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Aolynk WDR814(I)g ADSL2+ Wireless Router User Manual

2 Hardware Installation & Setup

detailed information about configuring TCP/IP, hardware installation and so on.

2.2 Front Panel LEDs

The following figure shows the front view of the ADSL Wireless Router. The LEDs on
the front panel indicate the status of the unit. You can easily view the operation of your
High-Performance Wireless Router from this panel.

Note:

Please refer to the model on your hand to find proper description.

The LEDs on the front panel indicate the status of the unit. You can easily view the
operation of your ADSL Wireless Router from this panel.

LED

Status

Description

Power has been switched on and is working
normally

Power

OFF

Power is switched off or fails.

Diag

For factory test only

ADSL loop is brought UP.

Blinking

Startup.

Link

OFF

ADSL loop is down.

Blinking

Data is being transmitted or received through
ADSL.

Act

OFF

No data transmission activities present on the link.

Wireless connection established

Wireless

OFF

Wireless function disabled

USB connection established

USB

OFF

No USB cable connected

Summary of Contents for AOLYNK WDR814G

Page 1: ...HUAWEI Aolynk WDR814g WDR814Ig ADSL2 Wireless Router User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...customers with comprehensive technical support and service Please feel free to contact our local office or company headquarters Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Address Administration Building Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Bantian Longgang District Shenzhen P R China Postal Code 518129 Website http www huawei 3com com Email support huawei 3com com ...

Page 3: ...ellwin Inmedia VRP DOPRA iTELLIN HUAWEIOptiX C C08 iNET NETENGINE OptiX iSite U SYS iMUSE OpenEye Lansway SmartAX infoX TopEng are trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd All other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective holders Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice Every effort has been made in the preparation of this documen...

Page 4: ... Requirements and Setup 12 2 4 1 Installing the TCP IP Protocol 13 2 4 2 Fixed IP Addresses Configuration 16 2 4 3 Installing the USB driver 18 3 Internet Access 22 3 1 Prepare your network 22 3 2 Web based User Interface 23 3 3 Quick Start this ADSL Wireless Router 24 3 4 WAN Setup 25 3 4 1 Internet Connection Setup 25 3 4 2 DDNS Setup 29 3 4 3 NTP Setup 30 3 5 LAN Setup 31 3 5 1 LAN IP setting D...

Page 5: ...9 2 Firewall 39 3 10 Services 40 3 10 1 Virtual Server 40 3 10 2 Forwarding 42 3 10 3 Trigger 43 3 10 4 DMZ Host 44 4 Management 45 4 1 Management Settings 45 4 2 Log 46 4 3 Diagnostic Ping 47 4 4 Upgrade Firmware 48 5 Troubleshooting 50 A FAQ 52 B Technical Specifications 54 C Glossary 56 ...

Page 6: ...edures necessary to configure the basic functions and begin using your ADSL Wireless Router If you follow these procedures correctly there should be no problem in accessing the Internet via your ADSL Wireless Router Chapter 4 Advanced Applications This chapter provides information on how to set up and use the advanced functions of your ADSL Wireless Router Chapter 5 Management This chapter provide...

Page 7: ... are in Boldface For example Click OK Multi level menus are in bold and separated by forward slashes For example Select the File Create Folder menu Convention Description Button name are inside angle brackets For example click the OK button Window names menu items data table and field names are inside square brackets For example pop up the New User window Multi level menus are separated by forward...

Page 8: ...nd move the pointer to a certain position Syntax Conventions Convention Description Italics means new words terms or special emphasis E g Getting to know your ADSL Wireless Router Boldface means you can select buttons checkboxes or items from screens menus or dialog boxes E g Click OK to restart Bold Italics are samples only and you should enter other names numbers or words to substitute Environme...

Page 9: ...environment The 802 11g technology is an extension of 802 11b the basis of the majority wireless LANs and being widespread today 802 11g not only provides data rates up to maximum 54 Mbps but also is backward compatible with 802 11b The ADSL Wireless Router also provides a complete security solution that protects your network from hacker attacks and Internet intruders as well as filters objectiona...

