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Wireless Bridge

BR-300AN

User's Guide

WA102680XF

Summary of Contents for BR-300AN

Page 1: ...Wireless Bridge BR 300AN User s Guide WA102680XF ...

Page 3: ...ification 12 2 4 Software Specification 14 2 5 Use of Radio Waves 15 Notes on Usage 15 2 6 Notes on Security 17 2 7 OpenSSL License 18 3 Before You Begin 21 3 1 Operating Mode 21 Single Client Mode 22 Multi Client Mode 23 3 2 Configuration Method 24 Easy Configuration Using Configuration Mode 25 Wireless Configuration Using Smart Wireless Setup Push Switch 26 Wireless Configuration Using Smart Wir...

Page 4: ...nfiguration Mode 46 Checking a PIN Code 48 Configuration 50 Connecting Non wireless Devices 52 5 List of Functions 55 5 1 How to Access Web Configuration Interface 55 Starting BR 300AN in Configuration Mode 56 Configuration via Web Configuration Interface 58 5 2 IEEE802 1X Authentication 59 Network Configuration 59 IEEE802 1X Authentication 61 Certificate Standard 62 MAC Address Filtering 63 Befor...

Page 5: ...Address Management Table Feature 85 Registering Address to Management Table 86 Deleting Address from Management Table 88 5 5 Maintenance 90 Restarting 90 Factory Default Configuration 92 Firmware Update 94 A Appendix 95 A 1 List of All Settings 95 A 2 Troubleshooting 108 ...

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Page 7: ...ns and other changes Although every effort was made to prepare this manual with the utmost accuracy Silex Technology will not be held liable for any damages as a result of errors setting examples or other content Trademarks Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Wi Fi Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Wi Fi Protected Access WPA ...

Page 8: ...ing indicates the existence of a hazard that could result in death or serious injury if the safety instruction is not observed Caution Caution indicates the existence of a hazard that could result in serious injury or material damage if the safety instruction is not observed This symbol indicates the warning and caution Example Danger of the electric shock This symbol indicates the prohibited acti...

Page 9: ...0AN emits a strange smell smoke or sound or becomes too hot to touch When foreign objects metal liquid etc gets into BR 300AN Keep the cords and cables away from children It may cause an electrical shock or serious injury If a ground wire is supplied with your device to use with connect it to the ground terminal in order to prevent an electrical shock Do not connect the ground wire to gas pipe wat...

Page 10: ...odes or cables are plugged correctly before using BR 300AN When BR 300AN will not be used for a long time unplug the power cables of BR 300AN and the other devices you are using with Do not use or store BR 300AN under the following conditions It may cause malfunction Locations subject to vibration or shock Shaky uneven or tilted surfaces Locations exposed to direct sunlight Humid or dusty places W...

Page 11: ...upport is available by e mail or telephone for any problems that you may encounter If you cannot find the relevant problem in this manual or on our website or if the corrective procedure does not resolve the problem please contact Silex Technology Customer Support Visit the Silex Technology website https www silextechnology com for the latest FAQ and product information Contact Information USA 1 6...

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Page 13: ...e 10 100 1000BASE T network device as a wireless device With 2 4G 5GHz band support various non wireless devices can easily be connected over a wireless network The enterprise security feature will ensure safe and secure use of wirelss communication at an office factory etc where a higher security is required ...

Page 14: ...GHz band which is most commonly used in the market Advanced security The following security features are supported WEP 64bit 128bit WPA PSK AUTO AES WPA2 PSK AES IEEE 802 1X EAP TLS PEAP EAP TTLS EAP FAST LEAP Two types of operating mode Single Client Mode Bridges a single non wireless device connected to a LAN port of the BR 300AN over wireless network For the MAC address to use for wireless LAN ...

Page 15: ... in the on board storage chip for a long period of time This will help you to quickly resolve the troubles that may occur during the use of BR 300AN Easy access to the Web configuration interface Without changing the setting of the PC you use for setup the Web configuration interface of BR 300AN can easily be accessed AMC Manager non free program AMC Finder free program BR 300AN supports the total...

Page 16: ...his switch for 10 sec while BR 300AN is active F a c t o r y d e f a u l t configuration Press and hold this switch while turning on BR 300AN and release it when the WLAN LED turns from Green to Red 2 Status LED Green Orange Blink Orange Waits for connection when the Link LED is turned off Handles data communication when the Link LED is turned on 3 LAN port Connect a network cable 4 Link LED Green...

