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Page 2: ...oduct names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation transformation or adaptation without permission from TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Copyright 2007 TP LINK Technologies Co Ltd All rights reserved ...

Page 3: ... with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This device and its antenna must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co loca...

Page 4: ...SL2 Router Quick Installation Guide One RJ45 cable Two RJ11 cables One ADSL splitter One Resource CD for TD W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2 Router including This User Guide Other Helpful Information Note If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the TD W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2 Router for assistance 3 ...

Page 5: ...1 3 4 System Requirements 11 3 5 Installation Environment Requirements 12 3 6 Connecting the Router 12 3 6 1 The Best Location for Wireless Network Connection 12 3 6 2 Wired network connection 13 Chapter 4 Quick Installation Guide 15 4 1 Configure the Router 15 4 2 Configure PC 19 Chapter 5 Basic Router Configuration 24 5 1 Login 24 5 2 Device Info 24 5 3 Quick Setup 25 5 4 Advanced Setup 25 5 4 1...

Page 6: ...anced 67 5 5 5 Wireless Statistics 68 5 6 Diagnostics 69 5 7 Management 69 5 7 1 Settings 69 5 7 2 System Log 72 5 7 3 TR 069 client 74 5 7 4 Internet Time 75 5 7 5 Access Control 75 5 7 6 Update Software 78 5 7 7 Reboot 79 Chapter 6 Appendix 80 Appendix A Glossary 80 Appendix B Specifications 84 Appendix C Contact Information 84 5 ...

Page 7: ...configure and use these functions accurately 1 2 Conventions The Router or TD W8920G mentioned in this User guide stands for TD W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2 Router without any explanations Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product which may differ from the actual situation You can set the parameters according to your demand 1 3 Overview of this User Guide Cha...

Page 8: ...using any web browser Remote management is provided so that you may configure the Router through WAN port by the use of any Web browser ADSL The TD W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2 Router utilizes integrated ADSL2 transceiver and high speed MIPS CPU The Router supports full rate ADSL2 connectivity conforming to the ITU and ANSI specifications In addition to the basic DMT physical layer functions the ADS...

Page 9: ...encryption security and wireless LAN ACL Access Control List Adopts 2x to 3x eXtended Range wireless LAN transmission technology Adopts Advanced DMT modulation and demodulation technology Adopts 108M Super G wireless LAN transmission technology Supports access control parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day for children or staff Supports Vir...

Page 10: ...EEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u Supports RFC 2684 EoA Bridged and Router Supports RFC1577 IPoA IP over ATM Supports RFC2364 PPPoA PPP over ATM Supports RFC2516 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet Note Needs third party software 2 4 Transmit Data rate Maximum Download Speed 24Mbps ADSL2 8Mbps ADSL Maximum Upload Speed 1Mbps Supports 108 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6Mbps and 11 5 5 2 1Mbps data transfer rates 9 ...

Page 11: ...WLAN and 1 4 LAN The ADSL WLAN and 1 4 LAN indicators monitor link status and activity Link Act 3 2 LED Explanation Name Status Description Off No Power Power On Power on Off The Router has an error On The Router is initializing System Flashing The Router is working properly Off Disconnected the LINE port On Connected the LINE port to ISP network Slow flash Connecting to the ISP network ADSL Quick...

Page 12: ...ne Connect to the Modem Port of Splitter or to the telephone line Reset Button There are two ways to reset the Router s factory defaults Press the reset button of the Router and then power on the Router hold reset button pressed down for about five seconds or restore the default setting from Management Settings Restore Default of the Router s Web based Utility 1 2 3 4 LAN Through these ports you c...

Page 13: ...ing to the following steps Don t forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry 1 Locate an optimum location for the Router The best place is usually near the center of the area in which your PC will be wirelessly connected The place had better accord with the Installation Environment Requirements 2 Adjust the direction of the antenna Normally upright is a good direction 3 Connect your ...

Page 14: ...ded with the device or given to you by your service provider The ADSL connection represents the WAN interface the connection to the Internet It is the physical link to the service provider s network backbone and ultimately to the Internet 3 6 2 2 Hub or Switch to Router Connection Connect the Router to an uplink port MDI II on an Ethernet hub or switch with a straight through cable If you wish to ...

Page 15: ...TD W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2 Router User Guide Figure 3 3 14 ...

