Encore 54MBPS WIRELESS LAN POCKET ACCESS POINT User Manual Download

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7.7.3 Firmware

This screen leads to keep the router firmware up to date.

Please follow the below instructions:
1. Download the latest firmware from the manufacturer's Web site, and save it

to disk.

2. Click

“Browse”

and go to the location of the downloaded firmware file.

Select the file and click

“Upgrade”

to update the firmware to the latest

release

Summary of Contents for 54MBPS WIRELESS LAN POCKET ACCESS POINT

Page 1: ...54Mbps Wireless LAN Pocket Access Point USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...etting 13 3 5 Security 15 3 6 Tools 16 4 Getting Start with Wireless Ethernet Adapter 18 4 1 Know the Wireless Ethernet Adapter 18 4 2 Connect to the Wireless Ethernet Adapter 18 4 2 1 Access the Sett...

Page 3: ...og Setting 51 7 3 4 Statistic 52 7 3 5 Wireless 53 7 4 Routing 54 7 4 1 Static 54 7 4 2 Dynamic 55 7 4 3 Routing Table 56 7 5 Access 57 7 5 1 MAC Filters 57 7 5 2 Protocol Filter 58 7 5 3 IP Filter 59...

Page 4: ...y setup with Web based management utility 1 2System Requirements Windows 98SE Millennium Edition ME 2000 and XP operating systems Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher At least one RJ 45 Ethernet...

Page 5: ...rt Cross over cable is required to connect to computer directly LEDs Power LED ON when the unit is powered up LAN LED ON indicates LAN connection BLINK indicates LAN activity WLAN LED ON indicates WLA...

Page 6: ...4 An Access Point to connect with the Router to form a wireless infrastructure network 5 Wireless clients equipped with wireless networking devices such as wireless PC Card for wireless connection 2...

Page 7: ...ded as the part of the web configuration utility User can simply follow the step by step process to get Access Point configuration ready to run in 4 easy steps by clicking on the Wizard button on the...

Page 8: ...Step 1 Set Password User can change the password and then click Next to continue Step2 Set WLAN Connection Please type the name of SSID and select the channel Then click Next to continue 5...

Page 9: ...n also choose different channel to avoid noise coming from other wireless networking devices Please click Next to continue Step 4 Set WEP Encryption If user wants to enable WEP please click Enabled Th...

Page 10: ...ettings will be effective after the Access Point restarted Please click Restart to reboot the Access Point If user does not want to make any changes please click exit to quit without any changes User...

Page 11: ...et Mask Gateway Address The current LAN traffic calculated in terms of number of packets sent and received by AP through wired connection is also displayed Wireless Shows the Mac address current ESSID...

Page 12: ...o login page The login page records every event and the time that it happens User may clear the entries recorded in the log by clicking the Clear Log button and refresh the screen to show the latest l...

Page 13: ...lients and nodes in the wireless network Channel The channel that AP will operate in User can select the channel range from 1 to 11 for North America FCC domain 1 to 13 for European ETSI domain and 1...

Page 14: ...ccess Point must also have WEP enabled with the identical WEP Key value entered Apply For the changes made to any of the items above to be effective click Apply The new settings are now been saved to...

Page 15: ...h the subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 User can type in other values for IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway and click Apply button for the changes to be effective User can also set the Access Point to obt...

Page 16: ...IP in the range Click Apply for the changes to be effective DNS server If User s local Ethernet support DNS function user can fix the DNS address in the space 3 4Advanced Setting This page contains co...

Page 17: ...it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM interval value Access point clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages SSID Broadcast While SSID Broadcast is enabled all w...

Page 18: ...ecurity features supported by this Access Point Password Allow user to change the new login password Here are the necessary steps 1 Enter the new password in the AP Password New field 2 Enter the new...

Page 19: ...ith MAC listed below to access device Only allow PCs with MAC listed below to access device The maximum number of MAC addresses that can be stored is 50 User can browse through the MAC address saved b...

Page 20: ...ed file click Restore and complete the restore process when the access point re operates after it restarts Restore to default settings Click on Default button to restore the access point back to its m...

Page 21: ...s powered up LAN LED ON indicates LAN connection BLINK indicates LAN activity WLAN LED ON indicates WLAN is working BLINK indicates wireless activity 4 2Connect to the Wireless Ethernet Adapter This w...

Page 22: ...tart to access the configuration menu anytime by opening a web browser window by typing the IP address of this access point The default IP is 192 168 1 50 The below window will popup Please enter the...

Page 23: ...Now the main menu screen is popup 20...

Page 24: ...simply follow the step by step process to get Access Point configuration ready to run in 4 easy steps by clicking on the Wizard button on the function menu The following screen will appear Please clic...

