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IBM 22P6415 Network Router User Manual

1. Z IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer He Edt Vem Favorites Tools Help de Back gt gt OA A BSearch Favorites GMedia A Address hitp 1921681 17 Go Links FA English home Site 3 Delete Soto Site 4 Delete Intemet broadband settings Site 5 Delete z eeu EE Wireless settings ae Delete Tools Site 7 Delete Advanced configuration DHCP configuration Sian Beige DMZ configuration Site 9 lat Firmware upgrade ees LAN configuration Site 10 Delete Language select Site 11 Delete MAC address clone E E Packet filtering Site 12 Esto TE rule configuration Site 13 Delete Port rule configuration K soe es URL rule configuration Site 14 Dawie Profile Upload Download Site 15 m Eo Static routing table i ad eut Site 16 Delete Change password Site 17 Do EB Reset factory defaults System information Site 18 Delete Site 19 Delete Help overview Site 20 Delete Restart wireless gateway Apply Undo Help 4 aly a loane A Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply Profile upload download To save a configuration profile for the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway select Advanced Configuration gt Profile Upload Download Type the Part 5 Using tools for advanced configurati
2. If the power LEDs are off while the Gateway is turned on be sure that the power adapter is properly connected to your Gateway Be sure that you are using the 12V dc power adapter included in your option package If the problem persists contact the IBM HelpCenter e Self test LED stays on for more than 30 seconds If you experience problems with the Self test LED turn the power off and on to the Gateway and check that the LED turns off after a short amount of time If the error persists contact the IBM HelpCenter Note If you have recently upgraded the firmware and the LED stays on use the FirstAid Utility for an emergency firmware upgrade e Check your LAN connections to the Gateway After checking the Ethernet connection between your computer and the server use the TCP IP PING command to determine if the TCP IP settings are correct for the server and the computer 1 If you are using a Windows based computer click Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt 2 Type PING 192 168 1 1 Note If you have changed the IP address of the Gateway type the new IP address after PING If you receive replies for this command the IP address of your computer is set up correctly If you do not receive replies for this command check that you typed the correct IP address If the problem persists contact the IBM HelpCenter e Test the path from your computer to a remote device 7 2 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway U
3. 2 A GQSeach Favorites EMedia Si D S0 SB Address E hittp 192 168 1 17 z Go Links English home Advanced configuration DHCP configuration gt Fixed IP table Setup P Address MAC Address Remark Tnternet broadband settings Wireless settings Tools EE rene E EE Advanced configuration DHCP configuration BOOTP P table Fixed IP table DMZ configuration Firmware upgrade LAN configuration Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overmew Restart wireless gateway 4 o Done E teealintznet 7 2 Click Add to add a new entry in the Fixed IP table IP Address The specified IP address for the client device This IP address must be within the address pool in the DHCP server e MAC Address The MAC address of the client device e Remark The descriptions of the client device that needs the fixed IP address 3 Click Apply A new entry is added to the Fixed IP table Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply Excluded IP table The feature is useful when some of the IP addresses in the pool are already manually assigned to client computers on the LAN To exclude an IP address from the DHCP server do the following 1 Click Adv
4. Guide Part 4 Setting up client computers for Internet access This section provides information on setting up client computers for Internet access Client computer requirements Client computers can use Microsoft Windows products Novell Netware Linux or Unix System requirements Your computer must have the following e An Ethernet 10 100BASE T 10BASE T or IEEE 802 11b WLAN network interface card NIC e A TCP IP network protocol e a CD ROM drive e A Microsoft Internet Explorer browser version 5 0 or higher or Netscape Navigator version 4 0 or higher Notes 1 The Gateway supports auto crossover in all four LAN port switches 2 The Web based setup utility is compatible with Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition SE Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Workstation Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Microsoft Millennium Edition Me 3 The Gateway routes only IP packets from the LAN Wireless ports to the Internet broadband port o up Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows Millenium clients If you use the built in DHCP server the server provides the following TCP IP configuration information to your computer e IP address of the computer e Subnet mask of the computer e IP address of the default gateway which is also the IP address of the server e DNS server To configure a Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows Millenium computer as your client computer do the follow
5. Guide Part 5 Using tools for advanced configuration This section provides instructions for using the advanced configuration tool in the Web based setup utility Advanced configuration Click Advanced Configuration to display the Advanced Configuration table DHCP configuration With dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP you can automatically configure the TCP IP settings of the computers on the LAN including the IP address and subnet mask The Gateway integrates a DHCP server to simplify the setup of TCP IP networks The server can provide the following settings to the client computers IP Address e Subnet Mask e Default Gateway e DNS Server To adjust the DHCP configuration on your Gateway do the following 1 Click Advanced Configuration and then click DCHP Configuration to display the DHCP Client table The DHCP Client Table displays the DHCP IP addresses assigned by the DHCP server the last time the Gateway was turned on Copyright IBM Corp 2001 5 1 3 IOM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer Back gt A A Search Favorites Meda AB S0 SB Address hep 27192168117 amp 60 Links English home Advanced configuration gt DHCP configuration Setup DHCP Enable Intemet broadband settings E TR seta DHCP Start Address fiaz mo pm DHCP End Address ise isso esa Tools Advanced configuration DHCP configu
6. WEP key as an active key before enabling encryption The keys must be defined the same on the client and the Wireless Gateway Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply 3 2 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Wireless Settings Advanced IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer nal Bre x Fie Edt view Favorites Tools Help Ea Back gt A A Reach Favorites lt Bristory Gy Sp address http 192 168 1 1 _index htm Go Links gt English home Wireless settings gt Advanced Setup RTS Threshold 2432 Default 2432 0 2432 Internet broadband settings Wireless settings Frag Threshold 2432 Default 2432 256 2432 Advanced MAC control setup Status monitor Apply Cancel Help Tools Advanced configuration Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overview Restart wireless gateway al I e i internet Request to send RTS Threshold In some situations not all clients in a WLAN are aware of each other hidden node problem That can lead to different WLAN clients transmitting to the Gateway at the same time therefore jamming both transmissions RTS Threshold is a packet size above which the Gateway will expect to use the RTS mechanism This is negotiated with the client
7. address Remark The descriptions of the IP address 3 Click Apply A new entry is added to the BOOTP IP table Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply DMZ configuration With DMZ you can expose a specific computer to the Internet for special applications and faster Internet gaming Click Advanced Configuration gt DMZ Configuration to display the DMZ Configuration table Part 5 Using tools for advanced configuration 5 5 e DMZ Host In the blank field type the IP address of the computer you want E IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edt View Favorites Took yelp Back gt A A BSearch Favorites Meda CH Address http 192 168 1 1 am 4g English home Advanced configuration gt DMZ configuration Setup DMZ Host 192 168 1 0 Intemet broadband settings a Wireless settings Tools Apply Cancel Heto Advanced co MAC address clone Packet filtering Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overview Restart wireless gateway 4 BESSA E to use for DMZ Note Turning on DMZ can cause potential security holes on your local network The computer specified for DMZ is not protected by the built in firewall Firmware Upgra
