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LevelOne 

 
 

WBR-2400TX 

22Mbps Wireless AP Router w/ 4-port Switch 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User’s Manual 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Version:1.0 

 

Summary of Contents for WBR-2400TX

Page 1: ...LevelOne WBR 2400TX 22Mbps Wireless AP Router w 4 port Switch User s Manual Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...lients 33 Other Unix Systems 33 Wireless Station Configuration 34 CHAPTER 5 OPERATION AND STATUS 35 Operation 35 Status Screen 35 Connection Status PPPoE 37 Connection Status PPTP 39 Connection Detail...

Page 3: ...eless Access 65 APPENDIX B ABOUT WIRELESS LANS 67 Modes 67 BSS ESS 67 Channels 68 WEP 68 Wireless LAN Configuration 68 APPENDIX C SPECIFICATIONS 69 Multi Function LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router 69...

Page 4: ...ovide sophisticated functions while being easy to use Internet Access Features Shared Internet Access All users on the LAN or WLAN can access the Internet through the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Route...

Page 5: ...ng PPTP L2TP and IPSec are transparently supported no configuration is required Wireless Features Standards Compliant The LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router complies with the IEEE802 11b DSSS specific...

Page 6: ...tence of each PC is hidden From the external viewpoint there is no network only a single device the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router Stateful Inspection Firewall All incoming data packets are monito...

Page 7: ...ng LAN hub port Flashing Data is being transmitted or received via the corre sponding LAN hub port 100 On Corresponding LAN hub port is using 100BaseT Off Corresponding LAN hub port connection is usin...

Page 8: ...Reset Button for a few seconds until the RED LED has flashed TWICE 4 Release the Reset Button The LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router is now using the factory default values WAN port 10 100BaseT Conne...

Page 9: ...rnet Access an Internet Access account with an ISP and either a DSL or Cable modem for WAN port usage To use the Wireless Access Point all Wireless devices must be compliant with the IEEE802 11b speci...

Page 10: ...other hub using a standard cable 3 Connect WAN Cable Connect the DSL or Cable modem to the WAN port on the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router Use the cable supplied with your DSL Cable modem If no cab...

Page 11: ...Use the table below to locate detailed instructions for the required functions To Do this Refer to Configure PCs on your LAN Chapter 4 PC Configuration Check LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router operat...

Page 12: ...tem supports UPnP an icon for the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router will appear in the system tray notifying you that a new network device has been found and offering to create a new desktop shortcut...

Page 13: ...connection is not working or your PC s IP address is not compatible with the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router s IP Address See next item If your PC is using a fixed IP Address its IP Address must b...

Page 14: ...ls ISP Data required Dynamic IP Address Your IP Address is allocated automatically when you connect to you ISP Usually none However some ISP s may require you to use a particular Hostname Domain name...

Page 15: ...be Static Fixed PPTP Server IP Address User name and password IP Address allocated to you if Static Fixed Other Modems e g Broadband Wireless Type Details ISP Data required Dynamic IP Address Your IP...

Page 16: ...Data Input Use the menu bar on the top of the screen and the Back button on your Browser for navigation Changing to another screen without clicking Save does NOT save any changes you may have made You...

Page 17: ...hich the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router is at tached the same value as the PCs on that LAN segment DHCP Server If Enabled the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router will allo cate IP Addresses to PCs...

Page 18: ...1 DHCP Server on your LAN Using the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router s DHCP Server This is the default setting The DHCP Server settings are on the LAN screen On this screen you can Enable or Disabl...

Page 19: ...s the same as the Device Name for the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router On your PC some Wireless status screens may display this name as the name of the Access Point in use SSID ESSID If using an ESS...

Page 20: ...ations access your LAN To select the required wireless stations click the Select Stations button Allow Internet access by All Wireless Stations All wireless stations can use the access point to access...

Page 21: ...receiving station must be set to use 64 Bit En cryption and have the same Key value in the same position in its key table Otherwise it will not be able to decrypt the data Default Key select the key y...

Page 22: ...ing the key before being transmit ted The receiving station must be set to use 128 Bit Encryption and have the same Key value Otherwise it will not be able to de crypt the data Key Enter the key value...

Page 23: ...nce you have assigned a password to the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router on the Password screen above you will be prompted for the password when you connect as shown below If no password has been se...

