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Chapter 4

Tool

This page includes the basic configuration tools, such as Configuration Tools (save or restore
configuration settings), Firmware Upgrade (upgrade system firmware) and Reset.

Parameters

Description

4.1 Save/Reload Settings

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 Upgrade Firmware

This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware

Select one of the above three

Tools Settings

selection and proceed to the manual’s relevant

sub-section

Summary of Contents for Wireless Internet Broadband

Page 1: ...1 USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...Wireless Basic Settings 23 Step 5 Wireless Security Settings 24 1 51 WEP 25 1 52 WPA TKIP 26 1 53 WPA2 AES 28 1 54 WPA2 Mixed 29 Chapter 2 31 General Settings 31 2 1 System 33 2 1 1 Time Zone Setting 34 2 1 2 Password Setup 34 2 2 WAN 36 2 2 1 Static IP 37 2 2 2 DHCP Client 37 2 2 3 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet 37 2 2 4 PPTP 37 2 2 5 DDNS 37 2 3 LAN 38 2 4 Wireless 40 2 4 1 Basic Settings 40 2 4 2 Adva...

Page 3: ... 3 MAC Filtering 52 2 5 4 Port Forwarding 53 2 5 5 DMZ 54 Chapter 3 56 Status 56 3 1 Status 57 3 2 System Log 57 3 3 Statistics 59 Chapter 4 60 Tool 60 4 1 Save Reload Settings 61 4 2 Firmware Upgrade 62 Appendix A 63 Glossary 64 ...

Page 4: ...vides IEEE 802 11g b wireless LAN access point Support DHCP Server Client for easy setup Support advance features such as Special Applications DMZ Virtual Servers Access Control Firewall Allow you to monitor the router s status such as DHCP Client Log System Log Security Log and Device Connection Status Easy to use Web based GUI for configuration and management purposes Remote Management allows co...

Page 5: ...ed 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 r...

Page 6: ...ected 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 LAN port 10Mbps is connected LAN LNK ACT ON LAN is connected Port 1 4 OFF No LAN connection Flashing LAN port has Activity ACT data being sent WLAN G ON Wireless LAN has been activated OFF Wireless ...

Page 7: ...7 Setup Diagram Figure 1 2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network LAN Figure 1 2 ...

Page 8: ... to configure your PC to obtain 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 b...

Page 9: ...ndows 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 Internet Protocol TCP IP on your list Select it and click the Properties button 4 In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties windo...

Page 10: ...e 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 ...

Page 11: ... your PC to obtain an IP address automatically please proceed to Step 3 2d Windows NT 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 Select the Protocol tab from the Network window 3 Check if the TCP IP Protocol is on your list of Network Protocols If TCP IP is not installed click...

Page 12: ...llowing settings IP Address Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server DNS Let all fields are blank WINS Let all fields are blank Routing Let all fields are blank 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 LA...

Page 13: ...as obtained an IP address from your router enter the default IP address 192 168 2 1 broadband router s IP address into your PC s web browser and press enter 5 The login screen below will appear Enter the User Name and Password and then click OK to login Note By default the user name is admin and the password is 1234 For security reasons it is recommended that you change the password as soon as pos...

Page 14: ...tatus information only Tools Chapter 4 If you want to Reset the router because of problems or save your configurations or upgrade the firmware then the Tools section is the place to do this Menu Description Quick Setup Wizard Chapter 1 Select your Internet connection type and then input the configurations needed to connect to your Internet Service Provider ISP General Setup Chapter 2 This section ...

Page 15: ...to upgrade your Broadband router s firmware The RESET tool allows you to reset your Broadband router 7 Click on Quick Setup Wizard see chapter 1 to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that 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 advance features informati...

Page 16: ...configured here this will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings Parameter Description Enable NTP client update Check this box to enable the auto time synchronization function The router will set its time based on your selection Time Zone Select You can select your local time zone here The router will sync time according to your time zone selection NTP server Select the time se...

Page 17: ...n NEXT to proceed to the next page step 3 WAN Interface Step 3 WAN Interface 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 below Note Different ISP s require different methods of connecting to the Internet please check with your ISP as to the type of connection it requires ...

