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BLW-54MF

3.3 Firmware

You can upgrade the firmware of BLW-54MF via Web Browser.

First, please go to the website: http://www.planex.com.tw/download/index.

htm to download the latest firmware of BLW-54MF. Be sure that the

firmware is stored in your PC's disk and then click

Browse...

to search

for the firmware file which you just downloaded. Click

Open

to use

the firmware and click

Update

After the dialog box pops up and ask

you if you want to continue upgrading the firmware, you can click

to start upgrading immediately. Upgrading firmware will not change any

settings, but it is recommended that you should save the settings before

upgrading the firmware.

It takes about 2~3 minutes to upgrade the firmware. When

upgrading, please do not turn off the power of BLW-54MF. After

finishing upgrading, BLW-54MF will restart automatically.

U p g r a d e F i r m w a r e

P l e a s e g o t o t h e w e b s i t e o f P l a n e x

Communications Inc. to download the latest firmware. After that, you

may use

Browse

ĀŇ

and

Upgrade

to update firmware.

Browse

ĀĈ

Click this button to search for the downloaded firmware file

in your hard disk.

Upgrade

Click this button to start upgrading firmware.

Summary of Contents for BLW-54MF

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Page 2: ...USER S MANUAL IEEE802 11g Wireless Multi Function Broadband Router BLW 54MF ...

Page 3: ...perational problems while conÀguring or setting up the product you may contact with our Customer Service Department or ask the agent or the distributor from which you bought the product for help Moreover during warranty if you Ànd any defect or breakdown of the product you may bring the product assembly and its warranty card to our company or to where you bought the product to ask for repair ŘEver...

Page 5: ...7 2 Client s Computer Setup 8 3 HE RQÀJXUDWLRQ 10 4 Setup Wizard 12 4 1 Set Password 13 4 2 Choose Time Zone 13 4 3 Set LAN DHCP Server 14 4 4 Select Internet Connection Type 15 4 5 Set Wireless Connection 19 4 6 Setup Completed 19 5 Main 21 5 1 LAN DHCPServer 21 5 2 WAN 22 5 3 Password 30 5 4 Time 31 5 5 Dynamic DNS 32 6 Wireless 32 6 1 Basic 32 6 2 Authentication 34 6 3 Advanced 39 ...

Page 6: ...g 45 1 1 Static 45 1 2 Dynamic 46 1 3 Routing Table 47 2 Access 47 2 1 Filters 47 2 2 Virtual Server 52 2 3 Special AP Application 54 2 4 DMZ 55 2 5 Firewall Rules 56 3 Management 57 3 1 Settings 57 3 2 Remote Management 66 3 3 Firmware 68 3 4 Restart 69 4 Tools 69 4 1 Ping Test 69 4 2 DNS Lookup 70 Chapter 4 AP Setup Configuration 71 BLW 54MF Contents ...

Page 7: ... components listed below are included If there is any item missing or damaged please contact with the distributor or the agency at once œBLW 54MF œ2dBi Antenna œUserŅs Manual œUTP Cable œAC Adapter œWarranty Card If plug the AC adapter which includes in the product package into a socket with different voltage power supply it will cause damage and that is not included in warranty ...

Page 8: ...etscape Firefox and so on You can set up and configure the settings easily and completely and enjoy the convenience instantly The following chapters will introduce you the configuration steps and fantastic functions of BLW 54MF With all these features BLW 54MF Wireless Broadband Router must be the best solution for both beginners and advanced users Special Features of BLW 54MF œSupport EZ GOĞEazy ...

Page 9: ...d DMZ functions can let BLW 54MF access LAN service through Internet œSupport English Chinese Language Switching Function Configuration page of BLW 54MF can auto select languages depending on Windows O S System Requirements œWindows Macintosh or Linux based Operating System with an installed Ethernet adapter œInternet Explorer 6 x above Netscape Navigator 6 x above or other web browsers with JavaS...