8. advanced configuration 5 13 1 Click URL Rule to display the URL rule table e IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back OE A seach Cortes Goede B D SH SR Address hin 192 1681 17 Go eee English home Advanced configuration gt Packet filtering gt URL rule Setup URL access mode C Allow Block Intemet broadband settings Wireless settings Site 1 Delete Tools Site 2 Delete Advanced configuration DHCP configuration Site 3 Delete DMZ configuration Site 4 Delete Firmware upgrade LAN configuration Site 5 Delete MAS ES pino Es address clone Packet filtering Site 7 Delete TP rule configuration E oe pala Port rule configuration VEL rule configuratiori Site 9 Delete Profile Upload Download a Static routing table Siete Delete Virtual server Site 11 Delete Change password E Reset factory defaults enis 2eme System information Site 13 Delete Help overview Site 14 eal Site 15 Delete Site 16 Delete Restart wireless gateway Site 17 Rees tm massal E a Sisa 10 E Dones ae 2 Click Allow or Block This will permit you to either block the specified URL or allow ONLY the specified URL 3 Enter the URLs of the Internet sites that you wish to control access for the LAN users 5 14 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide 4 Click Apply at the bottom of the screen
9. clone Packet filtering Ene a Port rule URL nile Static routing table Virtual server o Change password o Reset factory defaults o System information Part 6 System information and help 6 3 6 4 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Part 7 Tips and Troubleshooting Connecting to other routers The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway can be connected to another router in the following manner i If the Gateway will connect to an upstream router one which operates at a higher level in the network than your Gateway connect a cable from one of the output ports of the router to the Internet Broadband port of the Gateway If the router will connect to a downstream router one which operates at a lower level in the network than your Gateway connect a cable from one of the LAN ports to the router Note If the router to which the Gateway is connected has a Web based setup utility and its default IP address is the same as the Gateway then one of the addresses needs to be changed If you choose to change the IP address of the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway do the following a Disconnect the Gateway from the router b Click Advanced Configuration and then click LAN configuration to display the LAN configuration page c Change the LAN IP address to another number d Click Apply Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flas
10. e Built in switch With a built in four port dual speed 10 100 Mbps Ethernet switch you get complete and fast connectivity for small offices Single shared ISP account with network address translation NAT NAT works by translating the data packets IP address from the one provided by the Internet service provider ISP to the IP address of the computer connected to the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway All computers on the network can share a single ISP account Dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway provides IP address acquisition and management e Web based management The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway simplifies management with a built in Web based setup utility e Built in firewall The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway has a built in firewall to protect the computers on the local network from hackers on the Internet NAT NAT hides the IP address of the local network from the Internet Packet filtering Data packets without a trusted IP address or port are dropped For DMZ the exposed computer receives all packets that would otherwise be dropped Stateful inspection Data packets are inspected for relevance within a data stream or session If the data packets are not relevant to the session that contains them they are dropped For DMZ the exposed computer receives all packets that would otherwise be dropped e Virtual Server With the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN
11. i i i E E i i 26 Links English home Advanced configuration gt Virtual server Soup Virtual Server Enable Apply Internet broadband settings Wireless settings Virtual Server Global Port Local IP Local Port Protocol Remark Tools G 1 Enable 500 192168 121 500 TCP hest Advanced configuration DHCP configuration IMZ TATE Ana Modiy Detee Hep LAN configuration Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overmew Restart wireless gateway Bib fa OCI T e teealintranet A You can enable or disable the Virtual Server function by selecting Enable or Disable from the pull down menu at the top of the table Note It is recommended that you click Enable and Apply before entering specific virtual server information To add a Virtual Server click Add e Virtual Server Enable or disable the Virtual Server on the LAN Only an enabled server can be accessed through the Gateway from the Internet e Global Port TCP or UDP port number used by the Gateway on the Internet broadband port This is the port number visible to users in the Internet and is also known as the External Port Number e Local IP IP address of the server computer on the LAN e Local Port TCP or UDP port number used by the server computer on the LAN Designated external
12. port numbers are translated into this internal port number Protocol Specifies the TCP or UDP port number by selecting the appropriate protocol Most well known protocols have default port numbers defined by various standards e Remark Type any comments about your server The port specified on the IP address specified for Virtual Server is exposed to the internet It will not be protected by the internal firewall 5 18 BM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Click Apply to complete the configuration of your Virtual Server Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply Change password From the left hand navigation bar click Change password to display the Change password table AW 18M High Rate Wireless LAN Gajpway Microsoft Internet Eoplorar File Edt View Favorites Tod Hep eak gt O A Al Asearch Favorites Bristory B amp Address http 192 168 1 1 index htm Oe tints English home Change password page Setup Use the following field to set or change the user name and password that are required to access the intemet broadband settings IBM High Rate wireless LAN Gateway utility Wireless settings Type your user name and password Tools Advanced configuration CEEE default Change password Reset factory defaults System information Password Co
13. values the wireless connection between the computer and the gateway wil be lost after the gateway restarts automatically Reset factory defaults System information e You must reset the wireless settings on you computer to the gateway s wireless default values to re establish the connection i The default wireless settings are Heg ceram o Network Name ANY Encryption off disabled Restart wireless gateway PESEE Herf 4 EJ Done E DT EE tocatintranet Click the Reset factory defaults button The following page is displayed F IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer Fie Edt view Favorites Tools Help tado gt O df Aerch Favorites CHrstory G A ED Address hrto fiao 163 1 1 index htm z 60 Links 2 English home Setup Please wait while the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway reboots Intemet broadband settings Wireless settings Tools Reset the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway settings to the factory default values Advanced configuration OK Change password Reset factory defaults System mformation Help overview Restan wireless gateway To maintam a connection to the gateway wireless computers must be updated wath the new ssid network name and encryption code Click here when you have re established a connection with the gateway The default settings are o User name default o Password null Network
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15. CP server Internet Broadband Status MAC Address The Ethernet MAC address of the Internet Broadband interface of the Gateway displayed in six hexadecimal numbers IP Address The IP address of the Gateway as seen by external users on the Internet including your ISP Subnet Mask The local subnet mask of the Internet Broadband interface of the Gateway Gateway The Gateway IP Address provided by your ISP DNS Server The IP address of the DNS Server Note If PPPoE has been enabled there will be a PPPoE Status button on the System information page This button will display the PPPoE status and buttons for you to manually disconnect and reconnect the PPPoE session with your ISP ZJ IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer EEE lolx Ele Edt View Favoites Tools Help E de Bock gt gt OA A QSearch GgFavotes BPoeda JD GH EQ Address htip 192 168 1 1 co Links English home Intemet broadband Cable ModenvDSL settings Setup Setup your IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway to use your Cable Modem or DSL Internet broadband settings broadband service If you do not have the information needed to semp your broadband service Wireless settings contact your ntemet service provider ISP and ask them for the appropriate settings pele PPPoE for DSL Advanced configuration Dynamic IP Address ea So Change password C Static Fixed IP Address Reset factory d
