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BOUT THE 

Wireless Repeater

 

Congratulations on your purchase of the IEEE 802.11g Wireless 
Router. The SNR6500 is a powerful yet simple 
communication device for connecting your local area network 
(LAN) to the Internet. 

LED Indicators 

The IEEE 802.11g Wireless Repeater includes status LED 
indicators, as described in the following figure and table. 

LED Status Description 

Power On The Wireless Repeater is receiving power. 
Modem/PC On The WAN link is connected. 
Wireless On The Wireless LAN is enabled. 
Flashing The Wireless Repeater is transmitting or receiving traffic 
via a wireless connection. 
 

Features and Benefits

 

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Local network connection via 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports or 

54 Mbps wireless interface 

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IEEE 802.11g Compliant – interoperable with multiple 

vendors 

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Advanced security through 64/128-bit WEP encryption, 

802.1x, SSID broadcast disabled, and MAC address filtering 
features to protect your sensitve data and authenticate only 
authorized users to your network 

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Provides seamless roaming within 802.11g WLAN 

environment 

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DHCP for dynamic IP configuration, and DNS for domain 

name mapping 

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Firewall with Stateful Packet Inspection, client privileges, 

hacker prevention, DoS, and NAT 

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NAT also enables multi-user access with a single-user 

account, and virtual server functionality such as web, mail, 
FTP, and Telnet 

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Virtual Private Network support using PPTP, L2TP, or IPSec 

pass-through, ISP permitting 

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Parental controls allow the user to restrict web browsing 

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Automatic email alerts when the network is being attacked 

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Easy setup through a web browser on any operating system 

that supports TCP/IP 

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Compatible with all popular Internet applications 

 

I

NSTALLING THE 

Wireless Repeater

 

Before installing the Wireless Repeater, verify that you have all the 
items listed under “Package Contents.” If any of the items are 

Summary of Contents for SNR6500

Page 1: ...Philips Model Name SNR6500 Arcadyan Model Name WA4001C LF B7 Wireless Repeater 11g True Turbo Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...it WEP encryption 802 1x SSID broadcast disabled and MAC address filtering features to protect your sensitve data and authenticate only authorized users to your network Provides seamless roaming within 802 11g WLAN environment DHCP for dynamic IP configuration and DNS for domain name mapping Firewall with Stateful Packet Inspection client privileges hacker prevention DoS and NAT NAT also enables m...

Page 3: ...pe and the modem type connected to the Wireless Router data passing between the devices connected to your local area network can run up to 100 Mbps over the Fast Enternet ports The Wireless Repeater includes an LED display on the front panel for system power and port indications that simplifies installation and network troubleshooting It also provides four RJ 45 LAN ports and one RJ 45 WAN port on...

Page 4: ...e Internet A Java enabled web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 or above Firefox 1 0 or Mozilla 1 7 installed on one PC at your site for configuring the Wireless Repeater Connect the System The Wireless Repeater can be positioned at any convenient location in your office or home No special wiring or cooling requirements are needed You should however comply with the following guidelin...

Page 5: ...o position to ensure that it is properly seated Warning Do not plug a phone jack connector into any RJ 45 port This may damage the Wireless Repeater Instead use only twisted pair cables with RJ 45 connectors that conform with FCC standards Attach to Your Network Using Radio Signals Install a wireless network adapter in each computer that will be connected to the Internet or your local network via ...

Page 6: ...s button 4 In the Local Area Connection Properties box verify the box next to Internet Protocol TCP IP is checked Then highlight the Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties button 5 Select Obtain an IP address automatically to configure your computer for DHCP Click the OK button to save this change and close the Properties window 6 Click the OK button again to save these new changes 7 Re...

Page 7: ...uble click the Local Area Connection icon for the Ethernet adapter that is connected to the Wireless Repeater Next click the Properties button 3 In the Local Area Connection Properties box verify the box next to Internet Protocol TCP IP is checked Then highlight the Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties button 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically to configure your computer for D...

Page 8: ...ess in the same network as the Wireless Router use the ping command to check if your computer has successfully connected to the Wireless Repeater The following example shows how the ping procedure can be executed in an MS DOS window First execute the ping command ping 192 168 1 3 If a message similar to the following appears Pinging 192 168 2 1 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 2 1 bytes 32...

Page 9: ...uter Disable Proxy Connection You will also need to verify that the HTTP Proxy feature of your web browser is disabled This is so that your web browser will be able to view the Wireless Repeater configuration pages The following steps are for Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 5 5 or above For Windows 1 Open Internet Explorer Click Tools and then select Internet Options 2 In the Internet Options ...

Page 10: ...t name If so enter it into the field If your ISP used the MAC address of an Ethernet card as an identifier when first setting up your broadband account only connect the PC with the registered MAC address to the Wireless Repeater and click the Clone MAC Address button This will replace the current Wireless Repeater MAC address with the already registered Ethernet card MAC address Click Finish to co...

Page 11: ...ddress and Subnet Mask Leave the Maximum Transmission Unit MTU at the default value 1460 unless you have a particular reason to change it Enter a Maximum Idle Time in minutes to define a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity If the connection is inactive for longer than the Maximum Idle Time it will be dropped Default 3 minutes Connect Mode Always...

Page 12: ...ke hacker attack detection IP and MAC address filtering intrusion detection virtual server setup virtual DMZ hosts and other advanced functions Please refer to Advanced Management Guide included in the documentation CD for details Model Number SNR6500 ...

Page 13: ... not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equi...

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