Page 10: ...ing When the connection is established between BLW 54MF and a modem the WAN LED will be on And the WAN LED will be blinking when transmitting or receiving data via WAN port LAN On Off Blinking When the power is on the LAN LED will be on all the time If it is transmitting data the LAN LED will be blinking Wireless On Off Blinking When BLW 54MF Ànds any available wireless connection the wireless LED...

Page 11: ...5 connectors to connect your PCs to these ports Any LAN port can be connected with another hub if required Reset Press the button for 3 5 seconds and then release it BLW 54MF will automatically restart and back to the default settings Status EZ GO Press this button to enable EZ GO function AP Router Users can use this switch to manually switch AP Router mode If plug the AC adapter which includes i...

Page 12: ...on Site Select a suitable place on the network to install BLW 54MF Wireless Router And make sure that the wireless router and the DSL Cable modem are not powered on yet For best Wireless reception and performance the Wireless Router should be positioned in a central location with minimum obstructions between the Wireless Router and the PCs Also if using multiple Access Points adjacent Access Point...

Page 13: ...re that your operating system already enabled your interface card on the host and connected to one of the LAN ports on BLW 54MF through CAT 5 cable Be sure that LEDs on BLW 54MF are already on and the LED corresponds with the port which you connected If you switch on BLW 54MF for the first time owing to the default status it will automatically enable the embedded DHCP server and start to distribut...

Page 14: ...ddress in the window please take notice of the value ofņIPAddressŇandņDefault Gateway Ň 6 The value ofņDefault GatewayŇis the IP address of BLW 54MF œLinux Unix Like 1 At first please make sure that your NIC are already enabled and works properly 2 And be sure you haveņrootŇnumber or your already are one of the members of aņrootŇgroup 3 Please typeņifconfigŇofņifconfig aŇafterņ Ňand then press ent...

Page 15: ...of the BLW 54MF Wireless Router Press ņEnterŇon your keyboard and the pop up will ask you to enter the User Name and Password to get into the program 2 Enter the default User NameņadminŇand PasswordņadminŇ case sensitive and then clickņOKŇto enter the system You can also put a check in theņSave this password in your password listŇcheck box and next time you do not need to enter password to enter t...

Page 16: ...is properly installed and powered on and LAN connection is O K You can test the connection by usingņPingŇcommand ŚOpen MS DOS window or clickņStartƖRunĀŇon the desktop to show the command prompt window ŚEnter the command ping 192 168 1 1 ŚIf it shows the message ofņRequest time out Ňthe problem can be either disorder of connection or the conflict between your PC s IP address and the routerŅs IP ad...

Page 17: ...Ňdialog box pops up You may choose to use setup wizard to set up BLW 54MF or use configuration page to set up all the settings You may use wizard to help you complete setting up and start connect with Internet through simply a few steps Please follow the instructions below to do the configuration If you do NOT want to see setup wizard popping up whenever you open the main page please clickņNoŇafte...

Page 18: ...over the router and the LAN You must memorize the password set by you to enter the system otherwise you have to restore the whole systems and then configure the settings again Please enter your new password twice on the following page and then clickņNextŇto keep on setting up 4 2 Choose Time Zone Step 2ĈYou can set the system time according to the time zone where you locate now You may scroll down...

Page 19: ...4MF isņ255 255 255 0Ň œDHCP ServerĈDHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol BLW 54MF Wireless Broadband Router has a built in DHCP server which can automatically assign an IP address to those computers on the LAN private network Click to enable disable DHCP server œRange StartĈThe first IP address which DHCP server of BLW 54MF starts to distribute œRange EndĈThe last IP address which DHCP ser...

Page 20: ... please refer toņMainŇconfiguration page After auto detecting WAN the setup wizard might skip the page of ņSelect Internet Connection TypeŇpage and directly shows the detected connection type If BLW 54MF shows the connection mode which you do not want to use clickņBackŇto the previous page to select the Internet connection type ƖObtian IP automatically DHCP client 1 If you use cable modem or you a...

