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Summary of Contents for CW2202

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Page 2: ...pt as specifically allowed in the license agreement The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes only The Software License Agreement is found in a separate folder on the Applicat...

Page 3: ...Contents...

Page 4: ...l 2 1 Rear Panel 2 2 Setting Up Your Wireless AP Router Configuring Basic Settings Step 1 Preparing a client 4 2 Configuring your wired client 4 2 Configuring your wireless client 4 4 Step 2 Configuri...

Page 5: ...page access password 5 5 Upgrading Firmware 5 6 Restoring or saving a profile 5 7 Resetting the Wireless AP Router 5 8 Appendixes A About Wireless LANs Features and Benefits of Wireless LANs A 1 About...

Page 6: ...curity C 1 Dimensions C 1 D Safety Precautions General Safety D 1 Exposure to Radio Frequency Caution D 1 Power Adapter Safety Notice D 1 Power Source D 1 Cleaning D 2 Damage Requiring Servicing D 2 S...

Page 7: ...Introduction...

Page 8: ...ensing function that lets you achieve the fastest possible connection speeds and robust WEP or WPA PSK encryption Note If you are new to networking you may initially find the prospect of setting up a...

Page 9: ...Contact your ISP s customer or technical support staff for details Product Registration Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation or at www creative com register Benefit...

Page 10: ...cuts or hints relating to a feature Note This highlights additional or important information about a feature Caution This highlights proper usage of your product Follow these directions to prevent the...

Page 11: ...About Your Wireless AP Router...

Page 12: ...wer on WIRELESS Off Wireless LAN not initialized On Wireless LAN initialized and ready Blinking Sending Receiving data via wireless LAN INTERNET Off Network or network device not connected or not read...

Page 13: ...ED Status Figure 2 2 Rear panel of the Wireless AP Router RESET button Erases all of your configured settings and replaces them with the factory defaults INTERNET port Connects to the DSL modem or cab...

Page 14: ...Setting Up Your Wireless AP Router...

Page 15: ...al reception and performance place the Wireless AP Router in the center of your wireless LAN on a flat horizontal surface and where there is minimum obstruction between wireless clients and the Wirele...

Page 16: ...shown in Figure 3 2 Up to four computers can be connected via wire to your Wireless AP Router Figure 3 2 Wireless clients Wireless AP Router Power adapter RJ 45 Ethernet cable Ethernet port DSL modem...

Page 17: ...e required to set up your Wireless AP Router properly The following chapter Configuring Basic Settings leads you through these steps It also shows you how to enable the powerful security features of y...

Page 18: ...Configuring Basic Settings...

Page 19: ...up see Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Wireless AP Router You should therefore only attempt to configure your Wireless AP Router s settings if you are unable to access the Internet from a computer connected...

Page 20: ...owing steps also apply if you are configuring a wireless client but an additional step is required before proceeding See Configuring your wireless client on page 4 4 for more information In Windows 20...

Page 21: ...ol Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 When the Network dialog box appears click the Configuration tab 4 Click the name of your Ethernet card for example TCP IP PRO 100 Management Adapter 10 100 a...

Page 22: ...P Configuration dialog box Configuring your wireless client Your wireless adapter is the wireless equivalent of an NIC Preparing a computer on a wireless LAN is therefore similar to preparing a comput...

Page 23: ...rer 1 Start Internet Explorer and click the Stop button 2 Click the Tools menu option and then click Internet Options to select it 3 In the Internet Options dialog box that appears click the Connectio...

Page 24: ...Configuring Basic Settings 4 6 3 A dialog box appears prompting you for a username and password Type admin in the User Name and Password boxes Figure 4 1 4 Click the OK button Figure 4 1...

Page 25: ...Configuring Basic Settings 4 7 5 You should see the Creative Network Blaster Wireless AP Router System Status page loaded in your browser Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2...

Page 26: ...and password your ISP uses PPPoE See PPPoE connection on page 4 9 If you connect to the Internet using a cable modem your ISP probably uses DHCP See DHCP connection on page 4 10 If you connect to the...

Page 27: ...Allows a PPP session to be kept online continously Max Idle Time Determines the time before automatic disconnection during inactivity Manual Connect option Allows an instant connection by clicking th...

Page 28: ...lly from the ISP MAC Address A MAC Media Access Control Address is a unique hexadecimal identification number given to each network device Some ISPs register your network card s MAC Address If the reg...

Page 29: ...and Web addresses When you type a Web address into your browser such as www whitehouse gov a DNS server will find that name in its index and then find the matching IP address 198 137 240 92 Most ISPs...

Page 30: ...If you enable this your Wireless AP Router will broadcast its SSID to all wireless clients in the vicinity Disable this if you want your Wireless AP Router s SSID to be invisible to wireless clients...

Page 31: ...tance however WPA PSK is recommended because of its stronger encryption algorithm To configure WEP settings see Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP on page 4 14 To configure WPA PSK settings see Wi Fi Protec...

Page 32: ...ation about configuring WEP settings see About Network Security on page B 1 Authentication Mode Select Open System or Shared Key to allow any wireless client to join your wireless LAN Select Shared Ke...