Page 16: ...wser and direct it to the IP address of the Router Type http 192 168 1 1 in the address bar of the browser A dialog box prompts for User name and Password Type in the default User name admin as well as Password admin and then click the OK button to access the Quick Setup screen Figure 4 1 Note Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account user name and password which needed for P...

Page 17: ...ection Type screen you can select a connection type PPPoA PPPoE MER IPoA or Bridging which is provided by your ISP We select PPPoE mode For example and then click Next to continue Figure 4 3 4 Enter the PPP Username and PPP Password provided by your ISP If PPPoE Service 16 ...

Page 18: ... enter the Service Name Click Next to continue Figure 4 4 5 Use the default setting of this screen click Next to continue Figure 4 5 6 Use the default IP Address 192 168 1 1 and Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Use the default setting of Enable DHCP Server and click Next to continue 17 ...

Page 19: ...ter User Guide Figure 4 6 7 Use the default setting Enable Wireless Default SSID is TP LINK then click Next Figure 4 7 8 You will see the WAN Setup Summary screen below click Save Reboot to save these settings and reboot the Router 18 ...

Page 20: ...ure PC Your PC needs a network adapter You may directly connect your adapter to the Router or you may connect your adapter to a Hub Switch and then connect the Hub Switch to the Router Follow the instructions below to configure a computer running Windows XP to be a DHCP client 1 From the Start menu on your desktop go to Settings and then click on Network Connections 19 ...

Page 21: ...twork Connections window right click on LAN Local Area Connection then click Properties Figure 4 10 3 In the General tab of Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties menu highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP under This connection uses the following items by clicking on it once 20 ...

Page 22: ...address automatically by clicking the radio button Click OK Figure 4 12 Configure the IP address manually Open TCP IP Properties of the LAN card in your PC enter the IP address as 192 168 1 is any value between 2 to 254 Subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Gateway is 192 168 1 1 DNS address is the value provided by ISP 21 ...

Page 23: ...ect run tab type cmd in the field and type ping 192 168 1 1 on the screen that appears and then press Enter If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure below the connection between your PC and the Router has been established Figure 4 13 If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure below it means that your PC has not connected to the Router Figure 4 14 Please check it f...

Page 24: ... LEDs on your PC s adapter should be lit 2 If the TCP IP configuration for your PC is correct Note If the Router s IP address is 192 168 1 1 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 254 the gateway must be 192 168 1 1 For more details of configuring the Router please refer to Chapter 5 23 ...

Page 25: ...ireless ADSL2 Router s settings though the Web based Utility 5 1 Login After your successful login you will see the Login screen shown in Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 There are six main menus shown on the screen they are Device Info Quick Setup Advanced Setup Wireless Diagnostics and Management Additional menus will be available after you click one of the main menus Click one of the main menus and you wi...

Page 26: ...refer to the Chapter 4 to get the detailed information 5 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced Setup there are many submenus under the main menu Among the submenus WAN LAN Routing DSL and Port Mapping are default menus while NAT Security Quality of Service and DNS will appear only when you select some corresponding functions click any one of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding func...

Page 27: ...dd Click the Add button you can add a new interface in the next screen shown in Figure 5 5 Save Reboot If you are sure of the settings choose Save Reboot to apply the changes and reboot the system Note You have to reboot to activate the WAN interface and further configuration services over this interface Click the Save Reboot button to implement it Follow the instructions below to Add or Edit an A...

Page 28: ...the connection please select the Enable Quality Of Service check box 4 Click the Next button for the further configuration in the next screen shown in Figure 5 6 or else click the Back button to go to the previous screen Note Enabling packet level QoS for PVC improves performance for selected classes of applications While QoS consumes system resources therefore the number of PVC s will be reduced ...

Page 29: ... you select the Connection Type please follow the instructions below to complete the further configuration of WAN Interface There are five different configurations for the connection types which are PPPoA PPPoE MER IPoA and Bridge You can select the corresponding types according to your needs Note that this User Guide adopts different VPI VCI and QoS to introduce further configuration for the diff...

Page 30: ...nection after it has been inactive for a specific period of time Inactivity Timeout If your Internet connection is terminated due to inactivity Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again 3 If you are required to use a permanent IP address select the option Static IP Address and enter the value in the text b...

