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Etisalat Travel Router  USER GUIDE

Wireless

Name

Description

Beacon Interval: 

Interval of time the wireless router broadcasts a beacon, used to synchronize 

the wireless network.

Data Beacon Rate (DTIM): 

Enter a value between 1 and 255 for the Delivery Traffic Indication Message 

(DTIM). A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for 

listening to broadcast and multicast messages

Fragment Threshold: 

This specifies the maximum size of a packet during the fragmentation of 

data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in bad 

performance.

RTS Threshold: 

When the packet size is smaller than the RTS threshold, the wireless router will 

not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.

AP Isolation: 

This feature allows you to isolate clients on your wireless network. To enable 

communication between the wireless clients connected to your Travel Router, 

select Disabled. To prevent the communication between the wireless clients, 

please choose Enabled.

TX Power: 

This determines the output power of the antenna

WMM Capable:

WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) if enabled supports QoS (Quality of Service) for 

experiencing better audio, video and voice in applications

WMM Parameters: 

Click on the WMM Configuration button to configure the WMM parameters

Broadcast Network Name (SSID):

 

Select ‘Disabled’ to hide the SSID of your Travel Router. If disabled, other 

people will not be able scan and detect this product’s SSID.

Click Apply to save any changes made to the settings.

Security

This  page  allows  you  to  configure  the  wireless  security  for  your  Travel  Router.  Setting  up 
sufficient wireless security can prevent unauthorised access to your wireless network.

Name

Description

SSID Choice: 

Select the SSID on which to configure the security settings

Security Mode: 

Select the security mode for the wireless network. See below for more information

Access Policy: 

This feature allows MAC Address Control, which prevents unauthorized clients from accessing 

your wireless network. Select whether to allow/block users on the policy list, and add their 

MAC addresses to the list on the format XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

Click Apply to save the settings.

Summary of Contents for Travel Router

Page 1: ...User Guide...

Page 2: ...HE QUIETEST CHANNEL FOR YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK 6 3 GETTING STARTED 7 3 1 CONNECTING YOUR DEVICE TO THE ROUTER 9 3 2 DEFAULT SETTINGS 9 3 3 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER AND SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER 10 4 ADVA...

Page 3: ...nnection to a network client The device also features advanced security such as VPN pass through a full complement of wireless security options and a built in firewall The setup is simple via a web br...

Page 4: ...Placement...

Page 5: ...f difficulties persist even at close range please contact Etisalat Technical Support Note While some of the items listed can affect network performance they will not prohibit your wireless network fro...

Page 6: ...ur Travel Router to channel 11 See your phones user manual for detailed instructions If necessary consider switching to a 900MHz or 5GHz cordless phone Choose the Quietest Channel for your Wireless Ne...

Page 7: ...Getting Started...

Page 8: ...G USB Modem USB port for connecting a compatible 3G USB Modem WAN LAN RJ45 WAN Ethernet port for a Fixed Line ADSL Cable Satellite network connection factory default or LAN port for wired Ethernet cli...

Page 9: ...until the power LED lights up solid Green Step 2 Plug in the power Connect the power adapter to the port on the back panel of your Travel Router Then plug the other end of the power adapter into a wal...

Page 10: ...Connections icon Category mode only 3 Click the Network Connections icon 4 In the LAN or High Speed Internet window right click on the icon corresponding to your network interface card NIC and select...

Page 11: ...3G connection details such as a special APN Please enter any other relevant information on this screen as provided by Etisalat Click Apply to save the settings If everything is configured properly the...

Page 12: ...Advanced...

Page 13: ...port to be changed from WAN to LAN or LAN to WAN Ethernet Port status Description Current Current port status either WAN or LAN LAN Change the current port status to LAN WAN Change the current port s...

Page 14: ...ply press the Default button to fill the MAC address field with the MAC address of your computer NAT Configuration Allows you to enable or disable network address translation NAT for this WAN connecti...

Page 15: ...simply dialing in a local point provided by your ISP The following screen allows client PCs to establish a normal PPTP session and provides hassle free configuration of the PPTP client on each client...

Page 16: ...onnection APN Enter the APN for your 3G service User Name Enter your 3G username Password Enter your 3G password Click Apply to save the settings LAN This Page allows you to change the LAN Local Area...

Page 17: ...you need to specify the following Destination Netmask if applicable select the Net range as the route type Gateway Interface ADVANCED ROUTING DYNAMIC Dynamic Routing uses the RIP protocol to allow th...

Page 18: ...Wireless...

Page 19: ...802 11b and 802 11g and 802 11n wireless devices are in your network Network Name SSID The SSID Service Set Identifier is the name of your wireless network Use a unique name to identify your wireless...

Page 20: ...ose Enabled TX Power This determines the output power of the antenna WMM Capable WMM Wi Fi Multimedia if enabled supports QoS Quality of Service for experiencing better audio video and voice in applic...

Page 21: ...re secure network connection when compared to WEP Use TKIP Encryption Type for WPA PSK and AES for WPA2 PSK After that please enter the key in the Passphrase field The key needs to be more than 8 char...

Page 22: ...utton in the web configuration interface WPS via PIN code You have to know the PIN code of the wireless client and switch it to WPS mode then input the wireless client PIN to the wireless router web i...

Page 23: ...Firewall...

Page 24: ...match any rules are accepted or dropped MAC IP Port Filtering Settings Name Description MAC Address MAC address of a local computer Dest IP Address Destination IP Address for the filter rule Source IP...

Page 25: ...y to save the settings DMZ If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application e g Games properly from behind the NAT firewall then you can open up the firewall restrictions to allow unres...

Page 26: ...packets received on the WAN interface SPI Firewall Enable Disable the SPI Stateful Packet Inspection firewall to improve the security of your Travel Router Click Apply to save the settings Content Fil...

Page 27: ...Administration...

Page 28: ...settings System Monitor Periodic Ping Settings The Periodic Ping Reset Monitor configures the Travel Router to transmit controlled ping packets to 1 or 2 user specified IP addresses Should the router...

Page 29: ...uter you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk and then click the Browse button to locate the firmware file you just downloaded Once you have selected the new firmware file click...

Page 30: ...event log of your Travel Router The System Log feature also offers the ability to send your system log information to a remote syslog computer This means the system log information will be available...

Page 31: ...Trouble Shooting...

Page 32: ...se try the following steps to improve the wireless signal quality Ensure the battery of your Travel Router is fully charged Try to keep the Travel Router at least 6 inches away from the wall or other...

Page 33: ...device s web configuration using http 192 168 20 1 with username password of admin 6 What you can do if the Ethernet cable does not work properly The Travel Router s Ethernet port is a WAN port by de...

Page 34: ...Establishing Your Wireless Connection...

Page 35: ...E0 as the encryption key Windows XP Follow these steps 1 Open Network Connections Start Control Panel Network Connections 2 Right click on your Wireless Network Connection and select View Available Wi...

Page 36: ...Router as the network name 3 On the new window tick on Show Password and type in the network key in the Password field This example uses 3GT1WNE0 as the key After that click on OK 4 To check the conne...

Page 37: ...Wireless Connection 3 Choose Etisalat Travel Router 4 Tick Display Characters and type in the network security key This example uses 3GT1WNE0 Then click Connect 5 Tick on both Save this network and S...

Page 38: ...Introduction...

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