Page 17: ... configuration using Smart Wireless Setup Blinks Green together with the STATUS LED when operating in Configuration Mode Turns from Green to Red during the factory default configuration 8 STATUS LED Green Red ON Green Connection is established Blink Green Handles data communication Blinks Green together with the WLAN LED when operating in Configuration Mode 9 MAC Address MAC Address of the LAN por...

Page 18: ... 153 157 161 165 EU 2 4GHz 1 13ch 5GHz W52 36 40 44 48 W53 52 56 60 64 W56 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 Push Switch 1 LED Top POWER Green Red WLAN Green Red STATUS Green Red LAN Port Status Green Orange Link Green Compatible devices Network devices with LAN port RJ 45 Max number of connectable devices When operating in Single Client Mode 1 device When operating in Multi Client Mode ...

Page 19: ...e end of the packet Therefore the transmitter will be on only while one of the aforementioned packets is being transmitted In other words this device automatically discontinue transmission in case of either absence of information to transmit or operational failure FCC Rules Part 15 Subpart E 15 407 g Frequency Tolerance 20 ppm FCC Rules Part 15 Subpart C 15 247 g Subpart E This device and its ante...

Page 20: ...DNS simple reply function only DHCP simple server function only NetBIOS over TCP IP Name Service only JCP FLDP FLDP BR JCP FLDP FLDP BR are the silex proprietary protocols TCP IP Application layer NTP FLDP FLDP BR only on a LAN port SX_SMP FLDP FLDP BR SX_SMP are the silex proprietary protocols TCP IP Application layer NTP FLDP FLDP BR only on a LAN port SX_SMP FLDP FLDP BR SX_SMP are the silex pr...

Page 21: ...cts Generally if they are used near BR 300AN it will not cause any problems However when they approximate BR 300AN sound or image noise may occur Do not use BR 300AN near a cellular phone TV or Radio If there is reinforced concrete metal between wireless devices they may not connect BR 300AN can connect through wood or glass but may have troubles connecting through reinforced concrete metal BR 300...

Page 22: ...ience medical equipment and licensed in room or low power non licensed radio stations Before you use BR 300AN check that it does not interfere with other devices If interference occurs stop using BR 300AN or change the wireless band Please consider to create a wall between these devices to avoid interference Contact us for possible solution Notes on using 5GHz band Use of 5 2GHz band W52 and 5 3GH...

Page 23: ... a third party Unauthorized access to the network Leakage of personal information ID and Card information Spoofing and the falsification of intercepted data System crashes and data corruption Nowadays wireless LAN cards or access points are equipped with security measures that address such security problems so that you can enable security related settings for wireless LAN products in order to redu...

Page 24: ...d or other materials provided with the distribution 3 All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgment This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org 4 The names OpenSSL Toolkit and OpenSSL Project must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this soft...

Page 25: ... includes software written by Tim Hudson tjh cryptsoft com Original SSLeay License Copyright C 1995 1998 Eric Young eay cryptsoft com All rights reserved This package is an SSL implementation written by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com The implementation was written so as to conform with Netscapes SSL This library is free for commercial and non commercial use as long as the following conditions are ah...

Page 26: ...rom the apps directory application code you must include an acknowledgement This product includes software written by Tim Hudson tjh cryptsoft com THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY ERIC YOUNG AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS B...

Page 27: ...ing mode is set to Single Client Mode 3 Before You Begin This chapter explains each operating mode and available configuration methods for BR 300AN as well as the wireless setting information you need to check out before the configuration 3 1 Operating Mode BR 300AN has 2 operating modes below Please use the one appropriate for your environment Single Client Mode Multi Client Mode Note ...

Page 28: ... non wireless device Only one device can be connected to a LAN port The following actions are treated as an error If one of these occurs the bridge function will abort Connecting multiple devices to a LAN port using a HUB Changing the device connected to a LAN port to the other device while BR 300AN is running If the connection is lost on a LAN port while communication is in progress wireless brid...

Page 29: ... BR 300AN Access Point Wireless Router Printer Monitoring camera Non wireless devices For wireless connection the MAC address of BR 300AN and the IP addresses of the con nected non wireless devices will be used The devices with multiple MAC addresses cannot be used e g PC with a load balancing feature etc BR 300AN bridges TCP IP IPv4 and IPv6 only Other protocols are not supported BR 300AN does no...

Page 30: ...are 3 configuration methods as follows Please select the one appropriate for your environment Easy configuration using Configuration Mode Wireless configuration using Smart Wireless Setup Push Switch Wireless configuration using Smart Wireless Setup PIN code ...