16. Gateway you can set up a server on your local network that can be remotely accessed from the Internet an ftp server for example O Copyright IBM Corp 2001 1 1 e DMZ The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway can support some special applications and Internet games With DMZ one designated computer is removed from behind the built in firewall and exposed to the Internet This speeds up Internet gaming and might be required from special applications e Access control Packet filtering The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway can monitor and block specific packets or applications This function is not the same packet filtering function described for the built in firewall The Administrator can set up IP addresses or URLs on the Internet that the local computers are blocked from accessing For example if the Administrator does not want users to access IP address 255 255 255 255 or www urlcom on the Internet this function blocks the address The Administrator can also set ports to be blocked from local use For example if the Administrator does not want users to have ftp access to the Internet port 21 can be blocked e Wireless security As access control mechanisms the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway has ESSID for wireless network segmentation MAC address registration and wireless equivalency protection WEP 64 bit and 128 bit encryption Firmware upgrade Using the built in Web based setup utility users can update the firmwa
17. IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Users Guide OPTIONS by IBM Note Before using this information and the product it supports be sure to read the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Safety and Warranty Information that comes with your option The Safety and Warranty Information contains the following information which is necessary to review before operating the device Safety information Information to the user including regulatory information and additional installation requirements Federal Communications Commission FCC statement Product warranty and notices Help and service information First Edition November 2001 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2001 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp Contents Preface About this book Registering your option Part 1 Product description Part 2 Configuration Web based interface Saving configurations Part 3 Setting up the wireless access point in the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway op ae Sas nto A a e a Wireless Settings Advanced Wireless Settings MAC Control Setup Wireless Settings Status Monitor IEEE 802 11b Wireless LAN Access Point General information E Part 4 Setting up client computers for Internet access Client computer requirements System requirements Part 5 Using tools
18. M High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway unit One AC power supply e One power cord Note In the event that your Gateway comes with two power cords be sure to use the one labeled for your country One is labeled for use in the United States and Canada and one is labeled for use in Japan e One RJ 45 Ethernet cable e The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Quick Start Guide e The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Safety and Warranty Information e The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide CD The included CD contains the following items This User s Guide in PDF format Adobe Acrobat Reader If any of the above items are missing or damaged contact the place of purchase Part 1 Product description 1 3 1 4 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Part 2 Configuration The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway has a Web based setup utility Note It is not recommended that multiple users be logged into the Web based setup utility at the same time Web based interface The Web based setup utility has an easy to use graphical user interface GUI Note Updated Web browser software can be downloaded from e Netscape lt http www netscape com gt e Microsoft lt http www microsoft com gt The Gateway is pre configured with the default IP address of 192 168 1 1 1 Launch your Internet browser on a computer you have configured for TCP IP networking 2 Be sure that the computer and the Gate
19. Name ANY Encryption offfdisabled oo D Local Area Connection 2 Network cable unplugged 4 E Done Click here to continue 5 20 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Restart Wireless Gateway To restart your Gateway click Restart wireless gateway The following dialog box is displayed Microsoft Internet Explorer xd Are you sure you want to restart the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway All connections will be lost until the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway starts back up E ee Click OK to restart the IBM High Rate Wireless Gateway For information on the System information_and the Help functions of the IBM mo Rate Wireless LAN Gateway see Part 5 Using tools for advanced configuration 5 21 5 22 BM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Part 6 System information and help This section provides system information and information on the Help feature of the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway System Information To display the system information table click System Information AME EN Edt View Favorites Tools Help E Back gt O A A Asearch GigFavortes Bristory Be amp Address hetp 192 168 1 1 _index htm Seo Links English home System information page Setup Hardware Version 11 01 Intemel broadband settings Software Version R1 10 RC10 Jun 21 2001 Wireless settings System Up Time O
20. P address of the server e DNS server To configure a Windows NT 4 0 Workstation computer as your client computer do the following Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click Network Click the Protocols tab In the network protocols list double click TCP IP Click the IP Address tab Select the Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server radio button Save the changes and then restart your computer Your computer can access the Internet through the server NO U e oO o Note If you do not want to use DHCP service you must manually configure the IP address of your computer To manually configure the IP address of your computer do the following Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel In the network component list double click TCP IP Click the IP Address tab Select the Specifying an IP address radio button Type the IP address for your computer OF OW PQ Ne Type the subnet mask If you choose to keep the default subnet mask setting on your server type 255 255 255 0 7 Type the IP address of the server in the Default Gateway field 8 Click the DNS tab 9 Add the IP address of the server to the DNS Service Order list 10 Add the name of the computer to the Host Name field 11 Click OK to save the changes Click OK again Your computer can access the Internet through the Gateway Part 4 Setting up client computers for Internet access 4 5 4 6 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s
21. The client issues an RTS signal before data packets were sent to advise the Gateway nearby that it has a large packet to send The Gateway then issues a clear to send CTS signal to all clients which keeps the other clients waiting while the requesting client sends its data The default value for the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway is 2432 which is large so that RTS does not activate in most cases In most network environments RTS is not necessary or desired since it reduces performance The Fragmentation Threshold figure determines whether a long packet is split into several shorter packets This is done for efficiency reasons Packets longer than the Fragmentation Threshold are split resulting in better network performance Part 3 Setting up the wireless access point in the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway 3 3 Wireless Settings MAC Control Setup IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer File hdt View Favorites Tools Help EI Heak gt O A A Asearch Favorites Huistory e S Address http 192 168 1 1 index htm z eco Links English home Wireless settings gt MAC control setup Setup Select enable or disable of this function and decide the MAC access mode Internet broadband settings input new address above 00 30 AB 00 00 01 for example Wireless settings Advanced MAC control setup MAC Access Limit C Enable Disable Status monitor MAC Ac
22. Tools aa rite Ada Modiy Delete Help DHCP configuration DMZ configuration Firmware upgrade LAN configuration Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering TP rule configuration Port rule configuration URL nile configuration Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overmew Restartwireless gateway in 1 a PIT Bi ainen Z 2 Click Add to add an entry into the Port rule table e Service Type TCP or UDP service e Protocol Select the protocol or application such as FTP or HTTP If a well known protocol is selected from the list then the corresponding port number is set according to various Internet standards The Port Edit box is disabled Click User Defined to specify a protocol not found in the list e Port Specifies the TCP or UDP port number Use this field if the protocol or application is not found in the list or a non default port number is used Note This blocks all users on the LAN from accessing this port to the Internet 3 Click Apply The Port rule table has a new entry added to it Repeat steps 2 and 3 to block more Web sites using the port rule Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply URL rule To filter packets using the URL rule do the following Part 5 Using tools for
