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PC Configuration 

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Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows 2000: 

1.  Select 

Control Panel - Network 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

 protocol for your network card. 

4.  Click on the 

Properties

 button. You should then see a screen like the following. 

Summary of Contents for ADW-4300A

Page 1: ...802 11g Wireless ADSL Firewall Router ADW 4300A ADW 4300B User s Manual...

Page 2: ...ntial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio commu...

Page 3: ...Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment As of April 8 2000 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must...

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Page 5: ...ts 32 Linux Clients 32 Other Unix Systems 32 Wireless Station Configuration 33 CHAPTER 5 OPERATION AND STATUS 34 Operation 34 Status Screen 34 Connection Status PPPoE PPPoA 36 Connection Details Dynam...

Page 6: ...eneral Problems 73 Internet Access 73 Wireless Access 74 APPENDIX B ABOUT WIRELESS LANS 76 Modes 76 BSS ESS 76 Channels 77 WEP 77 Wireless LAN Configuration 77 APPENDIX C SPECIFICATIONS 79 ADSL Wirele...

Page 7: ...features carefully designed to provide 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...

Page 8: ...every time you connect VPN Pass through Support PCs with VPN Virtual Private Networking software using PPTP L2TP and IPSec are transparently supported no configura tion is required Wireless Features...

Page 9: ...ation data and settings Wireless LAN Security WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is supported as well as Wireless access control to prevent unknown wireless stations from accessing your LAN NAT Protection A...

Page 10: ...ng if data is being transferred via the cor responding LAN port 10 LNK ACT This will be ON if the LAN connection is using 10BaseT and Blinking if data is being transferred via the corre sponding LAN p...

Page 11: ...plink port when required Just connect any port to a normal port on the other hub using a standard LAN cable Reset Button Reset to De faults This button will reset the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router to...

Page 12: ...ccess Point all Wireless devices must be compliant with the IEEE 802 11g or IEEE 802 11b specifications Procedure Figure 4 Installation Diagram 1 Choose an Installation Site Select a suitable place on...

Page 13: ...ort on the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router the RJ11 connector to the ADSL terminator provided by your phone company 4 Power Up Connect the supplied power adapter to the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router and...

Page 14: ...ADSL Wireless Firewall Router you wish to use 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 C...

Page 15: ...ment The ADSL Wireless Firewall Router must be installed and powered ON If the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router s default IP Address 192 168 0 1 is already used by another device the other device must b...

Page 16: ...Chapter 4 PC Con figuration for details on checking your PC s TCP IP settings Ensure that your PC and the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router are on the same network segment If you don t have a router this...

Page 17: ...y b IP Address allocated to you and related information such as Network Mask Gateway IP address and DNS address PPPoE PPPoA You connect to the ISP only when required The IP address is usually allocate...

Page 18: ...n menu also contains two 2 buttons Log Out When finished you should click this button to logout Restart Use this if you wish to restart the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router Note that restarting the Route...

Page 19: ...uter will allocate IP Addresses to PCs DHCP clients on your LAN when they start up The default and recommended value is Enabled If you are already using a DHCP Server this setting must be Disabled and...

Page 20: ...ADSL Wireless Firewall Router s DHCP Server function Set the range of IP Addresses allocated to PCs by the DHCP Server function You can assign Fixed IP Addresses to some devices while using DHCP prov...

Page 21: ...n is shown below Figure 7 Wireless Screen Data Wireless Screen Identification Regulatory Domain Select the correct domain for your location It is your responsibil ity to ensure That the ADSL Wireless...

Page 22: ...Privacy status will display Dis abled if WEP is not being used otherwise it will display 64 Bit or 128 Bit depending on the WEP key size being used If WEP is used data is Encrypted before being trans...

Page 23: ...Setup 17 Set Stations Button Click this button to manage the trusted PC database...

Page 24: ...er at least the default key For 128 Bit Encryption the key size is 26 chars in HEX 0 9 and A F Authentication Type Normally this should be left at the default value of Automatic If changed to Open Sys...

Page 25: ...Enter the existing password in this field New password Enter the new password here Verify pass word Re enter the new password here You will be prompted for the password when you connect as shown belo...

Page 26: ...figured on each PC TCP IP Settings Overview If using the default ADSL Wireless Firewall Router settings and the default Windows TCP IP settings no changes need to be made By default the ADSL Wireless...

Page 27: ...P 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 this is...

Page 28: ...ow Your LAN administrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router Figure 13 Gateway Tab Win 95 98 On the DNS Configuration tab ensure Enable DNS is selected...

Page 29: ...ng 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 button to see a...

