X-Micro IEEE 802.11b User's Manual
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1. 40 420 WHAT IS WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 5 40 421 WHAT IS UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY UPND iu ee be ena et bn eR tp nee a eo Eu ERE aedes 4 4 22 WHAT IS MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION UNIT MTU 4 WHAT IS CLONEWIA C ADDRESS toUere tu vise duci 4 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 _ SESS 1 Introduction The Wireless LAN Broadband Router is an affordable IEEE 802 11b wireless LAN broadband router solution setting SOHO and enterprise standard for high performance secure manageable and reliable WLAN This document describes the steps required for the initial IP address assign and other WLAN router configuration The description includes the implementation of the above steps Notice It will take about 25 seconds to complete the boot up sequence after powered on the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router all LEDs are blank while booting except the Power LED and after that the WLAN Activity LED will be flashing to show the WLAN interface is enabled and working now 1 1 Package contents The package of the X Micro WLAN 111 Broadband Router includes the following items v X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router v The AC to DC power adapter v2. E contents MAC Filtering a Wirele Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network TCP IP Settings to Internet through the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network B Port Filtering IP Filte BB Filterin Enable MAC Filiering 0 MAC Address Comment Current Filter Table 0 Sedet 00 20 9 00 98 78 DUT 1 amp Done Internet Screen snapshot Firewall MAC Filtering Item Description MAC Address To restrict data transmission from local network on Comments certain MAC addresses fill in the MAC address and your comments on it Comments let you know about whys to restrict data from the MAC address Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the MAC address to MAC filtering list 27 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 _ MN Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting ee ee removed from the MAC filtering list RR TENE EI T Ya rer pti a REM MAC filtering list Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 3 3 12 Firewall Port Forwarding Entries in this table allow you to automatically redirect common network services to a specific machine behind the NAT firewall These settings are only necessary
3. Port Range firewall fill in the IP address protocol port range and Comment your comments The Protocol can be TCP UDP or Both The Port Range for data transmission Comments let you know about whys to allow data packets forward to the IP address and port number and port number to Port forwarding list Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting Delete Selected Click to delete the selected IP address and port number that will be removed from the port forwarding list Delete All Click to delete all the registered entries from the port forwarding list 3 3 13 Firewall DMZ A Demilitarized Zone 15 used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network Typically the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Internet traffic such as Web HTTP servers FTP servers SMTP e mail servers and DNS servers 29 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer ak x 2 A P Search Sf Favorites Media 69 Address 8 http 192 168 1 254 home asp ks Go X MICRO KAZAO site contents DMZ Links gt A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network Typically the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Internet
4. as 4 7 What are potential factors that may causes interference Factors of interference gt Obstacles walls ceilings furniture etc gt Building Materials metal door aluminum studs Electrical devices microwaves monitors and electrical motors solutions to overcome the interferences v Minimizing the number of walls and ceilings Y Position the WLAN antenna for best reception Vv Keep WLAN devices away from other electrical devices eg microwaves monitors electric motors etc v Add additional WLAN Access Points if necessary 4 8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications IEEE 802 11 supports two subtypes of network authentication services open system and shared key Under open system authentication any wireless station can request authentication The station that needs to authenticate with another wireless station sends an authentication management frame that contains the identity of the sending station The receiving station then returns a frame that indicates whether it recognizes the sending station Under shared key authentication each wireless station 1s assumed to have received a secret shared key over a secure channel that is independent from the 802 11 wireless network communications channel 4 9 What is WEP An optional IEEE 802 11 function that offers frame transmission privacy similar to a wired network The Wired Equivalent Privacy generates secret shared encryption keys that both s
5. lt eS 8 __ _ _ _ Click to select PPPoE support on WAN interface There are user name password connection type and idle time settings need to be done User Name If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server Password If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server EN _ are Continuous Connect on Demand and Manual three types to select Continuous connection type means to setup the connection through PPPoE protocol whenever this X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router is powered on Connect on Demand connection type means to setup the connection through PPPoE protocol whenever you send the data packets out through the WAN interface there are a watchdog implemented to close the PPPoE connection while there are no data sent out longer than the idle time Set Manual connection type means to setup the connection through the PPPoE protocol by clicking the Connect button manually and clicking the Disconnect button manually aus akin a wala Commitee mn ees connection type fill in the idle time for auto disconnect function Value can be between and 1000 minutes MTU Size Fill in the mtu size of MTU Size The default value is 1400 Refer to 4 22 What is Maximum Transmission Unit
6. Documentation CD 1 2 Product Specifications Product Name X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Standard 802 11 b Wireless 802 3 10BaseT 802 3u 100BaseT ED Security 64 bit 128 bit WEP WPA port filtering IP filtering MAC filtering port forwarding and DMZ hosting LAN interface One 10 100BaseT with RJ45 connector WAN Four 10 100BaseT with RJ45 connectors LAN Power Consumption 7 5V DC Power Adapter USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 an Dimension 11035 um Operating Temperature 0 50 C ambient temperature Storage Temperature 20 70 C ambient temperature 5 to 90 maximum non condensing 1 3 Product Features gt Complies with IEEE 802 11b standard for 2 4GHz Wireless LAN gt Supports 11Mbps data transfer rate with automatic fallback to 5 5M 2M and Mbps gt Supports bridging routing functions between wireless and wired Ethernet interfaces gt Supports 64 bit and 128 bit WEP encryption decryption function to protect the wireless data transmission Supports IEEE 802 1x Authentication Support Wi Fi Protected Access Authentication with Radius and Pre Shared Key Y mode Supports Inter Access Point Protocol Supports Wireless Distribution System WDS Supports IEEE 802 3x full duplex flow control on 10 100M Ethernet interface Supports DHCP server to provide clients auto addresses assignment Supports DHCP client for
