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X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual

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WLB5254AIP/X11

Wireless Broadband Router

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Page 1: ...X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Page 1 of 69 WLB5254AIP X11 Wireless Broadband Router ...

Page 2: ...nd Router 21 3 1 Back Panel 21 3 2 LED Description 22 Chapter 4 hardware connection 23 4 1 Connecting the Wireless Broadband Router 23 Chapter 5 Configuring Local PC to Access the Wireless Router 24 5 1Setting up TCP IP 24 5 1 1 Windows 98 Me 24 5 1 2 Windows 2000 24 5 1 3 Windows XP 27 5 2 Additional Settings for Wireless Client 30 5 3 Checking PC s IP and Connection with the Router 31 Chapter 6 ...

Page 3: ... Server Setup 57 6 8 4 Port Tiger 58 6 9 Fire Wall 59 6 9 1 MAC Filtering 59 6 9 2 Access Control 60 6 9 3 URL Filtering 62 6 10 DDNS 62 6 11 MISC 63 6 11 1 Login ID Password Setup 63 6 11 2 Remote Mgmt 64 6 11 3 WAN Link Status Setup 64 6 11 4 Restore Default Restart System 64 6 11 5 Firmware Upgrade 65 Appendix Ⅰ Troubleshooting 66 Appendix Ⅱ Specification 69 ...

Page 4: ...X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Page 4 of 69 X11 Wireless Broadband Router Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 5: ...ble ADSL modem to the WAN port of your Wireless Broadband Router Step 3 Connecting the power adapter Connect the single DC output connector of the power adapter to the power jack on the side of the Wireless Broadband Router Then plug the Power Adapter into an AC outlet Step 4 Power on the following devices in this order Cable ADSL modem Router and PCs The figure below illustrates a connection exam...

Page 6: ...ess Automatically is checked 7 From the WINS Configuration dialog box Ensure that Disable WINS Resolution is checked 8 From the Gateway dialog box remove all entries from the Installed gateways by selecting them and clicking Remove 9 From the DNS Configuration dialog box remove all entries from the DNS Server Search Order box by selecting them and clicking Remove Remove all entries from the Domain...

Page 7: ... 69 Figure 3 4 Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and then press Properties button Figure 4 5 Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window ...

Page 8: ...l Page 8 of 69 Figure 5 6 Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Figure 6 Windows XP Please follow the steps below to setup your computer 1 Go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel 2 Click Network and Internet Connections ...

Page 9: ...X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Page 9 of 69 Figure 7 3 Click Network Connections Figure 8 ...

Page 10: ...tion right click your mouse Click Properties Figure 9 5 Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and then press Properties button Figure 10 6 Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window ...

Page 11: ...X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Page 11 of 69 Figure 11 7 Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Figure 12 ...

Page 12: ...ing the IP address of the Wireless Broadband Router at the DOS prompt To execute ping command open the DOS window by clicking on Start Run In the Run window type CMD At the DOS prompt type the following command If the Command window returns something similar to the following Figure 13 Then the connection between the router and your computer has been successfully established If the computer fails t...

Page 13: ...etween the router and the computer 4 Accessing the Web Based Configuration Utility Step 1 Launch the Web browser and type http 192 168 10 1 in the Address field and click Enter Step 2 After connecting to the device you will be prompted to enter the username and password Type admin in the User Name field the default password is N A Figure 15 ...

Page 14: ... WAN Setup page link to configure the WAN interface Figure 16 Step 2 Select the Internet connection type The WAN Setup page configures the Internet connection of the Wireless Broadband Router Consult your ISP if you are unsure about which Internet connection type to use Select the correct protocol for your ISP from the table below See the User Manual for more information z Dynamic IP Address ...

Page 15: ...X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Page 15 of 69 Figure 17 z PPPoE Figure 18 z Static IP ...

