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milliseconds after the port trigger action during which incoming requests will be accepted. 

 

5. Choose Enable or Disable from the drop-down list for Session Chaining. This parameter 

specifies whether or not dynamic sessions can be chained, allowing multi-level session 

triggering. 

 

6. If you chose Enable in Step 5, you may now choose Enable or Disable for Chaining on UDP. 

If you chose Disable in Step 5, skip to Step 7. 

 

7. Choose Enable or Disable from the drop-down list for Address Replacement. This 

parameter specifies whether or not binary address replacement should be performed. 

 

8. If you chose Enable in Step 7, you may now choose the Address Translation Type (TCP or 

UDP). If you chose Disable in Step 7, skip to Step 9. 

 

9. Choose Enable or Disable from the drop-down list for Multi Hosts. Enabling this parameter 

allows a new session to be initiated from/to different remote hosts. 

 

10. Click Apply to put your changes in effect, or click Cancel to undo your changes. 

 

To delete a special application: 

1. Enter 0 - 0 for Trigger Port Range. 

2. Click Apply

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Summary of Contents for WL54AP

Page 1: ...1 Wireless G Router User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...Network Configuring Windows for IP Networking Collect ISP Information Chapter 3 Configuring the Router s Basic Functions Basic Functions Setup Global Address Wireless Tools Status DHCP Log Statistic Chapter 4 Configuring the Router s Advanced Functions Advanced Functions Virtual Server Filters IP URL Block Special Apps DMZ Host MAC Clone Dynamic DNS Proxy DNS ...

Page 3: ...lanning to use wireless functions Installation Instructions Connecting the Router 1 Make sure all systems are turned off including the router PC s and the cable or DSL modem if applicable 2 Connect the WAN port on the router to your cable DSL modem Ethernet Server or hub 3 Connect one or more client PCs to the LAN port s 4 Connect the power adapter 5VDC 2A to the power jack on the router Then plug...

Page 4: ...ould configure each computer to receive an IP address automatically See the procedure below for instructions If you don t plan to use DHCP you ll need to manually assign an IP address to each computer Refer to your Windows documentation for instructions on how to do this To configure Windows to receive dynamic IP address 1 Click the Start button Select Settings and click the Control Panel icon Dou...

Page 5: ...ows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files Check for the files at c windows options cabs or insert your Windows CD ROM into your CDROM drive and check the correct file location e g D win98 D win9x etc if D is the letter of your CD ROM drive 6 Windows may ask you to restart your PC Click the Yes button If Windows does not ask you to restart restart your computer ...

Page 6: ...ol Panel icon Double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon 2 Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed Double click the Local Area Connection Click the Properties button ...

Page 7: ...otocol TCP IP is checked Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties button 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically Once the new window appears click the OK button Click the OK button again to complete the PC configuration ...

Page 8: ...8 5 Restart your computer ...

Page 9: ...s please follow the instructions for Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button and then the Control Panel icon Click the Network and Internet Connections icon Then click the Network Connections icon 2 Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed Double click the Local Area Connection Click the Properties button ...

Page 10: ...rotocol TCP IP is checked Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties button 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically Once the new window appears click the OK button Click the OK button again to complete the PC configuration ...

Page 11: ...u can configure your router Has your ISP assigned you a static IP address or will they assign one to you dynamically If they have given you a static IP what is it Does your ISP use PPPoE If so what is your PPPoE username and password Call your ISP if you re not sure of the answers to these questions ...

Page 12: ...b based tool that you can use to set up and customize the router settings You can access this tool from any computer on your network To open the web based Admin Tool 1 Open a browser on your PC 2 Type http 192 168 62 1 in the Address field A logon dialog box will appear 3 Type admin in the User Name field Then type a Password and click OK The default password is 1234 The Wireless G Router Admin To...

Page 13: ...require The Setup screen is shown in the figure below To configure Setup parameters 1 Type the Host Name optional This value is sometimes called System Name or Account Name Check with your ISP if you re not sure whether to provide this information 2 Type the Domain Name of your ISP such as xyz isp com optional Check with your ISP if you re not sure whether to provide this information 3 Review the ...

Page 14: ...he Public IP choose either Obtain an IP Address Automatically most users or Specify an IP Address if your ISP assigns static IPs If you choose the second option type in the Wide Area Network WAN IP Address Subnet Mask ISP Gateway Address and DNS information Your ISP should provide these values 8 Select your Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE settings PPPoE allows your ISP to authenticate ...