7. SNR Signal to Noise Ratio SSID Service Set Identification TCP Transmission Control Protocol TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol UPNP Universal Plug and Play WDS Wireless Distribution System Wired Equivalent Privacy Wireless Local Area Network WPA Wi Fi Protected Access USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 eee eee eee __ _ _ ___ _ __ __ Table of Contents P INDLRODUCITIQO N ni a vina ede 1 1 1 PACKAGE CONTENT eet EM C E EE e 127 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS i e denti based Qe rote ate BUR id 1 3 PRODU 2 14 FRONT PANEE DESCRIPTION iy eene ere roe ere bea RUD oe ec oe t REV vetlel rie vei pe RENS 2 1 5 REAR PANEL DESCRIP DION a A oan terius 4 2 JINSTALLATIOJIN ciae Helle sese iue age pa ades solea Sev ode eu 5 2 ELABDWARE INSTALLATION A Nome 5 SOPT WARE INSTAT LATON Ate ee 5 3 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION 6 3 1 PREPARE YOUR PC TO CONFIGURE THE X MICRO WLAN 11B BROADBAND ROUTER 6 3 2 CONNECIT TO THE X MICRO WLAN 11B BROADBAND ROUTER
8. ect 8 3 3 MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION ON THE X MICRO WLAN 11B BROADBAND ROUTER 8 Ioel SOA TSS MM 8 3 9 2 WIRELESS BASIC SETTINGS aboot 10 WIREL SSADVANO D SET INGS assetto pen mee CUM ED LM DA UD 11 29 92 WIRELESS SECURITYSSE LUD 12 3 975 WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL 15 16 kad SEDUDPS5 ite dedecore tbe dedo Bate eons 17 3 9 0 iba od aot a 19 3 5 9 BIBEWAED PORT EIPDERENG 24 3 9 TO FIRE WAI PIETER UNG 26 271 32 lZ FRE WAT E PORT FORWARDING iu uten i docct autc uten 28 SN PREMALA DMZ 29 SS RE NOI T 30 3 9 15 UPGRADE test etie 3 3 9 10 DAVE RELOAD SETTINGS eot tena Pea tale tenes VATER 32 2 1 DASS WORD Mc 33 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 lt lt T E NEISENSSPEMISILNMPILIIILUUISUSU DUE EN 52 L ULUE SE S CCOSEISSSSSSSOOOS SS
9. X MICRO IEEE 802 11b WLAN 11b Broadband Router User Manual IEEE 02 110 X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Users Manual version 2 6 Trademarks 02003 X Micro Technology Corp Contents are subject to change without notice trademarks belong to their respective proprietors Copyright Statement THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS OF PROPRIETARY TECHNICAL INFORMATION THAT IS THE PROPERTY OF X MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORP AND NO PART OF THIS DOCUMENTATION MAY BE REPRODUCED STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL BY PHOTOCOPYING RECORDING OR OTHERWISE WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF X MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORP http www x micro com USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Terminology CCK CSMA CA CSMA CD Version 2 6 Advanced Encryption Standard American National Standards Institute Complementary Code Keying Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Avoidance Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Detection Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Extensible Authentication Protocol FTP File Transfer Protocol IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IP Internet Protocol LAN Local Area Network MAC Media Access Control NAT Network Address Translation NT Network Termination PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PSD Power Spectral Density RF Radio Frequency O
10. 3 3 4 Wireless Security Setup This page allows you setup the wireless security Turn on WEP or WPA by using encryption keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network E X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer pack gt 2 A 2 Search Sf Favorites QU media 2 2 d Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp v Eo Links gt MICRO Site contents Wireless Security Setup B Status This page allows you setup the wireless security Turn on WEP or WPA by using Encryption Keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network Encryption Mone v Use 802 1x Authentication WEP 64bits WEP 128bits WPA Authentication Mode WPA RADIUS Pre Shared Key WPA Unicast Cipher Suite TKIP AES Pre Shared Key Format Pre Shared Key a IP address Password Note When encryption WEP is selected you must set WEP key value Done Internet Screen snapshot Wireless Security Setup 12 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 irre e NU Nn SES Item Description Encryption Select the encryption supported over wireless access The encryption method can be None WEP or WPA Refer to 4 9 What is WEP 4 15 What is Wi Fi Protected Access WPA 4 16 What is 802 1X Authentication
11. 4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FAQ eee eee eee eee ee ee reete eee eene eerte tette eee 35 4 1 WHAT AND HOW TO FIND MY PC S IP AND MAC e 35 qo WATIS WIRELESS CAN ooa et bos ule the tod te totu hum obti 35 45 WHATAR ISM BANDS o zeit MEE Na epu PR A DUM DRE EE 35 44 HOW DOES WIRELESS NETWORKING 35 WAT TSI LID 36 NV AMES 36 47 WHAT ARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE 37 4 8 WHAT ARE THE OPEN SYSTEM AND SHARED KEY AUTHENTICATIONS eene 37 MEMBR icr iR dur 37 ATO WHATS FRAGMENT THRESHOLD dh abitur 37 4 11 WHATIS RTS REQUEST TO SEND THRESHOLD 38 4 17 WWHATIS BEACON INTERVAT etescovsrisat E 38 4 15 WHALISPRBEBAMBEE T YPE etiain hus ten ades e Dn bog a ien boten bauen bebes andas 39 2 14 MWHBATIS SSIDEBROADGAST aco dedo tu t Hc qn etus cde M ud wales 39 4 15 WHATIS WI EI PROTECTED ACCESS WPA Peto et bte oo dev a 39 4 10 WHATIS 502 1X AUTHENTICATION ota e on eps 40 4 17 WHAT IS TEMPORAL KEY INTEGRITY PROTOCOL 40 4 18 WHAT IS ADVANCED ENCRYPTION STANDARD 5 40 4 19 WHAT IS INTER ACCESS POINT PROTOCOL
12. MTU Size Attain DNS Click to select getting DNS address for PPPoE support Automatically Please select Set DNS Manually if the PPPoE support 15 selected boa ution ith aliens boc adie ae d _ 7 rr m m ma OEE ES MEM TUTO ETIN a GS n MET eee TU USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned Refer to 4 23 What is Clone MAC Address Enable uPNP Click the checkbox to enable uPNP function Refer to 4 21 What is Universal Plug and Play uPNP Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting amp x 2 Search Sf Favorites QI 2 od 2 Address uy http 192 168 1 254 home asp v Go Links VE Gita conten n ES contents This page is used to configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to the WAN port of your Access Point Here you may change the access method to static IP DHCP PPPoE or PPTP by E click the item value of WAN Access type LAN Interface erface WAN Access Type PPTP v IP Address 61 56 129 100 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Server IP Address 61 56 129 200 User Name H8901 23456 Password 9990009000000900 MTU Size 1400 1400 1492 bytes Attain DNS Automatically Set DNS Manually DNS 1 DNS 2 DNS 3 Clone MAC Address 000000000000 C Enable uPNP App