Page 18: ...Ethernet PPPoE connection 1 34 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP connection Select one of the WAN types and set the manual s relevant sub section 1 31 1 32 1 33 or 1 34 Click on Back to return to the previous screen 1 31 Static IP Select Static IP if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use Your ISP should provide all the information requ...

Page 19: ...ubnet Mask provided by your ISP e g 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway IP This is the ISP s IP address gateway DNS This is the ISP s DNS server IP address Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page step 4 Wireless Basic Settings 1 32 DHCP Client Choose DHCP Client if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address ...

Page 20: ... proceed to the next page step 4 Wireless Basic Settings 1 33 PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section ...

Page 21: ...ssword Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page step 4 Wireless Basic Settings 1 34 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section ...

Page 22: ...k provided by your ISP e g 255 255 255 0 Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection Sometimes called a Connection ID Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page step 4 Wireless Basic Settings ...

Page 23: ... 802 11b or 802 11g mode You also can select B G mode to allow the AP select 802 11b and 802 11g connection automatically Mode It allows you to set the AP to AP Client WDS or AP WDS mode Network Type In client mode you can specify your client to connect as an infrastructure client or an ad hoc client SSID This is the name of the wireless LAN All the devices in the same wireless LAN should have the...

Page 24: ...u setup the wireless security Turn on WEP or WPA by using Encryption Keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network Menu Description None Do not apply any encryption to wireless usage Everyone can access the wireless without permission 1 51 WEP 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...

Page 25: ... frequently 1 54 WPA2 Mixed This will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer automatically Select one of the Security types and set the manual s relevant sub section 1 51 1 52 1 53 or 1 54 Click on Back to return to the previous screen 1 51 WEP 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 ca...

Page 26: ...ed 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 Clicking on OK to save and active all the settings Now you can ...

Page 27: ...xadecimal 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 input 64 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre shared keys Clicking on OK to save and active all the settings Now you can start to use the router as your i...

Page 28: ...very much Parameters Description 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...

Page 29: ...ss 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 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 Pa...

Page 30: ...he wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below Hex input 64 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre shared keys Clicking on OK to save and active all the settings Now you can start to use the router as your internet gateway ...

Page 31: ...etup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything thing in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet The General Setup contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to meet your network s needs such as Wireless Address Mapping Virtual Server Access Control Hacker Attack Prevention Special Applications DMZ and other functions ...

Page 32: ...ction method in order to establish a connection with your ISP same as the Quick Setup Wizard 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 filtering 2 5 Firewall The Firewall section allows you to configure Access Control Hacker Prevention and DMZ Select...

Page 33: ... Description System Settings 2 1 1 Time Zone Setting Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection 2 1 2 Password Setup Allows you to select a password in order to access the web based management website Select one of the above three system settings selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section ...

Page 34: ...to enable router to update time from NTP server NTP Server Select one preset time server or manual input a server IP Click Apply 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 2 1 2 Password Setup You can change the password required to log into the broadband router s system web ...

Page 35: ... 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 Apply 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 ...

Page 36: ...tings offer the following selections for the router s WAN port Static IP Address DHCP Client PPPoE PPTP and DDNS Parameters Description 2 2 1 Static IP Your ISP has given you an IP address already 2 2 2 DHCP Client Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address 2 2 3 PPPoE Your ISP requires PPPoE connection 2 2 4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP connec...

Page 37: ...CP Client for more detail 2 2 3 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section See chapter 1 PPPoE for more detail 2 2 4 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this s...

Page 38: ...rovider 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 other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 2 3 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 mas...

Page 39: ...this broadband router if you want the router to be your LAN client s default gateway DHCP Client Range 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 2 100 to End IP 192 168 2 199 If you want your PC to have a static fixed IP address then you ll have to choose an IP address outside th...

Page 40: ...wireless network adaptor connect to your Intranet It supports WEP WPA and WPA2 encryption to enhance the security of your wireless network 2 4 1 Basic Settings You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router The parameters include Mode ESSID Channel Number and Associated Client ...

Page 41: ... 11b and 802 11g connection automatically Mode It allows you to set the AP to AP Client WDS or AP WDS mode Network Type You can set the client mode to Infrastructure or Ad Hoc mode here ESSID default 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 sho...

