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802.11g Wireless Router

Model # AR315W

User’s Manual

Ver. 2A

Summary of Contents for 802.11g AR315W

Page 1: ...802 11g Wireless Router Model AR315W User s Manual Ver 2A...

Page 2: ...Linux Clients 38 Other Unix Systems 38 Wireless Station Configuration 39 CHAPTER 5 OPERATION AND STATUS 40 Operation 40 Status Screen 40 CHAPTER 6 ADVANCED FEATURES 42 Overview 42 Access Control 42 Dy...

Page 3: ...82 APPENDIX B ABOUT WIRELESS LANS 84 Modes 84 BSS ESS 84 Channels 85 WEP 85 Wireless LAN Configuration 85 APPENDIX C SPECIFICATIONS 86 Multi Function Wireless Router 86 Wireless Interface 86 Regulator...

Page 4: ...lia login support is also included PPPoE PPTP SingTel RAS and Telstra Big Pond Support The Internet WAN port connection supports PPPoE PPP over Ethernet PPTP Peer to Peer Tunneling Pro tocol SingTel R...

Page 5: ...WEP and WPA is included Wireless MAC Access Control The Wireless Access Control feature can check the MAC address hardware address of Wireless stations to ensure that only trusted Wireless Stations ca...

Page 6: ...en the existence of each PC is hidden From the external viewpoint there is no network only a single device the Wireless Router Stateful Inspection Firewall All incoming data packets are monitored and...

Page 7: ...mitted or received via the WAN port WLAN LED On Wireless connection available Wireless Router is ready for use Off No Wireless connection available Flashing Data is being transmitted or received via t...

Page 8: ...a cable use the supplied cable Otherwise use a standard LAN cable Reset Button This button has two 2 functions Reboot When pressed and released the Wireless Router will reboot restart Clear All Data...

Page 9: ...t Access an Internet Access account with an ISP and either of a DSL or Cable modem for WAN port usage To use the Wireless Router all Wireless devices must be compliant with the IEEE802 11b or IEEE802...

Page 10: ...Step 5 Power on your computer Step 6 Make sure the WAN WLAN and the LAN port that the computer is connected to are lit If not try the above steps again Verify Connection to Router Step 1 Go to Start R...

Page 11: ...hould get an IP address of 192 168 1 x where x is a number between 2 254 Proceed to Section 3 Configuring the Router If you don t get an IP address reset the router by holding in the reset button at t...

Page 12: ...p down menu and click Release Step 6 After the IP address is released click Renew You should get an IP address of 192 168 1 x where x is a number between 2 254 If you don t get an IP address reset the...

Page 13: ...nfiguration may also be required depending on which features and functions of the Wireless Router you wish to use Use the table below to locate detailed instructions for the required functions To Do t...

Page 14: ...ttings or features Config File download upload Logs Network Diagnostics Ping DNS Lookup Options Backup DNS TFTP UPnP Firewall PC Database Remote Management Routing RIP and static Routing Security sett...

Page 15: ...wser Your Browser must support JavaScript The configuration program has been tested on the following browsers Netscape V4 08 or later Internet Explorer V4 or later Configuring the Router Step 1 Open t...

Page 16: ...izard at the router s main screen Step 2 Click Next at the Setup Wizard Step 3 Select your type of Internet Access If you are not sure what type of connection you have please contact your Internet Ser...

Page 17: ...4b For most DSL users select PPPoE and click Next Otherwise choose your Login procedure for connecting to the Internet Step 4c For PPPoE users enter your Username and Password required to get online a...

Page 18: ...assigned by your ISP select Specified IP Address and enter the applicable values Step 6 Make sure the Test Internet Connection box is checked and click Finish then OK to begin the Internet Connection...

Page 19: ...k button on your Browser for navigation Changing to another screen without clicking Save does NOT save any changes you may have made You must Save before changing screens or your data will be ignored...

Page 20: ...hat LAN segment DHCP Server If Enabled the Wireless Router will allocate IP Addresses to PCs DHCP clients on your LAN when they start up The default and recommended value is Enabled If you are already...

