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3.4.5 WDS 

Settings 

Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs, like the 

Ethernet does. To do this, you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address 

of other APs which you want to communicate with in the table and enable the WDS. 

Summary of Contents for WR514R

Page 1: ...Wireless Broadband Router User s Manual For SOHO Users...

Page 2: ...ouraged 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 eq...

Page 3: ...eb Browser 20 3 1 Start Your Web Browser 20 3 2 Setup Wizard 21 3 2 1 Gateway 22 3 2 2 Bridge 25 3 2 3 Wireless IP 28 3 3 Operation Mode 32 3 4 Wireless 33 3 4 1 Basic Settings 33 3 4 2 Advanced Setti...

Page 4: ...agement 49 3 8 1 Status 49 3 8 2 Statistics 50 3 8 3 DDNS 50 3 8 4 Time Zone Setting 51 3 8 5 Log 51 3 8 6 Upgrade Firmware 52 3 8 7 Save Reload Setting 52 3 8 8 Password 53 3 9 Logout 53 4 Troublesho...

Page 5: ...Acting as a 10 100Mbps 4 port Ethernet switch as well the router with all ports supporting MDI MDIX allows you to use CAT5 cable to uplink to other routers switches The Wireless 11g Broadband Router...

Page 6: ...ection and Fixed IP address Advanced Internet Functions Conferencing Telephony Applications Internet Telephony and Conferencing applications are supported DMZ One PC on your local LAN can be configure...

Page 7: ...be managed from any PC on the LAN UPnP Support Universal Plug and Play feature UPnP is supported by Windows ME or later Security Features Password Protected Configuration Optional password protection...

Page 8: ...ent or received WAN On Flashing WAN port is successfully connected Data is being sent or received ACT WLAN Flashing Data is being sent or received LINK WLAN On Wireless connection is ready Back Panel...

Page 9: ...1 Power off Wireless Router and DSL cable modem 2 Connect systems to the LAN ports on the Wireless Router with straight LAN cables 3 Connect the DSL or cable modem to the WAN port on the Wireless Rou...

Page 10: ...address to each system when systems boot up For all non server version of Windows the default TCP IP setting acts as a DHCP client If user chooses fixed IP addresses for client systems the Gateway of...

Page 11: ...firm your settings Once you restart your system Wireless Router will obtain an IP address for this system If you decide to use fixed IP address for your system select Specify an IP address and make su...

Page 12: ...10 d Select DNS Configuration tab and make sure select Enable DNS enter the DNS address provides from your ISP in the DNS Server Search Order field then click Add...

Page 13: ...11 Checking TCI IP Setting for Windows NT4 0 a Select Control Panel Network click Protocols tab then select TCP IP protocol window shown as below will appear...

Page 14: ...12 b Click Properties window shown as below will appear...

Page 15: ...rrect addresses in IP Address and Subnet Mask fields You must set Wireless Router s IP address as Default Gateway c To enter DNS address is provided from your ISP Select DNS tab click Add under DNS Se...

Page 16: ...14 b Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP for the network card on your system then click Properties window shown as below will appear...

Page 17: ...eless Router s IP address as Default Gateway If the DNS Server fields are empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address is provided by your ISP then click OK Checking T...

Page 18: ...ss you are desired select Use the following IP address Make sure enter correct addresses in IP Address and Subnet Mask fields You must set Wireless Router s IP address as Default Gateway If the DNS Se...

Page 19: ...elect Set up or Change your Internet Connection c Click Connection tab then click the Setup button Click Cancel in the pop up Location Information window d Click Next in the New Connection Wizard wind...

Page 20: ...Select the Interface entry for your Network card Normally this is called eth0 d Click Edit button set the protocol to DHCP and save e To apply all changes use Deactivate and Activate buttons if it is...

Page 21: ...ssigned you a static IP address or they will assign one to you dynamically If you have received a static IP address what is it b Does your ISP use PPPoE If so what is your PPPoE username and password...

Page 22: ...This Setup Wizard will guide you to configure access for the first time Please follow the setup wizard step by step Depend on different modes the setup wizard will be different Please follow the below...

Page 23: ...abled and PCs in four LAN ports share the same IP to ISP through WAN port The connection type can be setup in WAN port The connection type can be setup in WAN page by using PPPoE DHCP client PPTP clie...

Page 24: ...tup LAN Interface This page sis user to configure the parameters for local area network which connects to the LAN port of your Access Point Here you may change the setting for IP address subnet mask D...

Page 25: ...h connects to the WAN port of your Access Point Here you may change the access method to static IP DHCP PPPoE PPTP or L2TP by click the item value of WAN Access type 5 Wireless LAN Setting This page i...

Page 26: ...using Encryption Keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network 3 2 2 Bridge 1 Setup Operation Mode Bridge In this mode all Ethernet ports and wireless interface are bridged toge...

Page 27: ...ynchronizing with a public server over the Internet 3 Setup LAN Interface This page sis user to configure the parameters for local area network which connects to the LAN port of your Access Point Here...

Page 28: ...up page in the future For Example If the IP address of LAN is 192 168 1 1 and the Netmask is 255 255 255 0 you can setup your computer with fixed IP 192 168 1 2 and Netmask as 255 255 255 0 After that...