Page 16: ... Apply to save And enable these settings with the Router Step 4 Setting the wireless With the default values the router Access Point can be easily associated by a wireless client For security concern you should modify the basic Wireless LAN security settings For more detailed information please refer to the User Manual Figure 20 ...

Page 17: ... default Channel 6 Authentication Disabled Encryption Off Radio Band 802 11B G 6 Checking the Connection to the Internet To check the connection to the Internet you can open the Web browser and go to a website You can also go to the System Overview page of the router s Web based configuration utility The WAN Interface group will display the current connection information Congratulations You ve suc...

Page 18: ...X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Page 18 of 69 11 Wireless Broadband Router User s Manual ...

Page 19: ...ting 802 11b infrastructure while migrating to the new screaming fast 802 11g The Wireless Broadband Router provides a total solution for the Small and Medium sized Business SMB and the Small Office Home Office SOHO markets giving you an instant network today and the flexibility to handle tomorrow s expansion and speed 1 2 About This Guide This User Manual contains information on how to install an...

Page 20: ... access account for Internet connection z One computer with 10 100Base T Ethernet card and TCP IP protocol installed for initial setup z Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher for Web configuration z 802 11g or 802 11b compliant wireless adapters for wireless connection Figure 1 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network LAN Figure 1 Local Area Network ...

Page 21: ...r or switch which allows you to extend your network WAN Connect your modem to your router using this port with your supplied Ethernet cable This is the only port you can use for this procedure This enables your router to access the Internet The port supports 10 100 Mbps as well as straight through and crossover Ethernet cables Reset button Resets your router or resets the router to the default log...

Page 22: ...m is started After that the LED will stays green to show the Wireless Router is working normally If the LED stays blink dark that means the system failed you need to contact your agent or try to reboot the system 3 LK ACT Flashing Wireless LAN has Activity ACT data being sent On Lan has activity with 100Mbps 4 10 100 Off LAN activity with 10Mbps 5 WAN ON WAN is connected Off No WAN connection Flas...

Page 23: ... Broadband Router Then follow the steps below to connect the related devices Step 1 Connecting your computer to the LAN port Attach one end of the Ethernet cable with RJ 45 connector to your hub switch or a computer s Ethernet port and the other end to one of the LAN ports of your Wireless Broadband Router Step 2 Connecting Cable ADSL Modem to the WAN port Connect the Ethernet cable attaching to y...

Page 24: ...ure that you have network card Step 4 Select TCP IP If TCP IP appears more than once please select the item that has an arrow Æ pointing to the network card installed on your computer DO NOT choose the instance of TCP IP with the words Dial Up Adapter beside it Step 5 Click Properties The TCP IP Properties dialog box appears Step 6 Ensure the Obtain IP Address Automatically is checked Step 7 From ...

Page 25: ... 25 of 69 Figure 4 Step 2 Double click the icon Network and Dial up Connections Step 3 Highlight the icon Local Area Connection right click your mouse Click Properties Figure 5 Step 4 Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP then press Properties button ...

Page 26: ...and Router User manual Page 26 of 69 Figure 6 Step 5 Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server Address automatically and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window Figure 7 ...

Page 27: ...f 69 Step 6 Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Figure 8 5 1 3 Windows XP Please follow the steps below to setup your computer Step 1 Go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Step 2 Click Network and Internet Connections Figure 9 ...

Page 28: ...r manual Page 28 of 69 Step 3 Click Network Connections Figure 10 Step 4 Highlight the icon Local Area Connection right click your mouse Click Properties Figure 11 Step 5 Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP then press Properties button ...

Page 29: ...nd Router User manual Page 29 of 69 Figure 12 Step 6 Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server address automatically and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window Figure 13 ...

Page 30: ...riate TCP IP settings as described in previous section Step 3 Launch the wireless adapter s provided utility and verify that your wireless client is configured with these settings z Operation Mode Infrastructure z SSID default z Authentication Disabled z Encryption Off z Radio Band 802 11B G If you only finished the wireless settings and didn t configure the wireless adapter s TCP IP settings even...