Page 31: ...ireless networks can be shown by BR 300AN Easy Configuration Using Configuration Mode In this configuration method you connect the BR 300AN to a PC using a network cable to configure the settings from the PC By connecting the BR 300AN to the PC and starting it in Configuration Mode the Web configuration interface can be accessed Select the Access Point the BR 300AN should wirelessly connect to and...

Page 32: ... the push switch on BR 300AN You will not have to get wireless setting information beforehand as configuration is automatically handled by the BR 300AN and your Access Point For this configuration method an Access Point supporting WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup is required To see if your Access Point supports WPS refer to the operation manual that came with your Access Point or contact the manufacturer...

Page 33: ...300AN To access the Web configuration interface connect the BR 300AN directly to a PC using a network cable and start it in Configuration Mode You will not have to get wireless setting information beforehand as configuration is automatically handled by the BR 300AN and your Access Point For this configuration method an Access Point supporting WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup is required To see if your Ac...

Page 34: ...int For details refer to the operation manual that came with your Access Point For the IEEE802 1X authentication refer to 5 2 IEEE802 1X Authentication SSID The SSID is an ID that distinguishes a wireless LAN network from others For wireless devices to communicate with each other on a wireless network they must share the same SSID The SSID is also referred to as ESSID Depending on your Access Poin...

Page 35: ...iguration Method 4 How to Configure BR 300AN This chapter explains how to configure BR 300AN Following configuration methods are available 1 Configuration using Configuration Mode 2 Configuration using Smart Wireless Setup Push Switch 3 Configuration using Smart Wireless Setup PIN code Note ...

Page 36: ...electrical outlet BR 300AN Outlet AC adaptor 4 1 Easy Configuration Using Configuration Mode Starting BR 300AN in Configuration Mode 1 Connect BR 300AN and the PC to use for setup using a network cable How to configure BR 300AN using the Configuration Mode is explained BR 300AN PC Network Cable ...

Page 37: ... the WLAN LED and STATUS LED start blinking Green together it may take 20sec until blinking BR 300AN will start operating in the Configuration Mode and you will be ready to configure BR 300AN from the PC Push Switch Keep pressing WLAN STATUS Release your finger Push Switch BR 300AN BR 300AN Confirm the LED turns Red Confirm these LEDs are blinking Green ...

Page 38: ...he Web page of BR 300AN is displayed If the Web page is not displayed enter http silex in the address bar of the Web browser and press the Enter key If a password is set to BR 300AN the password entry screen is displayed Enter the password and click Login By defaults the password entry screen is not displayed Go on to 2 then Note ...

Page 39: ...For details refer to Pre Shared Key at A 1 List of All Settings Note To start the configuration the PC and BR 300AN need to communicate each other properly Confirm that an IP Address is correctly configured to the PC If a wireless LAN is enabled on your PC please disable it If a static IP address is set to the PC the Web configuration interface cannot be displayed in the following cases An IP addr...

Page 40: ...Configuration on the top enter the detailed setting information of the Access Point and click Submit For details on each setting please refer to the HELP on Web configuration interface Up to 32 Access Points can be displayed at Wireless Network List If the Access Point you wish to connect is not displayed in the list you may have reached the maximum number of wireless devices that BR 300AN can det...

Page 41: ...been completed When you wish to bridge the PC used for this configuration wirelessly restart the PC To bridge another device wirelessly turn off both BR 300AN and PC remove the BR 300AN from the PC and connect the BR 300AN to the device you wish to use wirelessly using a network cable For details refer to Connecting Non wireless Devices in the next page ...

Page 42: ...ect the BR 300AN to it using a network cable The connection method will vary depending on each operating mode Printer BR 300AN Network Cable BR 300AN Network Cable HUB Printer Monitoring camera For details on each operating mode refer to 3 1 Operating Mode How to Connect in Single Client Mode How to Connect in Multi Client Mode Note ...

Page 43: ...300AN will be ready to use You can use the non wireless device over a wireless network WLAN STATUS The LEDs flash Green alternately during the MAC address resolution BR 300AN Depending on the non wireless device you have connected further network settings may need to be configured to that device In such a case please configure it according to the operating manual that came with your device When yo...

Page 44: ...ing this configuration please temporarily move the BR 300AN closer to the Access Point The WPS feature may need to be enabled on your Access Point manually For details see the operating manual that came with your Access Point If a security feature such as MAC address filtering is enabled on your Access Point disable it temporarily If the SSID filter is enabled on the BR 300AN this configuration me...