Page 31: ... 6 Click the Next button and you will see the next screen which displays the detailed settings you ve made shown in Figure 5 9 Figure 5 9 7 If you are sure about the configuration click the Save button to save these settings otherwise click the Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications The information is same as the information in Figure 5 4 2 PPPoE If you choose PPPoE in ...

Page 32: ...matically get IP parameters from your ISP If you are provided with a static IP Address please select Use the following IP Address and then enter the WAN IP Address and WAN Subnet Mask 2 Configure the default gateway If you are provided a dynamic gateway address please select obtain default gateway automatically and then the Router will automatically get gateway parameters from your ISP If you are ...

Page 33: ... Firewall A firewall enhances network s security Select the option to use a firewall or else without a firewall Enable IGMP Multicast This is disabled by default This setting will not allow IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol packets to be forwarded to the LAN IGMP is used to manage multicasting on TCP IP networks Most users will not need to enable this Some ISPs use IGMP to perform remote con...

Page 34: ...Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications The information of the figure shows above is same as the information in the Figure 5 4 4 IPoA If you choose IPoA in the previous screen shown in Figure 5 6 the configuration is similar to MER 5 Bridge If you choose Bridging in the previous screen shown in Figure 5 6 a screen will be displayed as shown below shown in Figure 5 13 Fig...

Page 35: ...d settings you ve made shown in Figure 5 14 Or else click the Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications Figure 5 14 4 If you are sure about the configuration click the Save button to save these settings otherwise click the Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications The information of the figure shows above is same as the information in the Figure 5 ...

Page 36: ... Enter the Router s Subnet Mask the default value is 255 255 255 0 Enable UPnP If you need the UPnP function select the check box to enable it Enable IGMP Snooping If you select the option please choose the IGMP Mode Standard Mode or Blocking Mode DHCP Server These settings allow you to configure the Router s Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server function The DHCP server is enabled by de...

Page 37: ...r will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP address Enter the amount of time in hours then the user will be leased this dynamic IP address After the dynamic IP address has expired the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address The default is 24 hours Configure the second IP Address and Subnet Mask You can configure the Router s second IP Address and S...

Page 38: ... The table indicates the information about the Virtual Server entries Server Name This is the name of the Virtual Server It is exclusive and must be filled in External Port Start The base number of External Ports You can type a service port or leave it blank External Port End The end number of External Ports You can type a service port or leave it blank Protocol The protocol used for this applicat...

Page 39: ...oes not have the service you need type the name of the custom service in the text box 3 Type the IP Address of the computer in the Server IP Address text box 4 Enter the External Port Start External Port End Internal Port Start and Internal Port End in the table and then select the protocol used for this Virtual Server TCP UDP or All 5 Click the Save Apply button to enable virtual server Note If y...

Page 40: ... allows the remote party from the WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on the LAN side using the open ports A maximum 32 entries can be configured Figure 5 19 Port Triggering Table The table indicates the information about the Port Triggering entries Application Name This is the name of the Port Triggering It is exclusive and must be filled Trigger It includes the Protocol...

Page 41: ...Port End Open Port Start and Open Port End in the table and then select the Trigger protocol and Open protocol TCP UDP or All 4 Click the Save Apply button to enable the settings Note If you select the application from the drop down list the External Port Start External Port End Internal Port Start Internal Port End and the Protocol will be added in the table automatically 5 4 3 3 DMZ Host Choose ...

Page 42: ... Address may change while using the DHCP function 5 4 3 4 ALG Choose Advanced Setup Æ NAT Æ ALG you can Enable SIP Session Initiation Protocol on the ALG Application Level Gateway screen shown in Figure 5 22 Figure 5 22 5 4 4 Security When you select the Enable Security function shown in Figure 5 11 for the connection type of MER or IPoA for the WAN Setup or when you setup Bridge PPPoA or PPPoE mo...

Page 43: ...oing Choose Advanced Setup Æ Security Æ IP Filtering Æ Outgoing you can configure Outgoing Filtering rules on the screen shown in Figure 5 24 The Outgoing IP Filtering feature allows you to control some IP traffic from LAN to access to some specifically addresses By default all outgoing IP traffic from LAN is allowed but some IP traffic can be BLOCKED by setting up filters Figure 5 24 Setup an Out...