13. 13 characters 10 hexadecimal codes 26 hexadecimal codes Wireless Access Control If you enable wireless access control only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your Access Point When this option is enabled no wireless clients will be able to connect if the list contains no entries X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer gt 2 A P Search f Favorites Media Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp v us X MICRO Wireless Access Control If you enable wireless access control only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are inthe access controllist will be able to connectto your Access Point When this option is enabled no wireless clients will be able to connect if the list contains no entries Enable Wireless Access Control MAC Address Comment Current Access Control List 00 0 5 ST 1 00 20 10 10 10 21 DUT L Delete Selected Delete All Done Internet Screen snapshot Wireless Access Control Item Description Enable Wireless Access Click the check box to enable wireless access control Control This 18 a security control function only those clients registered in the access control list can link to this X Micro WLAN 116 Broadband Router MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of client to register this X Micro W
14. Both Comments let you know about whys to restrict data from the ports sm IE REN port filtering list E previous configuration setting Delete Selected Click to delete the selected port range that will be removed from the port filtering list Delete Click to delete all the registered entries from the port filtering list Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 25 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 _ 6 3 3 10 Firewall IP Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer Q x 2 5 Search Sf Favorites QI A 3 Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp us MICRO KURZE 5 tents IP Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network TCP IP Settings to Internet through the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in secuting or restricting your local network Port Filtering IP Filtering F e B VN RMA E ue i Forwarding
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16. for local area network that connects to the LAN ports of your X Micro WLAN 116 Broadband Router Here you may change the setting for IP address subnet mask DHCP etc 17 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 eee N X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer gt P Search ST Favorites QI 2 r3 2 Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp us WLAN Broadband Router LAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network which connects to the LAN port of your Access Point Here you may change the setting for IP addresss subnet LAN Interface mask DHCP etc WAN Interface IP Address 192 168 1 254 _ Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway DHCP Server Enabled DHCP Client Range 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 200 Show Client 802 14 Spanning Tree Disabled Clone MAC Address 000000000000 Internet Screen snapshot LAN Interface Setup O OO Description a VU THRESAGCQE PATENT RA TRUM UNUS TEMPE Ra ee WLAN 11b Broadband Router rur MENU 3 X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router cUm UT P HM IO D data packets MEM WESTEN RE TNT NI TU MGR UIT m LAN interfaces from pull down menu DHCP Client Range Fill in the start IP address and end IP address to allocate a range of IP addresses clien
17. must match the SSID of the access point Some wireless devices don t work properly if SSID isn t broadcast for example the D link DWL 120 USB 802 11b adapter Generally if your client hardware supports operation with SSID disabled it s not a bad idea to run that way to enhance network security However it s no replacement for WEP MAC filtering or other protections 4 15 What is Wi Fi Protected Access WPA Wi Fi s original security mechanism Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP has been viewed as insufficient for securing confidential business communications A longer term solution the IEEE 802 111 standard 1s under development However since the IEEE 802 111 standard 1s not expected to be published until the end of 2003 several members of the WI Fi Alliance teamed up with members of the IEEE 802 111 task group to develop a significant near term enhancement to Wi Fi security Together this team developed Wi Fi Protected Access To upgrade a WLAN network to support WPA Access Points will require a WPA software upgrade Clients will require a software upgrade for the network interface card and possibly a software update for the operating system For enterprise networks an 39 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 ee aaa eee authentication server typically one that supports RADIUS and the selected EAP authentication protocol will be added to the network 4 16 What is 802 1x Authentication 8
18. pO search ST Favorites 2 YT Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp User Name New Password v Links 2 Password Setup This page is used to set the account to access the web server of Access Point Empty user name and password will disable the protection Craig Confirmed Password 00000000 Internet Screen snapshot Password Setup Description Because the password input is invisible so please fill in the password again for confirmation purpose mo ee means to apply no web management login control Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 34 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 ee eee ______ _ _ _ 4 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 What and how to find my PC s IP and MAC address IP address 1s the identifier for a computer or device on a TCP IP network Networks using the TCP IP protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination The format of an IP address is a 32 bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods Each number can be zero to 255 For example 191 168 1 254 could be an IP address The MAC Media Access Control address is your computer s unique hardware number
19. reset the current configuration to factory default 32 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer gt 2 A pO Search 7 Favorites QI 2 3 2 Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp v Eje us Save Reload Settings This page allows you save cutrent settings to afile or reload the settings from the file which was saved previously Besides you could reset the current configuration to factory default Save Settings io File Load Settings from File c firrmware config gw bin _ Upload Reset Settings io Default Done Internet screen snapshot Save Reload Settings Item Description Save Settings to File Click the Save button to download the configuration parameters to your personal computer VRUT IN HIM NN Sits Gils TIERE MITT SO UI RII then click Upload button to update selected configuration to the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Reset Settings to Click the Reset button to reset the configuration Default parameter to factory defaults 3 3 17 Password Setup This page 15 used to set the account to access the web server of Access Point Empty user name and password will disable the protection 33 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer x 2 A
20. traffic such as Web HTTP servers FTP servers SMTP e mail servers and DNS servers Enable DMZ DMZ Host IP Address 192 168 1 10 amp Internet screen snapshot Firewall DMZ Item Description DMZ Host IP Address support DMZ in your firewall design fill in the IP address of DMZ host that can be access from the WAN interface n Ie of DMZ host s previous configuration setting 3 3 14 Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless Ethernet LAN and Ethernet WAN networks 30 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer Back 7 2 Search Favorites Media 2 lt gt 2 5 be Go Link WLAN Broadband Router Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless and Ethernet networks Sent Packets 100 Wireless LAN Received Packets D Senf Packefs 831 Ethernet LAN Received Packets 702 Sent Packets 243 Ethernet WAN Received Packets 0 amp Internet Screen snapshot Statistics Item Description a err See Sent Packets LAN interface _ Sere s Received Packets wireless LAN interface nu eS CEE s Sent Packets Ethernet LAN interface A XM
