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Contents:
1.

  Connecting the Wireless LAN Router............................................................................................................ Page 03

2.

  Confi guring the operating system and computer ........................................................................................ Page 04

3.

  Confi guring the Wireless LAN Router ........................................................................................................... Page 05

3.1  

Confi guring the Internet Connection using the Wizard .............................................................................. Page 05

3.2  

Confi guring the Wireless LAN ........................................................................................................................ Page 06

 

3.2.1

 Basic Settings for Wireless Networks ................................................................................................. Page 06

 

 

3.2.1.1

 Operation as an Access Point (AP) ........................................................................................... Page 07

   3.2.1.2

 Operation as an AP Bridge Point to Point ................................................................................ Page 07

   3.2.1.3

 Operation as an AP Bridge Point to Multi-Point...................................................................... Page 08

   3.2.1.4

 Operation as an AP Bridge WDS ............................................................................................... Page 08

 

3.2.2

 Setting the Encryption for AP................................................................................................................. Page 08

 

 

3.2.2.1

 WEP Encryption ............................................................................................................................ Page 09

   3.2.2.2

 WPA/WPA2 encryption................................................................................................................ Page 09

 

3.2.3

 Setting the Encryption for AP Bridge-Point to Point, Point to Multi-Point and WDS .................... Page 10

 

 

3.2.3.1

 WEP Encryption ............................................................................................................................ Page 11

   3.2.3.2 

WPA/WPA2 Encryption................................................................................................................ Page 11

3.3

  Changing the Log-in Data ................................................................................................................................ Page 12

3.4

 LAN Settings 

...................................................................................................................................................... Page 12

4.

  Connecting a USB printer to the network ..................................................................................................... Page 12

4.1

  Confi guring the router ...................................................................................................................................... Page 13

4.2

  Installing a new printer on your PC................................................................................................................ Page 13

5.

  Connecting a USB storage medium to the network .................................................................................... Page 14

5.1

  Confi guring the router ...................................................................................................................................... Page 14

 

5.1.1

 Formatting the storage medium ............................................................................................................. Page 14

 

5.1.2

 Creating/changing/deleting user accounts ......................................................................................... Page 14

 

5.1.3

 Sharing a network drive (File Server/Samba Server)......................................................................... Page 15

 

 

5.1.3.1

 Network settings .......................................................................................................................... Page 15

 

 5.1.3.2

 Adding/changing/deleting shared folders ................................................................................ Page 15

 

 

5.1.3.3

 Installing the share on your PC .................................................................................................. Page 15

 

5.1.4

 Sharing fi les via an FTP server ............................................................................................................... Page 16

 

 

5.1.4.1

 Adding/changing/deleting FTP folders ..................................................................................... Page 16

 

 

5.1.4.2

 Accessing the FTP folder ............................................................................................................ Page 17

6.

   Tools............... ..................................................................................................................................................... Page 17

6.1

   Confi guration Tools ........................................................................................................................................... Page 17

6.2

 Firmware Update 

............................................................................................................................................... Page 17

6.3

   Re-starting the Router ...................................................................................................................................... Page 17

7.

 Status 

Information 

............................................................................................................................................ Page 18

8.

  Support and Contact Information ................................................................................................................... Page 18

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Operating Instruction

Summary of Contents for Wireless LAN Router NAS

Page 1: ...1 3 2 3 2 WPA WPA2 Encryption Page 11 3 3 Changing the Log in Data Page 12 3 4 LAN Settings Page 12 4 Connecting a USB printer to the network Page 12 4 1 Configuring the router Page 13 4 2 Installing a new printer on your PC Page 13 5 Connecting a USB storage medium to the network Page 14 5 1 Configuring the router Page 14 5 1 1Formatting the storage medium Page 14 5 1 2Creating changing deleting ...

Page 2: ...note that closing the browser does not automatically disconnect from the internet Many programs send queries to the internet or receive data from it without this being clearly visible For the router these queries are just as valid as opening a browser for example If you want to ensure that there is no active connection to the internet you should switch off the device or disconnect it from the mode...

Page 3: ...nection network adapter via which your PC is connected to the router e g LAN connection When you right click the corresponding connection a menu is displayed in which you select Properties Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP entry in the list and click Properties Select Optain an IP address automatically and Optain DNS server address automatically Confirm by clicking OK and again in the subse quen...

Page 4: ... the Setup Wizard Please start the Setup Wizard after logging in by clicking Quick Setup Time Zone For Set Time Zone choose the appropriate time zone e g GMT sGreenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London for England The remaining settings can be left as they are Click Next to continue Broadband Type Next you are prompted to specify the WAN connection type Your service provider will provide y...