Page 45: ...lient Mode you need to connect a non wireless device to the BR 300AN in order to start the configuration When the operating mode is Multi Client Mode you do not have to connect a non wireless device In such a case start from 2 in this section Note By defaults the operating mode is set to Single Client Mode To see which operating mode your BR 300AN is running on start the BR 300AN in the Configurat...

Page 46: ... it the BR 300AN will be ready to configure using Smart Wireless Setup WLAN STATUS The LEDs flash Green alternately during the MAC address resolution BR 300AN Depending on the non wireless device you have connected further network settings may need to be configured to that device In such a case please configure it according to the operating manual that came with your device When you turn on the BR...

Page 47: ... If two or more Access Points are waiting for wireless connections BR 300AN will not be able to connect properly 5 Press and hold the push switch on the BR 300AN The WLAN LED and STATUS LED will start to blink Green together When the WLAN LED keeps blinking Green while STATUS LED turns off release the push switch it may take 15 sec until the STATUS LED turns off after the WLAN and STATUS LEDs blin...

Page 48: ...ailure the WLAN LED will flash rapidly for 10 sec In such a case read the instructions carefully and start from 4 again Note If you plan to use BR 300AN in Single Client Mode you can keep using the connected non wireless device to use it wirelessly To replace it with the other non wireless device turn off the BR 300AN and replace the connected non wireless device to it See Connecting Non wireless ...

Page 49: ...nd connect the BR 300AN to it using a network cable The connection method will vary for each operating mode Printer BR 300AN Network Cable BR 300AN Network Cable HUB Printer Monitoring camera For details on each operating mode refer to 3 1 Operating Mode How to Connect in Single Client Mode How to Connect in Multi Client Mode Note ...

Page 50: ...e LEDs flash Green alternately during the MAC address resolution BR 300AN 2 Connect the AC adaptor to the BR 300AN and the AC plug to the outlet AC adaptor Outlet BR 300AN Depending on the non wireless device you have connected further network settings may need to be configured to that device In such a case please configure it according to the operating manual that came with your device When you t...

Page 51: ...ring this configuration please temporarily move the BR 300AN closer to the Access Point The WPS feature may need to enabled on your Access Point manually For details see the operating manual that came with your Access Point If a security feature such as MAC address filtering is enabled on your Access Point disable it temporarily If the SSID filter is enabled on the BR 300AN this configuration meth...

Page 52: ...46 BR 300AN User s Guide Starting BR 300AN in Configuration Mode 1 Connect BR 300AN and the PC to use for setup using a network cable BR 300AN PC Network Cable ...

Page 53: ...the push switch on the front Release the push switch when the WLAN LED and STATUS LED start blinking Green together it may take 20sec until blinking BR 300AN will start operating in the Configuration Mode and you will be ready to configure BR 300AN from the PC Push Switch Keep pressing WLAN STATUS Release your finger Push Switch BR 300AN BR 300AN Confirm the LED turns Red Confirm these LEDs are bl...

Page 54: ...e Web page of BR 300AN is displayed If the Web page is not displayed enter http silex in the address bar of the Web browser and press the Enter key If a password is set to BR 300AN a password entry screen is displayed Enter the password and click Login The password entry screen is not displayed at the initial setup Go on to 2 then Note ...

Page 55: ... other properly Confirm that an IP Address is correctly configured to the PC If a wireless LAN is enabled on your PC please disable it If a static IP address is set to the PC the Web configuration interface cannot be displayed in the following cases An IP address of the different segment is entered to the address bar when the default gateway address is not configured to the PC A URL www silextechn...

Page 56: ... code to start the WPS connection PC Access Point 2 Go back to the Smart Wireless Setup page of the BR 300AN and click the Smart Wireless Setup Execution button The method to enter the PIN code on Access Point will differ depending on each Access Point For details refer to the operating manual that came with your Access Point Note If Smart Wireless Setup is started on the BR 300AN earlier than the...

Page 57: ... your environment If the wireless configuration failed the WLAN LED will flash rapidly for 10 sec In such a case read the TIP at the beginning of 4 3 Configuration Using Smart Wireless Setup Pin Code and try again To change the PIN code see Checking a PIN Code Note If you plan to use the PC wirelessly the one you have been using for this configuration restart the PC To use the other non wireless d...

Page 58: ...connect the BR 300AN to it using a network cable The connection method will vary for each operating mode Printer BR 300AN Network Cable BR 300AN Network Cable HUB Printer Monitoring camera For details on each operating mode refer to 3 1 Operating Mode How to Connect in Single Client Mode How to Connect in Multi Client Mode Note ...

