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MF-230 Troubleshooting & Web UI Configuration Guide v1.0

 

 

 

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Networking – WiFi 

This page allows some basic configuration such as start/stop WiFi and WiFi settings.  

 

 

 

This page allows customized security settings to prevent unauthorized access to your 

WiFi connectivity. Example: Change his/her SSID and WEP Key. After all configurations 

are completed, press 

Apply

.  

 

 

WiFi WEP security type setting: 

I.

 

Access the WiFi security page by clicking at Networking, followed by WiFi. 

II.

 

Key in SSID in the WLAN SSID field if users would like to change it. 

III.

 

Select 

WEP

 in Encryption Type drop down list in SSID Settings palette. 

IV.

 

In the WEP Settings palette, key in your password in the Key 1 text box.  It can 

be 8-63 characters or 64 Hexadecimal values long. 

V.

 

After all configurations are completed, press 

Apply

.  

 

Summary of Contents for MF-230

Page 1: ...ubleshooting Guide 4 a Router Setup 4 b WiFi Connection Setup 6 c Computer Laptop Setup Information 8 e Laptop s Power Saving Schemes when running on Battery 14 f Connectivity Issues 16 3 MF 230 Web B...

Page 2: ...MF 230 Troubleshooting Web UI Configuration Guide v1 0 2 1 P1 4G Portable WiFi Router MF 230 A Box Contents B Router Overview...

Page 3: ...e Static Battery Capacity 25 Blue Blinking Battery Capacity 25 5 Power Button Press for 5 seconds to turn device on off 6 Reset Button Resets the device to factory default settings 7 USB charging conn...

Page 4: ...arging LED will then light up first followed by WiFi LED light and then WiMAX LED light If All the LED lights do not light up these are the possible problems and solutions 1 The battery is flat Connec...

Page 5: ...rf the internet while the router is in hibernate mode To return to operation mode press the power button for 1 second At the GUI user can set the timer for the router to enter hibernate mode automatic...

Page 6: ...r laptop 3 Right click the Wireless Network Connection icon at the bottom right of the screen and select View Available Wireless Networks 4 Select the SSID that is printed under your MF 230 Click Conn...

Page 7: ...MF 230 Troubleshooting Web UI Configuration Guide v1 0 7...

Page 8: ...on of your router accordingly 7 Note This step is optional If you want to change the default SSID or WEP key open any Internet browser and type in the URL address for Customer Web GUIDE at http 10 1 1...

Page 9: ...ick on the My Network Places icon on your desktop and select Properties from the menu that appears 2 In the window that appears labeled Network and Dial up Connections right click on the icon titled L...

Page 10: ...ed Internet Protocol TCP IP and click on the button labeled Properties 3 A window titled Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties will now appear In this window click on the radio button to the left of Obt...

Page 11: ...by Apple to run Mac OS X will have built in Ethernet adapter hardware and the necessary networking software as part of OS X s default installation 1 Click on the Apple Menu Icon in the upper left cor...

Page 12: ...v1 0 12 Linux Fedora 1 Go to the System Administration and select the Network menu item This will launch the Network Config tool which will prompt Configure Network Devices and Connections 2 Select th...

Page 13: ...ion Guide v1 0 13 3 Check on the Activate device when computer starts and Allow all users to enable and disable the device Check the Automatically obtain IP address settings and choose DHCP these are...

Page 14: ...reen lower down the laptop s WiFi transmitting power and shutting down or lowering down power of other functions Troubleshooting steps 1 In order to isolate the issue that it s not our MF 230 product...

Page 15: ...ng Web UI Configuration Guide v1 0 15 3 Go to Network Adapters and look for the laptop s WiFi driver and double click on it 4 Go to Advanced and scroll down to look for power management and set it to...

Page 16: ...e the Hide SSID option III Check that your laptop desktop has its WiFi function turned on Ensure that it can detect WiFi 11 frequencies and is able to support B G and B G mix mode IV To ensure that it...

Page 17: ...web GUI 4 You are connected to the router s WiFi SSID and can obtain IP but cannot browse the Internet I Set your laptop s desktop s Network Wireless Connection to Obtain IP automatically and Obtain...

Page 18: ...n issue of weak service signals position your laptop desktop near to the router III Try changing the WiFi Channel to a different channel as it may be due to WiFi Interference IV Do a ping and speed te...

