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1. Refresh Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G Oss Oo INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN LAN and Wireless LAN 20 Chapter 2 Wizard e Click Wizard to configure the router e The Setup wizard will now be displayed check that the modem is connected and click Next Setup wizard Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will guide you step by step through a basic configuration procedure e Select your country from the Country list Select your country and ISP amp What type of Internet access do you have Country Netherlands se Service Selecteer uw provider hd e From Service select your internet provider Click Next 21 etup ard ernet 4cce Select your Country and ISP What type of Internet access do you have Country Netherlands Service aDSL van KPN met PPTP modem speedtouch home z ADSL van KPN met PPTP modem speedtouch home ADSL van KPN met router modem speedtouch 510 i Sitecom DC 213 Chello UPC ZeelandnetiQuicknet Home internet CasemaVanadoo met Com21 modem Andere Provider Handmatig Configureren Casema Vanadoo met Eurodocsis Motorola modem geen gebruikersnaam e Depending on the chosen provider you may need to enter your user name and password MAC address or hostname in the foll2. 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 NETWORK None WEP 64bits WEP 128bits WPA Authentication Mode gt Enterprise RADIUS Personal Pre Shared TKIP AES map Diaes Pre Shared Key Format Pre Authentication e y WPA Cipher Suite Enable Taddei Ino A Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G Ole OC tas INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EXPANDING POSSIBILITIES 3 3 1 WEP only When you select 64 bit or128 bit WEP key you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data You can generate the key by yourself and enter it You can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as default key Then the router can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys Parameters Description Key Length You can select the WEP key length for encryption 64 bit or 128 bit Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security but the throughput will be lower Key Format You may select to select ASCII Characters alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal Digits in the A F a f and 0 9 range to be the WEP Key For example ASCII Characters guest 27 Hexadecimal Digits 12345abcde Default Key Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data Only the key you select it in the Default key will take effect Key 1 Key 4 The WEP keys are used
3. a f and 0 9 range or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre shared keys Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 3 3 5 WPA Radius Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an advanced security standard You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication It uses TKIP or CCMP AES to change the encryption key frequently This can improve security very much Parameters Description WPA TKIP TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security 29 WPA2 AES This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security WPA2 Mixed This will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer automatically RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of external RADIUS server RADIUS Server Port The service port of the external RADIUS server RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIUS server Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 30 3 4 Access Control This wireless router provides MAC Address Control which
4. WL 600 Wireless Broadband Router 802 11bg gt alla x Introduction Congratulations on purchasing this Wireless Broadband Router This Wireless Broadband Router is a cost effective IP Sharing Router that enables multiple users to share the Internet through an ADSL or cable modem Simply configure your Internet connection settings in the Wireless Broadband Router and plug your PC to the LAN port and you re ready to share files and access the Internet As your network grows you can connect another hub or switch to the router s LAN ports allowing you to easily expand your network The Wireless Broadband Router is embedded with a IEEE 802 11g b access point that allows you to build up a wireless LAN The Wireless Broadband Router provides a total solution for the Small and Medium sized Business SMB and the Small Office Home Office SOHO markets giving you an instant network today and the flexibility to handle tomorrow s expansion and speed Features e High Internet Access throughput 50M e Allow multiple users to share a single Internet line e Supports up to 253 users e Internet Access via Cable or xDSL modem e Access Private LAN Servers from the Public Network e Equipped with four LAN ports 10 100M and one WAN port 10 100M e Provides IEEE 802 11g b wireless LAN access point e Support DHCP Server Client for easy setup e Support advance features such as Special Applications DMZ Virtual Servers Access Control Fir
5. DHCP will change your LAN client s IP address when this time threshold period is reached You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients Note By default the IP range is from Start IP 192 168 0 100 to End IP 192 168 0 199 If you want your PC to have a static fixed IP address then you ll have to choose an IP address outside this IP address Pool You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 17 1 3 Active DHCP Client View your LAN client s information that is currently linked to the Broadband router s DHCP server Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v p System Status DHCP Log This table shows the assigned IP address MAC address and expiration time for each DHCP N ETW R leased client ORK 192 168 0 100 00 1c 23 a5 b8 4c 862981 Refresh Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G O a2 So INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EXPANDING P sILITIES Parameters Description Active DHCP Client This page shows all DHCP clients LAN PCs currently connected to your network The Active DHCP Client Table displays the IP address and the MAC address and Time Expired of each LAN Client Use the R
