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Mini Wi-Fi travel router

User Manual

Version 1.1

Aug, 2012

Summary of Contents for BR-6258GNL

Page 1: ...Mini Wi Fi travel router User Manual Version 1 1 Aug 2012 ...

Page 2: ...spect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequen...

Page 3: ...2 2 Connect to mini travel Router 14 2 3 Connect to web configuration menu 18 2 4 Quick Setup 20 2 4 1 Travel Router Mode 22 2 4 2 Wireless ISP Mode 28 2 5 Advanced Setup 35 2 5 1 System 36 2 5 1 1 Time Zone 36 2 5 1 2 Password Settings 38 2 5 2 WAN Settings 39 2 5 2 1 Dynamic IP 41 2 5 2 2 Static IP 42 2 5 2 3 PPPoE 44 2 5 2 4 PPTP 46 2 5 2 5 L2TP 49 2 5 2 6 Telstra Big Pond 52 2 5 2 7 DNS 53 2 5...

Page 4: ...S 90 2 6 Status 92 2 6 1 Internet Connection 93 2 6 2 Device Status 94 2 6 3 System Log 95 2 6 4 Security Log 96 2 6 5 Active DHCP Client 97 2 6 6 Statistics 98 2 7 Tools 99 2 7 1 Configuration Tools 100 2 7 2 Firmware Upgrade 101 2 7 3 Reset 102 Chapter III Appendix 103 3 1 Specification 103 3 2 Troubleshooting 104 3 3 Glossary 108 3 4 FCC and Other Compliance Statements 111 ...

Page 5: ...wired wireless network Ultra compact design while maintaining excellent network performance Powered by any USB AC adapter or the USB port of your computer Support NAT NAPT IP Sharing share IP to multiple wireless clients Support DHCP WISP setting for WAN connection Supports DHCP server to assign IP address automatically Supports VPN Pass Through IPSec L2TP PPTP Supports Anti DoS Firewall Support I...

Page 6: ...THE REACH OF CHILDREN 4 This Mini wifi travel router will become hot when being used for long time This is normal and is not a malfunction DO NOT put the Mini wifi travel router on a paper cloth or other flammable objects after the Mini wifi travel router has been used for a long time 5 There s no user serviceable part inside the Mini wifi travel router If you found that the Mini wifi travel route...

Page 7: ...uirements Wireless network card which is compatible with 802 11b g n wireless network standard Windows 2000 2003 XP Vista Windows 7 MacOS or Linux operating system Internet Explorer Google Chrome Firefox web browser ...

Page 8: ...to use this mini travel router please check if there s anything missing in the package and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items Mini wifi travel router 1 pcs 1 Quick installation guide 1 pcs 2 User manual CDROM 1 pcs 3 ...

Page 9: ...tton 4 Press and release this button to activate WPS mode Press and hold this button for more than 10 seconds to reset the settings of this travel router to factory default setting Reset to factory default Press and hold button more than 10 seconds until Blue LED start blinking then release button system will start resetting to default LED Definitions LED Color LED Status Description Internet Blue...

Page 10: ...for 2 minutes waiting for WPS connection Quick blinking WPS error blinking 0 1 second on 0 1 second off off No power No WPS in progress ITEM DESCRIPTION Ethernet Port Connect to ADSL cable modem or other network devices which provides Internet access Note Do Not use Ethernet cable to connect this Ethernet port to your notebook or desktop which not provides Internet access Back ...

Page 11: ...omputer manually however if your computer requires you to setup IP address manually please refer to following instructions to setup IP address so you can configure travel router Default IP address of this Mini wifi travel router is 192 168 2 1 you can set your computer s IP address to any IP within this subnet If you don t know how to do this please refer to following instructions If the operating...

Page 12: ...l Area Connection Local Area Connection Status window will appear and then click Properties Select Use the following IP address then input the following settings in respective field IP address 192 168 2 x where x is an integer greater or less than 200 if there s more than one computer need to use this wireless presentation gateway on the same network every computer should use an unique number Subn...

