect your world Simple better ConfiGURATION Thank you for using 11N Wireless Router Please use this Quick Setup Wizard to easily set up your router Advanced SETT NGS Expert us
13. Air Pen Express Users Manual Software Configuration a Basic Configuration 1 Look for the wireless network and connect your Air Pen express 0 Wireless Network Connection Network Taska Choose a wireless network Refresh network list Click an item in the list below to connect to a wireless network in range or to get more information Air Pen express Connected fg 2 Set up a wireless network Q for a home or small office Unsecured wireless network andl Related Tasks ChinaNet F7Cx Gp Learn about wireless Y Security enabled wireless network WPA2Z adl networking smartconn g Change the order of preferred networks Security enabled wireless network WPAZ antl ChinaNet pyid Change advanced settings E Security enabled wireless network WPA aall dplus A i Y Security enabled wireless network WPA2 aall ChinaNet F3r3 T i T Security enabled wireless network WPA aall ai 2 Set the IP address You can either set a static IP or enable the DHCP function Set your IP address through the Internet Protocol TCP IP properties If the DHCP server function of your router is enabled please select Obtain an IP address automatically and then Obtain DNS server address automatically under the General tab Connect using You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to as
14. Configuration You may setup a De militarized Zone DMZ to separate internal network and Internet Advanced Settings lt Disable v Internet Setting Operation Mode WAN LAN Except TCP port 80 DHCP clients VPN passthrough Reset Routing g Wireless Setting Basic Advanced Security Wds Wps Station List Statistics Firewall IP Port Filtering Port Forwarding DMZ System Firewall Content Filtering Administration V1 0 0 DMZ Settings enable or disable the DMZ function DMZ IP Address the IP address of the host acting as the DMZ host 4 5System Firewall Select Firewall System Security to enable or disable the remote management function You can allow or forbid a PC on the Internet to manage the router through the router WAN IP address You can also acceptor deny ping packages and ping requests with the WAN filter port scan block SYN flood and SPI firewall functions Caution If you enable the SPI firewall function some firewall functions may stop working _ Connect your world Simple better DMZ Settings _ Configu RATION You may setup a De militarized Zone DMZ to separate internal network and Internet Advanced Serrings Grist Satine DMZ Settings Operation Mode DMZ Address p WAN LAN Except TCP port 80 DHCP clients VPN passthrough Reset Routing Fn Wireless Setting Basic Advanced Security Wds Wps Station List Statistics Firewall IP Port Filt
15. Distribution System Wireless Distribution System Settings WDS Mode internet Setting Operation Mode Phy Mode WAN e LAN EncrypType DHCP clients VPN passthrough Encryp Key Sy esses EncrypType Wireless Setting Basic Encryp Key Sin Advanced o TE EncrypType Wds Encryp Key Sy Wps _ Station List EncrypType sation Encryp Key M Firewall Administration AP MAC Address SI V1 0 0 Memory in the air AP MAC Address S AP MAC Address MEME AP MAC Address SS Phy Mode select the supported physical mode CCK OFDM or HTMIX as the same physical mode must be activated on all the connected devices Encrypt Type select NONE no encryption type There are 3 types WEP TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol and AES Advanced Encryption Standard you can set a maximum of 4different types and use these types to connect four different clients Note the same encryption type must be activated on all devices to establish the connection AP MAC address the BSSIDs of devices with WDS connection You can enter4 different BSSIDs to enable the one to many connections Repeater Mode You have to enter the BSSID of the connected device Either a wireless or a wiredclient not a bridge can connect to the network in WDS mode v Configu RATION Advanced Serrings internet Setting Connect your world Simple better Wireless Distribution System Wireless Distribution System Settings WDS Mode na ramet P
16. OF E2 80 65 25 Every network device has a globally unique MAC address 11 NAT Network Address Translation NAT allows several computers on a LAN to share a public IP address and shields LAN users accessing the Internet It s usually used by broadband routers and plays an important role in network security 12 NIC Network Interface Card Located in a PC it provides a physical port for cable connection An Ethernet NIC usually comes withaRJ 45 port 13 Ping The ping command sends a message from one computer to another to check if the latter is reachable and active It is also a tool used to test whether a local computer can exchange information with another on the network The originating computer will sends a message to a destination computer if that destination computer receives the message it responds to the originating computer 14 PPP Point to Point Protocol A link layer communication protocol 15 RJ 45 A standard plug of networking devices to connect to ether net switch a concentrator or routers A direct connecting cable or a crossover cable usually makes use of this plug with routing functions 16 TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A defined group of protocols including TCP IP 17 Telnet An interactive text based program that allows a client a computer user to log into a distant host another computer via the Internet for communications or device settings 18 USB Universal Serial Bus