23. ade LAN configuration Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering TP mle configuration Port rule configuration URL rule configuration Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overview Restart wireless gateway Advanced configuration gt Packet filtering Packet Filtering Disable gt Apply TE nile configuration Port rule configuration URL mule cor ation You can enable or disable packet filtering by selecting Enable or Disable from the pull down menu at the top of the table Note It is recommended that you select Enable and click on Apply before configuring any of the available packet filtering rules There are three rules to define packet filtering IP rule Port rule and URL rule IP rule To filter packets using the IP rule do the following 1 Click IP Rule to display the IP rule table Part 5 Using tools for advanced configuration 5 11 File Edt View Favorites Tools Help E Back O dy Qseach Faoite GM GB 5 O ER Address htp 192 168 1 1 so Links English home Advanced configuration gt Packet filtering gt IP rule Setup Tntemet broadband settings Destination IP Wireless settings Tools Advacced configura ta Monty peie Helo DHCP configuration DMZ configuration Firmwar
24. anced Configuration gt DHCP gt Excluded IP to display the Excluded IP table Part 5 Using tools for advanced configuration 5 3 E IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help i EH Bock r gt OA df Aah Fos Medi Gr S 0 8 Address hip 192 188 1 1 amp 6o Links English home Advanced configuration DHCP configuration gt Excluded IP table Setup IP Address Remark Internet broadband settings Wireless settings Tole Add Modify Delete Help Advanced configuration DHCP configuration BOOTP P table Excluded TP table Fixed IP table DMZ co ation Firmware upgrade LAN configuration Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overmew Restart wireless gateway o pereee 1 Ei Done TT Eana A 2 Click Add to add a new entry in the Excluded IP table IP Address Enter the specified IP address The IP address must be within the address pool of the DHCP server Remark The descriptions of the excluded IP address 3 Click Apply A new entry is added to the Excluded IP table Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply BOOTP IP Table These are IP addr
25. b Select Enable DNS IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide 9 Add the IP address of the server to the DNS Server Search Order list 10 Save the changes and then restart your computer Your computer can access the Internet through the server Setting up Windows 2000 Professional clients Before setting up a Windows 2000 Professional client be sure that the TCP IP protocol is installed with your Ethernet network card See your Windows 2000 Professional manual for instructions on installing the TCP IP protocol Use the built in DHCP server to configure the TCP IP settings of your Windows 2000 Professional computer The server provides the following TCP IP configuration information to your computer e IP address of the computer Subnet mask of the computer IP address of the default gateway which is also the IP address of the server DNS server To configure a Windows 2000 Professional computer as your client computer do the following 1 Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel 2 Double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon 3 Right click the icon for the network connection 4 Select Properties FJ Network and Dial up Connections ioj xj File Edit view Favorites Tools Advanced Help E ecko gt Qearch Gyrolders lt Bristory NS DE X A Ed Address E Network and Dial up Connections o Go Ha L o n Make New Dial up IBM Global Network and Dial up Connection Con
26. between the computer and the gateway will be lost See the user s guide for your wireless LAN PC card or your mobile computer if it has an integrated wireless LAN adapter for more formation about updating the settings on your computer When setting WEP encryption o ASCII requires 5 characters for a 64 bit WEP key and 13 characters for a 128 bit WEP key Reset factory defaults o Hex requires 10 digits for a 64 bit WEP key and 26 digits for a 128 bit WEP key System information Hee overview Network Name SSID or ESSID ANY Wireless Channel CH01 2412MHz US CA ETSI WEP Encryption of Closed Network Function Disable z Restart wireless gateway WEP Key Use ASCII HEX Key 1 Key 2C Key 3 C Key4 C Apply Cancel Help E fe Bb tocarintranet These three items are displayed in the left hand navigation bar Advanced e MAC control setup Status monitor The Network Name or SSID ESSID window is displayed in the right frame Devices must use the same SSID for example ANY before they can communicate with or through the Gateway The default SSID is ANY which means that if the SSID of your device is something other than ANY or is blank you cannot access this Gateway through a wireless connection The SSID can have up to 13 characters Copyright IBM Corp 2001 3 1 Channels are the spectrum range where your wireless signals are transmitted The c
27. cess Mode Allow Block Tools Advanced configuration Change password Delete MAC 2 Reset factory defaults o System information Delete MAC 4 Help overview MAC 5 Delete MAC 6 Delete Restart wireless gateway MAC Delete IMACS Delete MAC Delete MAC 9 10 Delete gt gt gt MAC MAC 11 Delete 12 Delete m MAC MAC 13 Delete 14 Delete a Bl r MAC al 0 tenet A After you enable the MAC access limit function then you can determine the access mode In IEEE 802 11b compliant devices the MAC address is a means of controlling network access MAC addresses can be found in the package of the network interface card NIC The following is an example of a MAC address e 00 30 AB 00 00 01 After you have entered the MAC address click Apply to save your settings If you choose Disable MAC Address Limit any user with the correct ESSID correct WEP settings and within range of your access point can access your Gateway Enabling this mechanism provides protection to your Gateway and LAN Enable MAC Address Control In this field you can type the MAC address of the wireless clients whose access you want to control 3 4 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Block or Allow You can list specific MAC addresses to block or allow in this window Blocking a specific MAC address will allow everyone else with the correct settings to access the LAN and the Gateway Allowi
28. cket filtering Apply Back Help Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overview Restart wireless gateway ELE fa E PIT Eoaea A Select one of the following e Auto acquire from first connected PC Make sure the PC with the desired MAC address is the only PC connected to the Gateway Then select auto acquire and click on Apply e Manual configuration Manually enter the desired MAC address e Reset to Default This will reset the MAC address to the factory default Packet filtering By default all users can access all services on the Internet With packet filtering the network Administrator can block users from specific sites or applications on the Internet Note The type of packet filtering used by the Gateway is not the same as the packet filtering used by the built in firewall To configure packet filtering click Advanced Configuration and then click Packet Filtering Configuration to display the Packet Filtering table 5 10 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide ET High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer Ele Edt View Favorites Tools Help E hitp 192168 1 1 NA A GBSearch Favorites Medo A yx F English home Setup Internet broadband sethngs Wireless settings Tools Advanced configuration DHCP configuration DMZ configuration Firmware upgr
29. clients The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway default expects the ISP to be a DHCP server If the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway is not functioning properly briefly press the RESET button on the back of the unit This will restart the Gateway If proper function is not resumed press and hold down the RESET button for at least five seconds until all the LEDs on the front panel are turned on This will restore the Gateway configuration to the factory defaults Any settings that you have changed may be lost If the Gateway still does not function properly after reset call the IBM Help Center If you are using a proxy server to access the Internet it is recommended that the proxy settings be disabled on the client system before accessing the IBM High Rate Wireless Gateway Web based setup utility The IBM High Rate Wireless Gateway operates in the 2 4 GHz frequency range Microwaves Bluetooth devices and 2 4 GHz cordless phones also operate in this range and may interfere with the operation of the Gateway Only one client may connect through VPN to a specific VPN server at a time For example only one client can check e mail on the same secure server at a time A client may have different VPN sessions open to different VPN servers simultaneously Copyright IBM Corp 2001 8 1 8 2 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Part Number 22P6415 on recycled paper containing 10 Printed in the United States of