6. domain name is requested as in typing Broadbandrouter com into your Internet browser the user is sent to the proper IP address The DNS server IP address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned to you DSL Modem DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line A DSL modem uses your existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds Ethernet A standard for computer networks Ethernet networks are connected by special cables and hubs and move data around at up to 10 100 million bits per second Mbps Idle Timeout Idle Timeout is designed so that after there is no traffic to the Internet for a pre configured amount of time the connection will automatically be disconnected IP Address and Network Subnet Mask IP stands for Internet Protocol An IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods that identifies a single unique Internet computer host in an IP network Example 192 168 2 1 It consists of 2 portions the IP network address and the host identifier The IP address is a 32 bit binary pattern which can be represented as four cascaded decimal numbers separated by aaa aaa aaa aaa where each aaa can be anything from 000 to 255 or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by bbbbbbbb bbbbbbbb bbbbbbbb bbbbbbbb where each b can either be 0 or 1 A network mask is also a 32 bit binary pattern and consists of consecutive leadi
7. for a device with an Ethernet interface It is comprised of two parts 3 bytes of data that corresponds to the Manufacturer ID unique for each manufacturer plus 3 bytes that are often used as the product s serial number NAT Network Address Translation This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address Using the broadband router s NAT capability you can access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP Port Network Clients LAN PC uses port numbers to distinguish one network application protocol over another Below is a list of common applications and protocol port numbers Application Protocol Port Number Telnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 110 H 323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP Trap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet Point to Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method originally created for dial up connections PPPoE is for Ethernet connections PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards Ethernet and the Point to Point Protocol It is a communications protocol for transmitting information over Ethernet between different manufacturers Protocol A protocol is a set of rules for interaction agreed upon between multiple parties so that when they interface with each other based on such a protocol the interpretatio
8. local IP address in the appropriate box Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firew Security 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 N ETWOR K helpful in securing or restricting your local network El Enable IP Filtering Loal IP Address Protocol Both Comment Cancel J Current Filter Table Loal IP Address Cancel Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G a INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL E BILITIES 35 4 3 MAC Filtering This wireless router provides MAC Address Control which prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your network Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v j Security port IP MAC ort fw MZ 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 N ETWO O R K helpful in securing or restricting your local network E Enable MAC filtering MAC address Comment Cancel Current Filter Table MAC address Cancel Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G O lt d INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL E ING BILITIES 36 4 4 Port Forwarding The Port Forwarding allows you to re direct a particular range of service port numbers from the Internet WAN
9. 0 1 Local Area Network LAN The Broadband router s 4 LAN ports are where you connect your LAN s PCs printer servers hubs and switches etc 2 Wide Area Network WAN The WAN port is the segment connected to your xDSL or Cable modem and is linked to the Internet 3 Reset The Reset button allows you to do one of two things 1 If problems occur with your router press the router s reset button with a pencil tip for less than 4 seconds and the router will re boot itself keeping your original configurations 2 If problems persist or you experience extreme problems or you forgot your password press the reset button for longer than 4 seconds and the router will reset itself to the factory default settings warning your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings Front Panel On the router s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the router s current status Below is an explanation of each LED and its description LAN LAN LAN WAN WLAN Power LED Light Status Description PWR WAN 10 100M WAN LNK ACT LAN 10 100M Port 1 4 LAN LNK ACT Port 1 4 802 11G ON Router s power supply is on ON WAN port 100Mbps is connected OFF WAN port 10Mbps is connected ON WAN is connected OFF No WAN connection Flashing WAN port has Activity ACT data being sent ON LAN port 100Mbps is connected OFF LAN port 10Mbps is connected ON LAN is conn
10. DNS For DynDNS you can create your DynDNS account here ores Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G Os fC a INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL E ING BILITIES Parameters Default Description Enable Disable Disable Enable Disable the DDNS function of this router Provider Select a DDNS service provider Domain name Your static domain name that use DDNS Account E mail The account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you Password Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 44 Appendix A How to Manually find your PC s IP and MAC address 1 In Window s open the Command Prompt program mmand Pi Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5 00 2195 lt C Copyright 1985 1999 Microsoft Corp GN 2 Type Ipconfig all and lt enter gt 2000 Version 5 90 2195 CC Copyright 1985 1999 Microsoft Corp C gt ipconfig all Windows 2000 IP Configuration Host Name i iii ale pete Primary DNS Suffix sr Node Type s Broadcast IP Routing Enabled No WINS Proxy Enabled No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix z Description I Realtek RIL8139 A gt PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Physical Ad
11. Mon 1 Day 1 Hr 1 Mn 6 Sec Current Time 5 GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London Enable NTP client update NTP server 64 202 112 65 North America Manual IP Setting Apply Cancel Reftesh Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G OG Mono INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL Parameter Description Select Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection NTP Server Address The router default the Time Server Address is 192 43 244 18 Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 41 5 3 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router s firmware Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language E Toolbox 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 N ETWOR K crash the system ae Upload Reset WARNING Upgrading firmware via a wireless link may damage your device Make sure your computer is connected via cable and your wireless card has been deactivated Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EX