Page 33: ...more about configuring these settings Some wireless clients may not support WPA encryption because WPA is a relatively new technology In these cases use WEP encryption instead Windows XP has a built...

Page 34: ...Configuring Advanced Settings...

Page 35: ...nfiguring these settings Figure 5 1 Click this link to view this page DHCP Server Lets you enable or disable your Wireless AP Router DHCP server IP Pool Range Specifies the range of IP addresses that...

Page 36: ...wireless clients have access to your wireless LAN Refer to Figure 5 2 to learn more about configuring these settings Network devices such as USB adapters PCMCIA cards DSL modems and PCI ethernet cards...

Page 37: ...erver IP address For Port Forwarding select the applications for predefined ports Alternatively you can also specify your own port DMZ IP Address Type the LAN server IP address here Click this link to...

Page 38: ...fine tune your wireless LAN performance on certain networks go to the Advanced section shown in Figure 5 4 Do not change these settings if you are unsure about how to configure advanced settings Clic...

Page 39: ...access to administrator settings go to the System Setup section Calendar settings can also be customized here Refer to Figure 5 5 to learn more about configuring these settings Figure 5 5 Click the Ad...

Page 40: ...are also shown here Refer to Figure 5 6 to learn more about configuring these settings Do not turn off your Wireless AP Router when upgrading the firmware Figure 5 6 Locate New Firmware Lets you locat...

Page 41: ...want to retain your settings You can also reset your Wireless AP Router by pressing the RESET button on your Wireless AP Router Refer to Resetting the Wireless AP Router on page 5 8 for details Figure...

Page 42: ...epressed throughout Continue pressing the RESET button for another 10 or more seconds before releasing it Resetting your Wireless AP Router will erase all of your configured settings LAN wireless LAN...

Page 43: ...About Wireless LANs...

Page 44: ...nience cost effectiveness and flexibility Setting up a wireless LAN is easy fast and cost effective as you do not need to install additional wiring Mobility Unlike wired LANs a wireless LAN allows you...

Page 45: ...well as access the Internet using a shared modem However a wireless client can only communicate with other wireless clients that are part of the same wireless LAN workgroup share the same IEEE 802 11...

Page 46: ...d and wireless clients through an AP router A wireless client connected in this way can access resources of Ethernet or wireless LANs connected to the AP router including access to the Internet using...

Page 47: ...placed If two AP routers are placed close to each other you can optimize your bandwidth by setting them to different channels Radio waves can pass through walls and glass but not metal If the signal...

Page 48: ...Frequently Asked Questions...

Page 49: ...dards When using a Turbo G capable device to surf the Internet wirelessly why is there no speed improvement Turbo G capable devices do not affect your Internet connection speed Your Internet connectio...

Page 50: ...eless networking performance Make sure that your access point and wireless client are Turbo G capable Disable your wireless security options for example Wired Equivalent Privacy Advanced Encryption St...

Page 51: ...Technical Specifications...

Page 52: ...support LAN port IEEE 802 3u compliant 10 100 Base Tx RJ 45 Switch port with HP Auto MDIX Antenna Internal diversity antenna 2 4 GHz External diversity antenna 2 4 GHz Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835 GHz D...

Page 53: ...Glossary...

Page 54: ...A device that intercepts radio frequency RF waves from the atmosphere and converts them to corresponding signal voltages AP Access Point A networking device that transparently bridges wireless comput...

Page 55: ...m Decibels Per Milliwatt A unit of measurement used to express relative difference in power or intensity relative to 1 mW DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A method of assigning a temporary IP...

Page 56: ...pre arranged scheme Under DSSS each bit of data to be transmitted is encoded with a redundant pattern called a chip The chipping code is known only to the sending and receiving clients making it diff...

Page 57: ...ch data transmission can occur in only one direction at a time Hexadecimal A number system with a base of 16 The 16 digits in the hexadecimal system are 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f Hub A device us...

Page 58: ...ternet Protocol The standard protocol within TCP IP that defines the basic unit of information by breaking down data messages into packets routing and transporting the packets over networks then reass...

Page 59: ...s lets a network identify Ethernet network devices at the hardware level Mbps Megabits Per Second A measure of data transfer speed Megabits Megabytes One million bits bytes Modem A device that allows...

Page 60: ...ther a specific IP address is accessible It works by sending a packet to the specified address and waiting for a reply PING is used primarily to troubleshoot network connections Preamble A preamble is...

Page 61: ...the RTS frame sent out will request for more bandwidth SSID Service Set Identity A group name shared by all members of an IEEE 802 11 standard wireless network Only wireless devices with the same SSI...

Page 62: ...rivacy A wired security policy defined by the IEEE 802 11 working group WEP uses the RC 4 40 bit encryption algorithm to scramble all data before it is transmitted Vendors add proprietary encryption f...

Page 63: ...Safety Precautions...

Page 64: ...shall be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized The product and any attached external antenna if supported shall be placed in such a manner to...

Page 65: ...ersonnel under the following conditions when the power supply cord or plug is damaged if liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product if the product has been exposed to rain or wate...

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