30. d without errors Unicast Bytes The number of bytes in directed packets that are received without errors Multicast Packets The number of multicast packets that are received without errors Multicast Bytes The number of bytes in multicast packets that are received without error e Wireless Transmit Error Deferred Transmissions The number of packets successfully transmitted after the wireless MAC defers transmission at least once 3 6 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Retry Limit Exceed The number of packets not transmitted doe to excessive retries Single Retries The number of packets successfully transmitted after exactly one retry Multiple Retries The number of packets successfully transmitted after more than one retry Discards Wrong Source Address The number of packets discarded due to wrong source address Discards Other Reason The number of packets discarded for reasons other than wrong source address Wireless Receive Error Packet FCS Errors The number of packets that are received with checksum errors Discards No Buffer The number of packets that the wireless MAC cannot receive due to the lack of MAC receive buffer space Discards WEP Errors The number of packets discarded due to WEP check error Part 3 Setting up the wireless access point in the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway 3 7 3 8 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s
31. days O hours 22 minutes 56 seconds ie TP Address 1921611 ess Advanced configuration aianei ratais Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Change password LAN Status DHCP Enable Reset factory defaults IDHCP Start Address 192 168 1 11 System information DHCP End Address 192 168 1 254 IMAC Address 00 30 AB 00 EB 81 Help overview IP Address 66 57 16 11 Subnet Mask 255 255 254 0 Internet Broadband Status Gateway 66 57 16 1 DNS Server 1 24 93 67 64 DNS Server 2 24 93 67 65 Restart wireless gateway Refresh Help ie i Internet Z Click Refresh to read or refresh the system status The information displayed in this window includes the current LAN status Internet broadband connection and system up time e Hardware Version Displays the version of the Gateway hardware Software Version Displays the version of the Gateway software System up Time Displays the elapsed time since the last reset or power on event e LAN Status MAC Address The Ethernet MAC address of the LAN interface of the Gateway displayed in six hexadecimal numbers IP Address The IP address of the local LAN interface of the Gateway The default is 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask The local subnet mask of the LAN interface of the Gateway The default is 255 255 255 0 Copyright IBM Corp 2001 6 1 DHCP Displays the status enabled or disabled of the DHCP and the range of IP addresses controlled by the DH
32. dd to add a new entry into the static routing table e Network Address The IP address of the destination network Subnet Mask The network mask of the destination network address e Gateway IP address of the gateway or router to which the packets destined for the destination network will be forwarded e Interface Output interface to which packets will be forwarded It can be the LAN Ethernet or Internet broadband port 3 Click Apply A new entry is added to the routing table Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply Virtual server With the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway you can make some servers on the LAN accessible to users through the Internet These servers are called Virtual Servers Only one server for each IP service can be run for example http or ftp Each service is defined by the service type TCP or UDP and the TCP or UDP Port number respectively Part 5 Using tools for advanced configuration 5 17 To add a Virtual Server do the following f From the left hand navigation bar click Advanced Configuration gt Virtual Server Configuration to display the Virtual Server table ET High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer Bie Edt View Favoites Toole Help lolx ESB EO EH de Back 3 A a GSeach E Favorites j ees Address hip 192168 1 17 i 4
33. de The firmware upgrade function allows the user to easily upgrade the Gateway to the latest firmware version il 5 6 Download the latest firmware version from the IBM Web site to your computer IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide 2 Click Advanced Configuration and then click Firmware Upgrade to display the Firmware Upgrade page Eie Edt View Favorites Toole Help Back 6 E df Qsearch Faot Gredi Bly amp E EB Address http 192 168 1 1 English home Advanced configuration gt Firmware upgrade Setup Newer versions of the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Intemet broadband settings internal firmware can be installed here Refer to the included Wireless sees documentation for more information on the update process Wireless settings Tools File Path Browse Advanced configuration DHCP configuration Update Cancel Back Fumware upgrade LAN co ation Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overview Restart wireless gateway pairar e ET 3 Browse for the file you just downloaded 4 Click the update button 5 Follow the on screen instructions Note If the firmware upgrade process is interrupted you will need to use the FirstAid Utility to reflash the firmware LAN configuration To configu
34. e DHCP service you must manually configure the IP address of your computer To manually configure the IP address of your computer do the following on the TCP IP Properties page for the network card connected to the Gateway Click to check the Use The Following IP address radio button 2 Type the IP address for your computer 4 4 Type the subnet mask If you choose to keep the default subnet mask setting on your server type 255 255 255 0 Type the IP address of the server in the Default Gateway field Click to check the Use the following DNS servers addresses radio button Enter the IP addresses of the DNS servers in the Preferred DNS server and the Alternate DNS server fields IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide 7 Save the changes and then restart your computer Your computer is able to access the Internet through the server Setting up Windows NT 4 0 Workstation clients Before setting up a Windows NT 4 0 Workstation client be sure that the TCP IP protocol is installed with your Ethernet network card See your Windows NT 4 0 Workstation manual for instructions on installing the TCP IP protocol Use the built in DHCP server to configure the TCP IP settings of your Windows NT 4 0 Workstation computer The server provides the following TCP IP configuration information to your computer IP address of the computer e Subnet mask of the computer e IP address of the default gateway which is also the I
35. e upgrade LAN configuration Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering TP rule configuration Port mile configuration URL rule configuration Profile UploadDownload Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System formation Help overview Restart wireless gateway lja 4 fa PT Eliana A 2 Click Add 3 Enter the IP address of the Internet site that the LAN users are prohibited from accessing 4 Click Apply The IP rule table has a new entry added to it Repeat steps 3 and 4 to block more Web sites using the IP rule Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply Port rule Different services or applications on the Internet have corresponding port numbers With the Gateway you can filter packets based on their port numbers To filter packets using the Port rule do the following 1 Click Port Rule to display the Port rule table 5 12 BM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide d IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer Ble Edt View Favoites Tools EBak Qd Qseach Fwote Puedo GI a AR Address hitp 192 168 1 1 Go Links English home Advanced configuration gt Packet filtering Port rule Setup Intemet broadband settings Service Type Protocol Port Wireless settings Sa
36. efaults 6 PPPoE for DSL User Name System information Password Help overmew Confirm Password Service Name Restart wireless gateway Idle Duration D rainute s 0 10 DNS server address Automatic Manual Prunary DNS i J o 0 You will find the Connect Disconnect button for PPPoE when you chick Show PPPoE Status button in System Information Cancel Help Note DP EE Lecalintranet F Help Feature The GUI Management tool provides an easy help function to help you configure the Gateway You can click Help in each configuration window for help with configuring each parameter or you can click Help on the left hand navigation bar to get general help information or to choose the parameter you need help with from the list 6 2 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide F IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer Help overview page Setup o Intemet broadband settings a Dynamic IP address a Static Fixed IP address PPPoE for DSL o Wireless settings Advanced a MAC control se Status monitor Internet broadband settings Wireless settings Tools Advanced configuration Change password Reset factory defaults System information e Tools o Advanced Configuration a DHCP configuration BOOT IP table Excluded IP table a Fixed IP table a DMZ configuration LAN configuration Language select MAC address
