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User Manual 

Summary of Contents for iDEA+

Page 1: ...iDEA Docking Station i i iD DE EA A D Do oc ck ki in ng g S St ta at ti io on n User Manual ...

Page 2: ...tted in any form or by any means mechanical magnetic electronic optical photocopying manual or otherwise without the prior written permission Trademarks All product company brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies They are used for identification purpose only Specifications are subject to be changed without prior notice iDEA Docking Station i ...

Page 3: ...articular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which is found by turning the equipment ON and OFF the user is encouraged to try to reduce the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on...

Page 4: ... TCP IP 11 3 2 Login 12 3 3 Wizard 14 3 3 1 Gateway Mode 14 3 3 2 Hotspot Mode 17 3 4 Wireless 18 3 5 WAN 19 3 6 File Server 21 3 7 System setting 22 3 7 1 Wireless 22 3 7 1 1 Basic Settings 22 3 7 1 2 Active Clients 23 3 7 1 3 Advanced Setting 24 3 7 1 4 Security 26 3 7 1 5 Hotspot Mode 27 3 7 2 TCP IP Settings 28 3 7 2 1 LAN Interface 28 3 7 2 2 WAN Interface 30 3 8 Management 38 3 8 1 Statistic...

Page 5: ... 8 7 Reboot 45 3 8 8 Logout 46 Chapter 4 Configuration via Smart Phone 47 4 1 Install APPs for Android Phone 47 4 2 Setting 49 4 2 1 Gateway Mode 49 4 2 2 Hotspot Mode 50 4 2 3 Wireless Setting 53 Appendix A Troubleshooting 56 ...

Page 6: ...Phone and Laptop via Wi Fi Support any 5V USB chargeable handheld devices including iPad iPhone With extra USB port connecting a USB hard drive to act as a wireless HDD and support HTTP file server for iPad iPhone to browse contents via browser USB port supports Smartphone or 3G USB card to share Internet connection With its Hotspot mode it will let your network wirelessly and extend your wireless...

Page 7: ...ption y Support Wireless hotspot mode WAN Ethernet Interface y 1 Port Interface compliant with IEEE 802 3x standards y Automatic MDI MDIX crossover for 10 100 Base T port y Auto negotiation and speed auto sensing support y xDSL Cable modem support y WAN Access Type Static IP DHCP PPPoE 3G USB and Android Mobile Network Management y Web based Management y Remote Access Control y Firmware upgrade vi...

Page 8: ...Tablet PC or Smartphone One IEEE 802 11b g n Wireless adapter with installed TCP IP Internet Browser 1 3 Package Contents The iDEA Docking Station package contains the following items One iDEA Docking Station One CD ROM Manual Quick Setup Guide One Quick Setup Guide If any of the above items are damaged or missing please contact your dealer immediately ...

Page 9: ... 2 2 Ports The ports of the iDEA Docking Station contain WAN Ethernet port Reset Button USB data port and USB only for charging port WAN Port for connecting to the cable or DSL modem through Ethernet cable Reset Reset iDEA Docking Station to factory default Press this button for more than 5 secs USB Connect USB HDD Flash Drive 3G USB card and Smartphone USB Charging Only for Charging iPad iPhone a...

Page 10: ... flash drive to Wi Fi devices 4 Now other Wi Fi devices can access Internet via your iDEA Docking Station via wireless Hotspot 1 Wi Fi devices connect to your iDEA Docking Station 2 The iDEA Docking Station connects to root AP which is Internet available 3 Configure your iDEA Docking Station to Hotspot mode 4 Now the Wi Fi devices can access Internet via your iDEA Docking Station and root AP 3G US...

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Page 14: ... handheld devices including iPad iPhone Connect your iPad iPhone or Smartphone to the USB charger port red circle of iDEA Docking Station The USB port is only for charging Do not plug any USB devices to this charging port iDEA Docking Station 9 ...

Page 15: ...ter 3 Configuration via PC For your convenience the web GUI allows you to configure iDEA Docking Station using web browser This chapter will explain all the functions in this Web GUI iDEA Docking Station 10 ...

Page 16: ...rea Connection and select Properties 1 2 Step 2 Click the View network status and tasks Step 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties 1 2 Step 3 Click on the Change adapter settings Step 6 Go to General icon select Obtain an IP address automatically and DNS server address automatically 1 2 3 ...