12. PANDING BILITIES Parameters Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadband router s system firmware To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC Once you ve selected the new firmware file click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process You may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to complete Once the upgrade is complete you can start using the router 42 5 4 Backup The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save Backup the router s current configuration setting Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory default When you save the configuration setting Backup you can re load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection this will set all configurations to its original default settings e g when you first purchased the router Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language A METTA a n tari _sn Toolbo Timezone PNP Remote Firmwar Back up DDNS This page allows you save curren
13. Ports to a particular LAN IP address It help you to host some servers behind the router NAT firewall Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language p n WL 600 n Security port IF Portfw __DMZ 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 if you wish N ETWOR K to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway s NAT firewall Enable Port Forwarding IP address Protocol Doth Port range Comment cani Current Port Forwarding Table Loal IP Address Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G Oi aoa oO a INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EXPANDING P ILITIES Parameter Description Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwarding IP Address This is the private IP of the server behind the NAT firewall Note You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address for Port Forwarding to work properly Protocol This is the protocol type to be forwarded You can choose to forward TCP or UDP packets only or select both to forward both TCP and UDP packets Port Range The range of ports to be forward to the private IP Comment The description of this setting Add Port Forwarding into the table Fill in the Private IP Type Port Range an
14. and Router 54G sS e O IN ILITIES INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL E Parameters Description Authentication Type There are two authentication types Open System and Shared Key When you select Open System wireless stations can associate with this wireless router without WEP encryption When you select Shared Key you should also setup WEP key in the Encryption page and wireless stations should use WEP encryption in the authentication phase to associate with this wireless router If you select Auto the wireless client can associate with this wireless router by using any one of these two authentication types Fragment Threshold Fragment Threshold specifies the maximum size of packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted If you set this value too low it will result in bad performance RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold the wireless router will not use the RTS CTS mechanism to send this packet 25 Beacon Interval Data Rate Preamble Type Broadcast ESSID IAPP 802 11g Protection The interval of time that this wireless router broadcast a beacon Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network The Data Rate is the rate this access point uses to transmit data packets The access point will use the highest possible selected transmission rate to transmit the data packets The Long Preamble can provide better wir
15. connect to your Internet Service Provider ISP This section contains the wireless settings and allows you to configure the AP settings and security This section also contains Site Survey to find wireless networks in the neighborhood and WDS settings This section contains configurations for the Broadband router s advance functions such as Virtual Server Access Control Hacker Attack Prevention DMZ Special applications and other functions to meet your LAN requirements This section contains the broadband router s Tools Tools include Configuration tools Firmware upgrade and Reset Configuration tools allow you to Backup save Restore or Restore to Factory Default configuration for your Broadband router The Firmware upgrade tool allows you to upgrade your Broadband router s firmware The RESET tool allows you to reset your Broadband router 7 Click on Wizard see chapter 2 to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that you can start accessing the Internet 8 It s also highly recommended to setup encryption for your wireless network Go to Wireless Settings and click on Security to change the encryption options in the router 14 Chapter 1 Home 1 1 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router You can use the Status page to monitor the connection status of the Broadband router s WAN LAN interfaces the current firmware and hardware version numbers an
16. d Comment of the setting to be added and then click Add Then this Port Forwarding setting will be added into the Current Port Forwarding 37 Table below If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again just click Clear and the fields will be cleared Remove Port Forwarding into the table If you want to remove some Port Forwarding settings from the Current Port Forwarding Table select the Port Forwarding settings you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all Port Forwarding settings from the table just click Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current selections Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 38 4 5 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application e g Games properly from behind the NAT firewall then you can open the client up to unrestricted two way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host The DMZ function allows you to re direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN The difference between the virtual server and the DMZ function is that the virtual server re directs a particular service Internet application e g FTP websites to a particular LAN client server whereas DMZ re directs all packets regardless o