17. WAN Connection Type PPPoE ADS Operation Mode WAN User Name LAN DHCP clients Password Torr rrr ys igh cep Verify Password ocr Routing Wireless Setting Firewall as Administration Operation Mode jeo V1 0 0 Enabled Connection Mode 4 L2TP Select L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol if your ISP uses a L2TP connection If so Your ISP will provide you with a set of username and password Please fill them in the corresponding fields L2TP provides two access modes If the L2TP service offered by your ISP uses Dynamic IP Please select Dynamic IP If the L2TP service offered by your ISP uses Static IP Please enter in the parameters provided by your ISP When you finish the configuration click Apply to reboot the router mA pq PAI Air a c Pen express e l p pa Connect your world Simple better Wide Area Network WAN Settings _ Configu RATION You may choose derent connection type suitable for your ermronment Besides you may also configure parameters according to the selected connection type Advanced Serrings internet Setting Operation Mode WAN LAN DHCP clients VPN passthrough Routing Wireless Setting firewall Administration IP Address A 33 viss SW 295 255 2060 Default Gateway Keep Aw L2TP Server IP the Server IP provided by your ISP User Name the L2TP username Password the L2TP password Address Mode select Static if yo
18. an connect to a network with multiple commonly used means of access Please choose yours below Please Note If you are unsure which setting to choose try the default choice first nced i Adva SETTINGS DHCP Auto Config Static Mode fixed IP PPPOE ADSL L2TP PPTP Back Next Cancel 3 Set a network name and an associated security encryption method for your wireless network as shown below Click the Apply button to submit your setting and the system will then reboot to complete the basic router setting pq PQI Air c Pen express e A E i Connect your world Simple better d B Quick Set Up EE ir Pen express Configu RATION Advanced Serrings security Disable Back Nex Cancel Apply Operating Modes While the powerful Air Pen wireless broadband router series supports both Bridge Mode and Gateway Mode Gateway is the default mode Pa PQIAir a c Pen express 5N S ad an w Ss i lt Connect your world Simple better Operation Mode Configuration Configuration You may configure the operation mode suitable for you environment Advanced Serrings Bridge Internet Setting All ethernet and wireless interfaces are bridged into a single bridge interface Operation Mode e Gateway WAN The first ethernet por is treated as WAN port The other ethernet ports and the wireless interface are bridged together and are LAN t
19. cel PPTP Server IP the Server IP provided by your ISP User Name the PPTP username provided by your ISP Password the PPTP password provided by your ISP Address Mode select Static if your ISP supplies the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway Dynamic should work for most cases IP Address the PPTP IP address supplied by your ISP Subnet Mask the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP Default Gateway the Default Gateway supplied by your ISP 2 2LAN Connection Mode Local Area Network LAN Settings f Configuration You may enable disable networking functions and configure their parameters as your wish Advanced Servings Internet Setting Operation Mode WAN LAN DHCP clients LAN2 IP Address NS VPN passthrough LAN2 Subnet Mask SS BPMELY setting MAC Address Administration Peta Saner v1 0 0 Start IP Address End IP Address Memory in the air E 255 255 255 0 erie m8 ea 192 168 2001 Secondary DNS Server 7 Default Gateway Lease Time Statically Assigned Statically Assigned Statically Assigned YA E Ea a LGG Disable Ey Enable IGMP Proxy Ua Enable PPPoE Relay Dak d Enable Cancel MAC Address the physical router MAC address as seen on your local network which is unchangeable IP Address the LAN IP address of your router not your PC Once you modify the IP address you need to remember it for the next login process of the Web based Utility The default value
20. data successfully 28 Long distance A remote user such as staff members on a business trip logging into a company network 29 Routes Paths taken for data to travel between transmission points and receiving points A router is a device equipped with routing functions You may plan for the Internet activities the LAN users may need before defining routing rules