Page 30: ...your PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router Specify an IP Address If your PC is already configured check with your network administrator before making the follow...

Page 31: ...dows 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 Order and en...

Page 32: ...ADSL Wireless Firewall Router User Guide 26 Figure 18 Windows NT4 0 DNS...

Page 33: ...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 protocol for y...

Page 34: ...it obtains an IP Address from the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router Using a fixed IP Address Use the following IP Address If your PC is already configured check with your network administrator before maki...

Page 35: ...nnection 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 for your netwo...

Page 36: ...ns an IP Address from the ADSL Wireless Firewall 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 f...

Page 37: ...ections 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 Connection Wiz...

Page 38: ...e attempting 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 Se...

Page 39: ...ws Mode The mode must be set to Infrastructure rather than Ad hoc Access points only operate in Infrastructure mode SSID ESSID This must match the value used on the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router The d...

Page 40: ...Once both the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router and the PCs are configured op eration is automatic However there are some situations where additional Internet configuration may be required Refer to Chapte...

Page 41: ...ocated by the ISP Internet Service Provider If using a dynamic IP address and no connection currently exists this information is unavailable Connection Details Click this button to open a sub window a...

Page 42: ...t or PPPoA PPP over ATM a screen like the following example will be displayed when the Connection Details button is clicked Figure 24 PPPoE Status Screen Data PPPoE PPPoA Screen Connection Time This i...

Page 43: ...dress Data Dynamic IP address Internet IP Address The current IP Address of this device as seen by Internet users This address is allocated by your ISP Internet Service Provider Network Mask The Netwo...

Page 44: ...s DHCP Server clicking the Re lease button will break the connection and release the IP Address Renew If the ISP s DHCP Server has NOT allocated an IP Address for the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router cl...

Page 45: ...Details Fixed Dynamic IP Address Data Fixed IP address Screen Internet IP Address The IP Address of this device as seen by Internet users This address is allocated by your ISP Internet Service Provid...

Page 46: ...DMZ and URL Filter features Figure 27 Advanced Internet Screen DMZ This feature if enabled allows the DMZ computer on your LAN to be exposed to all users on the Internet This allows almost any applica...

Page 47: ...owing you to create or modify the filter strings which determine which sites will be blocked URL Filter Screen This screen is displayed when the Configure URL Filter button on the Advanced Internet sc...

Page 48: ...namic IP address With a dynamic IP address your IP address may change whenever you connect which makes it difficult to connect to you The DynDNS Service works as follows 1 You must register for the se...

Page 49: ...y the DDNS Service If you have more than one name enter the name you wish to use User Name Enter your Username for the DDNS Service Password Enter your current password for the DDNS Service Domain Nam...

Page 50: ...lly Allow traffic Firewall Rules Screen An example screen is shown below Figure 30 Firewall Screen Data Firewall Rules Incoming Rules For the default rule this will display Default For rules which you...

Page 51: ...o button which allows you to select the rule Enable Indicates whether or not the rule is currently enabled For rules you have added this column will contain a checkbox allowing you to easily enable or...

Page 52: ...ffic which is not allowed by rules you create will be blocked by the Default rule BLOCK rules are only useful if the traffic is already covered by an ALLOW rule That is you wish to block a sub set of...

Page 53: ...s screen is displayed when the Add or Edit button for Outgoing Rules is clicked Figure 32 Outbound Services Screen Data Outbound Rules Screen Outbound Services Service Select the desired Service or ap...

Page 54: ...sed on their source WAN IP address Select the desired option Any All IP addresses are covered by this rule Address range If this option is selected you must enter the Start and Finish fields Single ad...

Page 55: ...re 33 Add Services Screen Data Add Services Services Services List This lists all defined Services Add Use this to open a sub screen where you can add a new ser vice Edit To modify a service select it...

Page 56: ...Edit Service Data Add Edit Service Services Name If editing this shows the current name of the Service If adding a new service this will be blank and you should enter a suitable name Type Select the...

Page 57: ...Disabling this option provides a slight increase in security MTU Size Enter a value between 1 and 1500 Note MTU Maximum Transmission Unit size should only be changed if advised to do so by Technical S...

Page 58: ...y you must select your Time Zone from the list Adjust for Day light Savings Time If your region uses Daylight Savings Time you must manually check Adjust for Daylight Savings Time at the beginning of...

Page 59: ...ur LAN have the same IP Address This IP Address is allocated by your ISP This address should be static rather than dynamic to make it easier for Internet users to connect to your Servers However you c...

Page 60: ...te Server software For each entry the PC must be running the appropri ate Server software If the desired Server type is not listed you can define your own Servers using the Firewall Rules Connecting t...