Page 17: ...ill enable you to log into the iDEA Docking Station 1 Launch your web browser and enter the iDEA Docking Station s IP Address 192 168 168 1 in the address field then press the Enter key to login iDEA Docking Station 12 2 Enter the default User name admin and Password admin Then press OK to login ...

Page 18: ...3 There are Wizard WAN System Setting Wireless and FileServer icon to help you to configure the iDEA Docking Station easily iDEA Docking Station 13 ...

Page 19: ...way mode the iDEA Docking Station connects to Internet through ADSL modem cable modem 3G USB card or Android mobile phone WAN access type Static IP DHCP PPPoE USB3G and Android Mobile Static IP DHCP PPPoE Select WAN access type from the drop down list z DHCP If you are using DHCP client just click Apply changes to save the setting iDEA Docking Station 14 ...

Page 20: ...u are using Static IP z PPPoE Please enter the username and password if you are using PPPoE connection USB3G Please enter the information of APN service name PIN code dial number account name and password if you choose USB3G and use 3G USB card to access Internet iDEA Docking Station 15 ...

Page 21: ...Type then click Apply Changes 1 Click Next button to continue 2 Enter a wireless SSID 3 Select Encryption and key z None z WEP 64bits z WEP 128bits z WPA PSK z WPA2 PSK z WPA2 Mixed 4 Click Finished button to finish the settings iDEA Docking Station 16 ...

Page 22: ...r via wireless and allows Wi Fi devices to share the Internet connection It also extends the wireless network coverage To configure iDEA Docking Station charger to Hotspot mode 1 Click Scan network button and select a root AP router to connect 2 Select Encryption and key of the root AP router and click Finished button to save the settings iDEA Docking Station 17 ...

Page 23: ...r Status page to check the information in Hotspot mode 3 4 Wireless Click Wireless icon and it will show the wireless Basic Settings A screen is displayed as shown in following figure iDEA Docking Station 18 ...

Page 24: ...D The selections are Enabled or Disabled WMM Wi Fi Multimedia WMM is a wireless Quality of Service feature that improves quality of audio video and voice applications by prioritizing wireless traffic To use this feature the wireless client devices in your network must support Wireless WMM Enabled by Default Data Rate The selections are Auto 1M 2M 5 5M 11M 6M 9M 12M 18M 24M 36M 48M 54M MCS0 MCS1 MC...

Page 25: ...Android Mobile by click the item value of WAN Access type iDEA Docking Station 20 ...

Page 26: ...n also use Android Phone as USB storage device Please refer to the user manual of Android Phone to turn on USB storage Flash Drive USB Hard Drive Card Reader Here is the file list Icon in this page Icon Description Disk Partitions Click this icon to see the disk partition of your USB HDD Delete Check folder or files you want to delete then click Delete icon to delete them Upload Click Upload icon ...

Page 27: ... your network setting SSID The Service Set Identifier SSID or network name It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters which may be any keyboard character The mobile wireless stations shall select the same SSID to be able to communicate with your wireless broadband router Channel Width The selections are 40MHz or 20MHz Control Sideband The selections are Upper or Lower Channel Number Se...

Page 28: ... Rate The selections are Auto 1M 2M 5 5M 11M 6M 9M 12M 18M 24M 36M 48M 54M MCS0 MCS1 MCS2 MCS3 MCS4 MCS5 MCS6 and MCS7 Apply Changes Change the settings New parameters will take effect after save into flash memory and please reboot device 3 7 1 2 Active Clients Click on Active Clients link and it will show the clients currently associated with the iDEA Docking Station iDEA Docking Station 23 ...

Page 29: ...r than the preset RTS threshold size the RTS CTS mechanism will not be enabled The AP sends Request to Send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame After receiving an RTS the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send CTS frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission Beacon Interval The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interva...

Page 30: ...sion efficiency Short GI Short guard interval Short GI can improve transmission data rate WLAN Partition Isolate each WLAN client 20 40MHz Coexist 20MHz and 40MHz will be coexist if enabled RF Output Power RF Output power level 100 70 50 35 15 Function buttons in this page Apply Changes Change the settings New parameters will take effect after save into flash memory and please reboot device ...