Page 21: ... Interface CardŅs NIC MAC address on the WAN side If you were asked to use the NIC provided by the ISP you may clickņClone MAC AddressŇand use the MAC address of NIC provided by the ISP We do not suggest you to change the default MAC address if your ISP does not ask you to change it Ą œNextĈClick this button to save the settings and go to next page ƖFixed IP address 1 If you have already had a Sta...

Page 22: ...ovided by your ISP œWAN Subnet MaskĈEnter the Subnet Mask address provided by your ISP œWAN Gateway AddressĈEnter the Default Gateway address provided by your ISP œDNS Server Address 1 3ĈEnter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP œNextĈClick this button to save the settings and go to next page ƖPPPoE 1 If you use PPPoE you may choose this entry and use the wizard to configure ...

Page 23: ...enter the User Name Account provided by your ISP case sensitive œPasswordĈPlease enter the Password provided by your ISP case sensitive œVerify PasswordĈEnter the Password again to be verified œIPAddressĈPlease enter the information provided by your ISP œService NameĈIf your ISP provides you service name please enter the name according to the provided information œNextĈClick this button to save th...

Page 24: ...ID and only whose SSID is the same with it can connect with it œChannelĈĈHere shows the channels provided by the local wireless connection The setting of the channels of the wireless network should be the same as the wireless APs œNextĈClick this button to save the settings and go to next page 4 6 Setup Completed Step 6ĈAfter completing the five steps above please clickņRestartŇ to save all the se...

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Page 26: ...f the LAN settings and the DHCP server are enabled or not The bottom of the page shows the device which is connecting with BLW 54MF œHost NameĈYou may follow the request of your ISP and enter the designated Host Name if needed œIP AddressĈEnter the LAN address of BLW 54M The default LAN IP address isņ192 168 1 1Ň œSubnet MaskĈThe default Subnet Mask of the LAN side of BLW 54MF isņ255 255 255 0Ň œD...

Page 27: ...set a period of time of leasing IP œCancelĈIf you do not want to configure this setting right now click this button to exist this page œSaveĈClick this button to save apply the settings and restart the system 5 2 WAN In the WAN settings BLW 54MF Wireless Router provides many kinds of access You can configure the WAN side according to the real environment ƖDHCP Client or Fixed IP œWAN IPAddressĈPle...

Page 28: ... the ISP We do not suggest you to change the default MAC address if your ISP does not ask you to change it œCancelĈIf you do not want to configure this setting right now click this button to exist this page œApplyĈClick this button to save apply the settings and restart the system ƖPPPoE œWAN IPAddressĈPlease choose the service provided by your ISP œService Name optional ĈIf your ISP provides you ...

Page 29: ...imum idle time If the idle time is above the defined maximum idle time it will go offline immediately You can set the value to be 0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function œMTUĈMTU means Maximum Transmission Unit the largest physical packet size measured in bytes which a network can transmit The default value is 1492 Please set up the MTU according to your system environment Only enter a new MT...

Page 30: ...interconnection is known as a virtual private network VPN œWAN IPAddressĈPlease choose the service provided by your ISP œIPAddressĈEnter the IP address provided by your ISP œSubnet MaskĈEnter the Subnet Mask address provided by your ISP œGateWayĈEnter the default Gateway address provided by your ISP œDNS 1 3ĈΞYou may enter the first second and third DNS Server provided by your ISP œServer IP NameĈ...

Page 31: ... time it will go offline immediately You can set the value to be 0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function œMTUĈMTU means Maximum Transmission Unit the largest physical packet size measured in bytes which a network can transmit The default value is 1400 Please set up the MTU according to your system environment Only enter a new MTU when your ISP requires otherwise please leave it as the default...