Page 24: ...ed on each PC TCP IP Settings Overview If using the default LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router settings and the default Windows TCP IP settings no changes need to be made By default the LevelOne 22Mbp...

Page 25: ...re 12 IP Address Win 95 Ensure your TCP IP settings are correct as follows Using DHCP To use DHCP select the radio button Obtain an IP Address automatically This is the default Windows setting Using t...

Page 26: ...inistrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router Figure 13 Gateway Tab Win 95 98 On the DNS Configuration tab ensure Enable DNS is selected If the DN...

Page 27: ...uide Checking TCP IP Settings Windows NT4 0 1 Select Control Panel Network and on the Protocols tab select the TCP IP protocol as shown below Figure 15 Windows NT4 0 TCP IP 2 Click the Properties butt...

Page 28: ...btains an IP Address from the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router Specify an IP Address If your PC is already configured check with your network administrator before making the following changes 1 The...

Page 29: ...igure 17 Windows NT4 0 Add Gateway 2 The DNS should be set to the address provided by your ISP as follows Click the DNS tab On the DNS screen shown below click the Add button under DNS Service Search...

Page 30: ...PC Configuration Figure 18 Windows NT4 0 DNS 27...

Page 31: ...rk and Dial up Connection 2 Right click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties You should see a screen like the following Figure 19 Network Configuration Win 2000 3 Select the TCP IP pro...

Page 32: ...dress from the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router Using a fixed IP Address Use the following IP Address If your PC is already configured check with your network administrator before making the followi...

Page 33: ...l Network Connection 2 Right click the Local Area Connection and choose Properties You should see a screen like the following Figure 21 Network Configuration Windows XP 3 Select the TCP IP protocol fo...

Page 34: ...m the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router Using a fixed IP Address Use the following IP Address If your PC is already configured check with your network administrator before making the following change...

Page 35: ...et Connections 2 Select Set up or change your Internet Connection 3 Select the Connection tab and click the Setup button 4 Cancel the pop up Location Information screen 5 Click Next on the New Connect...

Page 36: ...any changes Fixed IP Address By default most Unix installations use a fixed IP Address If you wish to continue using a fixed IP Address make the following changes to your configuration Set your Defaul...

Page 37: ...must have compatible settings as follows Mode The mode must be set to Infrastructure SSID ESSID This must match the value used on the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router The default value is default N...

Page 38: ...ecify which PC receives an incoming connection Refer to Chapter 6 Advanced Fea tures for further details Applications which use non standard connections or port numbers may be blocked by the LevelOne...

Page 39: ...ess which was requested If the URL Filter is enabled this address will be shown as a URL Otherwise the IP address will be displayed Blocked If the request was blocked by the URL Filter function this w...

Page 40: ...he Connection Details button is clicked Figure 24 PPPoE Status Screen Data PPPoE Status Screen Connection Physical Address The hardware address of this device as seen by remote devices on the Internet...

Page 41: ...Connection attempt started by the Connect button Reset physical connection Preparing line for connection attempt Connecting to remote server Attempting to connect to the ISP s server Remote Server lo...

Page 42: ...5 PPTP Status Screen Data PPTP Status Screen Connection Physical Address The hardware address of this device as seen by remote devices on the Internet This is different to the hardware address seen by...

Page 43: ...sh Update the data on screen Connection Details Fixed Dynamic IP Address If your access method is neither PPPoE nor PPTP a screen like the following example will be displayed when the Connection Detai...

Page 44: ...lease immediately Buttons Release Renew Button will display EITHER Release OR Renew This button is only useful if the IP address shown above is allocated automatically on connection Dynamic IP address...

Page 45: ...lowing advanced features are provided Special Applications DMZ Virtual Servers Dynamic DNS Remote Management Advanced Internet Screen This screen allows configuration of all advanced features relating...

Page 46: ...s you can use this screen to set which PC should receive an incoming connection as described below Conferencing Telephony Select an Application This lists applications which may generate incoming conn...

Page 47: ...ou can define the application as a Special Application Special Applications Screen This screen can be reached by clicking the Special Applications button on the Internet screen You can then define you...

Page 48: ...P or UDP used when you send data to the remote system or service Start Enter the beginning of the range of port numbers used by the application server for data you send to it If the application uses a...

Page 49: ...d and Disabled on the Advanced Internet screen The DMZ PC is effectively outside the Firewall mak ing it more vulnerable to attacks For this reason you should only enable the DMZ feature when required...