Page 13: ...Local Area Connection Properties window will appear select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then click Properties Select Use the following IP address then input the following settings in respective field IP address 192 168 2 x where x is an integer greater or less than 200 if there s more than one computer need to use this wireless presentation gateway on the same network every computer sh...

Page 14: ...ease wait 2 minutes for device booting up the blue LED is blinking After blue LED turns off connecting your computer to Travel Router through wireless connection by searching the available wireless network Searching for 6258GNLxxxx access point where xxxx is the last 4 digit of Travel Router s MAC address like 6258GNL9672 in the example graphic below When 6258GNLxxxx access point is found click to...

Page 15: ...hen click OK Default password is 62586258 as shown below Please note that you have to enter correct password if you changed it If the password you entered is wrong you ll be asked to input password again After wireless connection is built successfully you are able to use this mini travel router by wired LAN mode or wireless ISP mode ...

Page 16: ...ORT OF MINN TRAVEL ROUTER TO YOUR COMPUTER S ETHERNET PORT DIRECTLY Please check Blue LED of mini router device if it is steady on it means your intenet connection is ON you should be able to access Internet now You can open web browser and go to website you wish to go If not open your broswer and it will be forwarded to Travel Router s firmware setup page when you see this page you can select to ...

Page 17: ...If your internet source comes from wireless ISP or any wireless access point you need to login firmware to have further settings refer to next section ...

Page 18: ...bar of web browser like shown below Default SSID http 6258gnlxxxx Example http 6258gnl9672 found it on the sticker label the last 4 digits is different on each device You should be able to see the login screen of Mini wifi travel router in very short time If you didn t see this login screen or receive an error message from your web browser please recheck your network connection ...

Page 19: ...ername is admin Default password is 1234 Click OK button when ready You should be able to see the configuration menu of Mini wifi travel router Detailed operation instructions will be given to following chapters ...

Page 20: ...etup You can set travel router to operate in one of operation mode Travel Router Mode and Wireless ISP Mode To access Quick Setup menu click Quick Setup on the left You ll be prompted to select one operation mode ...

Page 21: ...ch like your mobile phone tablet notebook and so on You may need to make further setup on travel router if it s not using DHCP to assign IP address Wireless ISP Mode Select this mode is your network service provider uses wireless network to provide you Internet service Refer to following chapter for detailed settings Travel Router Mode please go to section 2 4 1 Wireless ISP Mode please go to sect...

Page 22: ...k and client uses wireless connection to access Internet Select this mode and click NEXT button Please setup wireless security of this Travel Router here if you want to change Or you can use default value and click NEXT button to continue SSID Input the Service Set IDentifier a name used to identify this ...

Page 23: ...on Please select key length 64 or 128 bit and key format ASCII or Hex select Default Tx Key Select Key 1 in most cases and then input encryption key characters in Encryption Key field You can use any alphanumerical characters 0 9 a z and A Z if you select ASCII key format and if you select Hex as key format you can only use characters 0 9 a f and A F TIPS Some examples of WEP key Don t use those e...

Page 24: ...t you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected Default is WPA2 Mixed Pre shared Select the type of pre shared key you Key Format can select Passphrase 8 or more alphanumerical characters up to 63 or Hex 64 characters of 0 9 and a f Default is Passphrase Pre shared Please input the WPA passphrase here Key It s not recommended to use a word that can be found in a dictio...

Page 25: ...ss 3 Radius authentication server here RADIUS Server Please input the port number of your Port 4 Radius authentication server here Default setting is 1812 RADIUS Server Please input the password of your Radius Password 5 authentication server here When you re ready click NEXT button If you see this message please use Ethernet cable to connect the LAN port of Travel Router and Internet gateway i e ...

Page 26: ...ion you should click BACK button to redo previous settings Recommend you to add the firmware web address of this Travel Router for future use please select Yes to add bookmark Other browser than IE and Firefox please copy URL and save it to your bookmark You can also recheck these basic settings of Travel Router Click Apply when everything s ok or click BACK to go back to previous setup page ...