Page 32: ...ds up Point to Point Protocol PPP sessions within an L2TP tunnel œWAN IPAddressĈPlease choose the service provided by your ISP œIPAddressĈEnter the IP address provided by your ISP œSubnet MaskĈEnter the Subnet Mask address provided by your ISP œGateWayĈEnter the default Gateway address provided by your ISP œDNS 1 3ĈΞYou may enter the first second and third DNS Server provided by your ISP œServer I...

Page 33: ... time it will go offline immediately You can set the value to be 0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function œMTUĈMTU means Maximum Transmission Unit the largest physical packet size measured in bytes which a network can transmit The default value is 1400 Please set up the MTU according to your system environment Only enter a new MTU when your ISP requires otherwise please leave it as the default...

Page 34: ...the ISP optional œAuth ServerĈPlease scroll down the list to select the authentication server you use œMAC AddressĈThe default MAC address of BLW 54MF is the Network Interface Card s NIC MAC address on the WAN side If you were asked to use the NIC provided by the ISP you may clickņClone MAC AddressŇand enter the MAC address of NIC provided by the ISP We do not suggest you to change the default MAC...

Page 35: ...the Password collocated with the User account Enter 15 alphanumeric characters at most The default user password is null no password which means users just need to enterņuserŇfor the account and do not need to enter password to get in œConfirm PasswordĈEnter the Password again for verification œCancelĈIf you do not want to configure this setting right now click this button to exist this page œAppl...

Page 36: ...our local time by your own œDefault NTP ServerĈScroll down the list to select a NTP Server to let system synchronize with œSet the timeĈIf you chooseņManualŇset up the time you may configure the local time here œSet TimeĈClick this button and the system will synchronize with the time you set œDaylight SavingĈIf the time zone you are in now is using daylight saving please enable this function and s...

Page 37: ...he Host Name which you registered œUser NameĈEnter the User Name which you use to login your account case sensitive œPasswordĈEnter the Password which you use to login your account case sensitive œCancelĈIf you do not want to configure this setting right now click this button to exist this page œApplyĈClick this button to save apply the settings and restart the system 6 Wireless 6 1 Basic This pag...

Page 38: ...ion The setting of the channels of the wireless network should be the same as the wireless APs œExtended Range ModeĈChooseņEnabledŇand start to use wireless XR eXtended Range mode which can enhance the wireless coverage of BLW 54MF œSSID BroadcastĈIf you want to let other users to find you on the LAN you may chooseņEnabledŇto start SSID Broadcast yet you should enter a Network Name SSID before ena...

Page 39: ...nnection Authentication There are four kinds of authentication of BLW 54MF Wireless Router WEP WPA WPA2 and WPA AUTO PSK After selecting the authentication mode it has to cooperate with the encryption type The settings of authentication on the destination network must be the same with BLW 54MF ƖWEP WEP is short for Wired Equivalent Privacy a security protocol for WLANs defined in the 802 11b stand...

Page 40: ...e encryption keys For example ņ01234567890123456789abcdefŇorņ administrator Ň œKey1 4ĈThis setting only takes effect underņWEPŇandņSharedŇ mode There are four types of WEP key settings please set the key depending on the real environment œCancelĈIf you do not want to configure this setting right now click this button to exist this page œApplyĈClick this button to save apply the settings and restar...

Page 41: ...control It provides enterprise and consumer Wi Fi users with a high level of assurance that only authorized users can access their wireless networks There are two versions of WPA2 WPA2 Personal and WPA2 Enterprise WPA2 Personal protects unauthorized network access by utilizing a set up password WPA2 Enterprise verifies network users through a server WPA2 is backward compatible with WPA ...

Page 42: ...n ƖWPA AUTO WPA PSK is short for Wi Fi Protected Access Pre Shared Key WPA PSK uses the same encryption way with WPA and the only difference between them is that WPA PSK recreates a simple shared key instead of using the userŅs certification ...