Page 25: ...hannel Click Next to continue Step 3 Set Wireless LAN Connection IF user doesn t want to use default as the SSID user can change SSID here Also user can choose different channel to avoid noise coming...

Page 26: ...y text box Click Next to continue Step 5 Restart The Setup wizard is now completed The new settings will be effective after the Access Point restarted Please click Restart to reboot the Access Point I...

Page 27: ...ulated in terms of number of packets sent and received by AP through wired connection is also displayed Wireless Shows the Mac address current ESSID the status of Encryption Function Enable or Disable...

Page 28: ...ries recorded in the log by clicking the Clear Log button and refresh the screen to show the latest log entries by clicking Refresh button 5 2 Basic Setting This is the page allow to change the settin...

Page 29: ...ions open system shared key WPA WPA PKS User may want to set to Shared Key when the clients and AP in the same wireless network enable the WEP encryption All the nodes and hosts on the network must us...

Page 30: ...enabled users need to set the key in the passphrase field as the below screen The key length should be 8 characters at least Note Once WPA PSK function enables it will take some time to make the sett...

Page 31: ...th the subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 User can type in other values for IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway and click Apply button for the changes to be effective User can also set the Wireless Ethernet...

Page 32: ...et the number of bytes used for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages Default is 2436 bytes DTIM Interval This value indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM A...

Page 33: ...y be used to minimize overhead and thus maximize the network data throughput However the Short Preamble is supported only from the IEEE 802 11b High Rate standard and not from the original IEEE 802 11...

Page 34: ...ious settings and configurations Upon selecting the saved file click Restore and complete the restore process when the access point re operates after it restarts Restore to default settings Click on D...

Page 35: ...up LAN LED ON indicates LAN connection BLINK indicates LAN activity WLAN LED ON indicates WLAN is working BLINK indicates wireless activity 6 2Connect to the 802 11g Wireless Router 6 2 1 Access the S...

Page 36: ...The below window will popup Please enter the user name and password Both of the default is admin Now the main menu screen is popup 33...

Page 37: ...simply follow the step by step process to get wireless router configuration ready to run in 6 easy steps by clicking on the Wizard button on the function menu The following screen will appear Please c...

Page 38: ...et LAN connection and DHCP server Set IP address and mask The default IP is 192 168 1 1 If user likes to enable DHCP please click Enabled DHCP enabled is able to automatically assign IP addresses Plea...

Page 39: ...ned IP automatically Fixed IP address PPPoE to obtain IP automatically PPPoE with a fixed IP address PPTP Obtain IP automatically DHCP client If user wants to enabled DHCP server choose Obtain IP auto...

Page 40: ...If Fixed IP address is assigned the below screen will pop up Please set the WAN address and DNS server PPPoE to obtain IP automatically 37...

Page 41: ...PPPoE with a fixed IP address 38...

Page 42: ...PPTP 39...

Page 43: ...must be the same as wireless devices attempting communication to the router Step 6 Restart The Setup wizard is now completed The new settings will be effective after the Wireless router restarted Ple...

Page 44: ...N and DHCP properties such as the host name IP address subnet mask and domain name LAN and DHCP profiles are listed in the DHCP table at the bottom of the screen Host Name Type the host name in the te...

Page 45: ...address to serve as the start of the IP range that DHCP will use to assign IP addresses to all LAN devices connected to the router End IP Type an IP address to serve as the end of the IP range that D...

Page 46: ...2 3 Type up to three DNS numbers in the text boxes ISP will provide this information MAC Address If required by ISP type the MAC address of the router WAN interface in this field DNS 1 2 3 Type up to...

Page 47: ...ect properly time zone and enable or disable daylight saving Local Time Displays the local time and date Time Zone Select properly time zone from the drop down list Daylight Saving Enable or disable d...

Page 48: ...annel for wireless communications SSID Type an SSID in the text box The SSID of any wireless device must match the SSID typed here in order for the wireless device to access the LAN and WAN via the ro...

Page 49: ...set to open system There are three options Open System Shared Key and WPA PKS WEP Enable or Disabled This is to make WEP enabled or disabled Mode Select the key mode in ASCII or HEX WEP Key Select the...

Page 50: ...f WPA PSK is selected please set the PSK key in the pass phrase field The length should be 8 characters at least Note Once WPA PSK function enables it will take some time to make the setting active 47...

Page 51: ...een 256 and 2432 until packet transfer rates are minimized NOTE set this fragmentation threshold value may diminish system performance DTIM Interval Type a DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message int...

Page 52: ...After updating the firmware in Tools Firmware check this to ensure that firmware was successfully updated LAN This field displays the router s LAN interface MAC address IP address subnet mask and DHCP...

