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Configuring Advanced Settings  5-6

Upgrading 
Firmware

If you want to upgrade the firmware settings of your Wireless AP Router, go to the 

Firmware Upgrade section. Current firmware and bootcode versions are also 

shown here. Refer to Figure 5-6 to learn more about configuring these settings.

Do not turn off your 
Wireless AP Router 
when upgrading the 
firmware.

Figure 5-6

Locate New Firmware

Lets you locate and upgrade to 

new firmware. Click the 

Browse

 

button to locate and select your 

firmware, and click the 

Upgrade

 

button.

Click the 

Administrator

 link 

and then the 

Firmware

 

Upgrade

 

link to view this page.

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Страница 2: ...pt as specifically allowed in the license agreement The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes only The Software License Agreement is found in a separate folder on the Applicat...

Страница 3: ...Contents...

Страница 4: ...l 2 1 Rear Panel 2 2 Setting Up Your Wireless AP Router Configuring Basic Settings Step 1 Preparing a client 4 2 Configuring your wired client 4 2 Configuring your wireless client 4 4 Step 2 Configuri...

Страница 5: ...page access password 5 5 Upgrading Firmware 5 6 Restoring or saving a profile 5 7 Resetting the Wireless AP Router 5 8 Appendixes A About Wireless LANs Features and Benefits of Wireless LANs A 1 About...

Страница 6: ...curity C 1 Dimensions C 1 D Safety Precautions General Safety D 1 Exposure to Radio Frequency Caution D 1 Power Adapter Safety Notice D 1 Power Source D 1 Cleaning D 2 Damage Requiring Servicing D 2 S...

Страница 7: ...Introduction...

Страница 8: ...ensing function that lets you achieve the fastest possible connection speeds and robust WEP or WPA PSK encryption Note If you are new to networking you may initially find the prospect of setting up a...

Страница 9: ...Contact your ISP s customer or technical support staff for details Product Registration Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation or at www creative com register Benefit...

Страница 10: ...cuts or hints relating to a feature Note This highlights additional or important information about a feature Caution This highlights proper usage of your product Follow these directions to prevent the...

Страница 11: ...About Your Wireless AP Router...

Страница 12: ...wer on WIRELESS Off Wireless LAN not initialized On Wireless LAN initialized and ready Blinking Sending Receiving data via wireless LAN INTERNET Off Network or network device not connected or not read...

Страница 13: ...ED Status Figure 2 2 Rear panel of the Wireless AP Router RESET button Erases all of your configured settings and replaces them with the factory defaults INTERNET port Connects to the DSL modem or cab...

Страница 14: ...Setting Up Your Wireless AP Router...

Страница 15: ...al reception and performance place the Wireless AP Router in the center of your wireless LAN on a flat horizontal surface and where there is minimum obstruction between wireless clients and the Wirele...

Страница 16: ...shown in Figure 3 2 Up to four computers can be connected via wire to your Wireless AP Router Figure 3 2 Wireless clients Wireless AP Router Power adapter RJ 45 Ethernet cable Ethernet port DSL modem...

Страница 17: ...e required to set up your Wireless AP Router properly The following chapter Configuring Basic Settings leads you through these steps It also shows you how to enable the powerful security features of y...

Страница 18: ...Configuring Basic Settings...

Страница 19: ...up see Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Wireless AP Router You should therefore only attempt to configure your Wireless AP Router s settings if you are unable to access the Internet from a computer connected...

Страница 20: ...owing steps also apply if you are configuring a wireless client but an additional step is required before proceeding See Configuring your wireless client on page 4 4 for more information In Windows 20...

Страница 21: ...ol Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 When the Network dialog box appears click the Configuration tab 4 Click the name of your Ethernet card for example TCP IP PRO 100 Management Adapter 10 100 a...

Страница 22: ...P Configuration dialog box Configuring your wireless client Your wireless adapter is the wireless equivalent of an NIC Preparing a computer on a wireless LAN is therefore similar to preparing a comput...

Страница 23: ...rer 1 Start Internet Explorer and click the Stop button 2 Click the Tools menu option and then click Internet Options to select it 3 In the Internet Options dialog box that appears click the Connectio...

Страница 24: ...Configuring Basic Settings 4 6 3 A dialog box appears prompting you for a username and password Type admin in the User Name and Password boxes Figure 4 1 4 Click the OK button Figure 4 1...

Страница 25: ...Configuring Basic Settings 4 7 5 You should see the Creative Network Blaster Wireless AP Router System Status page loaded in your browser Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2...

Страница 26: ...and password your ISP uses PPPoE See PPPoE connection on page 4 9 If you connect to the Internet using a cable modem your ISP probably uses DHCP See DHCP connection on page 4 10 If you connect to the...

Страница 27: ...Allows a PPP session to be kept online continously Max Idle Time Determines the time before automatic disconnection during inactivity Manual Connect option Allows an instant connection by clicking th...

Страница 28: ...lly from the ISP MAC Address A MAC Media Access Control Address is a unique hexadecimal identification number given to each network device Some ISPs register your network card s MAC Address If the reg...

Страница 29: ...and Web addresses When you type a Web address into your browser such as www whitehouse gov a DNS server will find that name in its index and then find the matching IP address 198 137 240 92 Most ISPs...

Страница 30: ...If you enable this your Wireless AP Router will broadcast its SSID to all wireless clients in the vicinity Disable this if you want your Wireless AP Router s SSID to be invisible to wireless clients...