21. 02 1x 1s a framework for authenticated MAC level access control defines Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP over LANs WAPOL The standard encapsulates and leverages much of EAP which was defined for dial up authentication with Point to Point Protocol in RFC 2284 Beyond encapsulating EAP packets the 802 1x standard also defines EAPOL messages that convey the shared key information critical for wireless security 4 17 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol pronounced tee kip is part of the IEEE 802 111 encryption standard for wireless LANs TKIP 15 the next generation of WEP the Wired Equivalency Protocol which is used to secure 802 11 wireless LANs TKIP provides per packet key mixing a message integrity check and a re keying mechanism thus fixing the flaws of WEP 4 18 What is Advanced Encryption Standard AES Security issues are a major concern for wireless LANs AES is the U S government s next generation cryptography algorithm which will replace DES and 3DES 4 19 What is Inter Access Point Protocol The IEEE 802 11f Inter Access Point Protocol supports Access Point Vendor interoperability enabling roaming of 802 11 Stations within IP subnet IAPP defines messages and data to be exchanged between Access Points and between the IAPP and high layer management entities to support roaming The IAPP protocol uses TCP for inter Access Point communication
22. 4 17 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP 4 18 What is Advanced Encryption Standard AES Use 802 1x While Encryption is selected to be WEP Authentication Click the check box to enable IEEE 802 1x authentication function Refer to 4 16 What 15 802 1x Authentication ES uM TUM me ue erg p Mode Click to select the WPA Authentication Mode with WPA RADIUS or Pre Shared Key Refer to 4 15 What is Wi Fi Protected Access WPA WPA Unicast Cipher While Encryption is selected to be WPA Suite Click to enable the WPA unicast cipher suite to be TKIP and AES Refer to 4 17 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP 4 18 What is Advanced Encryption Standard AES Pre Shared Key Format While Encryption is selected to be WPA Select the Pre shared key format from the pull down menu The format can be Passphrase or Hex 64 characters ur crepitu pentru ven m _ AER X RADIUS Server of authentication RADIUS sever Iun m NM configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 13 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 _ 6 gt 2 2 Search ST Favorites D 9 2 Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp X MICRO KU ZELLE WEP Key Setup Micro
23. BAND ROUTER Version 2 6 U QU C OR 5 5 5 USIUII X CU SISSISSUSS X SS to the wired LAN for services file servers printers Internet links they will operate in infrastructure mode Distribution amp vstem Dg Access Paint Access Point a6 Basic service set Extended Service Example 1 wireless Infrastructure Mode Ad hoc mode also called peer to peer mode or an Independent Basic Service Set or IBSS 15 simply set of 802 11 wireless stations that communicate directly with one another without using an access point or any connection to a wired network This mode is useful for quickly and easily setting up a wireless network anywhere that a wireless infrastructure does not exist or 1s not required for services such as a hotel room convention center or airport or where access to the wired network is barred such as for consultants at a client site Independent Basic Service Example 2 wireless Ad Hoc Mode 4 5 What is BSSID A six byte address that distinguishes a particular a particular access point from others Also know as just SSID Serves as a network ID or name 4 6 What is ESSID The Extended Service Set ID ESSID 15 the name of the network you want to access It is used to identify different wireless networks 36 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6
24. BEND QOEM pee a pem nC ver Stem NEN Received Packets Ethernet LAN interface MM bMS gom pen verge mer s Sent Packets Ethernet WAN interface ere EM Received Packets 3 3 15 Upgrade Firmware Ethernet WAN interface This page allows you upgrade the Access Point firmware to new version Please note do not power off the device during the upload because it may crash the system 3l USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer x 2 X Search 7 Favorites 9 2 Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp us Upgrade Firmware This page allows you upgrade the Access Point firmware to new version Please note do not power off the device during the upload because it may crash the system Select File c firrmware inux qw bin ade Firrnware Reload 5 Done Internet Screen snapshot Upgrade Firmware Item Description Select File Click the Browse button to select the new version of web firmware image file Upload Click the Upload button to update the selected web firmware image to the X Micro WLAN 116 Broadband Router previous configuration setting 3 3 16 Save Reload Settings This page allows you save current settings to a file or reload the settings from the file that was saved previously Besides you could
25. Ethernet WAN interface auto IP address assignment Supports static and dynamic IP routing Supports PPPoE on Ethernet WAN interface Supports clone MAC address function VV VV VV VV WV Supports firewall security with port filtering IP filtering MAC filtering port forwarding trigger port and DMZ hosting functions Y supports WEB based management and configuration supports PPTP Client on Ethernet WAN interface Supports UPnP for automatic Internet access Y 1 4 Front Panel Description USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER C Version 2 6 WAN O pwr amu Q Q Q 4 Figure 1 X Micro WLAN 116 Broadband Router Front Panel LED Indicator Description The X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router is powered on The X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router is powered off LED Data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna No data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna Data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN interface No data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN interface 4 WAN 10 100M LED Connection speed is 100Mbps on WAN interface Connection speed is 10Mbps WAN interface Data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN interface No data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN interface 6 LAN 10 100M LED Connection speed is 100Mbps on LAN interface USER S MANUAL OF X MIC
26. LAN 111 Broadband Router access capability 15 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 eee eee 3 3 6 Comment Fill in the comments for the registered client Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the client to new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting Current Access Control It shows the registered clients that are allowed to link to List this X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router ee SENT TS EN right removed from this X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router BEN bea ease uM lowed iste O Z 4 Z3 Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting WDS Setup Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs like the Ethernet does To do this you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other AP that you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit Favorites Tools Help 4 Back 2 5 Search ST Favorites QI 2 r3 E Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp v uus MICRO KURZE EU E contents WDS Settings Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs like the Ethernet does To do this you m