Page 10: ...ides a dedicated secure communication between you and the ISP Internet Service Provider and the connection is high speed and always on Ethernet Fast Ethernet USB Ethernet is the most widely used network access method especially in a Local Area Network LAN and is defined by the IEEE 802 3 standard Normally Ethernet is a shared media LAN All stations on the segment share the total bandwidth which co...

Page 11: ...N PCs within the range Firewall DoS is an abbreviation for Denial of Service This occurs when a computer or network is overwhelmed to the point that it can no longer function normally For example a hacker may use fake IP addresses to accumulate numbers connections in orders to flood the server he wants to attack The way TCP works is that a SYN packet is sent to the server from the client After the...

Page 12: ... Integrates four 10 100BASE T TX auto sensing switch ports n Uses NAT to allow your entire network s PCs to connect to the Internet using only one purchased IP address n Supports PPPoE enabling users to seamlessly connect to ISPs with the familiar dial up connection interface n Built in web based user interface for easy configuration and management through common web browsers such as Netscape Comm...

Page 13: ...ables connect to the interfaces on the rear panel Step1 Plug one end of the ADSL line Standard phone line into the ADSL port the other into the wall jack that is connected to the ADSL service Step2 Connect the Ethernet NIC Network Interface Card port of a PC to one of the LAN Ports Step3 Connect the external power supply to the ADSL Wireless Router Step4 The Reset button is used to reboot and re i...

Page 14: ...r hand to find proper description The LEDs on the front panel indicate the status of the unit You can easily view the operation of your ADSL Wireless Router from this panel LED Status Description ON Power has been switched on and is working normally Power OFF Power is switched off or fails Diag For factory test only ON ADSL loop is brought UP Blinking Startup Link OFF ADSL loop is down Blinking Da...

Page 15: ...4 x 11 x 5 x 7x 1x Eth e rn e t A 12x 6 x 8 x 2 x 9 x 3 x 10 x 4 x 11 x 5x 7 x 1 x C 2 4 System Requirements and Setup To connect to the Internet an external ADSL or Cable modem and an Internet access account from an ISP is required In order to operate with the ADSL Wireless Router each PC that is to be connected to the ADSL Wireless Router should have the following things installed n Ethernet NIC...

Page 16: ...if necessary install TCP IP onto your PCs Step1 Click the Start button Choose Settings then Control Panel Double click the Network icon Your Network window should appear as follows Step2 Select the Configuration tab Important Note Settings for Windows 2000 XP and Windows 98 ME NT might differ slightly See the following for reference Click the Local Area Connection icon on the lower right hand side...

Page 17: ...dow click the Properties button then your Network window will appear Step3 Check whether the TCP IP Protocol has already been installed onto your computer s Ethernet card Note that TCP IP Protocol can be installed for a computer s Dial Up Adapter as well as for the Ethernet card If yes go to step 7 If no click the Add button ...

Page 18: ...or highlight Protocol then click Add Step5 Highlight Microsoft under the list of manufacturers Double click TCP IP from the list on the right or highlight TCP IP then click OK to install TCP IP Step6 After a few seconds you will be returned to the Network window The TCP IP Protocol should now be on the list of installed network components see 3 above ...

Page 19: ...s may be assigned to network devices for many reasons such as the server PCs or printers which are consistently accessed by multiple users To set up computers with fixed IP Addresses go to the IP Address tab of the TCP IP Properties window as shown above Step1 Select Specify an IP address and enter 192 168 1 xxx in the IP Address location where xxx is a number between 2 and 254 used by the High Pe...

Page 20: ...Configuration tab and select Enable DNS Enter the DNS IP Address obtained from your ISP in the Server Search Order location Then click the Add button Step3 Click on the Gateway tab and enter the High Performance Wireless Router s default gateway value 192 168 1 1 in the New gateway field then click Add Button ...

Page 21: ...ess Router you might need to install the USB driver first Once you install the driver you won t need to install again and you can use the USB port to surf the web Please follow these steps to install the driver Step1 Plug the USB connectors into both your PC s USB port and the ADSL Wireless Router s USB port The operating system will auto detect the new device plugged into the PC and will pop up w...

Page 22: ...I g ADSL2 Wireless Router User Manual 2 Hardware Installation Setup 19 Step2 Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next Step3 Select the Search for the best driver in these locations and check the ...

