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AOI-892

IEEE 802.11g Wireless Broadband Router

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Page 1: ...1 User Manual AOI 892 IEEE 802 11g Wireless Broadband Router...

Page 2: ...Pond 25 Chapter 2 27 General Settings 27 2 1 System 29 2 1 1 Time Zone 30 2 1 2 Password Settings 31 2 1 3 Remote Management 32 2 2 WAN 33 2 2 1 Dynamic IP 34 2 2 2 Static IP Address 34 2 2 3 PPPoE PP...

Page 3: ...trol 68 2 6 2 URL Blocking 73 2 6 3 Denial of Service 74 2 6 4 DMZ 75 Chapter 3 77 Status 77 3 1 Status and Information 78 3 2 Internet Connection 79 3 3 Device Status 80 3 4 System Log 81 3 5 Securit...

Page 4: ...ides IEEE 802 11g b wireless LAN access point Supports DHCP Server Client for easy setup Supports advance features such as Special Applications DMZ Virtual Servers Access Control Firewall Allows you t...

Page 5: ...d 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 penc...

Page 6: ...cted Off WAN port 10Mbps is connected WAN LNK ACT ON WAN is connected Off No WAN connection Flashing WAN port has Activity ACT data being sent LAN 10 100M ON LAN port 100Mbps is connected Port 1 4 Off...

Page 7: ...P 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 automat...

Page 8: ...ocol 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 Properti...

Page 9: ...Check your list of Network Components You should see Internet Protocol TCP IP on your list Select it and click the Properties button 4 In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window select Obtain...

Page 10: ...n 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 Internet Protocol TCP IP on...

Page 11: ...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 4 In the Select Network Protocol window select the TCP IP Protocol...

Page 12: ...y 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...

Page 13: ...Internet Access device then you ONLY need to configure the screens in the Quick Setup Wizard section General Setup Chapter 2 If you want to use more advanced features that the broadband router has to...

Page 14: ...k Prevention DMZ Special applications and other functions to meet your LAN requirements Status Information Chapter 3 In this section you can see the Broadband router s system information Internet Conn...

Page 15: ...you can start accessing the Internet The other sections General Setup Status Information and Tools do not need to be configured unless you wish to implement monitor more advanced features information...

Page 16: ...Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here this will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time z...

Page 17: ...p 2 Broadband Type Step 2 Broadband Type In this section you have to select one of four types of connections that you will be using to connect your broadband router s WAN port to your ISP see screen b...

Page 18: ...connection Click on one of the WAN type and then proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 or 1 6 Click on Back to return to the previous screen 1 1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Mod...

Page 19: ...to replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of that PC you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work To find out the PC s MAC address see Appendix A see Glossary for an...

Page 20: ...255 0 Click OK when you have finished the configuration above Congratulations You have completed the configuration for the Fixed IP x DSL connection You can start using the router now If you wish to u...

Page 21: ...N line breaks down and later links again the router will not auto connect to the ISP Idle Time You can specify an idle time threshold minutes for the WAN port This means if no packets have been sent n...

Page 22: ...connect to the PPTP server IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a PPTP connection Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP e g 255 255 255 0 Gatewa...

Page 23: ...connect to the ISP Idle Time You can specify an idle time threshold minutes for the WAN port This means if no packets have been sent no one using the Internet throughout this specified period then th...

Page 24: ...his section or use the Clone MAC Address button to replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of that PC you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work To find out the PC...

Page 25: ...the WAN line breaks down and latter links again the router will not auto connect to the ISP Idle Time Out The WAN idle timeout auto disconnect function may not work due to abnormal activities of some...

Page 26: ...gin server Select if you want to assign the IP of Telstra Big Pond s login manually server manually Login Server The IP of the Login Server Click OK when you have finished the configuration above Cong...

Page 27: ...k Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet The General Setup contain advanced features that allow you to configure the router...

Page 28: ...section 2 3 LAN You can specify the LAN segment s IP address subnet Mask enable disable DHCP and select an IP range for your LAN 2 4 Wireless You can setup the wireless LAN s SSID WEP key MAC filteri...

Page 29: ...t the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection 2 1 2 Password Settings Allows you to select a password in order to access the web based manage...

Page 30: ...its time based on your selection Time Server Address The router default the Time Server Address is 192 43 244 18 Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight savings into account If you w...

Page 31: ...dministrator as soon as possible and store it in a safe place Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive Parameters Description Current Password Enter your current pa...

Page 32: ...emote site This means if you are at home and your home IP address has been designated the Remote Management host IP address for this router located in your company office then you are able to configur...

Page 33: ...he router with the advanced settings in place 2 2 WAN Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connection ty...

Page 34: ...e manual s relevant sub section 2 2 1 Dynamic IP Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address Some ISP s may also require that you fill in additional informati...

Page 35: ...ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the L2TP server Use the following IP address The ISP give you a static IP to be used to connect to the L2TP server I...

Page 36: ...can specify an idle time threshold minutes for the WAN port This means if no packets have been sent no one using the Internet throughout this specified period then the router will automatically disco...

Page 37: ...Click OK when you have finished the configuration above Congratulations You have completed the configuration for the Telstra Big Pond connection You can start using the router now If you wish to use s...

Page 38: ...specify your own preferred DNS server IP address Secondary DNS Address optional This is optional You can enter another DNS server s IP address as a backup The secondary DNS will be used should the ab...

Page 39: ...S service provider assigned to you Password Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure o...

Page 40: ...col 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...

Page 41: ...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 Domain Name You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN Click Apply at th...

Page 42: ...pply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router with the advanced settings in place 2 4 1 Basic Settings You c...

Page 43: ...43 AP Bridge Point to Point mode setting page...

Page 44: ...44 AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode setting page...

