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1. Introduction 

AirLive N.MINI User’s Manual

 

                   

 

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WPS button 

 

Press the physical WPS button on the Wireless Router once, or go 
to enable the WPS function via web configuration (Go to Wireless > 
WPS page), then the LED will start to flash. Please make a 
connection with other WPS supported device within 2 minutes. 

 

LED Behavior 

LED 

Printed 

Color 

Behavior 

Indication 

POWER 

PWR 

Green 

Off 

Power off 

On 

Power on 

Blinking 

Power saving mode starting 

System 

SYS 

Green 

On 

Press reset button two seconds 
the LED will on, keep on pressing 
more than 3-5 seconds, the LED 
will start to flash 

Blinking 

System CPU is busy 

Wireless 
LAN 

WLAN 

Green 

Off 

WLAN function off 

On 

WLAN link / active 

Blinking 

WLAN traffic transmitting 

WPS 

WPS 

Green 

Off 

WPS Off 

On 

WPS active and connected 

Blinking 

WPS is enabled to make a 
connection 

Ethernet 

Ethernet 

Green 

Off 

No Ethernet cable connecting 

On 

Ethernet cable connected 

Blinking 

Receiving/ sending data 

 

Summary of Contents for Air Live N.MINI

Page 1: ...N MINI 300Mbps 11 b g n Mini AP User s Manual...

Page 2: ...ffort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this user s guide However we are not liable for the inaccuracies or errors in this guide Please use with caution All information is subject to change...

Page 3: ...paration between the equipment and receiver l Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected l Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV t...

Page 4: ...8 3 1 Hardware Connection 8 3 1 1 AP Client Mode 8 3 1 2 Router Mode 8 3 1 3 Bridging the Network 9 3 2 Login 10 3 3 Common Connection Types 13 3 3 1 Cable Modems 13 3 3 2 DSL Modems 13 3 3 3 Other Mo...

Page 5: ...61 4 7 7 Upgrade Firmware 62 4 7 8 Save Reload Settings 62 4 7 9 Password 63 4 8 Log out 63 5 PC Configuration 64 5 1 Overview 64 5 2 Windows Clients 64 5 2 1 TCP IP Settings Overview 64 5 2 2 Checkin...

Page 6: ...Table of Contents AirLive N MINI User s Manual 7 Appendix B About Wireless LANs 78 7 1 BSS 78 7 2 Channels 78 7 3 Security 78 7 4 Wireless LAN Configuration 79...

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Page 8: ...which ensures a high level of security to protect users data and privacy when you are traveling If not specify Wireless Router means N MINI in the following paragraph 1 2 Features If you encounter a...

Page 9: ...ess in your hotel room or a coffee shop hotspot n High security with build in WEP 64 128 WPA WPA2 mixed 802 1x and 802 11i n Support AP Router and Client Mode n Wireless Quality of Service QoS 802 11e...

Page 10: ...WER PWR Green Off Power off On Power on Blinking Power saving mode starting System SYS Green On Press reset button two seconds the LED will on keep on pressing more than 3 5 seconds the LED will start...

Page 11: ...into the mode selected 1 4 3 Side Panel Ethernet and power ports Ethernet When the mode be set to AP or Client modes use standard LAN cables RJ45 connectors to connect your PCs to this port If require...

Page 12: ...you desire by the manufacturer as described in the following sections The default setting mode is Router mode 2 1 Router Mode When set to Router mode ensure you are using the wireless LAN interface co...

Page 13: ...is device connects all the stations PC notebook with wireless network adapter to a wireless network 2 3 Client Mode If set to Client Infrastructure mode this device can work like a wireless station wh...

Page 14: ...2 Operation Modes AirLive N MINI User s Manual 7...

Page 15: ...ower to an outlet 3 1 2 Router Mode Connect via wireless Step1 Power on the wireless router first connect the Wireless Router with a power to an outlet Step2 Then connect the computer with the wireles...

Page 16: ...Client Step1 Connect the AP to the ADSL modem Step2 Connect the Client to the non wireless device AirMedia 350 for example Step3 Press the WPS button on the AP until the WPS LED blinked Step4 Then pre...