Page 27: ...lect Yes in last step to add bookmark you can define the name of bookmark here Click Add to add bookmark or Cancel to abort Recommend you to add it Please be patient while Travel Router is applying new settings ...

Page 28: ... wireless connection to access Internet Select this mode and click NEXT button Travel Router will perform wireless site survey Please check the list and see if the access point Wireless ISP you wish to connect is listed here If not please click Refresh button and or move Travel Router closer to access point you with to connect ...

Page 29: ...PA passphrase of your access point Click NEXT button to continue If the SSID of the access point you wish to connect is hidden check Setup manually box and input access point s parameters manually Next system will start verifying wireless key and connection between Travel Router and WISP device within 2 minutes please be patient when you see this message ...

Page 30: ...ngs for your wireless client here or you can use all default values without change Then click Apply button SSID Input the Service Set IDentifier a name used to identify this device for wireless network here you can use any words which will help you to identify your own Travel Router When you change this SSID you must reconnect your computer to new SSID of Travel Router through 2 ...

Page 31: ...tion Key field You can use any alphanumerical characters 0 9 a z and A Z if you select ASCII key format and if you select Hex as key format you can only use characters 0 9 a f and A F TIPS Some examples of WEP key Don t use those examples use the one of your own ASCII 5 characters pilot phone 23561 2Hyux xmL ASCII 13 characters digitalFAMILY 82Jh26xHy3m n Hex 10 characters 287d2aa732 1152dabc85 He...

Page 32: ...t you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected Default is WPA2 Mixed Pre shared Select the type of pre shared key you Key Format can select Passphrase 8 or more alphanumerical characters up to 63 or Hex 64 characters of 0 9 and a f Default is Passphrase Pre shared Please input the WPA passphrase here Key It s not recommended to use a word that can be found in a dictio...

Page 33: ...ur Port 4 Radius authentication server here Default setting is 1812 RADIUS Server Please input the password of your Radius Password 5 authentication server here When you re ready click NEXT button In the last step of Quick Setup you can recheck all settings and select to add web address of this Travel Router for future use please select Yes to add bookmark IE and Firefox only Click Apply when ever...

Page 34: ...pop up a message for asking to add bookmark manually Please be patient while Travel Router is applying new settings Note For some WISP may require WAN setting you can refer to 2 5 2 WAN Settings page to have more setting instructions ...

Page 35: ...ure advanced settings of this Mini wifi travel router here To access Advanced Setup menu click Advanced Setup on the left The following setup page will appear The instructions on every setup item will be given in the following chapters ...

Page 36: ...oute here The description of every setup item is listed as follow Item Description Time Zone Select time zone from dropdown menu Time Server Address Input the IP address or host name of time serve you wish to use If you don t know which one you should use please input 192 43 244 18 or time nist gov Daylight Savings Enable Check this box to enable daylight saving You also need to input start and en...

Page 37: ...ettings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini wifi travel router ...

Page 38: ...ption Current Password To change admin s password you have to input current password first New Password Input new password here You can use the combination of alphabets number and symbols for up to 20 characters Re Enter Password Input new password again for conformation ...

Page 39: ...2 5 2 WAN Settings You can configure WAN Wide Area Network settings here so you can get connected to Internet To access WAN settings menu click WAN on the left A new menu will appear ...

Page 40: ...Please select the item you wish to configure from this menu and click More Configuration to configure detailed configuration You can also select the item on the left side directly ...

Page 41: ...sted by your ISP You can leave this field blank if your ISP does not request you to use host name When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can recon...

Page 42: ...ddress Input the IP address assigned by Internet Service Provider Subnet Mask Input the subnet mask assigned by your Internet Service Provider Default Gateway Input the IP address of the default gateway assigned by your Internet Service Provider When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router clic...