37. esses reserved for the user using a BOOTP protocol to get an IP address The IP address must be within the address pool To specify an IP address to be used by the BOOTP protocol do the following 1 Click Advanced Configuration gt DHCP Configuration gt BOOTP IP to display the BOOTP IP table 5 4 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide eE IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer Ele Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back A A Qseach GiFavortes Medo ES GH AR Address E htp 192168 1 17 z Go Links English home Advanced configuration DHCP configuration BOOTP TP table Setup P Address MAC Address Remark Intemet broadband settings Wireless settings Tools Add Motily Delete Help Advanced configuration DHCP configuration BOOTP IP table Excluded IP table Fixed IP table DMZ configuration Firmware upgrade LAN configuration Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server o assword Reset factory defaults System information Help overmew Restart wireless gateway E E Done CEC E Localintranet 2 Click Add to add a new entry in the BOOTP IP table IP Address The specified address used by the BOOTP protocol This IP address must be within the address pool in the DHOP server MAC Address The MAC address of the client device used for that IP
38. figuration Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overview Restartwireless gateway Select English or Japanese in the Language pull down menu Selecting Default will display the language select page the next time you log into the IBM High Rate Wireless Gateway MAC address clone This feature is used when an ISP is expecting s specific MAC address from an ISP supplied network card Part 5 Using tools for advanced configuration 5 9 Click Advanced Configuration gt MAC address clone to display the MAC address clone page Z IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edt View Favorites Took Help Bock gt OA A Qseach Facies Ghee JD SH SQ Address hitp 1 192 168 1 1 Go Links English home Modify Internet Broadband MAC Address Setup Auto acquired from first attached PC Manual configuration Reset to Default Tools Internet Broadband MAC Address 00 30 JaB foa co e2 Advanced configuration DECP configuration Internet broadband settings Wireless settings T nao Do not change Intemet Broadband MAC Address unless EER EE CAUTION specifically needed by your ISP These values should not be LAN configuration changed for troubleshooting measures anguage select iMAC address clone Pa
39. for advanced configuration Advanced configuration DHCP configuration DMZ configuration Firmware Upgrade LAN configuration Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering a Profile upload download s Static Routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults Restart Wireless Gateway Part 6 System information and help System Information Help Feature Part 7 Tips and Troubleshooting Copyright IBM Corp 2001 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 993 3 5 z359 4 1 4 1 4 1 5 1 5 1 ype 5 5 5 7 5 9 5 10 5 15 5 16 5 17 5 19 5 20 5 21 6 1 6 2 7 1 iii Connecting to other routers eo o soa ros TA Troubleshooting s s o sos so so ao s T2 Part 8 Notices a ee ee ee ee ee ee Ad iv IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Preface About this book This User s Guide contains instructions for installing and using the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway The User s Guide contains the product description and usage instructions For information about the product warranty and help and service information see the Safety and Warranty Information that comes with your option Registering your option Thank you for purchasing OPTIONS by IBM Please take a few moments to register your product and provide us with information that will help IBM to better serve you in the future You
40. h memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply If the Gateway will be connected to a router and the Gateway will only be used as a switched hub and a wireless access point e Click Advanced Configuration and then click LAN configuration to display the LAN configuration page e Change the LAN IP address to an address that is within the address pool of the router that the Gateway is connected to For example if the router has an IP address of 192 168 100 100 then the Gateway s IP address needs to be changed to a number between 192 168 100 1 and 192 168 100 254 Depending on the router configuration other changes may need to be performed Consult the router s documentation e Click DHCP configuration under the Advanced configuration menu to display the DHCP configuration page e Disable the DHCP server e Disconnect any cable from the Internet Broadband port O Copyright IBM Corp 2001 7 1 e Connect the router with the DHCP service to a LAN port on the Gateway Note The Gateway configuration page is still available at the new LAN IP address Be certain the other router can accommodate the fixed IP address of the Gateway Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply Troubleshooting This section provides information on troubleshooting problems with your IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway e Power LED is off
41. ing 1 Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel 2 Double click Network 3 In the network component list double click TCP IP for the network card 4 Click the IP Address tab O Copyright IBM Corp 2001 4 1 5 6 7 8 Select Obtain an IP address automatically Endr adro nemos ONS Contiguaston Gateway WINS Coniiguation IP Address AnIP adress can be automatealy arngned i pei computer IP adere E you network does not I you ratok drenados for am aed then type km space below Click the DNS tab Select Disable DNS TCPAP Properties HE Bindings Advanced Neos DNS Configuration Gateway WINS Configuration IP Address Save the changes and then restart your computer Your computer will be able to access the Internet through the Gateway Note If you do not want to use DHCP service you must manually configure 4 2 the IP address of your computer To manually configure the IP address of your computer do the following on the TCP IP Properties page for the network card connected to the Gateway Select Specifying an IP Address Type the IP address for your computer Type the subnet mask If you choose to keep the default subnet mask setting on your server type 255 255 255 0 Click the Gateway tab Type the IP address of the server Click Add to insert the entry as the first item in the Installed Gateway List Click the DNS ta
42. learer the channel the better your network performance You can select the desired channel from the pull down menu Wired equivalency privacy WEP encrypts the packets sent by the wireless Gateway The security settings can affect performance and must be balanced to your needs Note A higher encryption setting is more secure but will not perform as well as a less secure setting A 128 bit WEP encryption setting gives the most security but also produces the least effective data exchange Disabling encryption gives the highest effective data exchange but does not offer any security Closed Network Function With this function enabled only wireless clients with the exact same ESSID are allowed access to the Gateway When disabled wireless clients with the WSSID of ANY are also allowed access WEP Key You can create up to four WEP keys After enabling WEP you must enter the same WEP key in the client computers otherwise they will be refused a connection When WEP is enabled type the WEP key in the WEP Key 1 field You can type your WEP key in one of two ways e For 64 bit encryption use either five alphanumeric characters or 10 hexadecimal digits e For 128 bit encryption use 13 alphanumeric characters or 26 hexadecimal digits The range of digits is 0 9 and A F The range of characters is a z A Z or 0 9 You can also type a WEP key in the Key 2 Key 3 or Key 4 fields WEP only uses one key You must select one
43. lity are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply For more information see Part 2 Configuration 2 3 2 4 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Part 3 Setting up the wireless access point in the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway is a multifunctional device with an integrated IEEE 802 11b compliant WiFi certified access point You can use it as a base station for your wireless network Through the following procedure you can turn on the wireless function of the Gateway and connect your wireless devices with other Ethernet nodes such as a DSL Cable modem printer file server or other wireless clients Click Wireless settings on the home page EA IBM High Rate Wi ey Heak gt Did Al Asah Favores hst D 3 a EO LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edt View Favorites Tools Help Internet broadband settings Wireless settings Advanced MAC control setup Status monitor Tools Advanced configuration Change password Address heto 192 168 1 1 index htm ec ie English home Wireless settings Setup The following values are needed to make a wireless connection to the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway NOTICE e Ifyou change any of these values you must make the change on the computer that has a wireless connection to the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Otherwise the connection