21. ddress of the AP Channel choose from the drop down menu to set the channel of the wireless network please select Channel1 to 130r Auto Select Channel Bandwidth select from wireless bandwidths of 20M or 20 40M HT TxStream RF Transmit Stream HT RxStream RF Receive Stream 3 2 Advanced Wireless Settings Advanced Wireless Settings Con figuration Use the Advanced Setup page to make detailed settings for the Wireless Advanced Setup includes items that are not available from the Basic Setup page such as Beacon Interval Control Tx Rates and Basic Data Rates Advanced Servings aaa BG Protection Mode RNM ob Beacon Interval p DHCP clients Data Beacon Rate DTIM i ieie aai ii Fragment Threshold A pssst Setting RTS Threshold i jeans TX Power hoo as Short Preamble Wps o Short Slot ara Tx Burst Firewall Pkt_Aggregate eee IEEE 802 11H Support MAD Country Code LD Memory in the air WMM Capable APSD Capable DLS Capable WMM Parameters Multicast to Unicast ry canes BG protection Mode Auto by default you can also select On or Off Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wireless radio do notalterthe default value unless you are familiar with the setting The default value is 100 Fragment Threshold do not alter the default value unless you are familiar with the setting The default value is 2346 RTS Threshold set the RTS threshold of wireless
22. e 192 168 200 1 802 11d Spanning Tree Spanning Tree as defined in the 802 1d specification is a bridge to bridge protocol for link management It provides redundancy for path ways to prevent cycle path from occurring There is no default value LLTD options include Enabled Disabled and Open If there is an LLTP client information about the router will be displayed automatically IGMP proxy this inhibits occurrence of multicast floods by effectively obtaining and controlling user information and this helps reducing network side agreement and network load There is no default value UPNP the router provides software for UPNP to P2P intranet connection There is no default value Router advertising The router will send out or reply to broadcast information between each node at a fixed cycle to indicate its existence There is no default value PPPOE Relay This function makes a local computer to dial PPPoE separately and directly in the Gateway Mode There is no default value 2 3DHCP Clients Select Internet Settings DHCP clients to check the information of related computers to which the DHCP server automatically assigns IP addresses on the LAN The information includes network name MAC address IP address and expiration time i l d Connect your world Simple better DHCP Client List You could monitor DHCP clients here Configu RATION Advanced Serrings Internet Setting
23. e wireless adapter and wireless router Radius IP Address IP address of the radius server Radius Port the port number of the radius server Shared key the encryption key for the router to acquire authentication through the RADIUS server l i l Connect your world Simple better Wireless Security Encryption Settings Configuration Setup the wireless security and encryption to prevent from unauthorized access and monitoring Advanced Serrings SSID choice Internet Setting Security Mode 802 1 Operation Mode WAN LAN WEP DHCP clients VPN passthrough IP Address I Routing Port Wireless Setting TE Basic Shared Secret SN Advanced Security Session Timeout J Wds Wps idie Timeout SE Station List Statistics Policy Firewall Add a station Mac S Administration V1 0 0 Apply Cancel Session Timeout the recertification time interval between the router and the server The default value is 3600 seconds ANOTE For improved security do not use those words that can be found in a dictionary or too easy to remember Since wireless clients will keep the WEP key so you only have to input the key on each wireless client once It s worth the extra effort to use a more complicated WEP key for better protection 3 4WDS Click Wireless Settings WDS to enter the Wireless Distribution System WDS interface and enable the function or select the WDS mode The WDS setting turns on the function
24. eb site from being accessed The new URL filter will appear on top of the list Current Webs Host Filtrates the pre defined host filtrating rules You can select them and click Delete to remove Add a Host filter the keywords of the host name to be filtered Click the Add button to prohibit access to certain Websites according the defined keywords new keywords will appear on top of the list 5 Administration 9 1 Management On the left pane click Administration Management to set options such as language administration account password current time NTP Network Time Protocol and DNS server Connect your world Simple better Configuration You may configure administrator account and password NTP settings and Dynamic DNS settings here Advanced Settings Internet Setting English X Operation Mode Apply Cancel WAN LAN DHCP clients VPN passthrough Routing Wireless Setting Advanced J Security meS Sat Jan 1 04 42 36 UTC 2000 Sync with host Wps _ _ Station List GMT 11 00 Midway Island Samoa M Statistics ia Firewall IP Port Filtering ex time nist gov Port Forwarding ntp0 broad mitedu DMz time stdtime gov tw System Firewall EFES Content Filtering Administration Cancel Management Update Firmware Setting Management None Status V1 0 0 Cancel Select Language choose one of the three supported languages and then click