Page 59: ...300AN will be ready to use You can use the non wireless device over a wireless network WLAN STATUS The LEDs flash Green alternately during the MAC address resolution BR 300AN Depending on the non wireless device you have connected further network settings may need to be configured to that device In such a case please configure it according to the operating manual that came with your device When yo...

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Page 61: ...ccess Web Configuration Interface The Configuration Mode is used when you access the Web configuration interface of BR 300AN In the Web configuration interface each setting can be configured How to start the BR 300AN in Configuration Mode as well as access the Web configuration interface are explained ...

Page 62: ...N PC Network Cable To start the configuration the PC and BR 300AN need to communicate each other properly Confirm that an IP Address is correctly configured to the PC If a wireless LAN is enabled on your PC please disable it 2 Connect the AC adaptor to BR 300AN and the AC adaptor s plug to an electrical outlet BR 300AN Outlet AC adaptor TIP ...

Page 63: ... WLAN LED and STATUS LED start blinking Green together it may take 20sec until blinking BR 300AN will start operating in the Configuration Mode and you will be ready to configure BR 300AN from the PC Push Switch Keep pressing WLAN STATUS Release your finger Push Switch BR 300AN BR 300AN Confirm the LED turns Red Confirm these LEDs are blinking Green ...

Page 64: ...e Web configuration interface the operating mode wireless setting etc can be changed If the Web page is not displayed enter http silex in the address bar of the Web browser and press the Enter key If a password is set to BR 300AN the password entry screen is displayed Enter the password and click Login By defaults the password entry screen is not displayed BR 300AN needs to be restarted for change...

Page 65: ...00AN The reliability of non wireless devices connected to BR 300AN is identified using the MAC address filtering Network Configuration Connect the BR 300AN to a network as below when you use the IEEE802 1X authentication The RADIUS server identifies the reliability of BR 300AN as an authentication host while BR 300AN identifies the reliability of RADIUS server as an authentication client to identi...

Page 66: ...UB To Backbone Network RADIUS Server Access Point The reliability of non wireless device is identified by MAC address filtering of BR 300AN Only the trusted devices can be connected to the backbone network The reliability of BR 300AN is identified by RADIUS server ...

Page 67: ...File Optional Password Optional Client Certificate Necessary Password Necessary Settings on each authentication mode Name Details IEEE802 1X User Name This is an ID and password for the RADIUS server to identify the client Password Inner Authentication Method Specify the authentication protocol to use For PEAP MSCHAPv2 is used Server Certificate Verification Enable Disable the reliability check of...

Page 68: ...algorithm RSA Public key size 512bit 1024bit 2048bit Signature algorithm SHA1 SHA2 SHA 224 SHA 256 SHA 384 SHA 512 withRSA MD5withRSA Certificate Compatible standards Client certificate PKCS 12 pfx This is the format which includes a secret key of the certificate CA certificate for server authentication DER Binary encoded X509 PEM A text form DER is BASE64 encoded Certificate Standard Certificate ...

Page 69: ...ation interface MAC Address Filtering In order to use the IEEE802 1X authentication on BR 300AN the information below will be required 1 User name and password to access the RADIUS server To access the RADIUS server the user name and password are required Also when using the authentication method that requires a certificate the certificate file will be needed 2 MAC address of the non wireless devi...

Page 70: ...figuration In the Detailed Configuration page enter the settings for the IEEE802 1X authentication and the MAC address of the non wireless device you want to use wirelessly and click Submit Settings will vary depending on the IEEE802 1X authentication mode you select When the IEEE802 1X authentication is used access to the BR 300AN from non wireless devices needs to be restricted so that access fr...

Page 71: ...page click Browse to specify the certificate file to use After the certificate file is specified click Submit Certificate to use IEEE802 1X Authentication Method EAP TLS EAP TTLS PEAP EAP FAST LEAP Client Certificate Necessary CA Certificate Necessary 1 1 PAC File 2 Password 2 Note 1 Necessary when the server certificate verification is ON 2 Necessary when the PAC file auto distribution is OFF The...

Page 72: ... BR 300AN will be restarted and the IEEE802 1X authentication will take effect To continue the configuration click OK If OK is clicked the BR 300AN will not be restarted Turn off the BR 300AN and connect it to the non wireless device using a network cable Refer to Connecting Non wireless Devices for details Note ...

Page 73: ... There are two types of log that can be saved by BR 300AN Details of each log are as follows System Log Power on status operating status etc of BR 300AN are saved as a log file In case of a network trouble you can check the operating status by referring the retrieved system logs The system log can be retrieved or deleted from the System Log page of Web configuration interface ...