Page 43: ... CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini wifi travel router ...

Page 44: ... password assigned by your Internet Service Provider Service Name Please give a name to this Internet service this is optional MTU Please input the MTU value of your network connection here from 512 to 1492 If you don t know which value you should use you can use default value Connection Type Select connection type here Continues Travel router will maintain connection and never disconnect Connect ...

Page 45: ...ute s from 1 to 1000 This option is only available when connection type is Connect on Demand When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect ...

Page 46: ...ain an IP address Automatically Select this item to acquire an IP address from ISP automatically if your ISP requests you to do so You may also input hostname if your ISP requests you to do so Use The Following IP Address Select this item if your ISP requests you to input IP address manually in 3 fields below IP Address Input the IP address assigned by your Internet ...

Page 47: ...uld use you can use default value BEZEQ ISERAL Check Enable only when you re using BEZEQ network in Israel Connection Type Select connection type here Continues Travel router will maintain connection and never disconnect Connect on Demand Travel router will establish connection only when there s connection request from client Manual You have to connect or disconnect PPPoE connection manually by cl...

Page 48: ...nfigure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini wifi travel router ...

Page 49: ...m to acquire an IP address from ISP automatically if your ISP requests you to do so You may also input hostname if your ISP requests you to do so Use The Following IP Address Select this item if your ISP requests you to input IP address manually in 3 fields below IP Address Input the IP address assigned by your Internet Service Provider Subnet Mask Input the subnet mask assigned by your Internet S...

Page 50: ...ere Continues Travel router will maintain connection and never disconnect Connect on Demand Travel router will establish connection only when there s connection request from client Manual You have to connect or disconnect PPPoE connection manually by click Connect and Disconnect button Idle Time Out Please specify the time to shutdown Internet connect after no internet activity is detected in minu...

Page 51: ...now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini wifi travel router ...

Page 52: ...P here Assign login server manually Check this box if you want to input login server s IP address manually You also have to input the IP address in the field below When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY but...

Page 53: ...ted as follow Item Description Primary DNS Input the DNS server IP address here Secondary DNS Input additional backup DNS server IP address here When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be promp...

Page 54: ...ss the service provides by dynamic IP users just need to remember the fixed hostname and don t have to worry about the fact of IP address will be changed next time This router supports several kinds of DDNS service provider please go to their service webpage and follow their instructions to register a new DDNS account to use their service The description of every setup item is listed as follow Ite...

Page 55: ...gs in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini wifi travel router ...

Page 56: ... to connect or you can click Site Survey button to scan for access points nearby Site Survey Click this button to scan for access points nearby and give you a list You can click Select button of the access point you wish to connect and then click Connect button If the access point you wish to connect does not appear you can click Refresh button to scan again Encryption Select encryption mode of se...

Page 57: ...st Cipher Suite Select WPA TKIP or WPA2 AES according to the cipher setting of the access point you wish to connect Pre shared Key Format Select Passphrase ASCII characters or Hex 64 hex characters Pre shared key Input key content here When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE...

Page 58: ...t mask of the LAN port of this router here 802 11d Spanning Tree If there s 802 11d spanning tree compatible switch attached to any LAN port of this router and you wish to use 802 11d spanning tree function select Enable here or select Disable to disable this function DHCP Select Enable and this router will become DHCP server and give IP address information DHCP leases to DHCP clients You also hav...

Page 59: ...dress of DHCP IP pool The network range must be the same as IP address field above Domain Name Input the domain name of your local network this is optional You can also establish up to 16 static DHCP leases here To add a new MAC address and IP address mapping input MAC address and IP address pair above and then click Add button to remove a mapping check Select box of the mapping entry you wish to ...

Page 60: ...the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini wifi travel router ...

Page 61: ...2 5 4 Wireless You can change wireless network settings here To access Wireless settings menu click Wireless on the left To setup wireless settings please select one item from left ...