Page 21: ...not have other Routers this means there must only be one 1 DHCP Server on your LAN Using the Wireless Router s DHCP Server This is the default setting The DHCP Server settings are on the LAN screen O...

Page 22: ...name as the Wireless Router in use Region Select your region from the drop down list This field displays the region of operation for which the wireless interface is intended It may not be legal to op...

Page 23: ...cu rity Displays the current security setting Configure Click this button to access the WEP and WPA settings Wireless Router Enable Access Point If Enabled wireless stations will be able to locate and...

Page 24: ...d method Disabled No security is used Anyone using the correct SSID can connect to your network WEP The 802 11b standard Data is encrypted before transmission but the encryption system is not very str...

Page 25: ...s must have the same key values If you use 64 bit encryption you must use exactly 10 Hex characters If you use 128 bit encryption you must use exactly 26 Hex charac ters Hex characters are the digits...

Page 26: ...rypted using a key derived from the network key Other Wireless Stations must use the same network key The PSK must be from 8 to 63 characters in length Key Lifetime This determines how often the encry...

Page 27: ...sword screen allows you to assign a password to the Wireless Router Once you have assigned a password to the Wireless Router on the Password screen above you will be prompted for the password when you...

Page 28: ...figured on each PC TCP IP Settings Overview If you are using the default Wireless Router settings and the default Windows TCP IP settings no changes need to be made By default the Wireless Router will...

Page 29: ...ure your TCP IP settings are correct as follows Using DHCP To use DHCP select the radio button Obtain an IP Address automatically This is the default Windows setting Using this is recommended By defau...

Page 30: ...hown below Your LAN administrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to the Wireless Router On the DNS Configuration tab ensure Enable DNS is selected If the DNS Server Search Order list i...

Page 31: ...uration Checking TCP IP Settings Windows NT4 0 1 Select Control Panel Network and on the Protocols tab select the TCP IP protocol as shown below 2 Click the Properties button to see a screen like the...

Page 32: ...address check with your network administrator before making the following changes 1 The Default Gateway must be set to the IP address of the Wireless Router To set this Click the Advanced button on t...

Page 33: ...up Connection 2 Right click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties You should see a screen like the following Figure 3 Network Configuration Win 2000 3 Select the TCP IP protocol for you...

Page 34: ...m the Wireless Router Using a fixed IP Address Use the following IP Address If your PC is using static IP address check with your network administrator before making the following changes Enter the Wi...

Page 35: ...rol Panel Network Connection 2 Right click the Local Area Connection and choose Properties You should see a screen like the following 3 Select the TCP IP protocol for your network card 4 Click on the...

Page 36: ...less Router Using a fixed IP Address Use the following IP Address If your PC is using static IP address check with your network administrator before making the following changes In the Default gateway...

Page 37: ...nternet Connections 2 Select Set up or change your Internet Connection 3 Select the Connection tab and click the Setup button 4 Cancel the pop up Location Information screen 5 Click Next on the New Co...

Page 38: ...d IP Address By default most Unix installations use a fixed IP Address If you wish to continue using a fixed IP Address make the following changes to your configuration Set your Default Gateway to the...

Page 39: ...The mode must be set to Infrastructure SSID ESSID This must match the value used on the Wireless Router The default value is default Note The SSID is case sensitive WEP and WPA By default WEP and WPA...

Page 40: ...specify which PC receives an incoming connection Refer to Chapter 6 Advanced Features for further details Applications that use non standard connections or port numbers may be blocked by the Wireless...

Page 41: ...ss of the Wireless Router Network Mask The Network Mask Subnet Mask for the IP Address above DHCP Server This shows the status of the DHCP Server function either Enabled or Disabled For additional inf...

Page 42: ...ntrol feature allows administrators to restrict the level of Internet Access avail able to PCs on your LAN With the default settings everyone has unrestricted Internet access To use this feature 1 Set...