25. ed on the RADIUS server and is used when a RADIUS server is connected to the router Radius IP Address IP address of the radius server Radius Port the port number of the radius server Shared key the encryption key for the router to acquire authentication through the RADIUS server Session Timeout the recertification time interval between the router and the server The default value is 3600 seconds b d Connect your world Simple better Wireless Security Encryption Settings 3 Configu RATION Setup the wireless security and encryption to prevent from unauthorized access and monitoring Advanced Serrings SSID choice internet Setting Security Mode Operation Mode see WPA Algorithms LAN DHCP clients ey Renewal Interval VPN passthrough K y R wa 3500 Routin ee IP Address Wireless Setting Basic Port E Advanced Security Shared Secret SE Wds Wps Session Timeout i Station List idle Timeout Statistics Firewall a ST Disable Administration a Add a station Mac SE v1 0 0 Apply Cancel Memory in the air This security mode is also used if a RADIUS server is connected to the router WPA Algorithms key algorithms such as TKIP or AES Radius IP Address IP address of the radius server Radius Port the port number of the radius server Shared key the encryption key for the router to acquire authentication through the RADIUS server Session Timeout the recertification t
26. ed to this AP here Advanced Settings MAC Address Aid PSM MimoPS MCS BW SGI STBC 60 D8 19 05 53 66 1 0 3 5 40M 0 0 a 48 60 BC 09 4B E0 5 1 3 4 20M 0 9 Operation Mode WAN LAN DHCP clients VPN passthrough Routing Wireless Setting Basic Advanced Security Wds Wps Station List Statistics Firewall Administration V1 0 0 You may monitor stations associated with the AP here 4 Firewall 4 1 MAC IP Port Filtering This function is used to manage the clients connected to the router as well as to limit the their Internet access Please choose Accept or Drop before using this function as such data packages that do not match the rules will be accepted or dropped and then please provide the corresponding rules depending on your needs but not all the information is necessary For example if you d like to prohibit a client with IP address 192 168 200 146 from accessing the Internet just choose Accept and enter 192 168 200 146 for the source IP address This function improves LAN user security and manageability b Connect your world Simple better MAC IP Port Filtering Settings _ Configu RATION You may setup firewall rules to protect your network from virus worm and malicious activity on the Internet Advanced SetTiN prensa ma MAC IP Port Filtering WAN Default Policy The packet that don t match with any rules would be LAN DHCP clients VPN passthrough Apply _Re
27. ering Port Forwarding DMZ System Firewall Content Filtering Administration V1 0 0 4 6Content Filtering With Content Filtering you can enable Proxy Java and ActiveX content filtering when you re browsing a Web page and you can also set URL filtering rules according to your needs by domain name hostname or keywords to prohibit a LAN PC from accessing certain Websites a Connect your world Simple better Content Filter Settings Configu RATION Advanced Serrings Filters E Internet Setting Apply Reset Operation Mode WAN LAN DHCP clients VPN passthrough Webs URL Filter Settings Routing Wireless Setting Basic Advanced Security Wds Wps Ap Client Add Reset Station List Statistics Firewall IP Port Filterin RSR coheandiina Webs Host Filter Settings DMZ System Firewall Content Filtering Administration Delete Reset Webs Content Filter select appropriate filtering rules there are 3filtertypes You can setup Content Filter to restrict the improper content access Delete Reset a EE Proxy filter out Web pages offered by agencies Java filter out Java codes on Web pages Active xX filter out Active X controls on Web pages Current Webs URL Filtrates filters the pre defined URL filter rules You can select them and click Delete to remove Add a URL filter the URL address to filter Click the Add button to prohibit a W
28. ers can modify specific settings by choosing from the categories on the left Press the Next button below to start the Quick Setup Wizard Next Cancel Congratulations you have successfully entered the management Web page Quick Setup The router supports various functions and provides a quick setup wizard The wizard will guide you through the basic setting process if you are not unfamiliar with the router 1 Click on Next on the right under the Quick setting option This will start the router setup procedure pa PQI Air c Pen express e i Connect your world Simple better _ Configuration Thank you for using 11N Wireless Router Please use this Quick Setup Wizard to easily set up your router Advanced SETTINGS i Expert users can modify specific settings by choosing from the categories on the left Press the Next button below to start the Quick Setup Wizard Next Cancel 2 This product supports 5 frequently used modes to access a network Choose one that suits your need The pre selected default mode should support the parameters provided by your ISP the 4 other below the default mode would require additional settings for network connection Please consult your ISP if you are not familiar with the parameters Choose one of the modes and click the Next button pq PAIA c Pen express l Connect your world Simple better ce Configuration The router c