Page 43: ...P scrambles the key using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity checking feature ensures that the keys havenŅt been tampered with AES Short for Advanced Encryption Standard a symmetric 128 bit block data encryption technique It works at multiple network layers simultaneously and has a fixed block size of 128 bits and a key size of 128 192 or 256 bits œPassphraseĈPassphrase also called a s...

Page 44: ...sions Before a station enters power save mode the station needs the beacon interval to know when to start up again and receive the beacon œRTS ThresholdĈHere you can define the minimum value of RTS Request to Send packets and preventņHidden NodesŇproblems Please enter a value between 0 2346 and when the packets are bigger than the RTS value the function will start to work œFragment ThresholdĈThis ...

Page 45: ...distance between the AP and the Wireless NIC must be closer Besides when the Wireless NIC is 802 11b type the maximum transmission rate is 11Mbps œ11g only modeĈClick to use only 802 11g mode œAntenna transmit powerĈPlease manual choose the transmitting power for BLW 54MF There are several levels to choose The system default is full which means BLW 54MF has the maximum Tx Power on wireless network...

Page 46: ...2 41 Chapter 2 Basic Setup Configuration 7 Status 7 1 Device Information After entering the system you can clickņStatusŇon the left menu to check all the settings and firmware version ...

Page 47: ...s happened on the BLW 54MF Wireless Router These data are useful for troubleshooting If BLW 54MF restarts the logs will be deleted automatically œClear LogĈClick this button to delete all the logs recorded from the system started till now œRefreshĈClick this button to update the log status and check the latest status ...

Page 48: ...te related log and send to this E Mail address If you want to send the email immediately clickņEmail Log NowŇto send it right away œSyslog ServerĈYou can send the Syslog to your Linux Server just enter the remote IP address of your Linux Server œLog TypeĈYou may choose the types of log you want to check System Activity Debug Information Attacks Dropped Packets or Notice œCancelĈIf you do not want ...

Page 49: ...the transmitted and received results œResetĈClick this button to reset all the statistics back to zero and start to calculate again 7 5 Wireless You may see the information of the users which is connection with BLW 54MF now including Connected Time MAC Address and Mode ...

Page 50: ... route interface from LAN or WAN œNetwork AddressĈEnter the IP address of the destination LAN segment which needs routing When a packet with destination IP address that matches to this field it will route to the device set in the route gateway field œNetwork MaskĈEnter the Route Subnet Mask of the destination LAN segment It should be a C class LAN segment œGateWayĈEnter the Route GateWay of the de...

Page 51: ...for a router to forward data via a different route based on the current conditions of the communications circuits For example it can adjust for overloaded traffic or failing lines and is much more flexible than static routing which uses a fixed forwarding path œNATĈEnable NAT Network Address Translation function to receive transmit your dynamic routing path œTransmit ReceiveĈYou may choose toņDisa...

Page 52: ... MAC Filters is used toņAllowŇorņDenyŇcomputers on LAN to access to the Internet In the list at the bottom of the screen there are several default MAC addresses from the DHCP client computers connecting to BLW 54MF If you want to use these MAC addresses choose an address you want to use and click the check box on the list The default status is ņDisabledŇ ...

Page 53: ... will be allowed to access to the network and Internet œNameĈYou can name the host which you want to configure œMAC AddressĈEnter a user s MAC address which needs to be filtered œAddĈEnter the blocking MAC address and then click this button to add it to the rule œUpdateĈUpdate the modification you have made to the MAC Filter function œDeleteĈClick the MAC address you want to delete from the list a...

Page 54: ...ill be blocked and cannot be connected with œDeleteĈClick the URL you want to delete and then click this button œAddĈEnter the blocking string and then click this button to add it to the rule œCancelĈIf you do not want to do this setting right now you may click this button to exist ƖIP Filters By using IP Filters you can allow or deny the access to login certain IP addresses on the Internet ...