Page 44: ...ing entry you must configure at least one condition on the screen above except the Filter name If you leave the Protocol blank it means that the rule is effective to all protocols if you leave the Source IP Address and or Destination IP Address blank it suggests that all Source IP Addresses and or Destination IP Addresses are controlled by the rule if you leave the Source Port and or Destination P...

Page 45: ...n Figure 5 27 Figure 5 27 2 Enter the Filter name for the rule it is exclusive and must be filled in 3 Select Protocol in the drop down list enter Source IP address Source Subnet Mask Source Port Destination IP address Destination Subnet Mask and Destination Port for the rule 4 Select at least one WAN interfaces displayed below to apply this rule 5 Click the Save Apply button to save this entry 44...

Page 46: ...iltering rules on the screen shown in Figure 5 28 The section allows you to control access to the Internet by users on your local network based on their MAC Address Figure 5 28 Change Policy There are two policies for the MAC filters FORWARDED and BLOCKED Click the button to change from one policy to another When you select FORWARDED it means that all MAC layer frames will be forwarded except thos...

Page 47: ... box 4 Select Frame Direction in the drop down list for the rule 5 Select the WAN interfaces you can leave the default settings also 6 Click the Save Apply button to save this entry Note MAC Filtering is only effective on ATM PVC s configured in Bridge mode 5 4 4 3 Parental Control Choose Advanced Setup Æ Security Æ Parental Control You can configure the Parental Control rules on the screen shown ...

Page 48: ...ther MAC Address radio button and enter the MAC address of the other LAN device 4 Select the day when the rule will take effect in the table 5 Enter the Start Blocking Time and End Blocking Time in the text box separately and then the device controlled will then be unable to connect to the internet during that time 6 Click the Save Apply button to save this entry 5 4 5 Quality of Service When you ...

Page 49: ...TD W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2 Router User Guide Figure 5 32 Click the Add button and you can configure the QoS on the next screen shown in Figure 5 33 Figure 5 33 48 ...

Page 50: ...sification rule must be satisfied with the rule to take effect 5 4 6 Routing Choose Advanced Setup Æ Routing it includes three menus Default Gateway Static Route and RIP shown in Figure 5 34 The detailed descriptions are provided below Figure 5 34 5 4 6 1 Default Gateway Choose Advanced Setup Æ Routing Æ Default Gateway you can see the Default Gateway screen this screen allows you to configure the...

Page 51: ...ted to selected you have to reboot the Router to get the automatically assigned default gateway Default Gateway IP address should be specified since MER Interface is selected when you select the Enable automatic Assigned Default Gateway check box 5 4 6 2 Static Route Choose Advanced Setup Æ Routing Æ Static Route You can see the Static Route screen this screen allows you to configure the static ro...

Page 52: ... default Gateway address will be adopted for the Static Route Use Interface If the Use Interface checkbox is selected you should select the Interface name in the text box or else the default Use Interface will be adopted for the Static Route 3 Click the Save Apply button to save it To remove a static routing entry 1 Select the Remove check box according to the entry in the Figure 5 36 2 Click the ...

Page 53: ...ersion and operation followed by placing a check in the Enabled checkbox for the interface If you are sure about the settings click the Save Apply button to save the configuration 5 4 7 DNS When you select the connection type PPPoE PPPoA MER or IPoA for WAN configuration you will see the DNS menu in the Web based Utility shown in Figure 5 39 It includes DNS Server and Dynamic DNS submenus Figure 5...

Page 54: ...nal secondary DNS server IP addresses provided by your ISP Then click the Save button to save the new configuration Note You have to reboot the Router to make the new configuration take effect 5 4 7 2 Dynamic DNS Choose Advanced Setup Æ DNS Æ Dynamic DNS you can see the Dynamic DNS screen this screen allows you to configure the Dynamic DNS shown in Figure 5 41 The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Na...

Page 55: ...re 5 42 2 Select D DNS provider in the drop down list 3 Enter the Hostname of the DNS Server and select the corresponding Interface for the DDNS you can leave it default 4 Type the User Name and Password for your DDNS account 5 Click the Save Apply button to save the entry 5 4 8 DSL Choose Advanced Setup Æ DSL you can see the DSL Settings screen this screen allows you to configure the DSL shown in...