Page 62: ...eed is 11Mbps 2 4GHz N only wireless clients with 802 11n capability can connect to this router Maximum connection speed is 150Mbps 2 4GHz B G Both 802 11b and 802 11g wireless clients can connect to this router 2 4GHz G only wireless clients with 802 11g capability can connect to this router Maximum connection speed is 54Mbps 2 4GHz B G N 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n wireless clients can connect t...

Page 63: ...cess points you can use Select Site Survey button below to discover which channel numbers were taken already Associated Clients You can click Show Active Clients button to show all connected wireless clients Please note By clicking Show Active Clients button a new browser window will appear If your browser prevents pop up window from appearing please disable this function or you will not be able t...

Page 64: ... list or move the Mini wifi travel router closer to the AP you wish to connect When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini w...

Page 65: ...now what it is default value is 2346 RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 2347 Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 100 DTIM Period Configures DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message send period Default value is 3...

Page 66: ...uter it will switch to 20MHz mode automatically Preamble Type Set the type of preamble of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default setting is Short Preamble Broadcast ESSID When set to enabled every wireless devices can scan and found this wireless router when set to disabled only wireless clients who know exact ESSID can get connected with this wireless rout...

Page 67: ...ve better performance When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini wifi travel router ...

Page 68: ...s Channel Number Select wireless channel number or you can select Auto and Travel Router will select a channel for you automatically Encryption Select wireless encryption mode Disable No security at all everyone can establish connection WEP WEP encryption less security and more compatiblity WPA pre shared key WPA encryption safer encrytion WPA RADIUS Select this option only when you have RADIUS se...

Page 69: ...her Suite WPA2 Mixed WPA TKIP WPA2 AES Mixed You can select one of them but you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected Default is WPA2 Mixed Pre shared Select the type of pre shared key you Key Format can select Passphrase 8 or more alphanumerical characters up to 63 or Hex 64 characters of 0 9 and a f Default is Passphrase Pre shared Please input the WPA passphrase...

Page 70: ...them but you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected RADIUS Server Please input the IP address of your IP address 3 Radius authentication server here RADIUS Server Please input the port number of your Port 4 Radius authentication server here Default setting is 1812 RADIUS Server Please input the password of your Radius Password 5 authentication server here ...

Page 71: ...signed by using this function Please click Wireless menu on the left of web management interface then click Access Control and the following message will be displayed on your web browser All allowed MAC addresses will be displayed in MAC Address Filtering Table 1 Here are descriptions of every setup items Delete Selected 2 If you want to delete a specific MAC address entry check the select box of ...

Page 72: ...ust input aabbccddeeff Comment 6 You can input any text here as the comment of this MAC address like ROOM 2A Computer or anything You can input up to 16 alphanumerical characters here This is optional and you can leave it blank however it s recommended to use this field to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a memory aid Add 7 Click Add button to add the MAC address and associated comment t...

Page 73: ...nue on other setup procedures or click Apply to reboot the router so the settings will take effect Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously saved value please click Cancel button ...

Page 74: ...e If you want to use PBC you have to push a specific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode and switch this wireless router to WPS mode too You can push Reset WPS button of this wireless router or click Start PBC button in the web configuration interface to do this if you want to use PIN code you have to know the PIN code of wireless client and switch it to WPS mode then provide the PIN c...

Page 75: ...with other WPS enabled wireless devices SSID The SSID of this wireless router will be displayed here Authentication Mode The wireless security authentication mode of this wireless router will be displayed here If you don t enable security function of the wireless router before WPS is activated the router will auto set the security to WPA AES and generate a set of passphrase key for WPS connection ...

Page 76: ...ts for 2 minutes The WPS LED green color on this device will be blinking for 2 minutes when this wireless router is waiting for incoming WPS request Configure Please input the PIN code of the wireless client you by client wish to connect and click Start PIN button PinCode 5 The WPS LED green color on this device will be blinking for 2 minutes when this wireless router is waiting for incoming WPS r...