Page 55: ...ction œDeleteĈDelete the IP filter string you set before œCancelĈIf you do not want to do this setting right now you may click this button to exist ƖDomain Blocking To use Domain Blocking to allow or deny computers on the LAN to access to certain domains no matter they are services under WWW FTP SMTP and so on You can have a maximum of 32 sets of domain names œDisabledĈIf you do not want to use do...

Page 56: ... œCancelĈIf you do not want to do this setting right now you may click this button to exist ƖProtocol Filters Use Protocol Filter function to allow or deny the computer to use specific TCP UDP port œEnabledĈClickņEnabledŇto apply Protocol Filter orņDisabledŇ to apply it later œNameĈYou can name the protocol which you want to configure œProtocolĈYou can set the protocol to be TCP UDP or ICMP œPortĈ...

Page 57: ...rver function can let users set a local server with specific port number which stands for the specific port such as Web 80 FTP 21 and Telnet 23 When BLW 54MF receives an incoming access request to the specific port it will forward the request to the corresponding internal server which means the external request for accessing a specific port will be reassigned to a different port To enable Server P...

Page 58: ...h the specific port number the packet will be transferred to the appointed port œPublic PortĈEnter the port number used for Internet application for example port 20 which is usually used for FTP port 80 for WWW and so on If applications require multiple ports you should assign a range of port for it œLAN ServerĈPlease enter the IP address of the server on the LAN side which provides virtual server...

Page 59: ... by your own but you need detailed information about the applications such as port number which normally can be available from the application providers Moreover you have to checkņEnableŇbefore add or edit an application œEnabledĈYou can choose toņEnabledŇorņDisabledŇthis function œNameĈEnter the name of the application which you want configure œTrigger ProtocolĈScroll down the list to choose the ...

Page 60: ...lication you set before œCancelĈIf you do not want to do this setting right now you may click this button to exist 2 4 DMZ If your computer cannot use Internet applications or cannot provide services to remote users when applying BLW 54MF at the same time you can let the host which wants to access to the Internet using DMZ function Enter the hostŅs LAN IP address to enable this function but be awa...

Page 61: ...ty system and virus signatures on the host 2 5 Firewall Rule Firewall is an advanced function which can be used to allow or deny TCP IP data packets passing through BLW 54MF Wireless Router It works like an IP filter but has some additional settings therefore you can create more detailed regulations of accessing to BLW 54MF œNameĈEnter the name of the application which you want configure œActionĈ ...

Page 62: ...add it to the rule œUpdateĈUpdate the modification you have made to this function œDeleteĈDelete the rule you set before œCancelĈIf you do not want to do this setting right now you may click this button to exist 3 Management 3 1 Settings You can save settings load settings restore factory default settings and enable unique EZ GO function on this page ƖSave Settings œSaveĈYou can click this icon to...

Page 63: ...dĈMake sure the saved system setting file is in the local host disk and then clickņBrowseĀŇto search for the saved system setting file ClickņOpenŇto select the system setting file that you want and then clickņLoadŇto start restore the settings ...

Page 64: ...ck of the device or 2 enable EZ GO function on the ņManagementƖSettingsŇ page and then you may connect with wireless network and set encryption in a short time but it must collocate with our company s GW US54SG wireless adapter to make it work Please install the driver and the utility of GW US54SG first and then use JumpStart utility to cooperate with EZ GO function to make a connection 1 To insta...

Page 65: ...e a destination location to install GW US54SG and then click ņNextŇto continue installing 3 After selecting the location for GW US54SG and then choose the program name of the destination folder please clickņNextŇto proceed ...

Page 66: ... a grey running little man icon exist on the desktop which is the utility icon of GW US54SG users can use this program to configure GW US54SG And there is another icon of the utility which is called JumpStar and it is used for making connection with EZ GO 6 After the icons appear the InstallShield Wizard Complete window shows Please clickņFinishŇto complete the installation ...