Page 17: ...cessfully Step2 Start your Web Browser Step3 In the Address box enter the IP address of the Wireless Router as in this example which uses the Wireless Router s default IP address http 192 168 1 254 St...

Page 18: ...AirLive N MINI User s Manual 11 After login successfully please click the Setup Wizard item that provides a primary configuration of this device You may enter each screen to change the default setting...

Page 19: ...xed IP address its IP address must be within the range 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 253 to be compatible with the Wireless Router s default IP Address of 192 168 1 254 Also the Network Mask must be set to...

Page 20: ...se a particular Hostname Domain name or MAC physical address 3 3 2 DSL Modems Type Details ISP Data required Dynamic IP Address Your IP Address is allocated automatically when you connect to you ISP N...

Page 21: ...Static Fixed 1 L2TP Server IP Address 2 User name and password 3 IP Address allocated to you if Static Fixed 3 3 3 Other Modems e g Broadband Wireless Type Details ISP Data required Dynamic IP Address...

Page 22: ...rd item that provides a primary configuration of this device You may enter each screen to change the default settings step by step 4 1 Setup Wizard The setup wizard will guide you to configure access...

Page 23: ...on User Name Enter the username that provide by your ISP provider Maximum input is 32 alphanumeric characters case sensitive Password Enter the password that provide by your ISP provider Maximum input...

Page 24: ...e of the Wireless Router here Wireless Network Name SSID A SSID is referred to a network name because essentially it is a name that identifies a wireless network case sensitive Step 2 Select Wireless...

Page 25: ...bits 10 Hex characters 0 9 a f Hexadecimal WEP 128 bits 26 Hex characters 0 9 a f ASCII WEP 64 bits 5 ASCII characters case sensitive ASCII WEP 128 bits 13 ASCII characters case sensitive Key Setting...

Page 26: ...4 Web Configuration AirLive N MINI User s Manual 19 4 2 Wireless 4 2 1 Basic Settings...

Page 27: ...e 2 4GHz B G N 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n supported rate Mode Under Router operation mode user can select AP WDS and AP WDS from the pull down list For AP mode user can select AP Client WDS and AP WD...

Page 28: ...uter will show its network name SSID to stations Disabled This Wireless Router will hide the network name to stations If stations want to connect to this Wireless Router this Router s network name SSI...

Page 29: ...6 to 2346 The default value is 2346 RTS Threshold RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the Hidden Node problem If the Hidden Node problem is an issue please specify the packet size The...

Page 30: ...delimiter You can select Long or Short for the preamble type IAPP Select Enabled or Disabled to execute this function Protection Select Enabled or Disabled to execute the security function Aggregatio...

Page 31: ...Key only supports WEP as encryption method AUTO Open Shared means AP can accept station connect to it using OPEN WEP or SHARED WEP WEP 802 1x Authentication Check the box to enable the 802 1x authenti...

Page 32: ...nter the password that the AP shares with the RADIUS Server WPA WPA2 WPA2 Mixed Personal Pre Shared Key Authentication Mode Select Enterprise RADIUS or Personal Pre Shared Key mode WPA Cipher Suite He...

Page 33: ...ords or leave it blank in which the 802 1x Authentication will be activated Make sure the same password is used on client s end Enterprise RADIUS RADIUS Server IP Address Enter the RADIUS Server s IP...

Page 34: ...MAC Address Enter the MAC address 12 characters of a station that is allowed to access this Wireless Router Comment You may enter up to 20 characters as a remark to the previous MAC address Current A...

Page 35: ...and then enable the WDS To use WDS function 1 The APs must support WDS function 2 To set the same SSID Network name 3 The channel must be set to the same on the APs 4 To set the same Wireless MAC addr...

Page 36: ...e WDS function please go to Wireless Basic Settings page to set up the Mode into WDS or AP WDS Repeater mode and set the APs into the same SSID Network Name and Channel Number If set to WDS mode the S...

Page 37: ...to Wireless WDS Settings page to check Enable WDS box to enable WDS function and then enter Wireless MAC address please make sure the BSSID of the other WDS supported AP 12 characters to each other t...

Page 38: ...ss Enter the Wireless BSSID MAC 12 characters of the other wireless AP that you want to connect with To check your wireless router s MAC address please go to Status Wireless Configuration to find your...