Page 43: ...eleted This group contains PCs not allocated to any other group To remove PCs from the Default Group assign them to an other Group To assign PCs to the Default Group delete them from the Group they ar...

Page 44: ...utton to add or remove members from the current Group If the current group is Everyone then members cannot be added or deleted This group contains PCs not allocated to any other group See the followin...

Page 45: ...add or remove members PCs from the current group The Del button will remove the selected PC in the Members list from the current group The Add button will add the selected PC in the Other PCs list to...

Page 46: ...h times Two 2 separate sessions or periods can be defined Times must be entered using a 24 hr clock If the time for a particular day is blank no action will be performed Data Default Schedule Screen D...

Page 47: ...service Type Select the protocol TCP UDP ICMP used to the remote system or service Start Port For TCP and UDP Services enter the beginning of the range of port numbers used by the service If the servi...

Page 48: ...the Access Control screen to view this log This log shows attempted Internet accesses that have been blocked by the Access Control function Data shown in this log is as follows Date Time Date and Tim...

Page 49: ...ally ensure that your current IP Address is re corded at the DDNS server If the DDNS Service provides software to perform this IP address update you should disable the Update function or not use the s...

Page 50: ...er your Username for the DDNS Service Password Key Enter your current password for the DDNS Service Domain Name Enter the domain name allocated to you by the DDNS Service If you have more than one nam...

Page 51: ...rts most applications transparently But sometimes it is not clear which PC should receive an incoming connection This problem could arise with the Commu nication Applications listed on this screen If...

Page 52: ...nections or port numbers you may find that they do not function correctly because they are blocked by the Wireless Router s firewall In this case you can define the application as a Special Applicatio...

Page 53: ...tion server for data you send to it If the application uses a single port number enter it in both the Start and Finish fields Using a Special Application Configure the Special Applications screen as r...

Page 54: ...nabled the Destination field in the log will display the URL Otherwise it will display the IP Address URL Filter Screen Click the Configure URL Filter button on the Internet screen to access the URL F...

Page 55: ...IP Address Attempts to connect to devices on your LAN are blocked by the firewall in this device The Virtual Server feature solves these problems and allows Internet users to connect to your servers...

Page 56: ...ming connections will be forwarded to the selected PC If Disabled any incoming connection attempts will be blocked PC Server Select the PC for this Server The PC must be running the appro priate Serve...

Page 57: ...a new Virtual Server entry For each entry the PC must be running the appropriate Server software Defining your own Virtual Servers If the type of Server you wish to use is not listed on the Virtual S...

Page 58: ...s the IP Address allocated to you by your ISP e g http 203 70 212 52 ftp 203 70 212 52 It is more convenient if you are using a Fixed IP Address from your ISP rather than Dynamic However you can use t...

Page 59: ...ed Network Adapter Address or Physical Address This is a low level identifier as seen from the WAN port Normally there is no need to change this but some ISPs require a particular value often that of...

Page 60: ...his at the default value None Direct connec tion Otherwise check the documentation from your ISP select the login method used and enter the required data PPPoE this is the most common login method wid...

Page 61: ...es not ensure that your Internet IP address will remain unchanged Auto disconnect Idle Time out This field has no effect unless using the Automatic Con nect Disconnect setting If using this setting en...

Page 62: ...or clear all logs set E Mailing of log files Network Diagnostics Ping DNS Lookup Options Various options such as backup DNS UPnP and enable TFTP firm ware upgrade option PC Database This is the list o...

Page 63: ...s shown below Data Config File Screen Backup Config Use this to download a copy of the current configuration and store the file on your PC Click Download to start the download Restore Config This allo...

Page 64: ...enabled the log will include attempted outgoing connections that have been blocked by the Access Control feature DoS Attacks If enabled this log will show details of DoS Denial of Service attacks that...

Page 65: ...on the specified day Select the time of day you wish the E mail to be sent If the log is full before the time specified to send it it will be sent regardless E Mail Address E mail Address Enter the E...