Page 42: ...ode router will act as AP and client simultaneously SSID of Extended Set the SSID for the extended wireless interface Interface Click Apply 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 2 4 2 Advanced Settings You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this router The param...

Page 43: ...ot use the RTS CTS mechanism to send this packet Beacon Interval The interval of time that this wireless router broadcast a beacon Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network Data Rate 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 Preamble Type The Long Preamble...

Page 44: ...ons You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router 2 4 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 funct...

Page 45: ...e 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 a f and 0 9 range or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre shared keys Radius Se...

Page 46: ...Access Control List select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the list and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all MAC addresses from the table just click Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current selections Click Apply 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 sett...

Page 47: ...ion System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs like the Ethernet does To do this you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other APs which you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS ...

Page 48: ... Just click Reset and both MAC Address and Comment fields will be cleared Remove WDS AP from the list If you want to remove some AP from the Current WDS AP List select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the list and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all MAC addresses from the table just click Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current selections Click Apply at the botto...

Page 49: ...r local network to Internet through the Gateway 2 5 2 IP Filtering IP Filtering allows you to specify which IP can or can not be used to access to internet 2 5 3 MAC Filtering MAC Filtering allows you to specify which MAC Address can or can not be used to access to internet 2 5 4 Port Forwarding You can have different services e g email FTP Web etc going to different service servers clients in you...

Page 50: ...ption Enable Port Filtering Check this box to enable the port filtering function Add a new entry into the list Fill in the Port Range Protocol and Comment of the filtering rule to be added and then click Apply Then specified port will be added into the Current Filter Table below If you find any issues before adding it and want to retype again Just click Cancel and all inputed fields will be cleare...

Page 51: ...ing your local network Parameters Description Enable IP Filtering Check this box to enable the IP filtering function Add a new entry into the list Fill in the Local IP Address Protocol and Comment of the filtering rule to be added and then click Apply Then specified IP will be added into the Current Filter Table below If you find any issues before adding it and want to retype again Just click Canc...

Page 52: ...h the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network Parameters Description Enable MAC Filtering Check this box to enable the MAC filtering function Add a new entry into the list Fill in the MAC Address and Comment of the filtering rule to be added and then click Apply Then specified MAC will be added into the Current Filter Table below If you find any iss...

Page 53: ...rt numbers from the Internet WAN Ports to a particular LAN IP address It helps you to host some servers behind the router NAT firewall 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...

Page 54: ... the table just click Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current selections Click Apply 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 2 5 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 y...

Page 55: ...lar 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 You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place ...

Page 56: ...d router s WAN LAN interfaces the current firmware version numbers and any illegal attempts to access your network Parameters Description 3 1 Status Shows the router s system information 3 2 System Log View the Broadband router s system log 3 3 Statistics Shows the statistics Select one of the above five Status selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section ...

Page 57: ...stem information Parameters Description Information You can see the router s system information such as the router s Uptime Firmware version Wireless Configuration LAN Address information WAN Configuration information 3 2 System Log View the operation log of the system ...

Page 58: ...eck this box to enable this function and fill the server IP Address in the Log Server IP Address field 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 cleared Clear or it can be refreshed Refresh to get the most updated situation When the system is powered down the system ...

Page 59: ...9 3 3 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 LAN ...

Page 60: ...d Reset Parameters Description 4 1 Save Reload Settings 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 Upgrade Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router s firmware Select one of the above three Tools Settings selection and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section ...

Page 61: ...tore selection If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore Settings to Defaults selection this will set all configurations to its original default settings e g when you first purchased the router 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 t...

Page 62: ...ou 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 Apply 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...

Page 63: ... 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 Your PC s MAC Address is the one entitled Physical Address 00 50 FC FE 02 DB ...

Page 64: ...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...

Page 65: ...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 ...

Page 66: ...eing managed Note In the event of incorrect installation and improper use in a residential area the device may cause disruptions in radio devices and other electronic devices Proper use means that the device is operated with shielded connector cables as far as possible for network products also with shielded cables of category 5e and higher The device was tested and lies within the limits for comp...

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