Page 31: ...NG the IP address of the Wireless Broadband Router at the DOS prompt z For Windows 98 Me Start Run Type command and click OK z For Windows 2000 XP Start Run Type cmd and click OK At the DOS prompt type the following command If the Command window returns something similar to the following Figure 15 Then the connection between the router and your computer has been successfully established If the com...

Page 32: ...X11 Wireless Broadband Router User manual Page 32 of 69 Figure 16 Verify your computer s network settings are correct and check the cable connection between the router and the computer ...

Page 33: ...e the Wireless Broadband Router s web based configuration utility From now on the Wireless Broadband Router acts as a Web server sending HTML pages forms at your request You can click the menu options at the left to start the configuration task Don t forget to change the Password in configuration s Authentication to ensure the security When first configuring your router it is recommended that you ...

Page 34: ...p right of the page Figure 18 To apply any settings you ve altered on any page click the Save button Otherwise you change settings would be lost after the Router reboot 6 2 Quick Setup Wizard The Quick Setup section is designed to get you using the broadband router as quickly as possible In the Quick Setup you are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet Step 1 Cli...

Page 35: ...connection type and then input the configurations needed to connect to your Internet Service Provider ISP Figure 20 For Dynamic IP Address z Choose DHCP if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address And then click on Next For PPPoE z Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the ...

Page 36: ...d Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection then click on Next Figure 21 For Static IP z Select Static IP if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section z Fill the blank input box with the values which are supplied from your ISP And then click on Next Figure 22 ...

Page 37: ...uter The System will apply the new settings and start rebooting right away Figure 23 z After reboot the Wireless Router will enable these settings with the Router 6 3 Status 6 3 1 System Status This page shows most of the basic configuration parameters of the Router It is the first page shown after login ...

Page 38: ...nterface parameters of the wireless router This includes information such as Connection type DHCP PPPoE or Static IP The MAC address of LAN interface IP Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Backup DNS PPPoE In PPPoE mode if you want to start a connection click on the Connect button to open a PPPoE session ...

Page 39: ...ter User manual Page 39 of 69 Figure 25 To terminate the connection click on the Disconnect button Figure 26 DHCP In DHCP mode press Disconnect button to release IP address and press Connect button to renew IP address Figure 27 ...

Page 40: ...ction shows the WLAN interface parameters of the wireless router This includes information such as Wireless whether Wireless interface status is active Connection whether have active wireless stations that are connecting to the AP Router And display number of them The MAC address of WAN interface Radio Band The type of transmission protocol your wireless network uses SSID channel number security F...

Page 41: ...Use the WAN Setup screen if you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connection type The WAN Settings screen allows to specify the type of WAN port connect you want to establish with your ISP The WAN Setup offer the following selections for the router s WAN port DHCP PPPoE Static IP Select the appropriate connection mode for your ISP Int...

Page 42: ... permitted for Internet transmission Enter your MTU number in the text box to set the limitation The recommended size entered in the Size field is 1496 You should leave this value in the 1200 to 1500 range z DNS Check DNS and enter the IP address to specify DNS server for LAN DHCP server z Click Apply to save these settings with the Router The System will apply the new settings and start rebooting...

Page 43: ... specifies the largest packet size permitted for Internet transmission Enter your MTU number in the text box to set the limitation The default value of MTU is 1492 and use 1300 while the line condition is bad z DNS Check DNS and enter the IP address to specify DNS server for LAN DHCP server z Connection Type Select your PPPoE connection from these options Connect to Internet automatically This fea...

Page 44: ...ser interface The router will not auto connect to the Internet To use this option click the radio button next to Connect on demand z Click Apply to save these settings with the Router The System will apply the new settings and start rebooting right away After reboot the Wireless Router will enable these settings with the Router 6 4 3 Static IP If you are required to use a permanent IP address to c...