Page 23: ...Hardware Installation Setup 20 CD ROM Notice Before you check this item please confirm that you have put the installer CD into your CD ROM The driver now is searched and installed Congratulation Now you have installed the USB driver Please click the Finish ...

Page 24: ...ynk WDR814 I g ADSL2 Wireless Router User Manual 2 Hardware Installation Setup 21 button to continue This means you can enjoy the world by using the ADSL Wireless Router s USB port with this PC at anytime ...

Page 25: ...edures correctly there should be no problem in accessing the Internet via your ADSL Wireless Router 3 1 Prepare your network In order to allow quick referencing when setting up your ADSL Wireless Router it is suggested you fill the table below with necessary information This should be supplied by your ISP Provided by some ISPs Host Name Domain Name Internet Connected mode DHCP or Static 1483 bridg...

Page 26: ...setting Username ________ Password ________ Connected type Connect on Demand Idle Time ____ minutes Keep Alive Redial Period _____Seconds Virtual Circuit Settings VPI VCI 3 2 Web based User Interface This ADSL Wireless Router is designed to use a Web based User Interface for configuration Open your web browser and type http 192 168 1 1 in the browser s address box This address is the factory set I...

Page 27: ...ou connect to your ISP quickly and easily There are two connection types shown here one is the 1483 bridge mode and the other is the PPPoE mode Choose your connection mode and fill out needed information while connecting to your ISP The 1483 bridge mode has two selections one is the Obtain IP address automatically and the other is the static IP address The values shown in the screen following shou...

Page 28: ...tions for you to configure different connections between you and the ISP You can select which channel you want and click Enable Now to enable this connection Next you have to configure the following settings to finish the internet connection setup 2 ADSL Connection Type There are five options for WAN connection types DHCP or Static IP 1483 bridged IPoA 1483 Routed PPPoE PPPoA and bridge mode ...

Page 29: ...ess for you to access the internet In this way you have to enter the IP address subnet mask Gateway and DNS provided by the ISP Internet IP Address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask values provided by your ISP Gateway Your ISP will provide you with the Default Gateway IP Address Domain Name Server DNS Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS IP Addr...

Page 30: ...se the system on the ISP s site may need a little time to restore itself You may need to check with your ISP to obtain details of how long you need to wait before re establish the PPPoE session Enter this information in the Redial Period field 5 PPPoA Point to Point Protocol over ATM Choose this setting according to your ISP used PPPoA as connection mode You can find more information on RFC 2684 U...

Page 31: ...tion Also there are three types of QoS mode for you to select UBR CBR and VBR If you select UBR you don t have to fill the Pcr rate Only CBR and VBR mode need the Pcr rate value If the mode is VBR then you also need to fill the Scr rate The ADSL Wireless Router implements Autodetect function for you to connect to the ISP If the ISP provides unique VPI and VCI value then you should click the Disabl...

Page 32: ...type 66 37 215 53 or www dyndns org in the web browser s address bar the browser will show the same web page This is because both input relate to the same web server The Domain Name Server used to manage the Internet will translate www dyndns org into the IP address 66 37 215 53 in order to allow your browser to find the web server and display the correct web page in your browser If your WAN Conne...

Page 33: ...sername field Password Enter the Password issued by DynDNS org Host Name DynDNS org will provide you with a Host Name Enter this name in the Host Name field IP Address It displays the IP Address currently assigned by your ISP Status This displays the current status of the DDNS function 3 4 3 NTP Setup Select the time zone for your location If your location experiences daylight savings leave the ch...

Page 34: ...ng DHCP setting This is the Router IP Address and Subnet Mask as seen on the Local Area Network The default value is 192 168 1 1 for IP Address and 255 255 255 0 for Subnet Mask This ADSLWireless Router also implements DHCP server function to dispatch LAN IP addresses to the clients connected to the router ...

Page 35: ... connect to the Router with their current dynamic IP address Enter the amount of time in minutes that the user will be leased this dynamic IP address Static DNS 1 3 The Domain Name System DNS is how the Internet translates domain or website names into Internet addresses or URLs Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS Server IP Address If you wish to utilize another enter that IP Address in...

Page 36: ...ist A static route is a pre determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network Enter the following data n Destination IP Address The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host to which you want to assign a static route n Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion and which portion is the ho...