Page 74: ... number will be added to the end of the file name then As the end number of the file name increases one by one when a new log file is created files with a greater number will be older logs Up to 99 log files can be saved starting from sys_log txt 0 to sys_log txt 98 If a new file is created when 99 log files have already been there the oldest file sys_log txt 98 will be deleted Up to 1GB log can b...

Page 75: ...ection is made to the Access Point of AP MAC Addr at a wireless channel of channel Link Down AP MAC Addr Wireless connection is disconnected from the Access Point of AP MAC Addr Deauthenticated AP MAC Addr Deauthenticated packet is received from the Access Point of AP MAC Addr Associated AP MAC Addr Authentication finished successfully with the Access Point of AP MAC Addr Disassociated AP MAC Addr...

Page 76: ...file is saved for event log Up to 10MB log information can be saved as event log file When it exceeds 10MB the information will automatically be deleted from the older one It is impossible to delete the event log file manually Note TIP ...

Page 77: ...og 1 Connect BR 300AN and the PC using a network cable BR 300AN PC Network Cable The system log saved on BR 300AN can be accessed from the Web configuration interface 2 Connect the AC adaptor to BR 300AN and the AC adaptor s plug to an electrical outlet BR 300AN Outlet AC adaptor ...

Page 78: ...ake 20sec until blinking BR 300AN will start operating in the Configuration Mode and you will be ready to configure BR 300AN from the PC Push Switch Keep pressing WLAN STATUS Release your finger Push Switch BR 300AN BR 300AN Confirm the LED turns Red Confirm these LEDs are blinking Green 4 Start a Web browser Internet Explorer Safari etc on the PC you are using for the setup The Web page of BR 300...

Page 79: ...o communicate each other properly Confirm that an IP Address is correctly configured to the PC If a wireless LAN is enabled on your PC please disable it If a static IP address is set to the PC the Web configuration interface cannot be displayed in the following cases An IP address of the different segment is entered to the address bar when the default gateway address is not configured to the PC A ...

Page 80: ... and click Save to save them The log files cannot be saved individually 6 When the message appears to confirm where to save the compressed file of system logs sys_log_archive tgz click Save The system log has been saved If is clicked Save as option can be selected TIP Note ...

Page 81: ...300AN and the PC using a network cable BR 300AN PC Network Cable The system log saved on BR 300AN can be deleted from the Web configuration interface 2 Connect the AC adaptor to BR 300AN and the AC adaptor s plug to an electrical outlet BR 300AN Outlet AC adaptor ...

Page 82: ...ake 20sec until blinking BR 300AN will start operating in the Configuration Mode and you will be ready to configure BR 300AN from the PC Push Switch Keep pressing WLAN STATUS Release your finger Push Switch BR 300AN BR 300AN Confirm the LED turns Red Confirm these LEDs are blinking Green 4 Start a Web browser Internet Explorer Safari etc on the PC you are using for the setup The Web page of BR 300...

Page 83: ...AN need to communicate each other properly Confirm that an IP Address is correctly configured to the PC If a wireless LAN is enabled on your PC please disable it If a static IP address is set to the PC the Web configuration interface cannot be displayed in the following cases An IP address of the different segment is entered to the address bar when the default gateway address is not configured to ...

Page 84: ...w a list of the system logs and click Remove to delete them The system log files cannot be deleted individually 6 Click OK to a confirmation message If Cancel is clicked the system log will not be deleted The system log has been deleted TIP Note ...

Page 85: ... network cable BR 300AN PC Network Cable How to retrieve the event log is explained The event log saved on BR 300AN can be accessed from the Web configuration interface 2 Connect the AC adaptor to BR 300AN and the AC adaptor s plug to an electrical outlet BR 300AN Outlet AC adaptor ...

Page 86: ...ake 20sec until blinking BR 300AN will start operating in the Configuration Mode and you will be ready to configure BR 300AN from the PC Push Switch Keep pressing WLAN STATUS Release your finger Push Switch BR 300AN BR 300AN Confirm the LED turns Red Confirm these LEDs are blinking Green 4 Start a Web browser Internet Explorer Safari etc on the PC you are using for the setup The Web page of BR 300...

Page 87: ...o communicate each other properly Confirm that an IP Address is correctly configured to the PC If a wireless LAN is enabled on your PC please disable it If a static IP address is set to the PC the Web configuration interface cannot be displayed in the following cases An IP address of the different segment is entered to the address bar when the default gateway address is not configured to the PC A ...