29. file and click Import The system will reboot upon completion Load Defaults click this button to reset all configurations to the default values You will lose all previous settings of the router The system will reboot upon completion Note please save the current configurations before importing another configuration file or restoring factory settings 5 4Status On the left pane click Administration Status to see the system status on this page SDK Version System Uptime System Platform Operating Mode Internet Configurations and Local Network h d Connect your world Simple better Access Point Status _ Configuration i Let s take a look at the status of Air Pen express Platform Advanced Sertings System Up Time Operation Mode Internet Setting Wireless Setting Connected Type Firewall IP Port Filtering WAN IP Address Port Forwarding Subnet Mask DMZ System Firewall Default Gateway Content Filtering Primary Domain Name Server esi Secondary Domain Name Server anagement Update Firmware MAC Address Setting Management Status Local IP Address Local Netmask V1 0 0 MAC Address Memory in the air Appendix A Common Troubleshooting Methods Appendix A provides some methods to resolve problems you may encounter when you re installing the Air pen express broadband router and steps to analyze problems using diagnostic tools If you cannot resolve the problem please contact Technical Support
30. hy Mode WAN LAN ela A NONE DHCP clients VPN passthrough Encryp Key Sy TEEN EncrypType Wireless Setting Basic Encryp Key Sy Advanced cacsuitey ita A NONE Wds Encryp Key Ss Wps Station List tray hye NONE aa Encryp Key S Firewall Administration AP MAC Address V1 0 0 Memory in the air AP MAC Address SS AP MAC Address SS AP MAC Address SS 3 5WPS The WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup is a standard created by the Wi Fi Alliance for establishing easy secure wireless connections among clients and routers You don t have to define the encryption type or the key just set the WPS function by entering the right PIN code or pressing the WPS RESET button on the panel Wi Fi Protected Setup You could setup security easily by choosing PIN or PBC method to do Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS WPS Current Status WPS Configured WPS SSID WPS Auth Mode WPS Encryp Type PS Default Key Index WPS Key ASCIl AP PIN WPS mode PIN Se WPS Select Enable or Disable to turn the WPS function on or off The function must be enabled before you can use the WPS button on the panel to set the PBC encryption The default value is Disabled WPS Summary displaying the current WPS settings such as WPS current status SSID authentication mode encryption type and AP PIN etc Reset OOB click this button to restore all WPS configurations to the default value WPS Progress there are two ways to conf
31. igure WPS settings PBC Push Button Configuration and PIN Personal Identification Number PBC select PBC or press the WPS button on the panel of the router for one second The WPS indicator will blink so you can enable WPS on the client through WPS PBC PIN you must know the client PIN code to use this option Enter the code and save it then use the same code on the client WPS Status displaying the current WPS status there are 3 states WSC Idle the current WPS status is free WSC Start WSC Process the WPS is currently sending a message WSC Success client access to the AP was successful and a WPS connection has been established 3 6 AP Client Click the AP Client button to bring up the interface as shown below A d Connect your world Simple better Configuration Advanced Serrings meet Sti DF Operation Mode WAN MAC Address Optional SENN sles Treat A els CE WPAQPSK v DHCP clients i VPN passthrough Encryption Type Routing Wireless Setting on Basic Advanced AP Client Feature You could configure AP Client parameters here Security Wds Wps Ap Client Station List Statistics Firewall Administration SSID BSSID Security Signal W Moe ExtCh NT V1 0 0 Memory in the air Enter the password and press Apply to connect another wireless router of yours 3 Station List Connect your world Simple better ee Configuration You could monitor stations which associat
32. ime interval between the router and the server The default value is 3600 seconds dd Connect your world Simple better Wireless Security Encryption Settings Configuration Setup the wireless security and encryption to prevent from unauthorized access and monitoring Advanced Serrings Aa Ar Pen express internet Setting Security Mode Operation Mode ge WPA Algorithms LAN DHCP clients Key Renewal Interval EZI VPN passthrough y me Routing PMK Cache Period ME ee Setting Pre Authentication Advanced ani IP Address NS ese segs 1812 ps Station List Shared Secret SS Statistics Firewall Session Timeout i Administration Idle Timeout v1 0 0 Policy Memory in the air Add a station Mac E 6 802 1X This security mode is used if a RADIUS server is connected to the router The 802 1xport based authentication protocol is both an authentication type and a strategy for users the port can be either physical or logic such as VLAN For wireless LAN users a port is just a channel The main purpose of 802 11x authentication is to check whether a port can be used or not If a port is authenticated successfully you can open this port and allow all the messages to flow through if a port isn t authenticated successfully you can keep it disabled to allow only 802 1x authentication protocol messages to pass WEP select Enable Disable WEP encryption to indicate the authentication process between th