Page 37: ...ireless Security Router directly Without configuring the Static Routing function the two PCs would not be able to communicate with each other 3 6 Wireless Setup Wireless Network Mode The ADSL Wireless Router can reach the connection speed of 54Mbps over the 802 11g wireless standard Also it implements 802 11b for users using early version of wireless If you have Wireless G and 802 11b devices in y...

Page 38: ...hannel or the channel usage is automatic when a connection between a client and an access point is made Wireless SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router To broadcast the Router SSID keep the default setting Enable If you do not want to broadcast the Router SSID then select Disable 3 7 Advan...

Page 39: ... the four keys to be the encryption key you are going to use in the wireless network Make sure that all the points in a same wireless network have the same encryption key Beacon Interval It s the signal sent periodically by wireless access point to provide synchronization among the stations in wireless LAN RTS Threshold RTS packet is use to account for potential hidden stations This feature allows...

Page 40: ...Aolynk WDR814 I g ADSL2 Wireless Router User Manual 3 Internet Access 37 Authentication Type Select either Open System or Share Key as authentication type If you are not sure select both ...

Page 41: ... and use the advanced functions of your ADSL Wireless Router 3 9 Security This selection includes two settings Access Policy Firewall 3 9 1 Access Policy The settings page allows you to configure Internet Access Policy providing superior security for your network environment Internet Access This feature allows you to customize up to ten different Internet ...

Page 42: ...entering their URL Website Blocking by Keyword You can block access to certain websites by the keywords contained in their web pages This feature allows you to restrict user access to specific web sites To block a site you can enter either a complete URL Internet address or keywords included in the URL 3 9 2 Firewall The settings page allows you to configure Firewall functions providing superior s...

Page 43: ...ine at a future date The cookie normally contains an ID number but can also contain other information Block WAN Request By enabling the Block WAN Request feature you can prevent your network from being pinged or detected by other Internet users The Block WAN Request feature also reinforces your network security by hiding your network ports Both functions of the Block WAN Request feature make it mo...

Page 44: ...s usually use their individual port number for its incoming and outgoing data packets However some of the applications may use different port number for incoming and outgoing data packets In this case you have to enter the port number used by outgoing data packets here Protocol You can specify the protocol type as TCP or UDP from the drop down list If you are not sure which one to select choose Bo...

Page 45: ...Arena quake3 exe set net_port 27660 27661 second player Telnet Server TCP 23 Web Server TCP 80 3 10 2 Forwarding This router also supports Port Forwarding Some applications use consecutive TCP UDP ports to transmit data Please note that do not configure the server of the same function with different IP Addresses even through different configuration pages Application Enter the name of application y...

Page 46: ... Port Range Enter the port number or range numbers the application uses when it sends packets outbound The Triggered Port acts as the trigger When the Wireless Security Router detects the outgoing packets with these port numbers it will allow the inbound packets with the Forwarded Port Numbers that you set in the next column to pass through the Wireless Security Router Forwarded Port Range Enter t...

Page 47: ...blic IP Address from your ISP Note that in order to provide unrestricted access the Firewall provided by the Wireless Security Router to protect this port is disabled thus creating a potentially serious security risk It is recommended that this application is disabled when it is not in use by entering 0 in the DMZ Host field The Multi DMZ allows you to map the public IP addresses to your LAN PCs s...

Page 48: ...ssing 4 1 Management Settings This feature allows the administrator to manage the Wireless Security Router by setting certain parameters For security reasons it is strongly recommended that you set Passwords so that only authorized persons are able to manage this Wireless Security Router If the Password is left blank all users on your network can access this router simply by entering the unit s IP...

Page 49: ...ool The Wireless Security Router provides three fields to enter these communities The default words Public and Private are well known communities that allow authorized persons who know the IP Address of this router to access the read only information about this router or have the authority to change the configuration Also the administrator can define any specific community and configure its limits...

Page 50: ...e threshold is used to determine whether the attempt of establishing connection is DoS attack or not SMTP Mail Server The domain name of IP Address of your ISP s outgoing e mail server You may find this information when you apply for e mail service from your ISP E mail Alert to Enter the e mail address you wish to send to Return Address Enter the e mail address you wish to send to if the alert e m...