17. d Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language Toolbox 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 NETWORK Confirmed Password Apply Cancel Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G Ss INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL Parameters Description Current Password Enter your current password for the remote management administrator to login to your Broadband router Note By default there is NO password New Password Enter your new password Confirmed Password Enter your new password again for verification purposes Note If you forget your password you ll have to reset the router to the factory default No password with the reset button see router s back panel Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 40 5 2 Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language m Toolbox word Timezone You can maintain the system time by synchronizing with a public time server over the Internet NETWORK Yr 2000
18. dress 66 56 FC FE 62 DB DHCP Enabled Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled Yes IP Address ale s e 192 168 1 77 Subnet Mask aaa ee gt 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway ata eh Re 192 168 1 254 DHCP Server aN ee coh ee gt 192 168 1 1 DNS Servers oat oo terete 192 168 1 1 139 175 55 244 Lease Obtained Sunday December 69 2661 9 18 45 PM Lease Expires ety ries Oe le Friday December 14 2661 9 18 45 PM e Your PC s IP address is the one entitled IP address 192 168 1 77 e The router s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway 192 168 1 254 e Your PC s MAC Address is the one entitled Physical Address 00 50 FC FE 02 DB 45 Glossary Default Gateway Router Every non router IP device needs to configure a default gateway s IP address When the device sends out an IP packet if the destination is not on the same network the device has to send the packet to its default gateway which will then send it out towards the destination DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol This protocol automatically gives every computer on your home network an IP address DNS Server IP Address DNS stands for Domain Name System which allows Internet servers to have a domain name such as www Broadbandrouter com and one or more IP addresses such as 192 34 45 8 A DNS server keeps a database of Internet servers and their respective domain names and IP addresses so that when a
19. ected OFF No LAN connection Flashing LAN port has Activity ACT data being sent ON Wireless LAN has been activated OFF Wireless LAN is disabled Flashing Wireless LAN has Activity ACT data being sent Setup Diagram Figure 1 2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network LAN Le Pow nose ua i Switch Ho CC Figure 1 2 Getting started This is a step by step instruction on how to start using the router and get connected to the Internet 1 Setup your network as shown in the setup diagram above fig 1 2 2 You then need to set your LAN PC clients so that it can obtain an IP address automatically All LAN clients require an IP address Just like an address it allows LAN clients to find one another If you have already configured your PC to obtain an IP automatically then proceed to step 3 page 11 Configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically By default the broadband router s DHCP is on this means that you can obtain an IP address automatically once you ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically This section will show you how to configure your PC s so that it can obtain an IP address automatically for either Windows 95 98 Me 2000 or NT operating systems For other operating systems Macintosh Sun etc follow the manufacturer s instructions The following is a step by step illustration on how to configure your PC to ob
20. ed 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 N ETWOR K mask DHCP etc ara EEY 255 255 2550 Meee 1221680100 192 168 0200 cnr Anniv Cancel Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G oee Li O a INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EXPANDING POSSIBILITIES Parameters Default Description IP address 192 168 0 1 This is the router s LAN port IP address Your LAN clients default gateway IP address IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment 802 1d Spanning Tree Disabled If 802 1d Spanning Tree function is enabled this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent from network loop happened in the LAN ports DHCP Server Enabled You can enable or disable the DHCP server By enabling the DHCP server the router will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address If the DHCP is not enabled then you ll have to manually set your LAN client s IP addresses make sure the LAN Client is in the same subnet as this broadband router if you want the router to be your LAN client s default gateway 16 Lease Time DHCP Client Range Domain Name The DHCP when enabled will temporarily give your LAN clients an IP address In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time period that the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients The
21. efresh button to get the most updated situation 18 1 4 System Log View the operation log of the system Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v System Status This page can be used to set remote log server and show the system log E Enable Log system all wireless Enable Remote Log Log Server IP Address Apply Changes Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G i O INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EXPANDINC SIBILITIES Parameters Description System Log This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router It displays any event occurred after system start up At the bottom of the page the system log can be saved lt Save gt to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared lt Clear gt or it can be refreshed lt Refresh gt to get the most updated situation When the system is powered down the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file 19 1 5 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN LAN and Wireless LAN Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v System Status Status LAN DHCF Log Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to networks Sent Packets 510 Sent Packets 403 AMEE Received Packets 650 Sent Packets 126 Ethernet WAN Received Packets o NETWORK