Page 19: ...ess http 10 1 1 254 Username admin Password admin123 Troubleshooting You cannot access the Customer Web GUI page Ensure you receive a DHCP IP from your router in the range of 10 1 1 x excluding 10 1 1...

Page 20: ...th of the WiMAX Radio Frequency channel BSID The WiMAX Base station ID that the router is connected to Dev State Status of the router Mac State Status of Wimax Uptime The length of time that the route...

Page 21: ...work Status The following is the meaning of each status in the Network Status Page LAN Box Network information on the router s LAN side connected from USB Port to user s PC Laptop WAN Box ISP Network...

Page 22: ...MF 230 Troubleshooting Web UI Configuration Guide v1 0 22 Device Status The Device Status shows the Firmware Version Hardware Model and WiMAX Frequency Range of the router...

Page 23: ...MF 230 Troubleshooting Web UI Configuration Guide v1 0 23 c Personalization for Account Date In the Account section you can change their Password for their Web Login...

Page 24: ...shooting Web UI Configuration Guide v1 0 24 d Networking Networking LAN On this page you can change the settings of the router s LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask according to the requirements of each in...

Page 25: ...WEP Key After all configurations are completed press Apply WiFi WEP security type setting I Access the WiFi security page by clicking at Networking followed by WiFi II Key in SSID in the WLAN SSID fie...

Page 26: ...Select WPA Personal in Encryption Type drop down list in SSID Settings palette IV In the WPA Settings palette select WPA PSK from WPA Mode drop down list V For Cipher Type choose either one of the th...

Page 27: ...r from WiFi in percentage value Select 100 for maximum transmit power if WiFi is weak Beacon Period Defines how often DX230 will send out wireless beacon Default value is 100 SSID Insert SSID name Acc...

Page 28: ...rs A Z or a mixture of A Z and 0 9 26 Hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F or mixture of both 0 9 A F only WPA WPA2 Uses external Radius Server in conjunction with TKIP and AES for authentication 8 63 ASCII...

Page 29: ...ge of 10 1 1 x as the default LAN IP subnet will enable that host direct access to the internet without having to go through NAT firewall and port forwarding By enabling DMZ you re exposing your host...

Page 30: ...o MF 230 user should change the DHCHP end IP address to a value for example 10 1 1 10 Users can also have a permanent DHCP IP bind to a PC Laptop Network Interface Card MAC address under Permanent Hos...

Page 31: ...hat support certain Online Games Host a Web Server or FTP Server and etc WAN Port It shows the range of Ports for incoming data from the router s Public IP should it be Open for the Port Forwarding ru...

Page 32: ...computer IP for the Port Forwarding on the LAN Side is the same IP as you set in the Web GUI Server IP Address Make sure that the intended computer has turned off any Firewall programs and allow the P...

Page 33: ...AN IP Address to forward the incoming Ports to This means that any computer on the network can use your Port Triggering setup If two computers try to use the Port Triggering setup at the same time you...

Page 34: ...me This means that you can only use Port 500 on one computer with the router at a time Using Port 500 on two computers at the same time would violate the one program rule and your data would get messe...

Page 35: ...eate and customize your own host name and select the domain name of your choice from the service provider The correct setting at MF 230 is as the screenshot below Host Name setting should be the custo...

Page 36: ...k the Host Name that you have created in the router it would take between 5 minutes to 30 minutes for the DDNS Service Provider to update The router will automatically update the DDNS Service Provider...

Page 37: ...hind Usage Just tick the box under Enable UPnP to enable it Devices which support UPnP are printers scanners WLAN access points media servers and many more NAT PMP Explanation NAT Port Mapping Protoco...

Page 38: ...guration Guide v1 0 38 e Management Power Management This is the page to enable disable the auto power saving on MF 230 It is enabled by default and both the default value for Auto Enter Standby and A...

Page 39: ...age to manually upgrade the firmware of the MF 230 Select the file and click Upload After the file is uploaded into the MF 230 a pop up window will prompt you to apply Click apply and wait for 2 3 min...

Page 40: ...MF 230 Troubleshooting Web UI Configuration Guide v1 0 40 Management Recovery This is the web interface to manually factory default the settings of the MF 230...

Page 41: ...I Configuration Guide v1 0 41 Management Ping User can ping to the internet via the WAN interface if users suspect the network issue is due to the LAN or computer By Pinging on this interface there is...

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