44. nection Network Connections g L dk Local Area Connection 2 re Connection 2 Disable Status Enabled Status Type LAN Connection IBM Turbo 16 4 Token Ring PC Card eee cen Delete Rename g Displays the properties of the selected connection 5 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP from the components list Part 4 Setting up client computers for Internet access 4 3 6 7 10 11 ax Atom configuration Automatic configu ation may override manual settings To ensure the vaso of manual settings disablo automat configu ation I automaticaly detect settings F Uso tomati configuration spt TTT Proxy server T Use a proxy server prt z Ceea Click Properties Click to check the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties RE General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports it networ is capabiity Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses te DNS se Click to check the Obtain DNS server address automatically radio button Click OK Click OK again Restart your computer Your computer is able to access the Internet through the server Note If you do not want to us
45. net broadband sets Internet troadhand setas Set up the network address a04 account information provysed by your Wires settings Cat o modem or DSL beaadband premier Toots Wireless settee Configure the mereless rezeg for your IBM Wireless Gateway Advanced configuration Change password Tools Reset factory efndi Admeced configurahon Set up adineced network configurshons System information Chanae password Change the user name and password required to use this wt ity tide overview Reset factory definits Reset all of your IBM wnrelezo gateway settings to thar factory def vadies System information Surenary infeemation and network settings for the IBM wireless gateway Reston wireless gotewoy je Done CE The following is a list of buttons and links displayed in the Web based setup utility e Apply Stores the new configurations into flash memory after configuration is completed e Add Adds a new entry into the configuration table e Modify Modifies an entry in the configuration table e Cancel Cancels the configurations and restores previous values e Back Back to the last page viewed e Refresh Only used on the System Information page to display the system information 2 2 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide e Help Displays related help information Delete Deletes an entry in the configuration table Saving configurations The configuration changes made through the Web based setup uti
46. nfirm the password Help overview Apply Cancel Help Restart wireless gateway PES e o 1 2 TR memet i The Administrator Login Name and Administrator Login Password can be changed in this table The default login name is default A password is not required For security reasons you might want to change the Administrator Login Name and Password Click Apply to complete the configuration Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply Part 5 Using tools for advanced configuration 5 19 Reset factory defaults From the left hand navigation bar click Reset factory defaults to display the Reset to factory default page Z IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edt view Favorites Tools Help Hpac gt OB a Aah Garavortes Gusto D i ED Address htep f192 168 1 1 _index htm P60 Links Enghsh home Reset factory default page Setup If you chck the Reset Factory Defaults button below you will cancel all of your custormzed IBM High Rate Internet broadband settings Wireless LAN Gateway settings and reset them to the factory default values The gateway will then restart Wireless settings automatically Tools Important Advanced configuration Change password If you reset the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway settings to the factory default
47. ng a specific MAC address will allow only that MAC address access to the LAN and Gateway as long as WEP and ESSID are correct Wireless Settings Status Monitor The Status monitor is an advanced function for experts only Click Status monitor in the left hand navigation bar to display the following window a IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer E ioj xj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt QE A Asearch fgravortes lt Bristory G BH Address http 192 168 1 1 index htm 2 260 Links gt English home Wireless settings Status monitor Setup MAC Address BSS ID 00 60 B3 66 5A 78 Intemnet broadband settings Frequency Domain FCC USA Wireless settings Advanced Statistics MAC control setup Wireless Transmit Wireless Receive Status monitor Fragments 9178 Fragments 458 Tools Unicast Packets 483 Unicast Packets 454 Unicast Bytes 212646 Unicast Bytes 59708 a Multicast Packets 77 Multicast Packets 4 Reset factory defaults Multicast Bytes 13211 Multicast Bytes 144 System information Wireless Transmit Error Wireless Receive Error Help overview Deferred Transmissions 53 Packet FCS Errors 0 Retry Limit Exceed 3 Discards No Buffer 0 Single Retries 5 Discards WEP Errors 0 Multiple Retries 0 Restart wireless gateway Discards Wrong Source Address 0 Discards Other Reason 0 e _ _ internet Z IEEE 802 11b Wireless LAN Access Point General Info
48. on 5 15 destination and file name E IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer Ele Edt Yew Favorites Tool Help Back gt OA Qseach Foes Meie GB SB ER Address http 192 168 1 1 English home Advanced configuration gt Profile Upload Download Setup Internet broadband settings Wireless settings Config file of the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway can be uploaded or downloaded here mpu ste Browse e Download Config TextFile Upload Reset Help Tools Adyanced configuration DHCP configuration DMZ configuration Firmware upgrade LAN configuration Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overview Restart wireless gateway ES e a OE Elocainaner To restore a profile use the Browse button to find the name of the configuration file to be restored Click the Upload button To download a file from the Gateway click Download Config Textfile The following dialog box is displayed File Download a xl o 9 You are downloading the file contig chg from 192 168 1 1 Would you like to open the file or save it to your computer Save Cancel More Info IV Always ask before opening this type of file Click the Open button the work with the file in a text edit
49. or Click Save to save the file Static Routing table The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway supports static TCP IP routing It can serve as a router between two different TCP IP networks or subnets In the static routing table you can exchange packets with other network segments The static routing table might be necessary when there are other 5 16 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide routers on your network and at least one of the routers is connected to more than one network or subnet To route TCP IP do the following Click Advanced Configuration gt Static Routing Table to display the static 1 routing table PILI Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer Fle Edt View Favoites Toole Help se Back 5 o OA A Aseh aFavoiies Guede B S O SR Tools Address hap 192 168 1 1 English home Setup Intemet broadband settings Wireless settings Advanced configuration DHCP configuration DMZ configuration Firmware upgrade LAN configuration Language select MAC address clone Packet filtering Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overview Restart wireless gateway Advanced configuration gt Static routing table Network Address Subnet Mask Ada Modify Delete Help Gateway Interface a CE Elaine Zz 2 Click A
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51. ration BOOT IP table Excluded TP table Fixed TP table DMZ configuration Firmware upgrade LAN configuration Language select MAC address clone Packet Stering Profile Upload Download Static routing table Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Apply Cancel Help DHCP Client Table Help overmew Restart wireless gateway a TB tecalinvanet DHCP The DHCP feature can be enabled or disabled DHCP Start Address This is the starting IP address of the IP address pool in the DHCP server The default is 192 168 1 11 DHCP End Address This is the end address of the address pool in the DHCP server The default is 192 168 1 254 2 Click Apply to complete the configuration of the DHCP server Note The configuration changes made through the Web based setup utility are automatically saved into the flash memory within 30 seconds after clicking Apply Fixed IP table This feature is useful for those servers that want permanently assigned IP addresses These client computers are identified by their MAC addresses To permanently assign an IP address to a client do the following 1 Click Advanced Configuration gt DHCP Configuration gt Fixed IP to display the Fixed IP table 5 2 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide ET High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt O