22. eless LAN compatibility while the Short Preamble can provide better wireless LAN performance If you enable Broadcast ESSID every wireless station located within the coverage of this access point can discover this access point easily If you are building a public wireless network enabling this feature is recommended Disabling Broadcast ESSID can provide better security If you enable IAPP it will allow wireless station roaming between IAPP enabled access points within the same wireless LAN This is also called CTS Protection It is recommended to enable the protection mechanism This mechanism can decrease the rate of data collision between 802 11b and 802 11g wireless stations When the protection mode is enabled the throughput of the AP will be a little lower due to many of frame traffic should be transmitted Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router 26 3 3 Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions include WEP IEEE 802 11x IEEE 802 11x with WEP WPA with pre shared key and WPA with RADIUS With these security functions you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v j Wirele asi A SS
23. emove all MAC addresses from the table just click Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current selections Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 31 3 5 Site Survey This page provides a tool to scan the wireless network If any Access Point or IBSS is found you can choose to connect it manually when client mode is enabled Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v fi Wireless Advancet Site Survey This page provides tool to scan the wireless network If any Access Point or IBSS is found you could choose to connect it manually when client mode is N ETWOR K enabled i ssm___ _s8ssm __ channei Type Encrypt Signal Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G st 0 O INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL E IDING PC BILITIES 32 3 6 WDS Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs To use WDS you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC addresses of other APs which you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Wireless Advanced Security ACL Site Survey WDS Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs like the Ethernet does To do
24. eneater Mode Acting ac AD and client cimiiltaneniilv Wireless VERvari Broadband Router 54G olme a a INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EXPANDINC ILITIES Parameters Default Description Disable wireless interface Disabled You can select to enable or disable the wireless access point module of this router Mode It allows you to set the AP to AP Station Bridge or WDS mode Band It allows you to set the AP fix at 802 11b or 802 119 mode You also can select B G mode to allow the AP select 802 11b and 802 11g connection automatically ESSID Sitecom This is the name of the wireless LAN All the devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same ESSID Channel Number 11 The channel used by the wireless LAN All devices in the same wireless LAN should use the same channel 23 Associated Clients WLAN MAC Clone MAC MAC address Set Security Click Show Active Clients button then an Active Wireless Client Table will pop up You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point This is the MAC address used by the Wireless interface of this AP when it is in the station modes Click the Clone MAC button will copy the MAC address of your PC that you are using to configure the AP to the WLAN MAC If you want to bridge more than one networks together with wireless LAN you have to set this access point to AP Bridge Point t
25. erver address automatically C Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server 3 Alternate DNS server Advanced 6 Click OK to confirm the setting Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router s DHCP server Note Please make sure that the Broadband router s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN Once you ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically please proceed to Step 3 2d Windows NT 10 N Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear Double click Network icon The Network window will appear Select the Protocol tab from the Network window Check if the TCP IP Protocol is on your list of Network Protocols If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install it now If TCP IP is installed go to step 5 In the Select Network Protocol window select the TCP IP Protocol and click the Ok button to start installing the TCP IP protocol You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation After you install TCP IP go back to the Network window Select TCP IP from the list of Network Protocols and then click the Properties button Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings e IP Address Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server DNS Let all fields are blank e WINS Le
26. ewall e Allow you to monitor the router s status such as DHCP Client Log System Log Security Log and Device Connection Status e Easy to use Web based GUI for configuration and management purposes e Remote Management allows configuration and upgrades from a remote site over the Internet Minimum Requirements e One External xDSL ADSL or Cable modem with an Ethernet port RJ 45 e Network Interface Card NIC for each Personal Computer PC e PCs with a Web Browser Internet Explorer 4 0 or higher or Netscape Navigator 4 7 or higher Package Content e One 4 port Broadband router unit e One Quick Installation Guide e One User Manual CD e One Power Adapter e Accessories Note The WAN idle timeout auto disconnect function may not work due to abnormal activities of some network application software computer virus or hacker attacks from the Internet For example some software sends network packets to the Internet in the background even when you are not using the Internet So please turn off your computer when you are not using it This function also may not work with some ISP So please make sure this function can work properly when you use this function in the first time especially your ISP charge you by time used Get to know the Broadband Router Back Panel The diagram fig1 0 below shows the broadband router s back panel The router s back panel is divided into three sections LAN WAN and Reset Figure 1