33. irmware upgrade the system will reboot Update Boot Loader click Browse to choose the latest system loader program for the router and then click Apply to update Important Note Do not turn off the power or disconnect the network from the router while the upgrade is still in progress or the process will be interrupted and the device might be damaged Note Before upgrading your router ensure that the file is the latest and that the corresponding product is of same series 5 3Settings Management On the left pane click Administration Settings Management to save system settings by exporting them to a configuration file You may later restore the settings by importing the file when necessary Pen express Wat 4 Connect your world Simple better Settings Management _ Configuration Advanced Serrings Internet Setting Operation Mode Export Button Export You might save system settings by exporting them to a configuration file restore them by importing the file or reset them to factory default WAN LAN DHCP clients VPN passthrough Teel Browse eles o Cancel Wireless Setting Cancel Basic Advanced Security Wds Load Default Button Exp ort Settings click Export to export the current system settings the default file name cannot be changed Import Settings click Browse to see the directory containing the exported system setting files choose the
34. is 192 168 200 1 Subnet Mask the value is for the router to measure the network size the default value is 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server tick the checkbox to enable the DHCP server IP Address Start End the range of IP addresses for DHCP server distribution Subnet Mask set a matching subnet mask according to the initial end IP address Primary DNS Server the Primary DNS server address provided by your ISP optional Secondary DNS Server the Secondary DNS server address provided by your ISP optional Default Gateway the Gateway address of the DHCP server in association with the router s LAN IP addresses The default Gateway address is 192 168 200 1 Lease time The effective time in seconds of the dynamic IP addresses that the DHCP server allocates to the client hosts The default value is 86400 86 400 seconds 1 day During this time period the server will not assign IP addresses to other hosts you can set your own preferred value to improve the void IP address recovery efficiency for the DHCP server Static specification you can set a scheme for DHCP to comply Every time that DHCP server assigns IP addresses automatically a fixed IP address will be assigned to the user s device If necessary enter the designated MAC address and IP address MAC address the MAC address of the PC that reserves a static IP address example 00 0C 43 80 88 IP address the reserved IP address for a host on the network exampl
35. k your network administrator for the MB Realtek RTLS139 810x Family Fast Ethe Saar Aaa i This connection uses the following items Obtain an IP address automatically Si Client for Microsoft Networks Use the following IP address File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks V ea Q0S Packet Scheduler E F Intemet Protocol TCP IP Subnet mask IP address Default gateway Description Obtain DNS server address automatically Transmission Control Protocol intemet Protocol The default wide O Use the following DNS server addresses area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Preferred ONS server a Alternate DNS server Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Tips Select Obtain an IP address automatically only of the DHCP server of your router has been enabled or you can manually set the IP address instead Please remember that the IP address of the computer and the router should be within the same subnet and may not share the same IP address The default IP address is 192 168 200 1 and the subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 as such the IP address should not be like 192 168 200 1 3 You can find the assigned address under the Support tab D Wireless Network Connection Status An General Support Connection status 74 Address Type Assigned by DHCP i IP Address 192 168 200
36. nabled as others must be disabled a Connect your world Simple better Wireless Distribution System _ Configuration Wireless Distribution System Settings Advanced Serrings Internet Setting WDS Mode Lazy Mode Operation Mode ADANC CI COKE WAN LAN rag A NONE DHCP clients VPN passthrough Encryp Key Sy scl aa ayn hy NONE Wireless Setting oe Encryp Key M Advanced NONE Security ERcryplype Wds Encryp Key S Wps Station List EncrypType NONE atc Encryp Key M Firewall Administration Cancel V1 0 0 Phy Mode select the supported physical mode CCK OFDM or HTMIX as the same physical mode must be activated on all the connected devices Encrypt Type select NONE no encryption type There are 3 types WEP TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol and AES Advanced Encryption Standard you can set a maximum of 4different types and use these types to connect four different clients Note the same encryption type must be activated on all devices to establish the connection Encrypt Key input a new key after choosing an encryption type Bridge Mode The Bridge Mode requires the BSSID to be entered on the other client Since the AP SSID of this router will be shielded the wireless clients will not be able to identify this router The wired client can access the Internet through the WAN port SS Configu RATION Advanced Serrings Connect your world Simple better Wireless