27. Loal IP Address Protocol Both Comment Current Filter Table Protocol Comment Select 192 168 1 20 L Done Internet Screen snapshot Firewall IP Filtering Item Description Enable IP Filtering Click to enable the IP filtering security function Local IP Address To restrict data transmission from local network on Protocol certain IP addresses fill 1n the IP address and the Comments protocol also put your comments on it The Protocol can be TCP UDP or Both Comments let you know about whys to restrict data from the IP address lE RAE to IP filtering list 7 M previous configuration setting Delete Selected Click to delete the selected IP address that will be removed from the IP filtering list 26 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 Delete Click to delete all the registered entries from the IP filtering list Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 3 3 11 Firewall MAC Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer e E A P Search Sf Favorites od 2 Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp v us AX MICRO
28. On an Ethernet LAN it s the same as your Ethernet address When you re connected to the Internet from your computer or host as the Internet protocol thinks of it a correspondence table relates your IP address to your computer s physical MAC address on the LAN To find your PC s IP and MAC address v the Command program in the Microsoft Windows v in ipconfig all then press the Enter button gt Your PC s IP address is the one entitled IP Address and your PC s MAC address is the one entitled Physical Address What is Wireless LAN A wireless LAN WLAN 15 a network that allows access to Internet without the need for any wired connections to the user s machine What are ISM bands ISM stands for Industrial Scientific and Medical radio frequency bands that the Federal Communications Commission FCC authorized for wireless LANs The ISM bands are located at 915 13 MHz 2450 50 MHz and 5800 75 MHz How does wireless networking work The 802 11 standard define two modes infrastructure mode and ad hoc mode In infrastructure mode the wireless network consists of at least one access point connected to the wired network infrastructure and a set of wireless end stations This configuration is called a Basic Service Set BSS An Extended Service Set ESS 15 a set of two or more BSSs forming a single subnetwork Since most corporate WLANs require access 35 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROAD
29. RO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 _ 1 5 Rear Panel Description Antenna NL Figure 2 X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Rear Panel Interfaces 5 Antenna Description Push continually the reset button 5 seconds to reset the configuration parameters to factory defaults The RJ 45 socket allows WAN connection through a Category 5 cable Support auto sensing on 10 100M speed and half full duplex comply with IEEE 802 3 802 3u respectively The RJ 45 sockets allow LAN connection through Category 5 cables Support auto sensing on 10 100M speed and half full duplex comply with IEEE 802 3 802 3u respectively The power jack allows an external DC 7 5 V power supply connection The external AC to DC adaptor provide adaptive power requirement to the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 ee eee ______ _ _ _ 2 Installation 2 1 Hardware Installation Step One Place the Wireless LAN Broadband Router to the best optimum transmission location The best transmission location for your X Micro WLAN 116 Broadband Router 15 usually at the geographic center of your wireless network with line of sign to all of your mobile st
30. al 100 20 1024 ms Data Rate Auto Preamble Type Long Preamble O Short Preamble Broadcast SSID Enabled O Disabled IAPP Enabled O Disabled Done Internet Screen snapshot Wireless Advanced Settings Item Description Authentication Click to select the authentication type in Open System Shared Key or Auto selection Fragment Threshold Set the data packet fragmentation threshold value can be written between 256 and 2346 bytes Refer to 4 10 What is Fragment Threshold RTS Threshold Set the RTS Threshold value can be written between 0 and 2347 bytes Refer to 4 11 What is RTS Request To Send Threshold 11 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 Beacon Interval Set the Beacon Interval value can be written between 20 and 1024 ms Refer to 4 12 What 1s Beacon Interval Data Rate Select the transmission data rate from pull down menu Data rate can be auto select 5 5M 2M or 1Mbps Preamble Type Click to select the Long Preamble Short Preamble support on the wireless data packet transmission Refer to 4 13 What 1s Preamble Type Broadcast SSID Click to enable or disable the SSID broadcast function Refer to 4 14 What is SSID Broadcast Refer 104 19 What is Inter Access Point Protocol LAPP configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting
31. and UDP for RADIUS request response exchanges It also uses Layer 2 frames to update the forwarding tables of Layer 2 devices 4 20 What 1s Wireless Distribution System WDS The Wireless Distribution System feature allows WLAN AP to talk directly to other APs via wireless channel like the wireless bridge or repeater service 40 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 REMEDIA eee 4 21 What is Universal Plug and Play uPNP UPnP is an open networking architecture that consists of services devices and control points The ultimate goal 1s to allow data communication among all UPnP devices regardless of media operating system programming language and wired wireless connection 4 22 What is Maximum Transmission Unit MTU Size Maximum Transmission Unit MTU indicates the network stack of any packet is larger than this value will be fragmented before the transmission During the PPP negotiation the peer of the PPP connection will indicate its MRU and will be accepted The actual MTU of the PPP connection will be set to the smaller one of MTU and the peer s MRU The default is value 1400 4 23 What is Clone MAC Address Clone MAC address 15 designed for your special application that request the clients to register to a server machine with one identified MAC address since that all the clients will communicate outside world through the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router so have the cloned MAC