Page 88: ...82 BR 300AN User s Guide 5 Click Log Event Log to display the event log 6 Click Save to save the event log The event log can only be saved to one file TIP ...

Page 89: ...5 List of Functions 83 7 When the message appears to confirm where to save the event log file click Save The event log has been saved If is clicked Save as option can be selected Note ...

Page 90: ...be it on the system log and event log To configure the NTP setting open the Web page of BR 300AN and click Advanced Configuration from the menu The setting can be configured at NTP Configuration For how to access the Web page of BR 300AN refer to 5 1 How to Access Web Configuration Interface For details on the NTP setting refer to A 1 List of All Settings Note ...

Page 91: ...N OFF Following shows the detailed registration method for each case When Address Management Table Feature is OFF When BR 300AN is turned on combination of MAC address and IP address is not registered Such information is automatically registered when BR 300AN started communication with the non wireless device When the connected non wireless device has been idle for a certain amount of time 5mins c...

Page 92: ...on information is updated it is registered to the management table Once registered the combination information will not be deleted automatically Up to 16 sets of combination information can be registered to the management table If 16 sets of information have already been registered no more devices can be bridged using BR 300AN Please be sure to delete unnecessary information Registering Address to...

Page 93: ...87 2 At the address management table enter the MAC address and IP address and click Add Repeat the same process to register more sets of information 3 The added combination information is displayed in the list Click Submit ...

Page 94: ...nagement tables IPv4 IPv6 1 In the Web configuration interface of the BR 300AN click Advanced Configuration 2 At the address management table select combination of MAC address and IP address from the list and click Remove Repeat the same process to delete more sets of information To select multiple items hold down the Ctrl key to select them Note ...

Page 95: ...5 List of Functions 89 3 Click Submit ...

Page 96: ...tlet Outlet BR 300AN AC Adaptor 2 Plug the AC adaptor back into the outlet Outlet BR 300AN AC Adaptor How to restart BR 300AN by unplugging the AC adaptor 3 When the POWER LED turns Red the restart is completed After the restart the BR 300AN will start in a normal mode BR 300AN Confirm the LED is ON ...

Page 97: ...m the left menu on the Web configuration interface click Maintenance Restart In the page displayed click Yes How to restart BR 300AN using the Web configuration interface 3 When the POWER LED turns Red after all LEDs turn off the restart is completed After the restart the BR 300AN will start in a normal mode BR 300AN Confirm the LED is ON ...

Page 98: ...LAN LED turns from Green to Red the factory default configuration is completed BR 300AN will run in a normal mode then Release your finger Push Switch Push Switch Keep pressing Outlet AC adaptor WLAN WLAN Red Green BR 300AN BR 300AN How to reset BR 300AN to factory defaults using the Push Switch 1 Unplug the AC adaptor of BR 300AN from the outlet Outlet BR 300AN AC Adaptor ...

Page 99: ...your Web browser 2 From the left menu on the Web page click Maintenance Initialize System Configuration In the page displayed click Yes 3 After the factory default configuration is completed the BR 300AN will automatically restart When the POWER LED turns Red after all LEDs turn off the restart is completed After the restart the BR 300AN will start in a normal mode BR 300AN Confirm the LED is ON ...

Page 100: ... For how to upload the firmware file to BR 300AN refer to the firmware update procedure sheet file contained in the firmware file you download 2 Go to the support section and download the firmware file How to download the firmware file The current firmware version can be identified at the bottom left of the Web configuration interface Note URL USA Europe https www silextechnology com ...

Page 101: ...k List Range Access Point of the wireless network to connect Default Value None Enter the Network Key Details Enter the WEP Key or Pre Shared Key of the wireless network for Network Key Range WEP Key or Pre Shared key Default Value None Note For network key usable characters will differ depending on the AP to connect For details on WEP key refer to WEP Key 1 4 at A 1 List of All Settings For detai...

Page 102: ...s LAN network from others For wireless devices to communicate with each other on a wireless network they must share the same SSID SSID Filter Details Enable Disable the SSID filter Range ON OFF Default Value OFF Note If there are too many SSIDs on the wireless network and you fails to connect to the target Access Point select ON When ON is selected only the registered SSIDs will be shown on Wirele...

Page 103: ... your wireless device Range 1 4 Default Value 1 WEP Key1 4 Details Set the WEP key for WEP encryption Up to 4 WEP keys can be set This setting must be the same as that of your wireless devices A WEP key must be entered using hexadecimal or alphanumeric characters Range 5 or 13 characters 10 or 26 digit hexadecimal value Default Value None Note In most cases alphanumeric characters are used Enter 5...