Page 56: ...phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA After you set them up click the Save Apply button to save the configurations 5 4 9 Port Mapping Choose Advanced Setup Æ Port Mapping you can see the Port Mapping screen this screen allows you to configure the Dynamic DNS shown in Figure 5 44 55 ...

Page 57: ...ss ADSL2 Router User Guide Figure 5 44 Click the Add Edit button and then you can configure the Port Mapping in the next screen shown in Figure 5 45 After you configure the settings click the Save Apply button to save it 56 ...

Page 58: ...TD W8920G 108M Wireless ADSL2 Router User Guide Figure 5 45 57 ...

Page 59: ...uirements Enable Wireless If you want to use wireless features you must select Enable Wireless If you deselect Enable Wireless option all the Wireless settings below will be disabled Enable SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router To broadcast the Router s SSID keep the default setting if yo...

Page 60: ...hentication type from the drop down list Options available are Open Shared WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK Mixed WPA2 WPA and Mixed WPA2 WPA PSK Note For most users it is recommended to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings Any changes made to these settings may adversely affect your wireless network Under certain circumstances changes may benefit performance Carefully consider and evaluate ...

Page 61: ...equires additional configuration of the keys to be used Follow the instructions below to configure the Shared Keys WEP Encryption is disabled by default To enable WEP select the Enable option Configure the Encryption Keys as below 1 Encryption strength Select 64 bit enter 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal digits in the Network Key list 128 bit enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal digits ...

Page 62: ...enter 10 hexadecimal digits 1908300919 in the Network Key 1 for example Configure the settings as Figure 5 49 shown above 5 5 2 2 WPA WPA security for wireless communication has been developed to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP WPA combines the key generation with the authentication services of a RADIUS server Figure 5 50 61 ...

Page 63: ...stronger than TKIP Configure WPA settings 1 Select the WPA option from the Network Authentication drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings 2 Change the WPA Group Rekey Interval as desired 3 Type in the IP address of the RADIUS server used in the RADIUS Server IP Address field 4 Change the RADIUS Port if necessary 5 Type in the password in the RADIUS Key field 6 Use the...

Page 64: ... PSK settings 1 Select the WPA PSK option The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings as the picture show above 2 WPA PSK requires a shared key Type the key in the space provided PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type 3 Change the Group Key Interval as desired or use the default setting 4 Click the Save Apply button to save the new configuration Figure 5 53 Note If you click the option Click...

Page 65: ...ffer the appropriate settings The steps of these settings are similar to WPA settings Figure 5 55 5 5 2 5 WPA2 PSK To configure WPA2 PSK settings select the WPA2 PSK option from the drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings WPA2 PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type 64 ...

Page 66: ... list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings The steps to these settings are similar to those for WPA PSK Figure 5 57 5 5 2 7 Mixed WPA2 WPA PSK To configure Mixed WPA2 WPA PSK settings select the Mixed WPA2 WPA PSK option from the drop down list The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings The steps of this setting are the same with WPA PSK 65 ...

Page 67: ...eless users by MAC Address either permitting or blocking access If you do not wish to filter users by MAC Address select Disabled Allow Click this button to allow wireless access by the devices listed on this screen Deny Click this button to block wireless access from the devices listed on this screen Add Click this button to add the MAC Address Remove Click this button to remove the item of the M...

Page 68: ...mines which operating frequency will be used It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point Fragmentation Threshold This value specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets If you experience a high packet error rate you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold Setting the...

Page 69: ...terval value Its clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages The default value is 1 Beacon Interval Enter a value between 20 1000 milliseconds The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to synchronize the wireless network The default value is 100 Mode In the drop down list you can sel...

Page 70: ...n about the corresponding test Figure 5 63 5 7 Management Choose Management there are six submenus under the main menu They are Settings System Log TR 069 client Internet Time Access Control Update Software and Reboot Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 5 7 1 Settings This section provides three important functions for managing the Router they are Backup ...

Page 71: ...re 5 65 allows you to save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file Figure 5 65 To back up the Router s current settings 1 Click the Backup Settings button on the screen above pop up Figure 5 65 the following screen will then appear shown in Figure 5 66 Figure 5 66 2 Click the Save button and save the file as the appointed file shown in Figure 5 67 70 ...