32. ations Step Two Connect the X Micro WLAN 116 Broadband Router to your wired network Connect the Ethernet WAN interface of X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router by category 5 Ethernet cable to your switch hub xDSL modem or cable modem A straight through Ethernet cable with appropriate cable length 1s needed Step Three Supply DC power to the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Use only the AC DC power adapter supplied with the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router it may occur damage by using a different type of power adapter The hardware installation finished 2 2 Software Installation gt There are no software drivers patches or utilities installation needed but only the configuration setting Please refer to chapter 3 for software configuration USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 eee eee OOOO 3 Software configuration There are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs done easily The X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the Ethernet LAN interfaces Default IP Address 192 168 1 254 Default IP subnet mask 255 255 255 0 WEB login User Name lt empty gt WEB login Password lt empty gt 3 1 Prepare your PC to configure the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router For OS of Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel windo
33. button on Network and Dial up Connections icon Move mouse and double click the Local Area Connection icon The Local Area Connection window will appear Click Properties button 1n the Local Area Connection window Check the installed list of Network Components If TCP IP 15 not installed click the Add button to install 1 otherwise go to step 6 Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button Select TCP IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the TCP IP protocol it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation Close and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP IP installation Select TCP IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example v Address 192 168 1 1 any IP address within 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 253 is good to connect the Wireless LAN Access Point v P Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Click OK to completes the IP parameters setting For OS of Microsoft Windows NT l Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear Move mouse and double click the right button on Network icon The Network window will appear Click Protocol tab from the Network window Check the installed list of Network Protocol window If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install it otherwise go to ste
34. c click the item value of WAN Access type WAN Interfac _ Fi WAN Type Static IP v IP Address Pa Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 172 1 1 254 DNS 1 DNS 2 DNS 3 Clone MAC Address 000000000000 C Enable uPNP Internet Screen snapshot WAN Interface Setup Static IP Static IP Click to select Static IP support on WAN interface There IP address subnet mask and default gateway settings need to be done IP Address If you select the Static IP support on WAN interface fill the IP address for it Subnet Mask If you Select the Static IP support on WAN interface fill 19 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 OUO mm m EOEO 4AA RRBARAA A A A A A A AA AA AA5AA5A A A A5A5AA A55A5A AA AA5A5AAA5A5AAoeoA5A 5A5AaAa5a5A amp A5aAA5ARA AR R o5 E LA n n n nm 2 hAnnhn n n n n n eo 2 s oon Default Gateway If you select the Static IP support on WAN interface fill in the default gateway for WAN interface out going data packets TT o mr EN T Hm me RI TARDE KENN Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned Refer to 4 23 What 15 Clone MAC Address Enable uPNP Click the checkbox to enable uPNP function Refer t
35. e Server 2 DNS 3 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 3 Clone MAC Address in the MAC address that 1s the MAC address to be cloned Refer to 4 23 What is Clone MAC Address Enable uPNP Click the checkbox to enable uPNP function Refer to 4 21 What 15 Universal Plug and Play uPNP Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting C PPPoE X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer m x 2 Search Sj f Favorites A Media 2 gt Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp v Links MICRO E contents WAN Interface Setup E W This page is used to configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to the WAN port of your Access Point Here you may change the access method to static IP DHCP PPPoE or PPTP by click the item value of WAN Access type WAN Access Type PPPoE v zs User Name H890123456 Pas Password 990900000000000 Connection Type Continuous h Idle Time 1 1000 minutes MTU Size 1400 1400 1492 bytes 9 Attain DNS Automatically Set DNS Manually DNS 1 DNS 2 DNS 3 Clone MAC Address 000000000000 Cl Enable uPNP Apply Changes Reset Screen snapshot WAN Interface Setup PPPoE Description USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6
36. ge shows the current status and some basic settings ofthe device i X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Oday Oh 5m 53s v1 6 0 0 Tivware X Micro 11 Disabled Associated Clients 0 00 02 72 81 81 22 192 168 1 254 2552552550 192 168 1 254 Enabled 00 02 72 31 81 22 WAN Configuration Attain IP Protocol Getting IP from DHCP server IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 MAC Address 00 02 72 31 81 23 amp Internet Screen snapshot Status RES Description Fw mm prm EN er es Broadband Router eem MEN ESSE 2X _ Tr EE Broadband Router 15 powered on DITE BU NE _ EM Broadband Router Wireless configuration USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 MN SSID It shows the SSID of this X Micro WLAN 116 Broadband Router The SSID is the unique name of X Micro WLAN 116 Broadband Router and shared among its service area so all devices attempts to join the same wireless network can identify it Channel Number It shows the wireless channel connected currently pec seen PEN E Visser LR ppc ET CUM peo ge mcminit PCs es ee Em uu Broadband Router BSSID 15 a six byte address IX EE rao a WLAN 116 Broadband Router X Micro WLAN 116 Broadband Router hand Lid Mec outgoing data packets oo ee ean ere
37. gmentation Packets larger than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented If you find that your corrupted packets or asymmetric packet reception all send packets for example You may want to try lowering your fragmentation threshold This will cause packets to be broken into smaller fragments These small fragments 1f corrupted can be resent faster than a larger fragment Fragmentation increases overhead so you ll want to keep this value as close to the maximum value as possible 4 11 What is RTS Request To Send Threshold The RTS threshold is the packet size at which packet transmission 1s governed by the RTS CTS transaction The IEEE 802 11 1997 standard allows for short packets to be transmitted without RTS CTS transactions Each station can have a different RTS threshold RTS CTS 1s used when the data packet size exceeds the defined RTS threshold With the CSMA CA transmission mechanism the transmitting station sends out an RTS packet to the receiving station and waits for the receiving station to send back a CTS Clear to Send packet before sending the actual packet data This setting 1s useful for networks with many clients With many clients and a high network load there will be many more collisions By lowering the RTS threshold there may be fewer collisions and performance should improve Basically with a faster RTS threshold the system can recover from problems faster RTS packets consume valuable bandwidt