Page 104: ...g must be the same as that of your wireless devices Usable characters will differ depending on the AP to connect Wireless LAN Configuration IEEE802 1X Authentication Configuration IEEE802 1X Authentication Type Details Select the EAP authentication mode Extensible Authentication Protocol for IEEE802 1X authentication Range EAP TLS EAP TTLS PEAP EAP FAST LEAP Default Value EAP TLS Note EAP TLS Prov...

Page 105: ...s selected the CA certificate needs to be registered Wireless LAN Configuration IEEE802 1X User Configuration User Name in IEEE802 1X Details Set the user name for IEEE802 1X authentication The user name is used by the RADIUS server to identify a client Range Up to 64 characters Default Value None Password Details Set the password for IEEE802 1X authentication The password is used by the RADIUS se...

Page 106: ...iltering for the devices registered to the network device address Range OFF ON Default Value ON Note If the device filter is disabled communication will be bridged even for devices not registered to the network device address The device authentication one security feature of IEEEX authentication will not be assured then Network Device Address Details Register the MAC address of devices to be conne...

Page 107: ...N port of the BR 300AN Range MAC Address Default Value None Note In most cases it is recommended to leave this field blank as the BR 300AN automatically detects the MAC Address from the network packets sent from the connected device Client Mode Details Set the operating mode Range Single Client Mode Multi Client Mode Default Value Single Client Mode Note Select Single Client Mode to bridge only on...

Page 108: ...ied Range 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 Default Value 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask Details Set the subnet mask If the DHCP is enabled on your network the Subnet Mask obtained from it will be applied Range 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 Default Value 0 0 0 0 Note When set to 0 0 0 0 a subnet mask appropriate for the IP address is automatically assigned Default Gateway Details Set the gateway address If 0 0 0 0 is set th...

Page 109: ... starting Smart Wireless Setup Time before starting Smart Wireless Setup Details Specify the period of time until Smart Wireless Setup is started If the Push Switch is pressed for the period of time specified here Smart Wireless Setup will start Range 5 60 sec Default Value 10 Note Please keep 5 sec or more interval than the value you specify at Time before turning into Configuration Mode Advanced...

Page 110: ...ase of the domain name Alphanumeric character string 0 128 characters In case of the IP Address 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 Default Value None Note To synchronize time with the NTP server using the domain name the following conditions must be met DHCP is enabled on the TCP IP setting of BR 300AN DHCP server is distributing the IP address of DNS server Local Time Zone Details Set the local time zone Ra...

Page 111: ...and IP address will be used from management tables for connected non wireless devices When a new address is found by BR 300AN it will automatically be registered to the management table When the address management table feature is OFF the management table setting is not used Combination information of MAC address and IP address is created dynamically and such information will automatically be dele...

Page 112: ...n Default Value The certificate file must support the followings File format PKCS 12 format p12 pfx Certificate version V3 Public key algorithm RSA Public key size 512bit 1024bit 2048bit Signature algorithm SHA1 SHA2 SHA 224 SHA 256 SHA 384 SHA 512 withRSA MD5withRSA Extended key usage Client authentication 1 3 6 1 5 5 7 3 2 is included Password Details This is the password to read a secret key fr...

Page 113: ...2bit 1024bit 2048bit Signature algorithm SHA1 SHA2 SHA 224 SHA 256 SHA 384 SHA 512 withRSA MD5withRSA Certificate Configuration PAC File PAC File Details When the PAC Protected Access Credential is manually distributed in EAP FAST authentication method register the PAC file generated from the server Range A PAC file generated from the server Password Details This password is used to analyze the PA...

Page 114: ... BR 300AN can show on up to 32 devices Solution Up to 32 wireless devices can be displayed at Wireless Network List To show your Access Point in the list use SSID Filter so that only the specified networks are displayed there Even when the Access Point is not displayed in the list it can be connected by configuring the wireless settings at Detailed Configuration of the Web configuration interface ...

Page 115: ...ess the non wireless device connected to a LAN port of the BR 300AN The BR 300AN or non wireless device may not be operating correctly Solution Please check the LED status on BR 300AN Please also check that the non wireless device is properly powered on The connection may be restricted by the MAC address filtering on BR 300AN Solution See the setting at Network Device Address to check that access ...

Page 116: ... lost The connection may be timed out Solution If the connected non wireless device is idle and no communication occurs from it for 5 mins BR 300AN automatically cuts a link with it To recover the communication try to do anything that can cause communication packets on the non wireless device For the connection not to be timed out again it is recommended to enable the address management table feat...

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