Page 50: ...ton An entry may be a Domain name e g www trash com or simply a string e g ads Any URL which contains ANY entry ANYWHERE in the URL will be blocked Buttons Delete Delete All Use these buttons to delet...

Page 51: ...prevent the use of a Web Virtual Server on your LAN See Advanced Internet Virtual Servers Current IP Ad dress You must use this IP Address to connect see below This IP Address is allocated by your IS...

Page 52: ...Remote PC Using Web Server Using FTP Server http 203 70 212 52 ftp 203 70 212 52 203 70 212 52 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 10 192 168 0 20 LAN IP Address Internet IP Address Figure 31 Virtual Servers IP Add...

Page 53: ...roperties Enable Use this to Enable or Disable support for this Server as required If Enabled any incoming connections will be forwarded to the selected PC If Disabled any incoming connection attempts...

Page 54: ...ata from the Properties area ready for input of a new Virtual Server entry For each entry the PC must be running the appropriate Server software Defining your own Virtual Servers If the type of Server...

Page 55: ...rs to connect to your Virtual Servers using a URL rather than an IP Address This also solves the problem of having a dynamic IP address With a dynamic IP address your IP address may change whenever yo...

Page 56: ...Web site to request a domain name DDNS Data User Name Enter the User name specified at the www dyndns org Web site when you registered Password Enter your current password for www dyndns org Domain E...

Page 57: ...ttings available are PC Database This is the list of PCs shown when you select the DMZ PC or a Vir tual Server This database is maintained automatically but you can add and delete entries for PCs whic...

Page 58: ...identify each PC not the name or IP address The Hardware Address can only change if you change the PC s network card or adapter This system means you do NOT need to use Fixed static IP addresses on yo...

Page 59: ...e PC is not available not con nected or not powered On you will not be able to add it Delete Delete the selected PC from the list This should be done in 2 situa tions The PC has been removed from your...

Page 60: ...s utility is available for this purpose You must obtain the firmware upgrade file first instructions for using TFTP will be available with the upgrade UPnP Enable UPnP Services UPnP Universal Plug and...

Page 61: ...A DoS attack does not attempt to steal data or damage your PCs but overloads your Internet connection so you cannot use it the service is unavailable The LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router uses State...

Page 62: ...ddress recorded by your ISP MAC Address Screen Select MAC Address from the Advanced menu to reach a screen like the example below Figure 36 MAC address Screen Data MAC address Screen MAC hardware Addr...

Page 63: ...ter Server as a software Router enable RIP on the Leve lOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router and ensure the following Windows 2000 settings are correct Open Routing and Remote Access In the console tree sele...

Page 64: ...estination Network The network address of the remote LAN segment For standard class C LANs the network address is the first 3 fields of the Destination IP Address The 4th last field can be left at 0 N...

Page 65: ...Router installed on the same LAN segment as the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router This router requires that the Default Route is the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router itself Typically routers have a...

Page 66: ...nt 1 Destination IP Address 192 168 1 0 Network Mask 255 255 255 0 Standard Class C Gateway IP Address 192 168 0 100 LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router s local Router Metric 2 Entry 2 Segment 2 Destin...

Page 67: ...d Static IP address ensure that it is using an IP Address within the range 192 168 0 2 to 192 168 0 254 and thus com patible with the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router s default IP Address of 192 168...

Page 68: ...WEP The default setting for the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router is disabled so your wireless station should also have WEP dis abled If WEP is enabled on the LevelOne 22Mbps Wireless AP Router your...

Page 69: ...r devices Off and see if this helps Any noisy devices should be shielded or relocated RF Shielding Your environment may tend to block transmission between the wireless stations This will mean high acc...

Page 70: ...ate only with Wireless Stations which are set to Infrastructure mode BSS ESS BSS A group of Wireless Stations and a single Access Point all using the same ID SSID form a Basic Service Set BSS Using th...

Page 71: ...ted by your Wireless Stations But if the data is encrypted then it is meaningless unless the receiver can decrypt it If WEP is used the Wireless Stations and the Access Point must have the same settin...

Page 72: ...Access Point via built in wireless module LEDs 12 Power Adapter 12 V DC External Relative humidity 10 to 90 Wireless Interface Standards IEEE802 11b WLAN PCMCIA 2 1 JEIDA 4 2 roaming support Frequency...

Page 73: ...nt 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 help To assure continued compliance any changes or mo...

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