Page 29: ...27 6 Wireless Security This page allows you setup the wireless security Turn on WEP or WPA by using Encryption Keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network...

Page 30: ...and PCs in Ethernet ports share the same IP to ISP through wireless LAN You must set the wireless to client mode first and connect to the ISP AP in Site Survey page The connection type can be setup in...

Page 31: ...tup LAN Interface This page sis user to configure the parameters for local area network which connects to the LAN port of your Access Point Here you may change the setting for IP address subnet mask D...

Page 32: ...h connects to the WAN port of your Access Point Here you may change the access method to static IP DHCP PPPoE PPTP or L2TP by click the item value of WAN Access type 5 Wireless LAN Setting This page i...

Page 33: ...31 6 Wireless Security This page allows you setup the wireless security Turn on WEP or WPA by using Encryption Keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network...

Page 34: ...ic IP Bridged In this mode all Ethernet ports and wireless interface are bridged together and NAT function is disabled All the WAN related function and firewall are not supported Wireless ISP In this...

Page 35: ...3 4 1 Basic Settings This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients who may connect to your Access Point Here you may change wireless encryption settings as well as wireless ne...

Page 36: ...s These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about the wireless LAN There settings should note be changed unless you know what effect the changes will...

Page 37: ...35 3 4 3 Security This page allows you setup the wireless security Turn on WEP or WPA by using Encryption Keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network...

Page 38: ...ed Listed only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your Access Point When Deny Listed is selected these wireless clients on the lust wi...

Page 39: ...tion System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs like the Ethernet does To do this you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other APs which you want to communicat...

Page 40: ...38 3 4 6 Site Survey This page provides tool to scan the wireless network If any Access Point or IBSS is found you could choose to connect it manually when client mode is enabled...

Page 41: ...fig client AP will use and deliver the same setting to any client requesting for EasyConfig hereafter Thus it will make every EasyConfig client could communicate to AP by sharing the same SSID and PSK...

Page 42: ...as the figure below Figure 1 To use EasyConfig you must enable the checkbox of Enable EasyConfig first Then you could select which method button Q A or both button and Q A AP could support by clickin...

Page 43: ...will show yes on Q A Installed item as shown in Figure 1 to indicate the AP has been configured by Q A mode It implies that any client should select the same question and give the same answer as first...

Page 44: ...i e The EasyConfig button has been pressed and the EasyConfig LED is blinking in AP If any EasyConfig AP is found it will be shown on the list table as above Figure 3 User should assert the checkbox o...

Page 45: ...own in Figure 5 If Question Answer mode is selected and Start button is clicked in Figure 2 a Wizard will be shown as Figure 6 Figure 6 If the AP you to want to do EasyConfig has been installed with Q...

Page 46: ...e setting automatically as shown in Figure 6 After it is done you may see a successful message as shown in Figure 7 8186 Infrastructure Client Operation You may set WLAN AP as an infrastructure client...

Page 47: ...question and answer into Flash memory and check it when any other client requests Q A mod EasyConfig hereafter 8186 System Configuration In this section it will show you WLAN EasyConfig setting in co...

Page 48: ...rface By default 1st wlan interface will use the 8186 internal wlan controller and 2nd interface will base on external wlan adapter through 8186 PCI interface 3 5 TCP IP Settings 3 5 1 LAN Interface T...

Page 49: ...page is used to configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to the WAN port of your Access Point Here you may change the Access Method to static IP PPPoE PPTP or L2TP by click the it...

Page 50: ...Internet through the Gateway Use of such filter can be helpful securing or restricting your local network 3 6 2 IP Filtering Entries in this table are user to restrict certain types of data packets f...

Page 51: ...tering Entries in this table are user to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting yo...

Page 52: ...hind the NAT firewall These settings are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway s NAT firewall 3 6 5 U...

Page 53: ...to provide Internet service without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network Typically the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Internet traffic such as Web HTTP servers FTP se...

Page 54: ...52 3 7 Route Setup This page is used to setup dynamic routing protocol or edit static route entry...

Page 55: ...53 3 8 Management 3 8 1 Status This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device such as System information Wireless Configuration TCP IP Configuration and WAN Configuration...

Page 56: ...ket counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless and Ethernet networks 3 8 3 DDNS Dynamic DNS is a service that provides you with a valid unchanging internet domain name an URL to go...

Page 57: ...5 3 8 4 Time Zone Setting You can maintain the system time by synchronizing with a public time server over the Internet 3 8 5 Log This page can be used to set remote log server and show the system log...

Page 58: ...ase note DO NOT power off the device during the upload because it may crash the system 3 8 7 Save Reload Setting This page allows you save current settings to a file or reload the settings from the fi...

Page 59: ...8 8 Password This page is used to set the account to access the web server of Access Point Empty user name and password will disable the protection 3 9 Logout This page is used to logout WLAN AP Webse...

Page 60: ...58 Click Apply Change button to logout the webserver And then you will see the below screen...

Page 61: ...anel Network to check the Properties for the TCP IP protocol Q2 When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timed out error Ans A number of things could be causing this Try the following troubleshooting...

Page 62: ...been selected or access will be blocked f To see if radio interference is causing a problem check if connection is possible when close to the wireless router Remember that the transmission range can b...

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