Page 72: ...gure 5 68 To update the Router s settings 1 Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device and you can also enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box 2 After you have selected the file for updating the settings click the Update Settings button Note The Router will reboot upon completion This process will take a while don t turn off the Router or press the Reset but...

Page 73: ...o the factory defaults and then follow the on screen instructions to complete it Account and Password The default account name and its password are both admin The default IP Address 192 168 1 1 The default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 5 7 2 System Log Choose Management Æ System Log you can see the System Log screen this screen shown in Figure 5 70 allows you to view the system log and configure the s...

Page 74: ... Figure 5 72 Figure 5 72 Disable Enable Select the Enable to log the events if you don t want to log these events please select Disable Log Level Select the Log level in the drop down list for the Log level all events above or equal to the selected level will be logged Display Level Select the Display level in the drop down list for the Display Level all logged events above or equal to the selecte...

Page 75: ...n Server ACS to perform auto configuration provision collection and diagnostics to this device Figure 5 73 Inform You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the Inform Interval Inform Interval Type the interval time of your Router contact with the ACS ACS URL Please accept this information from your ISP And through ACS Auto Configuration Server you can perform auto configuration provision co...

Page 76: ... automatically synchronize with Internet time servers 2 Select the First NTP time server and or the Second NTP time server in the drop down list severally 3 Select your local time zone 4 Click Save Apply button Note This setting will be used for some time based functions such as firewall You must specify your time zone once you login to the Router successfully if not the time limited on these func...

Page 77: ... WAN Port After you have completed click the Save Apply button to make sure your selection Figure 5 76 Note WAN are not available for the connection type of Bridge here they won t display on the screen above since only Bridge is selected 5 7 5 2 IP Addresses Choose Management Æ Access Control Æ IP Addresses you can see the IP Address screen this screen shown in Figure 5 77 allows you to configure ...

Page 78: ...ess Control Mode shown in Figure 5 77 Note If Enabled the Router will permit access to local management services from IP addresses contained in the Access Control List If the Access Control mode is Disabled the function will not validate and all IP addresses can access to local management services The services are the system applications listed in the Service Control List 5 7 5 3 Passwords Choose ...

Page 79: ...to make your change take effect Note The password cannot contain a space and its maximum length is 16 characters 5 7 6 Update Software Choose Management Æ Update Software you can see the screen shown in Figure 5 80 which allows you to upgrade the latest version software to keep the Router up to date Figure 5 80 Browse Click the button to locate the latest software for the device Update Software Af...

Page 80: ...not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the software is being updated The Router will reboot after the Upgrading is finished 5 7 7 Reboot Choose Management Æ Reboot you can see the screen shown in Figure 5 81 which allows you to reboot the Router Figure 5 81 Note After you clicked the Reboot button please wait for a while before reopening your web browser Do not turn off the Router...

Page 81: ...is about 300m a 2x to 3x eXtended Range based client and access point can maintain a connection transmission distance may be up to 830m Access Point A device that allows wireless equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network Also used to expand the range of a wireless network Ad hoc Network An ad hoc network is a group of computers each with a wireless adapter connected ...

Page 82: ... at a network gateway server that protects the resources of a network from users from other networks Gateway A device that interconnects networks with different incompatible communications protocols IEEE 802 11b The IEEE 802 11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and WEP ...

Page 83: ...n that provides authentication username and password in addition to data transport PPPoA Point to Point Protocol over ATM PPPoA stands for Point to Point protocol over ATM this protocol is also used as a type of broadband connection that provides authentication username and password in addition to data transport RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service A protocol that uses an authenticati...

Page 84: ...recipient of the data that is sent VCI Virtual Channel Identifier The identifier of the VC contained in the ATM cell header VPI Virtual Path Identifier The identifier of the VP contained in the ATM cell header Update To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version VLAN Virtual Local Air Network Logical subgroups that constitute a Local Area Network LAN This is done in software rather...

Page 85: ...Line Ports 1 RJ11 port 10Base T UTP category 3 4 5 cable Network Medium 100Base TX UTP category 5 LAN WAN 1 2 3 4 LAN WLAN ADSL LED Others Power System Dimensions L x W x H 186 146 44 mm 7 32 5 75 1 73 inch Working Temperature 0 40 Storage Temperature 40 70 Working Humidity 10 90 RH non condensing Working Environment Storage Humidity 10 90 RH non condensing Appendix C Contact Information For help ...

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