Page 66: ...a Timeout error In that case wait a few seconds and try again Ping Button After entering the IP address click this button to start the Ping procedure The results will be displayed in the Ping Results...

Page 67: ...used to upgrade the firm ware in this device This is normally not required UPnP Enable UPnP Services UPnP Universal Plug and Play allows automatic discovery and configuration of equipment attached to...

Page 68: ...operties via UPnP e g Right click the Wireless Router in My Network Places and select Prop erties MTU MTU size MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value should only be changed if advised to do so by Technic...

Page 69: ...tically added to the database and updated as required By default non Server versions of Windows act as DHCP Clients this setting is called Obtain an IP Address automatically The Wireless Router uses t...

Page 70: ...On you will not be able to add it Buttons Add This will add the new PC to the list The PC will be sent a ping to determine its hardware address If the PC is not available not con nected or not powered...

Page 71: ...ropriate option Automatic The PC is set to be a DHCP client Windows Ob tain an IP address automatically The Wireless Router will allocate an IP address to this PC when requested to do so The IP addres...

Page 72: ...ress cannot be left blank Buttons Add as New Entry Add a new PC to the list using the data in the Properties box If Automatic discovery for MAC address is selected the PC will be sent a ping to determ...

Page 73: ...a Web Virtual Server on your LAN See Advanced Internet Virtual Servers Current IP Ad dress You must use this IP Address to connect see below This IP Address is allocated by your ISP But if using a Dyn...

Page 74: ...re the following Windows 2000 settings are correct Open Routing and Remote Access In the console tree select Routing and Remote Access server name IP Routing RIP In the Details pane right click the in...

Page 75: ...he network address of the remote LAN segment For standard class C LANs the network address is the first 3 fields of the Destination IP Address The 4th last field can be left at 0 Network Mask The Netw...

Page 76: ...cal Router The local router is the Router installed on the same LAN segment as the Wireless Router This router requires that the Default Router is the Wireless Router itself Typically routers have a s...

Page 77: ...d Class C Gateway IP Address 192 168 0 100 Wireless Router s local Router Metric 2 Entry 2 Segment 2 Destination IP Address 192 168 2 0 Network Mask 255 255 255 0 Standard Class C Gateway IP Address 1...

Page 78: ...ble This device uses Stateful Inspection technology This system can detect situations where individual TCP IP packets are valid but collectively they become a DoS attack Threshold This setting affects...

Page 79: ...w IPSec The IPSec protocol is used to establish a secure connection and is widely used by VPN Virtual Private Networking programs If checked IPSec connections are allowed If not checked IPSec connecti...

Page 80: ...acturer s web site 2 Unzip the file to a folder in your computer 3 Log in to the router s web configuration and go to Administration Upgrade Firmware 4 Click the Browse button and navigate to the loca...

Page 81: ...1 254 and thus com patible with the Wireless Router s default IP Address of 192 168 1 1 Also the Network Mask should be set to 255 255 255 0 to match the Wireless Router In Windows you can check thes...

Page 82: ...key must match If the Wireless Router s Wireless screen is set to Allow LAN access to selected Wireless Stations only then each of your Wireless stations must have been selected or access will be bloc...

Page 83: ...Appendix A Troubleshooting to the Wireless Router...

Page 84: ...cate only with Wireless Stations that are set to Infrastructure mode BSS ESS BSS A group of Wireless Stations and a single Wireless Router all using the same ID SSID form a Basic Service Set BSS Using...

Page 85: ...t is transmitted by your Wireless Stations But if the data is encrypted then it is meaningless unless the receiver can decrypt it If WEP is used the Wireless Stations and the Wireless Router must have...

Page 86: ...J45 for WAN LEDs 12 Power Adapter 12 V DC External Wireless Interface Standards IEEE802 11g WLAN JEIDA 4 2 roaming support Frequency 2 4 to 2 4835GHz Industrial Scientific Medical Band Channels Maximu...

Page 87: ...C directives including the following safety and EMC standards EN300328 2 EN301489 1 17 EN60950 CE Marking Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio inter...

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