Page 53: ...og Click Previous Page to view the page just before the current page Click Next Page to view the page just after the current page Click Clear Log to delete the contents of the log and begin a new log...

Page 54: ...he Syslog Server if user wants the router to listen and receive incoming Syslog messages Log Type Select what items will be included in the log System Activity Displays information related to router o...

Page 55: ...tatistic This screen displays a table that shows the rate of packet transmission via the router LAN and WAN ports in bytes per second Click Reset to erase all statistics and begin logging statistics a...

Page 56: ...w information about wireless devices that are connected to the wireless router Connected Time How long the wireless device has been connected to the LAN via the router MAC Address Displays the devices...

Page 57: ...s Type the static IP address which network uses to access the Internet ISP or network administrator provides this information Network Mask Type the network subnet mask for network If user does not typ...

Page 58: ...n the static IP address table at the bottom of the page and click Delete to remove the entry New Click New to clear the text boxes and add required information to create a new entry 7 4 2 Dynamic This...

Page 59: ...twork Address Displays the network IP address of the connected node Network Mask Displays the network subnet mask of the connected node Gateway Address Displays the gateway address of the connected no...

Page 60: ...ter Disable Once the function of MAC filter is disabled those listed in the MAC Table are allowed Internet access Enable All users are allowed Internet access except those users in the MAC Table are d...

Page 61: ...ck Delete to remove the user profile New Click New to erase all fields and enter new information 7 5 2 Protocol Filter This screen leads to allow and deny access based upon a communications protocol l...

Page 62: ...Range Start Type the minimum address for the IP range IP addresses falling between this value and the Range End are not allowed to access the Internet Range End Type the minimum address for the IP ra...

Page 63: ...ttom of the page Note When selecting items in the table at the bottom click anywhere in the item The line is selected and the fields automatically load the item s parameters which user edited Enable C...

Page 64: ...Delete to remove the item from the list New Click New to erase all fields and enter new information 7 5 5 Special AP This screen leads to specify special applications such as games that require multi...

Page 65: ...n Port Range Type the port range that can be used to access the application in the text boxes Incoming Defines which incoming communications users are permitted to connect with Protocol Select the pro...

Page 66: ...ated security settings Note Any clients added to the DMZ exposes the clients to security risks such as viruses and unauthorized access Enable Click to enable or disable the DMZ DMZ Host IP Type a host...

Page 67: ...e Name Type a descriptive name for the firewall rule profile Action Select whether to allow or deny packets that conform to the rule Inactive Timeout Type the number of seconds of network inactivity t...

Page 68: ...le profile to the table at the bottom of the screen Update Click to update information for the rule if user has selected a list item and have made changes Delete Select a list item and click Delete to...

Page 69: ...HTTP Set up HTTP access for remote management Allow to Ping WAN Port Type a range of router IP addresses that can be pinged from remote locations UPNP UPNP is short for Universal Plug and Play that is...

Page 70: ...playing online games or even certain applications that use voice data user may need to enable Gaming Mode for these applications to work correctly When not playing games or using these voice applicati...

Page 71: ...ferent settings as profiles restore factory default settings run a setup wizard to configure router settings upgrade the firmware and ping remote IP addresses 7 7 1 Restart Click Restar t to restart t...

Page 72: ...interface VPN Pass Through Choose enable or disable on the PPTP or IPSec Save Settings Click to save the current configuration as a profile that user can load when necessary Load Settings Click Brows...

Page 73: ...Please follow the below instructions 1 Download the latest firmware from the manufacturer s Web site and save it to disk 2 Click Browse and go to the location of the downloaded firmware file Select th...

Page 74: ...7 7 4 Ping Test The ping test is to determine whether an IP address or host is present on the Internet Type the host name or IP address in the text box and click Ping to start testing 71...

Page 75: ...ember of those who knows a shared secret key or a member of those who does not Backbone The core infrastructure of a network which transports information from one central location to another where the...

Page 76: ...ery computer has to have an IP address in order to communicate with each other in a TCP IP based infrastructure network Without DHCP each computer must be entered in manually the IP address DHCP enabl...

Page 77: ...rhead during the transmission Gateway a device that interconnects networks with different incompatible communication protocols HEX Hexadecimal HEX consists of numbers from 0 9 and letters from A F IEE...

Page 78: ...d an ESS and enjoys a continuous connection to an Infrastructure network RTS Request To Send An RS 232 signal sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to trans...

Page 79: ...from one point to another in a given period of time WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is an encryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication To enable the icon will prevent other stations...

Page 80: ...tween the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for h...

Page 81: ...other antenna or transmitter We declare that the product is limited in CH1 CH11 by specified firmware controlled in the USA 78...

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