Page 45: ... server z Click Apply to save these settings with the Router The System will apply the new settings and start rebooting right away After reboot the Wireless Router will enable these settings with the Router 6 5 LAN Setup 6 5 1 LAN Setup The Wireless Broadband Router communicates with the wired wireless clients through its LAN port The LAN configuration page allows you to define the private IP addr...

Page 46: ...connect you will need to renew the IP address of the PC or change to an IP address compatible with the new LAN port IP address 6 5 2 DHCP Info You can View all the pc which connect to the Wireless Router by DHCP here Figure 36 6 6 Wireless Settings The Wireless Broadband Router implements Access Point capability which connects wireless clients to a wired LAN It allows wireless stations to access n...

Page 47: ...ceed 32 characters use any of the characters on the keyboard Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless network For added security you should change the default SSID default to a unique name z Channel Select the channel used for wireless communication There are 11 overlapping channels Channels 1 6 and 11are non overlapping The default is channel 6 z Click Apply when you hav...

Page 48: ...ing your PC from dropping into power saving sleep mode Higher settings allow your PC to enter sleep mode thus saving power but interferes with wireless transmissions z Transmit Rate The Transmit Rate is the data packets limitation this wireless router can transmit The wireless router will use the highest possible selected transmission rate to transmit the data packets The default value is Auto z P...

Page 49: ...ed the None If you select none any data will be transmitted without Encryption and any station can access the wireless router 6 6 3 2 WEP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is an encryption method used to protect your wireless data communications WEP uses a combination of 64 bit or 128 bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption security for every data transmission Figure 40 ...

Page 50: ...e A F a f and 0 9 range to be the WEP Key z Default Key The Key selected here must match the key selected in the client For example if you select Key 1 here you have to select Key 1 for the client The default is 1 z Key 1 4 Enter one to four WEP keys in either ASCII or Hexadecimal format You can use 64 bits or 128 bits as the encryption algorithm Enter one to four WEP keys in either ASCII or Hexad...

Page 51: ...rk The input format is in character style and key size should be in the range between 8 and 63 characters z Clear If you want to retype again Just click Clear and WPA Pass Phrase fields will be cleared z Rekey Time sec Specifies the timer the WPA key must changes The change is done automatically between the server and the client The default value is 86400 z Click Apply at the bottom of the screen ...

Page 52: ... be in the range between 8 and 63 characters z Clear If you want to retype again Just click Clear and WPA Pass Phrase fields will be cleared z Rekey Time sec Specifies the timer the WPA key must changes The change is done automatically between the server and the client The default value is 86400 z Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations 6 6 3 5 WPA WPA2 Personal Au...

Page 53: ...eless client The user has the flexibility to customize your own control policy based on these options Figure 44 z Enable Wireless Access Control To enable Wireless MAC Filter click the check box The default is disable z You can choose a default operation for your factual security or management consideration Defined items in MAC list are PERMIT to connect AP others are DENIED Defined items in MAC l...

Page 54: ...z If you want to remove some MAC address from the Current Access Control List select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the list and then click Delete 6 6 5 Association Table You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the wireless router Figure 46 z To see the latest information click Refresh button 6 6 6 WDS Set You can set the wireless Bridge MAC here The ...

Page 55: ...d Fill in the all of the setting to be added and then click Add Then this Special Application setting will be added into the Current Routing Table below z Current Routing Table This display shows the valid routing paths in Broadband Router User can view the information about current routing paths z If you want to remove some route entries from the Current Routing Table select the Route entry you w...

Page 56: ...virtual server re directs a particular service Internet application e g FTP websites to a particular LAN client server whereas DMZ re directs all packets regardless of services going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client server Figure 49 z DMZ Enable disable DMZ z DMZ Host Input the IP address of a particular host in your LAN that will receive all the packets originally going to the WA...