Page 39: ...WDS function and then click Set Security button to set up the WDS security Encryption Select the encryption type None WEP 64 bits WEP 128 bits and WPA2 from the pull down menu WEP WEP Key Format For...

Page 40: ...l have to enter a 64 characters string For easier configuration the Passphrase at least 8 characters format is recommended Pre Shared Key Pre Shared Key serves as a password Users may key in 8 to 63 c...

Page 41: ...to delete the selected AP information Delete All Click Delete All to delete all the items Reset Click Reset to restore the settings 4 2 6 Site Survey Refresh Check this button to renew all the listed...

Page 42: ...e router itself Enter the Self PIN Number to client Registrar end and click the PIN button at the client end to make a WPS connection It will connect with the wireless router within two minutes and ge...

Page 43: ...Start PIN button to make a WPS connection with client Then the wireless router will connect to client within 2 minutes and get IP address 4 2 8 Schedule Enable Wireless Schedule Check the box to enabl...

Page 44: ...t mask of the Wireless Router Default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Enter the Gateway IP address here DHCP Disable Select to disable this Wireless Router to distribute IP addresses to c...

Page 45: ...192 168 1 1 and the Number of IP address in pool end is 253 the device will distribute IP addresses from 192 168 1 100 to 192 168 1 253 to all the computers in the network that request IP addresses fr...

Page 46: ...to restore to default values Static DHCP List Here shows the static IP address that have been assigned according to the MAC address Delete Selected Click Delete Selected to delete items which are sele...

Page 47: ...4 Web Configuration AirLive N MINI User s Manual 40 4 3 2 WAN Interface WAN Access Type DHCP Client If the DHCP Client connection be selected the PC will obtain the IP address automatically...

Page 48: ...r that provided the related information IP Address Enter the WAN IP address provided by your ISP here Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask here Default Gateway Enter the default gateway IP address provid...

Page 49: ...connection type Continuous Connect on Demand or Manual from the pull down menu If selected Manual user can click Connect button to make a connection Idle Time It represents that the device will idle...

Page 50: ...the connection type Continuous Connect on Demand or Manual from the pull down menu If selected Manual user can click Connect button to make a connection Idle Time It represents that the device will i...

Page 51: ...the connection type Continuous Connect on Demand or Manual from the pull down menu If selected Manual user can click Connect button to make a connection Idle Time It represents that the device will i...

Page 52: ...ou can enter another DNS server s IP address as a backup DNS 2 server will be used when the DNS 1 server fails Clone MAC address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to conne...

Page 53: ...l Select the protocol TCP UDP or Both used to the remote system or service Comment You may key in a description MAC address Apply Changes After completing the settings on this page click Apply Changes...

Page 54: ...service Comment You may key in a description for the port range Apply Changes After completing the settings on this page click Apply Changes button to save the settings Reset Click Reset button to re...

Page 55: ...cription MAC address Apply Changes After completing the settings on this page click Apply Changes button to save the settings Reset Click Reset button to restore to default values Current Filter Table...

Page 56: ...beginning of the range of port numbers used by the service If the service uses a single port number enter it in both the start and finish fields Comment You may key in a description MAC address Apply...

Page 57: ...le URL filtering function URL Address Enter the URL address in the field Apply Changes After completing the settings on this page click Apply Changes button to save the settings Reset Click Reset butt...

Page 58: ...of a particular host in your LAN which will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port Public IP address above Note You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address for DM...

Page 59: ...Enable QoS This function improves online gaming experience by ensuring that game traffic is prioritized over other network traffic such as FTP or Web Automatic Uplink Download Speed Check the box to...

Page 60: ...dress MAC address Depend on the address type that selected user can enter the IP address or MAC address of client to set up the bandwidth of the transmission Mode Select Guaranteed minimum bandwidth o...

Page 61: ...ynamic routing allows routing tables in routers to change as the possible routes change There are several protocols used to support dynamic routing including RIP and OSPF NAT Network Address Translati...

Page 62: ...Mask that would like to send the packets pass through Gateway Set up the gateway that would like to send the packets pass through Metric It is used by a router to make routing decisions The metrics u...

Page 63: ...4 Web Configuration AirLive N MINI User s Manual 56 4 7 2 Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless and Ethernet networks...