38. h however so setting this value too low will limit performance 4 12 What 1s Beacon Interval In addition to data frames that carry information from higher layers 802 11 includes management and control frames that support data transfer The beacon frame which is a type of management frame provides the heartbeat of a wireless LAN enabling 38 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 aaa eee stations to establish and maintain communications 1 an orderly fashion Beacon Interval represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions Before a station enters power save mode the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point 4 13 What is Preamble Type There are two preamble types defined in IEEE 802 11 specification A long preamble basically gives the decoder more time to process the preamble All 802 11 devices support a long preamble The short preamble 1s designed to improve efficiency for example for VoIP systems The difference between the two 15 in the Synchronization field The long preamble is 128 bits and the short 1s 56 bits 4 14 What is SSID Broadcast Broadcast of SSID is done in access points by the beacon This announces your access point including various bits of information about it to the wireless world around it By disabling that feature the SSID configured in the client
39. if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway s NAT firewall X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Back gt x 2 Search Favorites a Media 2 x Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp uus X MICRO CTE Oa Su Port Forwarding Entries in this table allow you to automatically redirect common network services to a specific machine behind the firewall These settings are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway s NAT Port Filtering firewall IP Filtering MAC Filtering Enable Port Forwarding Port Forwardin 9 E DMF IP Address Protocol Both PortRamge Comment Current Port Forwarding Table 192 168 1 10 TCP UDP 88 server 1 L Delete Selected Delete All Done Internet Screen snapshot Firewall Port Forwarding Item Description IP Address To forward data packets coming from WAN to a specific Protocol IP address that hosted in local network behind the NAT 28 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 _ _ _ _ _ _
40. ly Changes E Internet Screen snapshot WAN Interface Setup PPTP 1 Description PPTP Allow user to make a tunnel with remote site directly to secure the data transmission among the connection User can use embedded PPTP client supported by this router to make a VPN connection IP Address If you select the PPTP support on WAN interface fill in the IP address for it Subnet Mask If you select the PPTP support on WAN interface fill in the subnet mask for it 23 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 M Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the PPTP Server eam ene a sti _ x the user name and password to login the PPTP server mu 2 the user and password to login the PPTP server MEM VOTO EIE Ha ro TERES ee ZU 1400 Refer to 4 22 What is Maximum Transmission Unit MTU Size Attain DNS Click to select getting DNS address for PPTP support Automatically Please select Set DNS Manually if the PPTP support 15 selected ip manete err m man e EE ETE T Pee ORL NSE ER aU nn ee Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned Refer to 4 23 What is Clone MAC Address Enable uPNP Click the checkbox to enable uPNP function Refer to 4 21 What is Universal Plug and Play uPNP Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes butto
41. m gt INTE NNNM v E WLAN 111 Broadband Router S Lu e _ gets IP address The IP address can set manually to a fixed one or set dynamically by DHCP server or attain IP by PPPoE connection I v etr iv MI NU T PU a TET S RR WLAN 111 Broadband Router I M m X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router MNT a m outgoing data packets USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 3 3 2 Wireless Basic Settings This page 15 used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients that may connect to your Broadband Router Here you may change wireless encryption settings as well as wireless network parameters X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 2 f Search ST Favorites 2 d Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp v us Site contents Wireless Basic Settings Status a This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients which may connect to your Access Point Here you may change wireless encryption settings as well as wireless network parameters Alias Name Micro WLAN 11b Broadba C Disable Wireless LAN Interface SSID X Micro Channel Number 11 v Associated Clients Show Active Clients Apply Changes Internet Screen snapshot Wireless Basic Settings Wa Description a Broadband Rou
42. n to complete the new configuration setting Sak AE ie EE previous configuration setting 3 3 9 Firewall Port Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network 24 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer m gt 2 A Search ST Favorites QI M Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp m a ws WLAN Broadband Router Port Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network Settings to Internet through the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network Port Filtering i ory Port Range Protocol Both Comment Current Filter Table PortRange Protocol Comment 10002 10006 TCP UDP ERP Done Internet Screen snapshot Firewall Port Filtering Item Description Enable Port Filtering Click to enable the port filtering security function Port Range To restrict data transmission from the local network on Protocol certain ports fill in the range of start port and end port Comments and the protocol also put your comments on it The Protocol can be TCP UDP or
43. o 4 21 What is Universal Plug and Play uPNP Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting B DHCP Client X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer F3 gt E 5 7 Favorites QI 2 od 2 Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp Links gt X MICRO Site contents WAN Interface Setup m This page is used to configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to the WAN port of your Access Point Here you may change the access method to static IP DHCP PPPoE or PPTP by LAN Interface click the item value of WAN Access type VAN Interface T WAN Access Type DHCP Client ware Attain DNS Automatically amp Set DNS Manually DNS 1 DNS 2 DNS 3 Clone MAC Address 000000000000 Enable uPNP Done Internet Screen snapshot WAN Interface Setup DHCP Client Item Description 20 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 address assigned automatically from a DHCP server Attain DNS Click to select getting DNS address for DHCP support Automatically Please select Set DNS Manually if the DHCP support 15 selected DNS 1 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 1 DNS 2 Fill in the IP address of Domain Nam
44. ource and destination stations can use to alert frame bits to avoid disclosure to eavesdroppers WEP relies on a secret key that 15 shared between a mobile station e g a laptop with a wireless Ethernet card and an access point 1 e a base station The secret key 1s used to encrypt packets before they are transmitted and an integrity check 15 used to ensure that packets are not modified in transit 4 10 What is Fragment Threshold The proposed protocol uses the frame fragmentation mechanism defined in IEEE 802 11 to achieve parallel transmissions A large data frame 15 fragmented into several 37 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 7 E E _ _ _ _ SS 3X SSO SSSXT fragments each of size equal to fragment threshold By tuning the fragment threshold value we can get varying fragment sizes The determination of an efficient fragment threshold is an important issue in this scheme If the fragment threshold is small the overlap part of the master and parallel transmissions 1s large This means the spatial reuse ratio of parallel transmissions 1s high In contrast with a large fragment threshold the overlap is small and the spatial reuse ratio 1s low However high fragment threshold leads to low fragment overhead Hence there is a trade off between spatial re use and fragment overhead Fragment threshold is the maximum packet size used for fra