27. f services going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client server Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v Security A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network Typically the DMZ host N ETWOR K contains devices accessible to Internet traffic such as Web HTTP servers FTP servers SMTP e mail servers and DNS servers Enable DMZ Cancel Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G ONs e OO INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL Parameters Description Enable DMZ Enable disable DMZ Note If there is a conflict between the Virtual Server and the DMZ setting then Virtual Server function will have priority over the DMZ function Host IP Address Input the IP address of a particular host in your LAN that will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port Public IP address above Note You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address for DMZ to work properly 39 Chapter 5 Toolbox 5 1 Password Settings You can change the password required to log into the broadband router s system web based management By default there is no password So please assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible and store it in a safe place Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive Home Wizar
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29. ireless LAN The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server This mode also uses WEP to encrypt the data during communication For the WEP settings please refer to section 2 4 3 1 WEP only For the 802 1x settings please refer to section 2 4 3 2 802 1x only 28 3 3 4 WPA Pre shared key Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an advanced security standard You can use a pre shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication It uses TKIP or CCMP AES to change the encryption key frequently So the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers This can improve security very much Parameters Description WPA TKIP TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security WPA2 AES This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security WPA2 Mixed This will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer automatically Pre shared Key Format You may select to select Passphrase alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal Digits in the A F a f and 0 9 range to be the Pre shared Key For example Passphrase iamguest Hexadecimal Digits 12345abcde Pre shared Key The Pre shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below Hex WEP input 64 digit Hex values in the A F
30. matically assign IP addresses ask your network administrator for an address and then type it in the space below Obtain an IP addi Specify an IP address 8 Reboot the PC Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router s DHCP server Note Please make sure that the Broadband router s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN Once you ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically please proceed to Step 3 2b Windows XP 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Network Connections The Network Connections window will appear 2 Double click Local Area Connection icon The Local Area Connection window will appear 3 Check your list of Network Components You should see nternet Protocol TCP IP on your list Select it and click the Properties button 4 In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the following screen Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties EER General Altemate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate P settings Obtain an IP address automatically O Use the following IP address O Use the following DNS server addresse
31. n of their behavior is well defined and can be made objectively without confusion or misunderstanding Router A router is an intelligent network device that forwards packets between different networks based on network layer address information such as IP addresses Subnet Mask A subnet mask which may be a part of the TCP IP information provided by your ISP is a set of four numbers e g 255 255 255 0 configured like an IP address It is used to 47 create IP address numbers used only within a particular network as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet which must be assigned by InterNIC TCP IP UDP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP and Unreliable Datagram Protocol UDP TCP IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol TCP performs proper error detection and error recovery and thus is reliable UDP on the other hand is not reliable They both run on top of the IP Internet Protocol a network layer protocol WAN Wide Area Network A network that connects computers located in geographically separate areas e g different buildings cities countries The Internet is a wide area network Web based management Graphical User Interface GUI Many devices support a graphical user interface that is based on the web browser This means the user can use the familiar Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer to Control con
32. ng Ts followed by consecutive trailing 0 s such as 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be described simply as x number of leading 1 s When both are represented side by side in their binary forms all bits in the IP address that correspond to 1 s in the network mask become part of the IP network address and the remaining bits correspond to the host ID For example if the IP address for a device is in its binary form 11011001 10110000 10010000 000001 11 and if its network mask is 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 It means the device s network address is 11011001 10110000 10010000 00000000 and its host ID is 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000111 This is a convenient and efficient method for routers to route IP packets to their destination ISP Gateway Address see ISP for definition The ISP Gateway Address is an IP address for the Internet router located at the ISP s office 46 ISP Internet Service Provider An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations LAN Local Area Network A LAN is a group of computers and devices connected together in a relatively small area such as a house or an office Your home network is considered a LAN MAC Address MAC stands for Media Access Control A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network The MAC address is a unique identifier