Page 61: ...ect the DMZ PC or a Virtual Server This database is maintained automatically but you can add and delete entries for PCs which use a Fixed Static IP Address Config File Backup or restore the configurat...

Page 62: ...le PC Database screen is shown below Figure 39 PC Database PCs which are DHCP Clients are automatically added to the database and updated as required By default non Server versions of Windows act as D...

Page 63: ...r not powered On you will not be able to add it Buttons Add This will add the new PC to the list The PC will be sent a ping to determine its hardware address If the PC is not available not connected o...

Page 64: ...s matches the PC s hostname IP Address Select the appropriate option Automatic The PC is set to be a DHCP client Windows Obtain an IP address automatically The ADSL Wireless Firewall Router will alloc...

Page 65: ...PC Because of this the MAC address can NOT be left blank Buttons Add as New Entry Add a new PC to the list using the data in the Properties box If Automatic discovery for MAC address is selected the...

Page 66: ...screen is shown below Figure 41 Config File Screen Data Config File Screen Backup Config Use this to download a copy of the current configuration and store the file on your PC Click Download to start...

Page 67: ...wall Router log data can also be E mailed to your PC Use the E mail screen to configure this feature Figure 42 Logging Screen Data Logging Screen Logs Current Time The current time on the ADSL Wireles...

Page 68: ...checked this will log connections TO this Router rather than through this Router to the Internet Router operation If checked other Router operations not covered by the selections above will be logged...

Page 69: ...ress Outgoing SMTP Mail Server Enter the address or IP address of the SMTP Simple Mail Transport Protocol Server you use for outgoing E mail My SMTP Mail Server requires authentication To stop spanner...

Page 70: ...Network tries to visit a blocked site E mail Logs Send Logs Select the desired option for sending the log by E mail Never default This feature is disabled Logs are not sent When log is full The time i...

Page 71: ...case wait a few seconds and try again Ping Button After entering the IP address click this button to start the Ping procedure The results will be displayed in the Ping Results pane DNS Lookup Interne...

Page 72: ...xam ple below Port Number Enter a port number between 1024 and 65535 The default for HTTP Web connections is port 80 but using port 80 will prevent the use of a Web Virtual Server on your LAN So using...

Page 73: ...ollowed by the Internet IP Address of the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router If the port number is not 80 the port number is also required After the IP Address enter followed by the port number e g HTTP 12...

Page 74: ...the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router and ensure the following Windows 2000 set tings are correct Open Routing and Remote Access In the console tree select Routing and Remote Access server name IP Routing...

Page 75: ...Table entry using the data shown in the table area on screen Delete Delete the current Static Routing Table entry Save Save the RIP setting This has no effect on the Static Routing Table Configuring...

Page 76: ...irect connection to the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router s local Router the Gateway IP Address is the address of the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router s local router For routers which must forward packets to...

Page 77: ...ess 192 168 0 100 Metric 3 For Router A s Default Route Destination IP Address 0 0 0 0 Network Mask 0 0 0 0 Gateway IP Address 192 168 0 1 ADSL Wireless Firewall Router s IP Address For Router B s Def...

Page 78: ...following Figure 48 Router Upgrade Screen To perform the Firmware Upgrade 1 Click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the upgrade file 2 Select the upgrade file Its name will appear in t...

Page 79: ...ensure that it is using an IP Address within the range 192 168 0 2 to 192 168 0 254 and thus compatible with the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router s default IP Address of 192 168 0 1 Also the Network Mask...

Page 80: ...disabled so your wireless station should also have WEP disabled If WEP is enabled on the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router your PC must have WEP enabled and the key must match If the ADSL Wireless Firewal...

Page 81: ...Troubleshooting 75 RF Shielding Your environment may tend to block transmission between the wireless stations This will mean high access speed is only possi ble when close to the ADSL Wireless Firewa...

Page 82: ...e 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 the...

Page 83: ...ny data which is transmitted 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...

Page 84: ...ADSL Wireless Firewall Router User Guide 78...

Page 85: ...egotiation Auto MDI MDI X Wireless 1 x 802 11g wireless access point Ports WAN 1 RJ 11 10 100Base TX Auto Negotiation LED Indicators PWR STATUS WLAN ADSL 100 LNK ACT 10 LNK ACT for each LAN port Butto...

Page 86: ...ADSL Wireless Firewall Router User Guide 80 Power 15V AC 1A Power Consumption Maximum 15W 51 BTU Temperature Humidity 0 40 degree C operating 10 70 degree C storage 5 95 non condensing Emission FCC CE...

Page 87: ...adio TV technician for help To assure continued compliance any changes or modifications not expressly ap proved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this...

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