45. p 6 select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button Select TCP IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the TCP IP protocol it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation Close and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP IP installation select TCP IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example v P Address 192 168 1 1 any IP address within 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 253 is good to connect the Wireless LAN Access Point v P Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Click OK to completes the IP parameters setting USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 3 2 Connect to the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Open a WEB browser 1 e Microsoft Internet Explore then enter 192 168 1 254 on the URL to connect the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router 3 3 Management and configuration on the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router 3 3 1 status This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device includes system wireless Ethernet LAN and WAN configuration information X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer a x 2 pO search ST Favorites QI d Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp EJ co Links MICRO WLAN Broadband Router Status This pa
46. soft Internet Explorer Site contents dg Wireless WEP Key Setup This page allows you setup the WEP key value You could choose use 64 bit or 128 bit as the encryption key and select ASCII or Hex as the format of input value Key Length 64 bit vi Key Format Hex 10 characters Default Tx Key Keyl v Encryption Key 1 ae Encryption Key 2 Encryption Key 3 Encryption Key 4 eae se eens m Internet Screen snapshot Set WEP Key eS Key Length Select the WEP shared secret key length from pull down menu The length can be chose between 64 bit and 128 bit known as WEP2 keys The WEP key is composed of initialization vector 24 bits and secret key 40 bit or 104 bit Key Format Select the WEP shared secret key format from pull down menu The format can be chose between plant text ASCII and hexadecimal HEX code Default Tx Key Set the default secret key for WEP security function Value can be chose between and 4 _ ES VEN Geben tome pousser NEN MewTwem e E vm a Tor VI HATH a NEN E lt T configuration setting MS previous configuration setting 14 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 WEP encryption key secret key length Length 64 128 bit uU c EI ASCH 5 characters
47. t with DHCP function set will be assigned an IP address from the range shows the active clients with their assigned IP address MAC address and time expired information a Tree function from pull down menu Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned Refer to 4 23 What is Clone MAC Address 18 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 3 3 8 Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting WAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the parameters for wide area network that connects to the WAN port of your X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Here you may change the access method to Static IP DHCP PPPoE or PPTP by click the item value of WAN Access Type A Static IP X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ae x 2 2 A Search Sf Favorites 2 lt Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp us Site contents WAN Interface Setup m VWITBIESS This page is used to configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to the WAN port of your Access Point Here you may change the access method to static IP DHCP PPPoE or PPTP by Interfa
48. ter The alias name be 32 characters long nA Interface EY 4 lt lt NEM bytes long Pa CER IO EE LERNER eT NNNM pull down menu e nr prt mtr eer yr Wireless Client Table that shows the MAC address transmit packet receive packet and transmission rate for each associated wireless client 10 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting a EE _ previous configuration setting 3 3 3 Wireless Advanced Settings These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 A Search 52 Favorites 2 9 2 Address http 192 168 1 254 home asp us Site contents Wireless Advanced Settings Status These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your Access Point Authentication Type OOpenSystem OSharedKey 9 Auto Fragment Threshold 12346 256 2346 RTS Threshold 2347 0 2347 Beacon Interv
49. ust set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other APs which you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS Enable WDS WDS AP MAC Address Comment Apply Changes Current WDS AP List 00 20 3 41 00 13 WDS 1 C 00 0 4 81 81 12 WDS 2 Delete Selected Delete All Done Internet Screen snapshot WDS Setup 16 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 _ _ S MI Item Description Enable Wireless Click the check box to enable wireless distribution Distribution System system Refer to 4 20 What is Wireless Distribution System WDS MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of AP to register the wireless distribution system access capability Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the AP to new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting Current Access Control It shows the registered APs that are allowed in the List wireless distribution system TNI UP era eur Hera Meter P xp M mu from the wireless distribution system NNNM distribution system allowed list Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting LAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the parameters
50. w will appear Note Windows Me users may not see the Network control panel If so select View all Control Panel options on the left side of the window 2 Move mouse and double click the right button on Network icon The Network window will appear 3 Check the installed list of Network Components If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install 11 otherwise go to step 6 4 Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button Select TCP IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the TCP IP protocol it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation Close and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP IP installation 6 Select TCP IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box 7 Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example v P Address 192 168 1 1 any IP address within 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 253 is good to connect the Wireless LAN Access Point v P Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 8 Click OK and reboot your PC after completes the IP parameters setting For OS of Microsoft Windows 2000 XP 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 6 USER S MANUAL OF X MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Version 2 6 M _ __ ___ _ SES 8 Move mouse and double click the right
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