33. o Point mode AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode or AP Bridge WDS mode You have to enter the MAC addresses of other access points that join the bridging work Click the Set Security button then a WDS Security Settings will pop up You can set the security parameters used to bridge access points together here when your AP is in AP Bridge modes You can refer to section 4 3 Security Settings for how to set the parameters Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 24 3 2 Advanced Settings You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this router The parameters include Authentication Type Fragment Threshold RTS Threshold Beacon Interval Preamble Type You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this router Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v Wireless These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN These settings should not be N I AVO R K changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your Access Point c MT ES E o o Open System Shared Key Auto Long Preamble Short Preamble Enabled Disabled HR E Enabled disabled Wireless Network Broadb
34. owing window After you have entered the correct information click Next Please enter the data which is supplied by your ISP paco oo Clone MAG address Alleen voor home Click OK to complete the configuration NETWORK Change setting successfully Please enter the data which is supplied by your ISP mu 512 lt MTU Value lt 1492 Connection Ke Idle Time 1 1000 Minutes Apply Cancel Choose your language v WL 160 Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G Os TO INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT e Wait for about 10 seconds to allow the router to connect to the Internet 22 Chapter 3 Wireless Settings 3 1 Wireless Basic Settings Wireless Access Point builds a wireless LAN and can let all PCs equipped with IEEE 802 11b or 801 11g wireless network adaptor connect to your Intranet It supports WEP and WPA2 encryption to enhance the security of your wireless network Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v wo 500 Wireless Basic Advanced Security ACL Site Survey WDS 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 N ETWO R K settings as well as wireless network parameters Disable Wireless LAN Interface cis cen EE Enable Mac Clone Single Ethernet Client Fnahle Inivercal R
35. prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your wireless network Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v MW o n BE Cn Wireless curity ACL If you choose Allowed Listed only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your Access XN ETWOR K Point When Deny Listed is selected these wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect the Access Point Wireless Access Control Mode Disabled IS MAC address Comment Resa Current Access Control List MAC Address Reset Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G s INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EXPANDING POSSIBILITIES Parameters Description Enable wireless access control Add MAC address into the list Remove MAC address from the list Enable wireless access control Fill in the MAC Address and Comment of the wireless station to be added and then click Add Then this wireless station will be added into the Current Access Control List below If you find any issues before adding it and want to retype again Just click Clear and both MAC Address and Comment fields will be cleared If you want to remove some MAC address from the Current Access Control List select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the list and then click Delete Selected If you want r
36. s i 5 Click OK to confirm the setting Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router s DHCP server Note Please make sure that the Broadband router s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN Once you ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically please proceed to Step 3 2c Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double click Network and Dial up Connections icon In the Network and Dial up Connection window double click Local Area Connection icon The Local Area Connection window will appear 3 In the Local Area Connection window click the Properties button 4 Check your list of Network Components You should see nternet Protocol TCP IP on your list Select it and click the Properties button 5 In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the following screen Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties E E 2 x General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate P settings Obtain an P address automatically C Use the following IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS s
37. t all fields are blank Routing Let all fields are blank Microsoft TCP IP Properties TP AGGess SUILHEU IH aStve VeTauiblaetenays 11 3 7 Click OK to confirm the setting Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router s DHCP server Note Please make sure that the Broadband router s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN Once you ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically please proceed to Step 3 Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address automatically the router s DHCP server will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address By default the Broadband Router s DHCP server is enabled so that you can obtain an IP address automatically To see if you have obtained an IP address see Appendix A Note Please make sure that the Broadband router s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN If there is another DHCP on your network then you ll need to switch one of the DHCP servers off To disable the Broadband router s DHCP server see chapter 2 LAN Port Once your PC has obtained an IP address from your router enter the default IP address 192 168 0 1 broadband router s IP address into your PC s web browser and press lt enter gt lt gt 0AA gt ress http 192 168 0 1 I DS gt DAP Gi Opi pe The login screen below will appear Enter the User Name and Pass
38. t settings to a file or reload the settings from the file which was saved previously Besides you could reset the current configuration to N ETWO R K factory default E Bladeren _ Upload Reset Besta Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G O 3 e 0 O INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL E IDIN BILITIES Parameters Description Configuration Tools Use the Backup tool to save the Broadband router current configuration to a file named config bin on your PC You can then use the Restore tool to restore the saved configuration to the Broadband router Alternatively you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults tool to force the Broadband router to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings 43 5 5 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address You must get an account password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers This router supports DynDNS TZO and other common DDNS service providers Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v Toolbo Dynamic DNS is a service that provides you with a valid unchanging internet domain name an URL to go with that possibly everchanging IP address NETWORK 7 Enabled DDNS User Name Email Password Key Note For TZO you can have a 30 days free trial here or manage your TZO account in contro Service Provider Dyn