Page 51: ...device The maximum number is 50 Packet Size Enter the number of packet size you wish to use to ping the destination device The maximum packet size is 1514 Time Between Enter the time between two packets Time out Enter the time period waiting for response from destination device Start Click this button to begin the ping test Ping Result The result will show the number of sending packets number of p...

Page 52: ...can choose Browse to view the folders and select the firmware Upgrade After you enter or select the path click Upgrade to start the firmware upgrade process Note Don t power off the router during the firmware upgrading otherwise the incompletion of firmware upgrading will cause serious damage to the integrity of the router s firmware that will lead to router reboot failure ...

Page 53: ... an IP address in the range of 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 254 and is therefore compatible with the ADSL Wireless Router s default IP address of 192 168 1 1 3 3 Check also the Subnet Mask is set to 255 255 255 0 Q The DIAG LED stays lit The DIAG LED should light up when the device is first powered up to indicate it is checking for proper operation After a few seconds the LED should go off If it stays li...

Page 54: ...ured into your computer before you can surf their local web pages If you are unable to access your ISP s home page enter your ISP s Domain Name into the OnePage Setup 3 3 to enable all computers in your LAN to have access to it If you only want to allow specific computers to access these home pages open the TCP IP Properties window 2 4 on these computers click the DNS Configuration tab and enter y...

Page 55: ... Ethernet Yes the ADSL Wireless Router supports both 10Mb 100Mb Ethernet on the LAN side Q What is NAT and what is it used for The Network Address Translation NAT Protocol translates multiple IP Addresses on a private LAN into a single public IP Address that is accessible to the Internet NAT not only provides the basis for multiple IP Address sharing but also adds to the LAN s security since the m...

Page 56: ... and is different from the account you use to connect to your ISP If you want more E mail accounts you should contact your ISP or you can browse the Internet to apply for a free E mail account Q Can Internet users access LAN computers ADSLWireless Router uses NAT to route all in out packets All external users can only see the IP of the ADSLWireless Router and cannot access LAN computers The LAN co...

Page 57: ... 10 100BASE T TX IEEE 802 11g Wireless Interface One ADSL interface RJ 11 connector WAN Four 10 100Mbps auto sensing Ethernet RJ 45 ports with auto cross over Wireless access point Management Web based UI Management LED Display Power Diag Link for ADSL Active for ADSL Enable Activity for Wireless interface Enable Activity for USB interface Link Activity for LAN port s Environment Operation Tempera...

Page 58: ...Aolynk WDR814 I g ADSL2 Wireless Router User Manual B Technical Specifications 55 Dimension 193 L x 123 W x 32 H mm Power External DC 12V 1A Mounting Desktop Wall mounting ...

Page 59: ...et and modem cards and adapters ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ADSL as its name indicates is an asymmetrical data transmission technology with higher traffic rate downstream and lower traffic rate upstream ADSL technology satisfies the bandwidth requirements of applications which demand asymmetric traffic such as web surfing file downloads and telecommuting Bandwidth The amount of data th...

Page 60: ...For example a hacker may use fake IP addresses to accumulate numerous connections to flood the server he wants to attack DDNS DDNS is an acronym for Dynamic Domain Name Service It helps map your dynamic changing IP address to the domain name of your host DNS Short for Domain Name Server DNS translates domain names into IP Addresses and help us recognize and remember domain names as they are alphab...

Page 61: ...ge username password and access phone number allowing users to log on to the Internet browse the World Wide Web and send and receive e mail Local Area Network LAN A computer network that spans a relatively small area Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings However one LAN can be connected to other LANs over any distance via telephone lines and radio waves A system of LANs...

Page 62: ...ithout losing the connection Router An Internet device that routes requests for information to other routers until the information s location is found and the data can be transmitted back to the origin of the request SPI SPI is an acronym for Stateful Packet Inspection The SPI engine examines not just the headers of the packet but also the packet contents it can then determine more about the packe...

Page 63: ...ns of public access WEP An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy It is an encryption mechanism used to protect your wireless data communications WEP uses a combination of 64 bit 128 bit keys to encrypt data that is transmitted between all points in a wireless network to insure data security It is described in the IEEE 802 11 standard ...

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