Page 15: ...p Network Address Translation NAT a process that provides internal to external IP address mapping If your router is configured to retrieve an IP address dynamically you will not need to use this function The Global Address screen is shown in the figure below ...

Page 16: ... the Firmware Version This value tells you the version number of the wireless firmware you are currently using 3 Select Wireless Mode If you have Wireless G and Wireless B devices in your network then keep the default setting MIXED If you have only Wireless G devices select G_ONLY If you have only Wireless B devices select B_ONLY 4 Type in the Extended Service Set Identifier ESSID 5 Select the Cha...

Page 17: ...reshold For efficiency in high traffic situations large files are split into fragments This parameter specifies the default packet size 4 Type a value for DTIM Interval This parameter specifies the number of beacon intervals between successive Delivery Traffic Indication Maps DTIMs 5 Choose a Preamble Type either Short 72 bits or Long 144 bits 6 Click Apply to put your changes in effect or click C...

Page 18: ...or Shared Key authentication to be used For Open System authentication the sender and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for authentication For Shared Key authentication the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication If you want to use only Shared Key authentication then select Shared Key ...

Page 19: ... more secure encryption algorithm it can slow down your network s data transmission rates 3 Specify WEP keys by entering a Passphrase and clicking Generate or by manually typing up to four keys Use the Clear Keys button to delete any unwanted key information 4 Select the Default TX Key from the drop down list This value will determine the default encryption key to be used 5 Click Apply to put your...

Page 20: ...to allow into the table You can allow access to up to 80 addresses 4 Click Refresh to automatically update the values in the table 5 To save your changes click Submit at the bottom of the Wireless Control list then close the window Enhanced Security When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router To broadcast the...

Page 21: ...n table 1 Click Display Association Table to launch the Wireless Association Table 2 Click Refresh to automatically update the values in the table 3 Click Add to add a new device to the wireless access control list The address is added to the Wireless Control List table 4 Click Delete to remove a device from the wireless access control list The address is deleted from the Wireless Control List tab...

Page 22: ...actory default password is 1234 2 Enter a New Password The password you choose must be less than 64 characters 3 Confirm your password in the Confirm Password field 4 Click Apply to put your changes in effect or click Cancel to undo your changes To restore the factory default settings 1 Click Restore to Default A warning dialog box appears 2 Click OK All your router s settings will be restored to ...

Page 23: ...rmware image file from the router website and save it to your hard drive Make sure to write down the file location 2 Type the filename and path location directly into the Upgrade Firmware field or click Browse to launch the Choose file dialog box Locate the firmware you downloaded and click Open 3 Click Upgrade Now The firmware of the device will be upgraded ...

Page 24: ...n The Status screen is shown in the figure below The displayed data may include Host Name Domain PPPoE Login Enabled or Disabled LAN settings IP Address and Subnet Mask WAN settings IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and DNS information DDNS Dynamic DNS status Server and Status To change any of these settings go to the Setup screen DHCP Release and DHCP Renew ...

Page 25: ...ons in the Setup screen you ll see the DHCP Release and DHCP Renew buttons below the status information Use these buttons to release or renew the WAN IP address To release the WAN IP address Click DHCP Release To renew the WAN IP address Click DHCP Renew ...

Page 26: ...that can be assigned to a computer on the network Type the IP Pool Ending Address The address you specify will be the last IP address that can be assigned 5 Click Apply to put your changes in effect or click Cancel to undo your changes Display DHCP Table Click Display DHCP Table to launch the DHCP Active IP window In this screen the DHCP Active IP Table lists information about the computers that h...

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Page 28: ...og window In this screen the Session Event Log Table lists session event entries The table shows the Index number Transport Type Source IP Source Port Destination IP Destination Port and Terminate Reason for each event You can click Refresh to see the latest data Make sure to close the window when you are finished looking at the log The Session Event Log is shown in the figure below Block Event Lo...

Page 29: ...x number Record Time and Intrusion Type for each intrusion event You can click Refresh to see the latest data Make sure to close the window when you are finished looking at the log The Intrusion Event Log is shown in the figure below Wireless Event Log Click Wireless Event Log to launch the Wireless Event Log window In this screen the Wireless Event Log table lists wireless event entries The table...

Page 30: ...tistics for the LAN WAN and AP Radio ports LAN Statistics This table lists detailed statistics on the LAN port WAN Statistics This table lists detailed statistics on the WAN port AP Radio This table lists detailed statistics on the access point s radio ...