39. tain an IP address automatically for 2a Windows 95 98 Me 2b Windows XP 2c Windows 2000 and 2d Windows NT 2a Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double click Network icon The Network window will appear 3 Check your list of Network Components If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install it now If TCP IP is installed go to step 6 4 In the Network Component Type dialog box select Protocol and click Add button 5 In the Select Network Protocol dialog box select Microsoft and TCP IP and then click the OK button to start installing the TCP IP protocol You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation 6 After installing TCP IP go back to the Network dialog box Select TCP IP from the list of Network Components and then click the Properties button 7 Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings e Bindings Check Client for Microsoft Networks and File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks e Gateway All fields are blank e DNS Configuration Select Disable DNS e WINS Configuration Select Disable WINS Resolution e IP Address Select Obtain IP address automatically TCP IP Properties 2fx Bindings Advanced Netglos DNS Configuration Gateway WINS Configuration IP Address An IP address can be automatically assigned to this computer IF your network does not auto
40. this you must set these APs in the same N ETWO R K channel and set MAC address of other APs which you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS Enabled WDS Add WDS AP MAC address Comment Current WDS AP List MAC address Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G OF F OO INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL Click the Set Security button to change security options 33 Chapter 4 Firewall 4 1 Port Filtering The WL 161 offers the option to filter certain ranges of ports on your local area network Select Enable Port Filtering to enable the port filter option and enter a port range in the appropriate box Home Wizard Wireless Settings Fir Toolbox Choose your language Security port I MA Port fw DMZ 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 N ETWOR K helpful in securing or restricting your local network E Enable Port Filtering Port range Protocol Both Comment Cancel Current Filter Table Cancel Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G O ee tono INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EXPANDIN 34 4 2 IP Filtering The WL 161 offers the option to filter UDP or TCP traffic for certain IP addresses on your local area network Select Enable IP Filtering to enable the IP filter option and enter a
41. to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below 64 bit WEP input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII character as the encryption keys 128 bit WEP input 26 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 13 digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 3 3 2 802 1x only IEEE 802 1x is an authentication protocol Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802 1x but it does not encryption the data during communication Parameters Description RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of external RADIUS server RADIUS Server Port The service port of the external RADIUS server RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIUS server Click lt Apply gt at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 3 3 3 802 1x WEP Static key IEEE 802 1x is an authentication protocol Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the w
42. word and then click lt OK gt to login Note By default the user name is admin and the password is admin For security reasons it is recommended that you change the password as soon as possible in General setup system password see chapter 2 12 Connect to 192 168 0 1 Wireless Access Point User name Password C Remember my password The HOME page screen below will appear Home Wizard Wire ttings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v System Status Status AN Statistic You can use the Status page to monitor the connection status for the WAN LAN interfaces firmware and hardware version numbers any illegal attempts to access your network and N ETWOR K information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network System AULT V1 4c_ 0304 Wireless Configuration a Mode a 2 4 Ge 846 n Sitecom810001 Channel Number Encry xii Disabled Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G O INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EXPANDING BILITIES Menu Description Home Chapter 7 In this section you can see the Broadband router s system information Internet Connection 13 Wizard Chapter 2 Wireless Settings Chapter 3 Firewall Chapter 4 Toolbox Device Status System Log Security Log and DHCP client information Select your Internet connection type and then input the configurations needed to
43. y illegal attempts to access your network and information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox System Status Status LAN You can use the Status page to monitor the connection status for the WAN LAN interfaces firmware and hardware version numbers any illegal attempts to access your network and XN ETWOR K information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network System Wireless Configuration O mode sie Sitecom810001 Channel Number BS Wireless Network Broadband Router 54G O INTERNET NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EXPANDING BILITIES Parameters Description 1 1 Status and Information Shows the router s system information the current internet connection status wireless configuration status and other related information 1 2 LAN Settings Shows the LAN settings and allows the user to change LAN settings 1 3 DHCP View your LAN client s information that is currently linked to the Broadband router s DHCP server 1 4 Log View the Broadband router s system log 1 5 Statistics Shows the statistics 15 1 2 LAN The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your router s LAN ports as well as a subnet mask for your LAN segment Home Wizard Wireless Settings Firewall Toolbox Choose your language v i Status System This page is us
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