Page 5: ...ction is cut off when inactive Values between 1 and 1000 can be set Click OK to confirm your entries You must then restart the router for the settings to take effect Click Apply in the next window to save the settings The router takes approx 30 seconds to restart After the restart the router is configured so that you can access the internet via the connected computers You can also edit these setti...

Page 6: ...t window if you want to operate a wireless network without encryption The router is then restarted The wireless network is available after you restart 3 2 1 2 Operation as an AP Bridge Point to Point Selecting this under Band allows you to specify whether the device runs ion the 2 4 Ghz band in accordance with the 802 11b 11Mbps 802 11g 54Mbps standards or works in combination with 802 11b and 802...

Page 7: ... bandwidth of the network is halved for each additional access point as the packets have to be sent twice This makes it a combination of the previous modes Selecting this under Band allows you to specify whether the device runs ion the 2 4 Ghz band in accordance with the 802 11b 11Mbps 802 11g 54Mbps standards or works in combination with 802 11b and 802 11g The ESSID is required for the client ne...

Page 8: ...s also determines the length of the key Default Tx Key allows you to select one of four preset keys Select Key 1 for example and enter your key of choice with the required length Examples 64 bit Hex 10 characters 231074a6ef 64 bit ASCII 5 characters j31n 128 bit Hex 26 characters 231074a6b9773ce43f91a5bef3 128 bit ASCII 13 characters urlaub2006 0 Click Apply to save your settings You must then res...

Page 9: ...ices cannot connect Next enter the RADIUS server IP address The RADIUS Server Port is preset to 1812 Enter the password for the RADIUS Server Click Apply to save your settings You must then restart the router for the settings to take effect To do so click Apply in the next window The wireless network with encryption is available after you restart 3 2 3 Setting the Encryption for Bridge Point to Po...

Page 10: ...WPA WPA2 Encryption Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an encrypti on method for WLAN WPA contains the WEP architecture but offers additional protection via dynamic codes which are based on the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP and also offers pre shared keys PSK or extensible authentication protocol EAP for user authentication However a radius server is required for this WPA2 is a de velopment of W...

Page 11: ...ter you can change it in this entry field The corresponding Subnet Mask is entered in the field directly below this DHCP Server The integrated DHCP server allows IP addresses to be assigned to connected clients automatically Select Disabled if you assign the IP addresses ma nually in your network and therefore do not need a DHCP server Select Enabled if you want to use the DHCP server the Lease Ti...

Page 12: ...e PC before it can be used To do this select Start and then Printers and Faxes in the menu Select Add a Printer Click Next to confirm In this window select Local printer The check box for Plug and Play printer should not be set Then click on Next In the next window select Create a new port and then Standard TCP IP Port for the type of port Then click on Next This will now open the Add Standard TCP...

Page 13: ...nother reason Once the storage medium has been connected it has to be formatted to the FAT file system before it can be used 5 1 1 Formatting the storage medium Warning Formatting causes all existing data on the storage medium to be lost Select the Storage Tools menu item This page allows you to format the USB storage medium which is connected to USB port 1 Select the desired file system in the To...

Page 14: ...on Submit User All users you have created are listed in the window on the left Select the desired user from the list and click Add to add it Authority Select whether the user is allowed to both read and write to the share or only read it Description Additional description optional Click Save to save your settings and to enter them in the table To make changes to the settings of a shared folder sel...

Page 15: ...uthority Select whether the user is allowed to both read and write to the share or only read it Click Save to save your settings and to enter them in the table To make changes to the settings of a shared folder select it from the Select column and click Edit To remove a share select the folder from the Select column and click Delete Selected or delete all shared folders by clicking on Delete All U...

Page 16: ...r time click Browse and then select the configuration file required Click Upload to load the file The router takes a few seconds to load the file and then to restart The selected LAN configuration is valid after restarting To reset the router to the default set tings click Reset Restore to Factory Default Click OK at the next prompt All settings are reset to the default settings 6 2 Firmware Updat...

Page 17: ...t support new drivers or product information can be found at www hama com Support Hotline Hama Product Consulting Tel 49 0 9091 502 115 Fax 49 0 9091 502 272 E mail produktberatung hama de Note This product may only be used in Germany Austria Switzerland France England Belgium Spain Holland Denmark Hungary Poland Sweden Luxemburg Ireland Greece the Czech Republic Slovakia and Finland See www hama ...

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