37. nfiguration Protocol Server A device that runs the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol to allocate IP addresses to DHCP clients 3 DNS Domain Name Server It resolves a domain name like www yahoo com into a corresponding IP addressilike 216 115 108 243 A DNS message is distributed from the DNS server to the entire Internet so other DNS servers will check the domain name in the request and look up the corresponding IP address when we visit a Web site If this DNS server cannot find the IP address it will send a request to an upper level DNS server to continue searching 4 FTP File Transfer Protocol A protocol transfer files among computers on the network 5 HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol A standard protocol delivers Web contents 6 ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol A protocol used to send error messages and important network information such as ping commands 7 IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers An international institution specializes on defining technical standards 8 ISP Internet Service Provider Organizations that provide Internet access services 9 LAN Local Area Network Private intranet such as home networks and internal network of small or medium sized enterprises 10 MAC Media Access Control MAC addresses are permanent addresses of physical devices specified by their manufacturers A MAC address is composed of 6 pairs of hexadecimal characters like 00
38. onfigu RATION Advanced Serrings l e Air Pen express internet Setting Security Mode Operation Mode WAN pte WPA Algorithms DHCP clients Pass Phrase C VPN passthrough Routing Key Renewal Interval Wireless Setting Basic Policy Advanced Security Add a station Mac M Wds Wps Station List Statistics Firewall Administration Setup the wireless security and encryption to prevent from unauthorized access and monitoring V1 0 0 3 WPA2 PSK Wi Fi Protected Access version 2 The scheme is more secure than Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP and is easy to set up as well WPA Algorithms select from key algorithms such as TKIP AES and TKIP amp AES Pass Phrase enter a key that must contain 8 63 ASCII characters Key Renewal Interval enter the key renewal period to tell the router how often the keys will be changes Connect your world Simple better s Wireless Security Encryption Settings _ Configu RATION y Setup the wireless security and encryption to prevent from unauthorized access and monitoring Advanced Servings cT1 a fei ta AirPan express internet Setting Security Mode Operation Mode WAN LAN WPA Algorithms cashier Ste china00000 VPN passthrough nii Routing Key Renewal Interval Wireless Setting Policy Advanced y Security Add a station Mac BE Wds Wps Station List Statistics Firewall Administration V1 0 0 4 WPA This Authentication protocol is bas
39. r By default the wireless router will block all connection requests from the Internet to guarantee the LAN security how ever if you d like to allow Internet users to access a certain service within the LAN you may set up a virtual server for this purpose Virtual Server Settings Configuration You may setup Virtual Servers to provide services on Internet Advanced Serrings oe Port Forwarding Operation Mode IP Address e WAN LAN Port Range ME Sy DHCP clients Protocol E VPN passthrough Routing Comment M Wireless Setting The maximum rule countis 32 Basic Advanced Apply Reset Security Apply Bee Wds Wps Station List Statistics IP Port Filtering Port Forwarding Delete Selecte Reset DMZ System Firewall Content Filtering Administration v1 0 0 Virtual Server IP Address MEM Memory in the air Public Port Se Private Port BE Oraa Comment ME The maximum rule count is 32 Virtual Server Settings enable or disable the virtual server The default value is Disabled IP address IP address of the internal host to actas a virtual server for example 192 168 200 254 Port Range server port range of the host on the internal network for example 80 Protocol select the program protocol TCP UDP TCP amp UDP the default value is TCP amp UDP Comment description for this configuration for example Visit 80 port It will be forwarded to the host at IP address 192 168 2