Page 77: ...certain amount of bandwidth to important applications such as video conference and network phone so they can have enough bandwidth when working To access QoS settings menu click QoS on the left The descriptions of every setup item are listed below Item Description ...

Page 78: ...Input a name for this QoS rule for identification Bandwidth Select Download or Upload for traffic type of this QoS rule input the bandwidth you wish to assign to this rule and then select Guarantee Minimum bandwidth allocated to this QoS rule or Maximum Maximum bandwidth this QoS rule can use Local IP Address Input the local IP addresses range which will be using this QoS rule Input starting addre...

Page 79: ...Select protocol type TCP or UDP from dropdown menu Click Save to save changes you made or Reset to clear all fields in this page Edit Check Select box in QoS table to select an existing QoS rule and click this button to recall its setting for edit Delete Delete a selected QoS rule Delete All Delete all QoS rules Move Up Move selected QoS rule up so it will have higher priority Move Down Move selec...

Page 80: ... wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini wifi travel router 2 5 6 NAT NAT Network Address Translation function lets certain network application to be able to work behind firewall To access NAT settings menu click NAT on the left ...

Page 81: ...the computer you wish to assign to use this rule is online you can select it from this dropdown menu and click button to add it to IP address field automatically TCP Port to Open Input the TCP port number to open optional UDP Port to open Input the UDP port number to open optional Comment Input any text here to help you to remember to purpose of this rule Popular Applications The rule for many pop...

Page 82: ... Delete all rules Reset Unselect any selected rules When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini wifi travel router ...

Page 83: ...enable this function select Enable When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini wifi travel router ...

Page 84: ... protects your computer on local area network so they won t be attacked by malicious attackers on Internet and helps you to protect information stored on your local computer To access Firewall settings menu click Firewall on the left ...

Page 85: ...Allow to deny or allow computers on the list to access Internet Client PC MAC Address Input computer s MAC address here to deny or allow Internet access Computer Name If the computer you wish to assign to use this rule is online you can select it from this dropdown menu and click button to add it to IP address field automatically Comment Input any text here to help you to remember to purpose of th...

Page 86: ... select Deny or Allow to deny or allow computers on the list to access Internet Add PC Click this button to add a new computer for IP filter Client PC description Input any text here to help you to identify this computer Client PC IP Address Input the starting and ending IP address of computers which will be affected by this rule If only one computer is involved input its IP address on the left fi...

Page 87: ...nges or click Reset button to clear this rule Delete Delete selected rules Delete All Delete all rules When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can ...

Page 88: ...function You have to input a part of web address or full web address in http field like www website com or website Add Click this button to add this rule Reset Click this button to clear web address field Select Select a rule in URL Blocking Table Delete Delete selected rules Delete All Delete all rules Reset Unselect any selected rules When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ...

Page 89: ...nfigure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Mini wifi travel router ...

Page 90: ...isted below Item Description DoS Module Please check all boxes of the DoS function you wish to activate If you don t know which one you should use you can select all without any problem Advance d Settings You can define advanced DoS module functions here Ping of Death You can specify the frequency of ping of death packets which will trigger this DoS function ...

Page 91: ... this DoS function Click APPLY button to save changes you made or click CANCEL to discard changes you made When you finish settings in this page click Apply button You ll see the following message If you still need to configure this Mini wifi travel router click CONTINUE button if you want to save changes and make it work now click APPLY button You ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you ...

Page 92: ... 6 Status You can check the status of this travel router by this function To check status click Status link on the upper right corner of web menu To select a status to view click on the menu on the left ...

Page 93: ...2 6 1 Internet Connection You can check the connection type and status of Internet connection ...

Page 94: ...2 6 2 Device Status You can check the wireless and LAN status here ...

Page 95: ...er since it is powered on If there s any problem when you re using this travel router these log information may help You can click Save button to save system log as a text file on your computer click Clear to delete all messages or click Refresh to reload latest messages ...