52. re to the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway e MAC Address Clone For ISPs needing a specific MAC address the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway can be configured to use the expected MAC address e Virtual private networks VPN The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway supports the following VPNs IP Security IPSec passthrough Point to point tunneling protocol PPTP passthrough Point to point protocol over Ethernet PPPoE for DSL Note Functions listed above that are not viewable in the built in Web based setup utility are active and not adjustable Status light emitting diodes LEDs These LEDs provide a quick method to check the status of the Gateway Internet broadband port The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway has an RJ 45 interface for a 10Base T Ethernet connection to a DSL Cable modem 10BASE T 100BASE Tx ports These ports can automatically detect the connection speed of a link and provide a 10 or 100 Mbps connection to Ethernet devices based on the detected capabilities All of the 10 100 Mbps Ethernet ports automatically detect whether the attached Ethernet cable is wired in standard or crossover configuration These ports support a maximum length of 100 m 328 1 ft over a Category 5 twisted pair cable e Power jack Connect the included external power adapter to the power jack The following items are included in your option package 1 2 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide One IB
53. re your LAN click Advanced Configuration and then click LAN Configuration to display the Lan Configuration table Part 5 Using tools for advanced configuration 5 7 E IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer TT Ele Edit View Favontes Jools Help Pek OA Al Asah Girone Quer FS SEER _ English home Advanced configuration LAN configuration Setup MAC Address 00 30 AB 0A C0 61 ae ee setings LAN PP Address fis fies fr ff Wireless settings Subnet Mask ees fess ess fo Tools Advanced configuration DHCP Start Address 192 168 1 11 DHCP configuration DME configuration DHCP End Address 192 168 1 254 Erro poche Note The IP address of LAN Interface of the router should have the anguage select E MARS same subnet mask with the DHCP address pool Packet filtering Profile Upload Download Static couing table Es ese peel Virtual server Change password Reset factory defaults System information Help overview Restart wireless gateway a 1 Elaine A In this table you can change the TCP IP settings of the Ethernet LAN interface of the Gateway e MAC Address Displays the media access control MAC address of the LAN interface It is displayed in six pairs of hexadecimal numbers e LAN IP Address This is the IP address of the Gateway on the LAN WLAN interface Address 192 168 1 1 is the default This is also the IP address of the Web based setup utility Valid IP add
54. ress value are from 0 to 255 in the dotted decimal form N N N N An example is the default address that client computers on the LAN use as their default Gateway as well as on their DNS server if you want to use the built in DNS feature of the Gateway You can change the IP address if your existing network uses a different subnet or there is another computer with the same IP address Note The value of the IP address in this table and the range of the IP address pool in the DHCP server must be in the same subnet and have the same subnet mask If these values are not the same the DHCP server disables and will not display the warning message in this window e Subnet Mask This is the local subnet mask of the LAN interface of the Gateway The default is 255 255 255 0 Click Apply to complete the LAN configuration 5 8 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Language select Click Advanced Configuration and then click Language select to display the Language select page 3 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Microsoft Internet Explorer Ele Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt O A A Beach l Favortes Meda SS 3a AR Address htp 192168 1 1 Go Links gt English home Advanced configurations gt Language select Setup Language English Internet broadband settings Wireless settings ZERA E E Tools Advanced co ation DHCP configuration DMZ co ation Firmware upgrade LAN con
55. rmation e MAC Address BSS ID 00 00 00 00 00 00 Frequency Domain e Statistics e Wireless Transmit e Wireless Receive e Fragments 0 e Fragments 0 e Unicast Packets O e Unicast Packets O e Unicast Bytes O e Unicast Bytes 0 Part 3 Setting up the wireless access point in the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway 3 5 e Multicast Packets 0 e Multicast Packets O e Multicast Bytes O e Multicast Bytes O e Wireless Transmit Error e Wireless Receive Error Deferred Transmissions O e Packet FCS Errors 0 e Retry Limit Exceed 0 e Discards No Buffer 0 Single Retries 0 e Discards WEP Errors O e Multiple Retries O e Discards Wrong Source Address 0 Discards Other Reason 0 The following list provides descriptions about the statistics listed above e Wireless Transmit Fragments The number of fragmented packets that are transmitted without errors Unicast Packets The number of directed packets that are transmitted without errors Unicast Bytes The number of bytes in directed packets that are transmitted without errors Multicast Packets The number of multicast packets that are transmitted without errors Multicast Bytes The number of bytes in multicast packets that are transmitted without errors e Wireless Receive Fragments The number of fragmented packets that are received without errors Unicast Packets The number of directed packets that are receive
56. ser s Guide After verifying that the LAN path works correctly test the path from your computer to a remote device 1 Connect your Gateway to the Internet with a DSL Cable modem 2 If you are using a Windows based computer click Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt Type PING 192 168 1 1 followed by the IP address of a remote device such as the DNS server of your ISP 3 If the path is functioning properly replies are displayed If you do not receive any replies do the following a Be sure your computer has the IP address of your Gateway listed as the default gateway If the IP address configuration of your computer is assigned by DHCP this information is not visible in the control panel network utility Click Start gt Run and then type winipcfg to verify that the IP address of the Gateway appears as the default gateway Note In Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Workstation and Windows 2000 Professional run ipconfig from a command prompt Check to be sure that the network address of your computer the portion of the IP address specified by the subnet mask is different than the network address of the remote device Click System information to verify the Internet broadband status If the Internet broadband connection is not functioning check to be sure your DSL Cable modem is connected and functioning If you have just turned on your Gateway it might be necessary to reset your DSL Cable modem to ge
57. t an IP address from the DHCP server at your ISP If your ISP assigned a host name to your computer type the host name as the Gateway name in the Internet broadband Configuration field Pressing the RESET button on the rear of the Gateway restarts the Gateway Holding down the RESET button on the rear of the Gateway for more than five seconds restores the factory default settings Part 7 Tips and Troubleshooting 7 3 7 4 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway User s Guide Part 8 Notices 1 10 You are strongly encouraged to download the latest drivers for your Wireless LAN clients e g PC Card or USB devices You must use Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or later or Netscape Navigator 4 0 or later when accessing the Web based setup utility for the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Internet Explorer can be downloaded from http www microsoft com ie or Netscape Navigator can be downloaded from http www netscape com download No driver or application software CDs or diskettes come with your IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway All Gateway configuration is done through the Web based setup utility The default address is http 192 168 1 1 The default login name is default A password is not required for the default configuration The default ESSID or network name for the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway is ANY The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway defaults to be a DHCP server for LAN and Wireless LAN connected
58. way have LAN IP addresses on the same subnet 3 Type http 192 168 1 1 into the Location field in Netscape Navigator or the Address field in Internet Explorer at the top of the browser window and then press Enter Note If the Gateway IP address has been changed replace 192 168 1 1 with the current IP address The Enter Network Password dialog box opens gt Please type your user name and password Site 192 168 1 1 Realm IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway UserName Password Save this password in your password list Cancel 4 Type default in the Login Name field then press Enter or click OK Copyright IBM Corp 2001 2 1 Note All IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateways are factory configured with default as the default Administrator name with no password needed After login the Language selection window opens Fi hto 192 GA Edt Vew Favortes Tods Hep Hee OD Al Ash rones Goy Er a EO dross hroiso 16311 ABs IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Please select Language you would like to start a iver O Earra 5 Select your language by clicking the appropriate icon The language home page opens JIM ayh Rate Warrless LAN Galemay Microsoft Internet Explorer Tie ES Wem Feitas Took te he OA A wh irvoas petey Dye ap tree E rata0 192 168 1 1 rder Non z ea usem Enmen home TBM High Rate Wireless LAN Gateway Setup Setup Inter

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