40. reated as LAN ports DHCP clients Ethernet Converter VPN passthrough The wireless interface is treated as WAN port and the ethernet ports are LAN ports Routing C AP Client Wireless Setting The wireless apcli interface is treated as WAN port and the wireless ap interface and the ethernet ports are LAN pors Firewall Administration NAT Enabled Enable V1 0 0 TCP Timeout 180 UDP Timeout 180 Memory in the air Apply Cancel Bridge mode The router performs as a wireless access point AP if the Bridge Mode has been chosen In the Bridge Mode the Web based management functions are enabled and all RJ 45 ports on the rear panel serve as LAN ports as such the router will function as a switch it will be unable to access the WAN and the firewall is disabled Gateway mode Gateway is the default mode The NAT function will be enabled for the router to exchange information with the Internet effectively Ethernet Converter The wireless interface will function as the WAN port while the Ethernet ports will serve as LAN ports AP Client In the AP Client Mode the router functions as an AP that connects to other wireless routers and establish its own wireless network In this way the RJ 45 ports are reserved for the LAN This mode is used when you need a wireless network with better coverage Setup process 1 Click Advance Settings 2 Click Operation Mode 3 Select Bridge and set AP Client Enabled
41. s You could configure the minimum number of Wireless settings for communication such as Network Name SSID and Channel The Access Point can be set simply with only the minimum setting items Configuration Advanced Serrings Internet Setting Operation Mode Driver Version ven WiFi On Off DHCP clients tafe allele 41b gin mixed mode VPN passthrough IT positing eta ele E E ES J Air Pen express Wireless Setting Multiple SSID1 SE Basic 5 gt Advanced Multiple SSID2 D ste Multiple SSID3 SS Wps Multiple SSID4 SS Station List Statistics Multiple SSID5 phen i E oan Multiple SSID6 a Multiple SSID7 SE Broadcast Network Name SSID Memory in the air AP Isolation MBSSID AP Isolation BSSID AEE S A AEE 2442MHz Channel 1 Operating Mode j Channel BandWidth Radio On Off the radio function of the router can be turned on off Wi Fi On Off the router will broadcast the SSID if Wi Fi is turned on Turn off to hide the SSID Network Mode Supports 802 11b g mixed 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11b g n mixed modes Multiple SSID the main Service Set Identifier also the name of your wireless network Minor SSID the optional minor Service Set Identifier Broadcast SSID select Enable to make the device SSID visible by wireless clients BSSID a 48 bit identity used to identify a particular BSS Basic Service Set within an area In Infrastructure BSS networks the BSSID is the MAC Medium Access Control a
42. set Routing Wireless Setting Basic Advanced enon Source MAC address B S Wps Dest IP Address SS Sey e Station List Source IP Address Statistics Protocol None Firewall IP Port Filtering Dest Port Range Sl ee Source Port Range S System Firewall Action Content Filtering Comment o Administration The maximum rule count is 32 Reset V1 0 0 MAC IP Port Filtering select Enable to enable this function The default is Disable Default Policy decide that packets don t match any rules are dropped or accepted MAC address the MAC address for which you d like to define a rule Dest IP Address the destination IP address to filter Source IP Address the source IP address to filter Protocol select a protocol for data package control Dest Port Range the destination IP addresses to control the starting port number must not be greater than the ending one Source Port Range the source IP addresses to control the starting port number must not be greater than the ending one Action drop or accept the defined rules Comment description of the rules 4 2 Port Forwarding Port Forwarding port mapping is the setting process of a virtual server to establish mapping relations among the WAN IP address the external port LAN server IP address as well as the internal port and LAN server IP addresses This function allows the WAN user to access services such as Web email and FTP via the LAN serve
43. ur ISP supplies the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway Dynamic should work for most cases IP Address the L2TP IP address supplied by your ISP Subnet Mask the Subnet Mask supplied by your ISP Default Gateway the Default Gateway supplied by your ISP Connection Mode 5 PPTP If the connection uses PPP Tunneling Protocol please input the following information provided by your ISP Server IP Address User Name and Password PPTP provides two access modes If the PPTP service offered by your ISP uses Dynamic IP please select Dynamic IP If the PPTP service offered by your ISP uses Static IP please enter the information provided by your ISP When you finish the configuration click Apply to reboot the router amp 3 E pa PQIAi 4 PN c Pen express e Fe yr Connect your world Simple better Wide Area Network WAN Settings S a 4 2 Configu RATION You may choose different connection type suitable for your environment Besides you may also configure parameters according to the selected connection type Advanced Sertings Internet Setting WAN Connection Type GDE Operation Mode WAN Slt server LAN DHCP clients User Name sid rennin Password C Routing Wireless Setting Address Mode Firewall Administration emote 01 51 9192 160 1 v1 0 0 I eia FF 91265 265 255 0 PELET Ane W192 160 1 254 Memory in the air Operation Mode Enabled Apply Can
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