Page 96: ...g You can check security related messages of this travel router You can click Save button to save system log as a text file on your computer click Clear to delete all messages or click Refresh to reload latest messages ...

Page 97: ...2 6 5 Active DHCP Client You can check all DHCP clients connected to this travel router here Click Refresh button to reload latest DHCP clients ...

Page 98: ...2 6 6 Statistics You can check the network statistics of this travel router You can click Refresh button to reload statistics ...

Page 99: ... Tools You can use some special tools to configure the fundamental functions of this travel router here like configuration back and firmware upgrade To select a status to view click on the menu on the left ...

Page 100: ...ed to save configuration file to a folder on your computer To restore a saved configuration click Browse button and you ll be prompted to locate a saved configuration file on your computer and then click Upload button to upload configuration file to travel router To erase all settings click Reset and all settings of travel router will be erased include IP address setting ...

Page 101: ...ty 1 Click Next button to start firmware Upgrade 2 Click Browse button to locate firmware file on your computer bin file and then click APPLY button to start firmware upload You ll be prompted to confirm firmware upgrade PLEASE NOTE NEVER REMOVE THE USB CABLE OF TRAVEL ROUTER WHEN UPGRADING FIRMWARE ...

Page 102: ... 7 3 Reset You can reset reboot this travel router in case it s not working properly Click APPLY button to reset the travel router It requires 1 to 2 minutes for travel router to complete boot procedure ...

Page 103: ...Port WAN LAN 10 100M UTP Port x 1 Power DC 5V 0 5A via USB bus power Dimension 65 L x 15 25 W x 21 5 H mm Transmit Power 11n 14dBm 1 5dBm 11g 14dBm 1 5dBm 11b 17dBm 1 5dBm Temperature 32 104 F 0 40 C Humidity 10 90 NonCondensing Certification FCC CE ...

Page 104: ...establish a direct wireless link 4 Please adjust the position of network card you may have to move your computer if you re using a notebook computer and click Rescan button for few more times If you can find the wireless access point or wireless device you want to connect by doing this try to move closer to the place where the wireless access point or wireless device is located I can not establish...

Page 105: ...e Wireless Protection in Advanced tab 3 Try a lower TX Rate in Advanced tab 4 Disable Tx Burst in Advanced tab 5 Enable WMM in QoS tab if you need to use multimedia telephony related applications 6 Disable WMM Power Save Enable in QoS tab 7 There could be too much people using the same radio channel Ask the owner of the access point to change the channel number Please try one or more solutions lis...

Page 106: ...input ESSID on your wireless client manually if ESSID broadcast is disabled File download is very slow or breaks frequently a Are you using QoS function Try to disable it and try again b Internet is slow sometimes being patient c Try to reset the router and see if it s better after that d Try to know what computers do on your local network If someone s transferring big files other people will thin...

Page 107: ... a malfunction if you can keep your hand on the router s case b If you smell something wrong or see the smoke coming out from router please disconnect the router and unplug USB cable to power it off make sure it s safe before you re doing this and call your dealer of purchase for help ...

Page 108: ...tory speeds and 18 36 48 and 54 Mbps optional speeds The ERP includes the modulation schemes found in 802 11b including CCK for 11 and 5 5 Mbps and Barker code modulation for 2 and 1 Mbps B A protection mechanism called RTS CTS that governs how 802 11g devices and 802 11b devices interoperate 2 What is the IEEE 802 11b standard The IEEE 802 11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates t...

Page 109: ...based security has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information wherever and however communicated or stored while making more efficient use of hardware and or software than previous encryption standards It is also included in IEEE 802 11i standard Compare with AES TKIP is a temporary protocol for replacing WEP security until manufacturers impleme...

Page 110: ... Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable secure mission critical communication systems It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability integrity and security In other words more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission but the trade off produces a signal that is in effect louder and thus eas...

Page 111: ...dio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected ...

Page 112: ...nd replaces in the directive 98 13 EEC Telecommunications Terminal 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 be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of ...

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