Page 64: ...User Name Email Enter your email that you registered in service provider website You can refer to below Note information to apply a account form the service provider website Password Key Enter your p...

Page 65: ...he pull down menu Enable NTP client update Check to enable NTP Network Time Protocol Server client update function Automatically Adjust Daylight Saving Check the box to enable this function NTP server...

Page 66: ...4 Web Configuration AirLive N MINI User s Manual 59 4 7 5 Denial of Service...

Page 67: ...navailable The Wireless Router incorporates protection against DoS attacks This screen allows you to configure DoS protection Check the box to enable the DoS settings Select All After you enabled the...

Page 68: ...ogs related to the wireless LAN will be recorded DoS Only logs related to the DoS protection will be recorded Enable Remote Log Only logs related to the Remote control will be recorded Log Server IP a...

Page 69: ...r Click Clear button to delete the logs 4 7 7 Upgrade Firmware Select File Click the Browse button to find and open the firmware file the browser will display to correct file path Upload Click the Upl...

Page 70: ...click Upload button to upload the previous file Reset Settings to Default Click Reset button to set the device back to default settings 4 7 9 Password User Name Key in a new login user name in the bla...

Page 71: ...ault Wireless Router settings and default Windows TCP IP settings no changes need to be made l By default the Wireless Router will act as a DHCP Server automatically providing a suitable IP address an...

Page 72: ...rLive N MINI User s Manual 65 3 Select the TCP IP protocol for your network card 4 Click on the Properties button You should then see a screen like the following Ensure your TCP IP settings are correc...

Page 73: ...following changes l Enter the Wireless Router s IP address in the Default gateway field and click OK Your LAN administrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to the Wireless Router l If...

Page 74: ...ur network administrator before making the following changes l In the Default gateway field enter the Wireless Router s IP address and click OK Your LAN administrator can advise you of the IP Address...

Page 75: ...iguration AirLive N MINI User s Manual 68 3 Select the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 or 6 TCP IPv6 for your network card 4 Click on the Properties button You should then see a screen like the f...

Page 76: ...already configured check with your network administrator before making the following changes l In the Default gateway field enter the Wireless Router s IP address Your LAN administrator can advise you...

Page 77: ...iguration AirLive N MINI User s Manual 70 3 Select the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 or 6 TCP IPv6 for your network card 4 Click on the Properties button You should then see a screen like the f...

Page 78: ...he Wireless Router for Internet access l Ensure that the ADSL modem DSL modem Cable modem or other permanent connection is functional l Use the following procedure to configure your Browser to access...

Page 79: ...tinue 4 Select Broadband PPPoE 5 Enter User name and Password that provided by the ISP then click Connect to make a connection Accessing AOL To access AOL America On Line through the Wireless Router t...

Page 80: ...less Router as the Gateway Ensure you are logged in as root before attempting any changes Fixed IP Address By default most Unix installations use a fixed IP Address If you wish to continue using a fix...

Page 81: ...ed on the Wireless Router the security of each station should be disabled as well And you can connect the Wireless Router without security but it is NOT recommended WEP By default WEP on the Wireless...

Page 82: ...C and the Wireless Router are on the same network segment 9 If your PC is set to Obtain an IP Address automatically DHCP client please restart it 10 If your PC uses a Fixed Static IP address ensure th...

Page 83: ...nt Use the Content Filter Settings feature to allow the use of Internet applications which do not function correctly If this does solve the problem you can use the DMZ function This should work with a...

Page 84: ...the highest possible connection speed you can experiment with the following 13 Wireless Router location Try adjusting the location and orientation of the Wireless Router 14 Wireless Channel If interfe...

Page 85: ...reduce interference l In Infrastructure mode Wireless Stations normally scan all Channels looking for an Access Point If more than one Access Point can be used the one with the strongest signal is use...

Page 86: ...ty settings l 802 1x With 802 1x authentication a wireless PC can join any network and receive any messages that are not encrypted however additional setup for RADIUS to issue the WEP key dynamically...

Page 87: ...There are two formats for choice to set the Pre shared key Passphrase and Hex 64 characters If Hex is selected users will have to enter a 64 characters string For easier configuration the Passphrase a...

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