Страница 31: ...tance however WPA PSK is recommended because of its stronger encryption algorithm To configure WEP settings see Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP on page 4 14 To configure WPA PSK settings see Wi Fi Protec...

Страница 32: ...ation about configuring WEP settings see About Network Security on page B 1 Authentication Mode Select Open System or Shared Key to allow any wireless client to join your wireless LAN Select Shared Ke...

Страница 33: ...more about configuring these settings Some wireless clients may not support WPA encryption because WPA is a relatively new technology In these cases use WEP encryption instead Windows XP has a built...

Страница 34: ...Configuring Advanced Settings...

Страница 35: ...nfiguring these settings Figure 5 1 Click this link to view this page DHCP Server Lets you enable or disable your Wireless AP Router DHCP server IP Pool Range Specifies the range of IP addresses that...

Страница 36: ...wireless clients have access to your wireless LAN Refer to Figure 5 2 to learn more about configuring these settings Network devices such as USB adapters PCMCIA cards DSL modems and PCI ethernet cards...

Страница 37: ...erver IP address For Port Forwarding select the applications for predefined ports Alternatively you can also specify your own port DMZ IP Address Type the LAN server IP address here Click this link to...

Страница 38: ...fine tune your wireless LAN performance on certain networks go to the Advanced section shown in Figure 5 4 Do not change these settings if you are unsure about how to configure advanced settings Clic...

Страница 39: ...access to administrator settings go to the System Setup section Calendar settings can also be customized here Refer to Figure 5 5 to learn more about configuring these settings Figure 5 5 Click the Ad...

Страница 40: ...are also shown here Refer to Figure 5 6 to learn more about configuring these settings Do not turn off your Wireless AP Router when upgrading the firmware Figure 5 6 Locate New Firmware Lets you locat...

Страница 41: ...want to retain your settings You can also reset your Wireless AP Router by pressing the RESET button on your Wireless AP Router Refer to Resetting the Wireless AP Router on page 5 8 for details Figure...

Страница 42: ...epressed throughout Continue pressing the RESET button for another 10 or more seconds before releasing it Resetting your Wireless AP Router will erase all of your configured settings LAN wireless LAN...

Страница 43: ...About Wireless LANs...

Страница 44: ...nience cost effectiveness and flexibility Setting up a wireless LAN is easy fast and cost effective as you do not need to install additional wiring Mobility Unlike wired LANs a wireless LAN allows you...

Страница 45: ...well as access the Internet using a shared modem However a wireless client can only communicate with other wireless clients that are part of the same wireless LAN workgroup share the same IEEE 802 11...

Страница 46: ...d and wireless clients through an AP router A wireless client connected in this way can access resources of Ethernet or wireless LANs connected to the AP router including access to the Internet using...

Страница 47: ...placed If two AP routers are placed close to each other you can optimize your bandwidth by setting them to different channels Radio waves can pass through walls and glass but not metal If the signal...

Страница 48: ...Frequently Asked Questions...

Страница 49: ...dards When using a Turbo G capable device to surf the Internet wirelessly why is there no speed improvement Turbo G capable devices do not affect your Internet connection speed Your Internet connectio...

Страница 50: ...eless networking performance Make sure that your access point and wireless client are Turbo G capable Disable your wireless security options for example Wired Equivalent Privacy Advanced Encryption St...

Страница 51: ...Technical Specifications...

Страница 52: ...support LAN port IEEE 802 3u compliant 10 100 Base Tx RJ 45 Switch port with HP Auto MDIX Antenna Internal diversity antenna 2 4 GHz External diversity antenna 2 4 GHz Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835 GHz D...

Страница 53: ...Glossary...

Страница 54: ...A device that intercepts radio frequency RF waves from the atmosphere and converts them to corresponding signal voltages AP Access Point A networking device that transparently bridges wireless comput...

Страница 55: ...m Decibels Per Milliwatt A unit of measurement used to express relative difference in power or intensity relative to 1 mW DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A method of assigning a temporary IP...

Страница 56: ...pre arranged scheme Under DSSS each bit of data to be transmitted is encoded with a redundant pattern called a chip The chipping code is known only to the sending and receiving clients making it diff...

Страница 57: ...ch data transmission can occur in only one direction at a time Hexadecimal A number system with a base of 16 The 16 digits in the hexadecimal system are 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f Hub A device us...

Страница 58: ...ternet Protocol The standard protocol within TCP IP that defines the basic unit of information by breaking down data messages into packets routing and transporting the packets over networks then reass...

Страница 59: ...s lets a network identify Ethernet network devices at the hardware level Mbps Megabits Per Second A measure of data transfer speed Megabits Megabytes One million bits bytes Modem A device that allows...

Страница 60: ...ther a specific IP address is accessible It works by sending a packet to the specified address and waiting for a reply PING is used primarily to troubleshoot network connections Preamble A preamble is...

Страница 61: ...the RTS frame sent out will request for more bandwidth SSID Service Set Identity A group name shared by all members of an IEEE 802 11 standard wireless network Only wireless devices with the same SSI...

Страница 62: ...rivacy A wired security policy defined by the IEEE 802 11 working group WEP uses the RC 4 40 bit encryption algorithm to scramble all data before it is transmitted Vendors add proprietary encryption f...

Страница 63: ...Safety Precautions...

Страница 64: ...shall be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized The product and any attached external antenna if supported shall be placed in such a manner to...

Страница 65: ...ersonnel under the following conditions when the power supply cord or plug is damaged if liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product if the product has been exposed to rain or wate...

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