Page 67: ...want to restart your computer right after finishing installation please clickņFinishŇafter you finish and save the work at hand 8 After the computer restarts the following window will show please scroll down the list to choose a country domain for the utility ...

Page 68: ...tton on the back panel of BLW 54MF and you can also see Status EZ GO LED blinking as well The blinking LED means that you can use JumpStart to start searching BLW 54MF and make a connection The searching time period is 5 minutes long If GW US54SG cannot connect with BLW 54MF in 5 minutes this LED will be off and the EZ GO function will be disabled automatically If you want to restart EZ GO functio...

Page 69: ...set up wireless connection for GW US54SG and BLW 54MF please chooseņCreate a new wireless networkŇ if you want to connect with an existing network please choose ņConnect to an existing wireless networkŇ ClickņNextŇto continue setting up 11 This page reminds you to check if the EZ GO LED on BLW 54MF is blinking steadily as it shows here If the LED is blinking correctly click ņYesŇto proceed ...

Page 70: ... network And this password will become the Pre shared Key for GW US54SG and BLW 54MF Meanwhile the wireless authentication mode of BLW 54MF will become ņWPA AUTOŇandņPSKŇautomatically ClickņNextŇto complete the settings 13 The following screen shows and it means GW US54SG has successfully connect with BLW 54MF ClickņFinishŇto complete the settings ...

Page 71: ...mber of remote management host œHTTP Remote IP RangeĈEnter an IP address or a range of IP addresses of the remote management interface œAllow to Ping WAN port Remote IP RangeĈYou can choose if you want to enable and reply the Ping test from the WAN side After that you may set a range of IP addresses to allow to reply the Ping test œUPNP EnableĈIf your Windows Operating System supports UPnP service...

Page 72: ...t work fine œIDENTĈAuth Ident servers ę which are supposed to run on the local user s machine ę open port 113 and listen for incoming connections and queries from remote machines These querying machines provide a local and remote port pair describing some other already existing connection between the machines The user s IDENT server is tasked with looking up and returning the connection s USER ID ...

Page 73: ...mware you can clickņOKŇ to start upgrading immediately Upgrading firmware will not change any settings but it is recommended that you should save the settings before upgrading the firmware It takes about 2 3 minutes to upgrade the firmware When upgrading please do not turn off the power of BLW 54MF After finishing upgrading BLW 54MF will restart automatically œUpgrade FirmwareĈPlease go to the web...

Page 74: ...t This function can help you sendņPingŇpackets to detect if the remote host is O K The response messages will appear below and they can also help to diagnose the network problems œHost Name or IP addressĈEnter the IP address or the Host Name which you want to test œPingĈClick this button to start performing ping test and the results will show on this page ...

Page 75: ...re easier to remember The Internet however is really based on IP addresses Every time you use a domain name therefore a DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address You may enter a domain name or IP address on this page DNS Lookup function can enquire for the corresponding IP address or domain name For example the domain name www planex net might translate to 202 210 129 3...

Page 76: ...detailed configuration Here listed the functions that can be configured and cannot be configured 8 Setup WizardĈcan be configured 9 Main 9 1 LAN DHCP ServerĈHost Name IP address Subnet Mask can be configured 9 2 WANĈcannot be configured 9 3 PasswordĈcan be configured 9 4 TimeĈTime Zone can be configured 9 5 Dynamic DNSĈcannot be configured 10 Wireless 10 1 BasicĈcan be configured 10 2 Authenticati...

Page 77: ...ual ServerĈcannot be configured 13 3 Special AP Application Ĉcannot be configured 13 4 DMZĈcannot be configured 13 5 Firewall RulesĈcannot be configured 14 Management 14 1 SettingsĈcan be configured 14 2 Remote ManagementĈcannot be configured 14 3 FirmwareĈcan be configured 14 4 RestartĈcan be configured 15 Tools 15 1 Ping TestĈcannot be configured 15 2 DNS LookupĈcannot be configured ...

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