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Page 32: ...set up advanced services and perform special functions such as filtering or cloning your MAC address Most users will not need to use these features To toggle between Basic and Advanced Functions 1 From the Basic functions screen set click Advanced on the far right side of the menu bar to access the Advanced screens 2 Once you are in the Advanced screen set click Basic on the far right side of the ...

Page 33: ...re below To set up a computer on your network as a Virtual Server 1 Enter the name you wish to give each application in Service field 2 Select a Public IP Address from the drop down list 3 Specify a Service Port For help on which port to choose refer to the Well known Ports table on the right hand side of the screen 4 Select a Protocol TCP UDP or Both from the drop down list ...

Page 34: ... last part of the address the first part is set automatically 6 Click Apply to put your changes in effect or click Cancel to undo your changes To delete Virtual Servers For any Virtual Server you want to delete select 0 0 0 0 for Public IP Address and click Apply ...

Page 35: ... from the drop down list either Raw IP or Port Filtering 3 If you chose Raw IP enter the Port Num the IP Protocol Number between 0 and 255 If you chose Port Filtering skip to Step 4 4 Select the Direction from the drop down list either Inbound Outbound or Both 5 If you chose Port Filtering in Step 2 type the Private Port Range the range of ports that you want to allow and select the Protocol from ...

Page 36: ...ou access your router s web based admin tool through your WAN connection IPSec Pass Through Enabling this feature lets you use IP Security Pass Through PPTP Pass Through Enabling this feature lets you use Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP used to enable VPN sessions Intrusion Detection Enabling this feature allows you to detect and record intrusion attempts into your network 2 Click Apply to ...

Page 37: ...ed The IP Block screen is shown in the figure below To block a range of IP addresses 1 Select IP Block Page 2 Type the first IP address of the range in the To field 3 Type the last IP address of the range in the From field 4 Click Apply to put your changes in effect or click Cancel to undo your changes To remove a block against IP addresses For any IP block that you want to delete type 0 0 0 0 for...

Page 38: ... Type the URL Domain in URL Block Domain Name to field 3 Click Apply to put your changes in effect or click Cancel to undo your changes To remove a block URL Domain For any URL block that you want to delete mark and delete the URL Domain and click Apply ...

Page 39: ...e selected application will appear in the table 4 Click Apply to put your changes in effect or click Cancel to undo your changes Manual Configuration Although you can manually configure special applications only expert users should do so We recommend that you always use the Popular Applications feature unless you know exactly which settings to choose To manually configure Special Apps 1 Choose a l...

Page 40: ...hoose Enable or Disable from the drop down list for Address Replacement This parameter specifies whether or not binary address replacement should be performed 8 If you chose Enable in Step 7 you may now choose the Address Translation Type TCP or UDP If you chose Disable in Step 7 skip to Step 9 9 Choose Enable or Disable from the drop down list for Multi Hosts Enabling this parameter allows a new ...

Page 41: ...ave defined five Global Addresses including the Default Public IP you are limited to five DMZ hosts The DMZ Host screen is shown in the figure below To set up a computer on your network as a DMZ Host 1 Select a Public IP Address from the drop down list 2 Specify the Private IP Address You only need to type the last part of the address the first part is set automatically 3 Click Apply to put your c...

Page 42: ...ile allowing online access to multiple computers on your network The MAC Clone screen is shown in the figure below To clone the MAC address 1 Type a PC MAC Address in the WAN Port Mac Address field You may need to use the Ethernet MAC Address of the Network Interface Card NIC from the PC that is registered with your ISP 2 Click Mac Clone to put your changes in effect or click Restore to undo your ...

Page 43: ...h a dynamic IP address This allows you to connect to the Internet with a dynamic IP address and use applications that require a static IP address The Wireless G Router supports the following dynamic DNS providers DynDNS org no IP com and DtDNS For more information about these providers see www DynDNS org www no IP com and www DtDNS com The Dynamic DNS screen is shown in the figure below To configu...

Page 44: ...44 6 Click Apply to put your changes in effect or click Cancel to undo your changes ...

Page 45: ...the figure below To configure a Proxy DNS server 1 On the DHCP screen click Enable 2 Type a name for the local machine in the Domain Name field 3 Type the IP address of the local machine in the Virtual IP Address field 4 Click Apply to put your changes in effect or click Cancel to undo your changes To delete a Proxy DNS server 1 Delete the domain name of the proxy DNS server that you want to remov...

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