Page 31: ...yption methods will depend on the clients Authentication Mode Personal Pre Shared Key Pre Shared Key authentication is based on a shared secret that is known only by the parties involved To use WPA Pre Shared Key select key format and enter a password in the Pre Shared Key Format and Pre Shared Key setting respectively Please refer to Pre Shared Key Format and Pre Shared Key setting below Pre Shar...

Page 32: ... Docking Station to Hotspot mode 1 Click Scan network button and select a root AP to connect Click Connect button to continue 2 Select Encryption and key of the root AP and click Finished button to save the settings iDEA Docking Station 27 ...

Page 33: ...outing device used to forward all traffic that is not addressed to a station within the local subnet DHCP Disabled Client Server mode DHCP Client Range Specify the lowest and highest addresses in the range Static DHCP Choose Enable to enable static DHCP Domain Name Domain name to be registered with the DNS server 802 1d Spanning Tree Enable Disable 802 1d Spanning Tree Default is Disabled Function...

Page 34: ...ick to abort change and recover the previous configuration The Static DHCP List lists the IP Address and MAC addresses of PC which are with Static IP Address You can select the entries at the Select column and apply to the following function buttons Function buttons for the Static DHCP List z Delete Selected Delete the selected entries from the list z Delete All Flush the list z Reset Click to abo...

Page 35: ...is used to configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to the WAN port or USB port of your iDEA Docking Station Here you may change the access method to static IP DHCP PPPoE USB3G or Android Mobile by click the item value of WAN Access type ...

Page 36: ... to get DNS server IP address from DHCP server Set DNS Manually Click to set DNS server IP address manually DNS1 Primary DNS Server IP Address DNS2 Secondary DNS Server IP Address DNS3 Third DNS Server IP Address Enable IGMP Proxy Click to enable IGMP Proxy Enable Ping Access on WAN Click to enable Ping access on WAN Enable Web Server Access on WAN Click to enable Web remote management from WAN Fu...

Page 37: ...ress provided by ISP MTU Size Fill in MTU size Default is 1500 bytes DNS1 Primary DNS Server IP Address DNS2 Secondary DNS Server IP Address DNS3 Third DNS Server IP Address Enable IGMP Proxy Click to enable IGMP Proxy Enable Ping Access on WAN Click to enable Ping access on WAN Enable Web Server Access on WAN Click to enable Web remote management from WAN Function buttons for this setting block z...

Page 38: ...nt Password Check your ISP for details Service Name Your ISP Service Name Check your ISP for details Connection Type There are Continuous connect on Demand and Manual in connection type Idle Time Specifies that PPPoE connection should disconnect if the link has no activity detected for n minutes This field is used in conjunction with the On Demand feature and is enabled in connection type To ensur...

Page 39: ...ick to enable Ping access on WAN Enable Web Server Access on WAN Click to enable Web remote management from WAN Function buttons for this setting block z Connect Click to connect ISP It is available when you choose manual in connection type z Disconnect Click to disconnect ISP It is available when you choose manual in connection type z Apply Changes Click to apply the new configuration z Reset Cli...

Page 40: ...nter Dial Number provided by ISP Connection Type There are Continuous connect on Demand and Manual in connection type Idle Time Specifies that connection should disconnect if the link has no activity detected for n minutes This field is used in conjunction with the On Demand feature and is enabled in connection type To ensure that the link is always active enter a 0 in this field MTU Size Fill in ...

Page 41: ...Server Access on WAN Click to enable Web remote management from WAN Function buttons for this setting block z Connect Click to connect ISP It is available when you choose manual in connection type z Disconnect Click to disconnect ISP It is available when you choose manual in connection type z Apply Changes Click to apply the new configuration z Reset Click to abort change and recover the previous ...

Page 42: ...e Status bar and Notifications panel Fields in this page Field Description WAN Access Type Choose Android Mobile mode Attain DNS Automatically Attain DNS server IP address from ISP automatically Set DNS Manually Setup DNS server IP address manually DNS1 Primary DNS Server IP Address DNS2 Secondary DNS Server IP Address DNS3 Third DNS Server IP Address Enable IGMP Proxy Click to enable IGMP Proxy E...

Page 43: ... page allows you to manage your iDEA Docking Station You can view Management link in the left navigation bar Following are the options available under Management Statistics Time Zone Setting Log Upgrade Firmware Save Reload Settings Password Reboot Logout ...

Page 44: ...3 8 1 Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to Wireless LAN and Ethernet WAN networks iDEA Docking Station 39 ...