Page 45: ...devices in the same wireless LAN should use the same channel Associated Clients Click Show Active Clients button then an Active Wireless Client Table will pop up You can see the status of all active w...

Page 46: ...Threshold Beacon Interval Preamble Type You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this router Parameters Default Description Authentication Type Ther...

Page 47: ...e access point will use the highest possible selected transmission rate to transmit the data packets Broadcast ESSID If you enable Broadcast ESSID every wireless station located within the coverage of...

Page 48: ...te 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 illeg...

Page 49: ...enter WEP keys to encrypt data You can generate the key by yourself and enter it You also can enter a passphrase and let the router generate WEP key for you In the 64 bit WEP mode you can enter four...

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Page 51: ...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 Default Key Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data Only the key y...

Page 52: ...rations You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router with the advanced settings in place 2 4 3 3 802 1x WEP Static key IEEE 802 1x is an authentication protocol Every user m...

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Page 54: ...t 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 char...

Page 55: ...Pre shared Key For example ASCII Characters iamguest Hexadecimal Digits 12345abcde Pre shared Key The Pre shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill t...

Page 56: ...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...

Page 57: ...Clear and both MAC Address and Comment fields will be cleared Remove MAC address from the list If you want to remove some MAC address from the Current Access Control List select the MAC addresses you...

Page 58: ...clients in your LAN The Port Forwarding allows you to re direct a particular range of service port numbers from the Internet WAN Ports to a particular LAN IP address 2 5 2 Virtual Server You can have...

Page 59: ...net sites without any incompatibility problem due to the NAPT port translation 2 5 5 ALG Setting You can select special applications that need Application Layer Gateway to support here Click on one of...

Page 60: ...Add Then this Port Forwarding setting will be added into the Current Port Forwarding Table below If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again just click Clear and the fields will be...

Page 61: ...ess and its service port number See Glossary for an explanation on Port number Parameters Description Enable Virtual Server Enable Virtual Server Private IP This is the LAN client host IP address that...

Page 62: ...etting will be added into the Current Virtual Server 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 Virtual Server If...

Page 63: ...ur private LAN to be accessible to Internet users The configuration below means that any request coming form the Internet to access your web server will be translated to your LAN s web server 192 168...

Page 64: ...cation function Trigger Port This is the out going Outbound range of port numbers for this particular application Trigger Type Select whether the outbound port protocol is TCP UDP or both Public Port...

Page 65: ...he Current Trigger Port Table select the Special Application settings you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want to remove all Special Application settings from the tab...

Page 66: ...re all client systems that support UPnP like Windows XP can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without any configuration The NAT Traversal function provided...

Page 67: ...ons You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router with the advanced settings in place 2 6 Firewall The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting...

Page 68: ...ctivities 2 6 4 DMZ 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 Click on one of the firewall selections and proceed to...

Page 69: ...t remove all PCs from the table just click Delete All button Filter client PC by MAC address Check Enable MAC Filtering to enable MAC Filtering Add PC Fill in Client PC MAC Address and Comment of the...

Page 70: ...he advanced settings in place Add PC Parameters Description Client PC Description The description for this client PC rule Client PC IP Addresses Enter the IP address that you wish to apply this Access...

Page 71: ...rt Range It can be assign up to five port ranges The router will block clients from accessing Internet services that use these ports Apply Changes Click Apply Changes to save the setting Reset Click R...

Page 72: ...Example Access Control In the example below LAN client A can only access websites that use Port 80 However LAN client B is able to access websites and any other service that uses ports between 80 and...

Page 73: ...If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again just click Reset and the field will be cleared Remove URL Keyword If you want to remove some URL keyword from the Current URL Blocking T...

Page 74: ...usion Detection Feature Ping of Death Protections from Ping of Death attack Discard Ping From WAN The router s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Port Scan Protection the router from Port...

Page 75: ...vice Internet application e g FTP websites to a particular LAN client server whereas DMZ re directs all packets regardless of services going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client server Pa...

Page 76: ...Note You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address for DMZ to work properly You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router with the advanced settings in plac...

Page 77: ...d information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network Parameters Description 3 1 Status and Information Shows the router s system information 3 2 Internet Connection View the Broadb...

Page 78: ...ve Status selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 3 1 Status and Information The Status and Information section allows you to view the router s system information Parameters Descri...

Page 79: ...It also displays the router s WAN port WAN IP address Subnet Mask and ISP Gateway as well as the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used Note When the WAN port is a Dynamic IP connection the Release...

Page 80: ...rameters Description Device Status This page shows the Broadband router s current device settings This page displays the Broadband router LAN port s current LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask It also show...

Page 81: ...er It displays any event occurred after system start up At the bottom of the page the system log can be saved Save to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared Clear or it c...

Page 82: ...f the Broadband router It displays any illegal attempts to access your network At the bottom of the page the security log can be saved Save to a local file for further processing or the security log c...

Page 83: ...nd router s DHCP server Parameters Description DHCP Client Log This page shows all DHCP clients LAN PCs currently connected to your network The Active DHCP Client Table displays the IP address and the...

Page 84: ...3 7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN LAN and Wireless LAN Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN LAN and Wireless L...

Page 85: ...Configuration Tools You can save the router s current configuration restore the router s saved configuration files and restore the router s factory default settings 4 2 Firmware Upgrade This page allo...

Page 86: ...re 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 P...

Page 87: ...u 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 you...

Page 88: ...e event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning you can perform a reset Your settings will not be changed To perform the reset click on the APPLY button You will be...

Page 89: ...open the Command Prompt program 2 Type Ipconfig all and enter Your PC s IP address is the one entitled IP address 192 168 1 77 The router s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway 192 168 1 254...

Page 90: ...utomatically 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...

Page 91: ...otocol 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...

Page 92: ...rror 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 t...

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