Page 57: ... and its service port number Figure 51 z Rule Name You can enter whatever you want It s just a string z Internal Server IP Enter the host IP address to which the packet will be forwarded The virtual server can be set easily by setting the internal server IP address only You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address for Virtual Server to work properly z Protocol Chose TCP UDP type ...

Page 58: ...ed in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users The configuration below means that any request coming form the Internet to access your web server will be translated to your LAN s FTP server 192 168 10 6 Note For the virtual server to work properly Internet remote users must know your global IP address Figure 53 6 8 4 Port Trigger Port Trigger set the port you want used for some special u...

Page 59: ...server rule you can choose the rule z Forward Port Enter the port number to which the packet will be forwarded on LAN z Press Add button after enter the all fields to add the rule z Check to select the rule and press Delete to delete the rule Figure 55 6 9 Fire Wall The Wireless Broadband Router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters thus limiting the risk of h...

Page 60: ...C Address of a station z Description Enter the Comment of station z Click Add Then this wired station will be added into the Current Access Control List below Figure 57 z If you want to remove some MAC address from the Current Access Control List select the MAC address you want to remove in the list and then click Delete 6 9 2 Access Control If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Int...

Page 61: ...to access internet DENIED to access internet The Undefined items beside the Rule list are DENIED to access internet DENIED to access internet Rule Name Enter the rule name which you want it is just only a string Source IP Enter the IP address of a station which is you want to setting Predefined Applications Chose the Predefined rule in the list to be allowed or forbade accessing Internet Protocol ...

Page 62: ...eature Enable URL Filtering is checked z You can choose a default operation for your factual security or management consideration Predefined URLs Keywords in list are BLOCKED others are PERMITTED Predefined URLs Keywords in list are PERMITTED others are BLOCKED z URLs Keywords Enter the specified URL site for security or management consideration by URLs Keywords either permitting or blocking acces...

Page 63: ...is N A and that for user is also password You can change the default password to ensure that someone cannot adjust your settings without your permission Every time you change your password please record the password and keep it at a safe place Figure 63 z New Password Enter your new password z Confirmed New Password Enter your new password again for verification purposes z Click Apply at the botto...

Page 64: ...checkbox and click the Apply button Figure 64 z Management Port Enter the port number z Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to change the Management Port When you want to access the web based management from a remote site enter http WAN IP Address 8080 e g http 192 168 10 1 8080 Figure 65 6 11 3 WAN Link Status Setup Figure 66 6 11 4 Restore Default Restart System Figure 67 Restore Default Res...

Page 65: ...ult button Router will restart automatically Restart System Click Restart System button to reboot router Figure 68 6 11 5 Firmware Upgrade Upgrade the Broadband router s system firmware To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page You can also use the Browse bu...

Page 66: ...been changed you should enter the reassigned IP address instead 2 I forget Password Reset the Router without Login z Plug out the power of the Router z Use a pencil to press and hold the default button on the back panel of the Router Plug in the power of the Router z Press and hold the default button wait for a few seconds until the CPU LED indicator stays green z Reboot the AP z After the above t...

Page 67: ...t settings provided by the ISP z For cable users if your ISP requires a registered Ethernet card MAC address make sure you have cloned the network adapter s MAC address to the WAN port of the router See the MAC Address field in WAN Setup 5 My wireless client cannot communicate with another Ethernet computer z Ensure the wireless adapter functions properly You may open the Device Manager in Windows...

Page 68: ...the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications however there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio 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 mea...

Page 69: ...ement WEB Based Management Remote Management Plug Play UPnP Universal Plug Play support Only for Windows ME XP or higher OS Other Functio Multi segment LAN DHCP Server DHCP Client Information Routing table DMZ Virtual Server Access control Dynamic DNS LED Power Status WAN WLAN LAN1 4 Link Act SIZE 148mm W 100mm D 32mm H Power 9V 1000mA DC Operation Temperature Operation Temp 0 50 Storage Temp 20 7...

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