Page 45: ...e in which the DSL device resides Enable NTP client update Enable the NTP client to update the system clock Automatically Adjust Daylight Saving Check to Automatically Adjust Daylight Saving NTP server The IP address of the NTP server You can select from the list or set it manually Function buttons for this setting block Apply Changes Click to apply the new configuration Reset Click to abort chang...

Page 46: ...ble Log System all Check to enable log of system all Wireless Check to enable log of Wireless DoS Check to enable log of DoS Enable Remote Log Check to enable remote log Log Server IP Address Fill in the IP address of Log server Function buttons for this setting block Apply Changes Click to apply the new configuration iDEA Docking Station 41 ...

Page 47: ...the upload because it may crash the system To upgrade the firmware for the device z Click the Browse button to select the firmware file z Confirm your selection z Click the Upload button to start upgrading IMPORTANT Do not turn off your device or press the Reset button while this procedure is in progress iDEA Docking Station 42 ...

Page 48: ...tion to factory default Function button for this first setting block Save Click to save the setting to a file Upload To load the setting for the iDEA Docking Station z Click the Browse button to select the setting file z Confirm your selection z Click the Upload button to start uploading Reset Click to reset settings to default The iDEA Docking Station will reboot iDEA Docking Station 43 ...

Page 49: ...ields in this page Field Description User Name Fill in new username for login New Password Fill in new password for login Confirmed Password Fill in new password again to confirm Function buttons for this setting block Apply Changes Click to apply the new configuration Reset Click to abort change and recover the previous configuration iDEA Docking Station 44 ...

Page 50: ...3 8 7 Reboot This page is used to reboot iDEA Docking Station iDEA Docking Station 45 ...

Page 51: ...3 8 8 Logout This page is used to logout iDEA Docking Station iDEA Docking Station 46 ...

Page 52: ...1 Install APPs for Android Phone Install the Android APP to configure iDEA Docking Station using Android Phone Before you touch the iDEA APK please make sure that your Android phone is already connected to iDEA Docking Station via Wi Fi Touch IDEAPlus apk to install the iDEA Docking Station application 1 Touch Install to install the application 2 Touch Open to open the status page of iDEA Docking ...

Page 53: ...3 Please fill in username and password to login iDEA Docking Station 4 Here is the status page iDEA Docking Station 48 ...

Page 54: ...ocking Station s IP Address 192 168 168 1 and enter the default User name admin and Password admin 4 2 1 Gateway Mode 1 Touch Setting Internet 2 Touch Choose and select DHCP Touch Submit to continue setting 3 Settings are saved Touch Confirm to exit iDEA Docking Station 49 ...

Page 55: ...4 2 2 Hotspot Mode 1 Touch Setting Internet 2 Touch Choose and select Hotspot Touch Submit to continue setting iDEA Docking Station 50 ...

Page 56: ...3 It will list the Wireless AP for you to connect Touch an AP to connect 4 When AP s encryption is WPA WPA2 enter the pre shared key of the wireless AP Touch Join to continue iDEA Docking Station 51 ...

Page 57: ...5 When AP s encryption is WEP choose Key Length Key Format and enter the WEP key of the wireless AP Touch Join to continue 6 Settings are saved Touch Confirm to exit iDEA Docking Station 52 ...

Page 58: ...s 2 In Authentication Type choose Open WEP or WPA Auto Fill in the Pre Shared Key when the Authentication Type is WPA Auto Fill in the WEP key when the Authentication Type is WEP You can turn on Turbo mode and the channel width will be 40MHz Fill in the SSID Touch Submit to confirm the setting iDEA Docking Station 53 ...

Page 59: ...3 Settings are saved Touch Confirm to exit iDEA Docking Station 54 ...

Page 60: ...4 3 Access USB Device Touch USB Device It will show the directory and file in the USB HDD or Flash Drive Touch the video or music which you want to playback iDEA Docking Station 55 ...

Page 61: ...vices z Verify the wireless security key z Verify if the Wi Fi devices is too far to connect with iDEA Docking Station The throughput is slow z Avoid placing the iDEA Docking Station near the metal objects z Change the wireless channel Cannot access iDEA Docking Station webpage z Check the IP address of your Wi Fi client if it is in the same network domain as iDEA Docking Station z Press reset but...

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