User manual SITECOM WL-153 WIRELESS BROADBAND ROUTER FM

Wireless Network Broadband Router MiMoXR WL-153 Full manual 1 Copyright The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, stored, transcribed in an information retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, magnetic, electronic, optical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission. Trademarks All products, 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. FCC Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio interference in a commercial environment. This equipment can generate, use and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user, at his own expense, will be required to take whatever measures are necessary to correct the interference. CE Declaration of Conformity This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN 55022/A1 Class B. The specification is subject to change without notice. 2 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 5 1.1 1.2 1.3 FEATURES.................................................................................................... 5 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................... 6 PACKAGE CONTENT ..................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................. 7 2.1 PANEL LAYOUT .............................................................................................. 7 2.1.1 FRONT LEDS............................................................................... FOUT! BLADWIJZER NIET GEDEFINIEERD. 2.1.2. REAR PANEL................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.2 PROCEDURE FOR HARDWARE INSTALLATION................................................ 9 2.2.1 DECIDE WHERE TO PLACE YOUR WIRELESS BROADBAND ROUTER ............................................................... 9 2.2.2 SETUP LAN CONNECTION ............................................................................................................................. 9 2.2.3 SETUP WAN CONNECTION ............................................................................................................................ 9 2.2.4 POWER ON..................................................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 3 NETWORK SETTINGS AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ................... 10 3.1 MAKE THE CORRECT NETWORK SETTINGS FOR YOUR PC ............................. 10 CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING WIRELESS BROADBAND ROUTER ........................... 12 4.1 START-UP AND LOG IN ................................................................................ 13 4.2 STATUS ........................................................................................................ 14 4.2.1 LAN SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................... 15 4.2.2 DEVICE STATUS........................................................................................................................................... 17 4.2.3 INTERNET STATUS ....................................................................................................................................... 18 4.2.4 DHCP CLIENT STATUS ................................................................................................................................ 19 4.2.5 SYSTEM LOG............................................................................................................................................... 20 4.2.6 STATISTICS .................................................................................................................................................. 21 5. RUN SETUP WIZARD ...................................................................................... 22 CHAPTER 6 WIRELESS SETTINGS.................................................................. 24 6.1 WIRELESS BASIC SETTINGS ........................................................................ 24 6.2 ADVANCED WIRELESS SETTINGS ................................................................. 25 6.3 WIRELESS SECURITY OPTIONS.................................................................... 26 3 6.3.1 WEP ENCRYPTION ...................................................................................................................................... 26 6.3.2 802.1X ONLY ............................................................................................................................................... 28 6.3.3 WPA PRE-SHARED KEY ............................................................................................................................... 29 6.3.4 WPA RADIUS .............................................................................................................................................. 29 6.4 ACCESS CONTROL ........................................................................................ 31 CHAPTER 7 FIREWALL SETTINGS ................................................................... 32 7.1 DMZ ............................................................................................................. 32 7.2 DOS ATTACK ................................................................................................ 33 7.3 ACCESS CONTROL ........................................................................................ 34 7.4 URL BLOCK................................................................................................... 35 CHAPTER 8 ADVANCED SETTINGS................................................................. 37 8.1 PORT FORWARDING .................................................................................... 37 8.2 VIRTUAL SERVER ......................................................................................... 38 8.3 SPECIAL APPLICATIONS .............................................................................. 40 8.4 ALG SETTINGS ............................................................................................. 42 8.5 UPNP SETTINGS........................................................................................... 42 8.6 QOS ............................................................................................................. 43 CHAPTER 9 TOOLS ......................................................................................... 46 9.1 TIMEZONE.................................................................................................... 47 9.2 REMOTE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................ 48 9.3 FIRMWARE UPGRADE................................................................................... 49 9.4 BACK-UP SETTINGS ..................................................................................... 50 9.5 RESET (RESTART) THE ROUTER ................................................................... 51 9.6 DDNS ........................................................................................................... 51 APPENDIX A ...................................................................................................... 52 GLOSSARY ......................................................................................................... 53 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing this Wireless Broadband Router. This Wireless Broadband Router is a cost-effective IP Sharing Router that enables multiple users to share the Internet through an ADSL or cable modem. Simply configure your Internet connection settings in the Wireless Broadband Router and plug your PC to the LAN port and you're ready to share files and access the Internet. As your network grows, you can connect another hub or switch to the router's LAN ports, allowing you to easily expand your network. The Wireless Broadband Router is embedded with a IEEE 802.11g/b access point that allows you to build up a wireless LAN. 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. 1.1 · · · · · · · · · Features High Internet Access throughput (50M) Allow multiple users to share a single Internet line Supports up to 253 users Internet Access via Cable or xDSL modem Access Private LAN Servers from the Public Network Equipped with four LAN ports (10/100M) and one WAN port (10/100M) Provides IEEE 802.11g/b wireless LAN access point Support DHCP (Server/Client) for easy setup Support advance features such as: Special Applications, DMZ, Virtual Servers, Access Control, Firewall. · Allow you to monitor the router's status such as: DHCP Client Log, System Log, Security Log and Device/Connection Status · · Easy to use Web-based GUI for configuration and management purposes Remote Management allows configuration and upgrades from a remote site (over the Internet) 5 1.2 · · · Minimum Requirements One External xDSL (ADSL) or Cable modem with an Ethernet port (RJ-45) Network Interface Card (NIC) for each Personal Computer (PC) PCs with a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, or Netscape Navigator 4.7 or higher) 1.3 · · · · · Package Content One 4-port Wireless Broadband router unit One Quick Installation Guide One User Manual CD One Power Adapter CAT-5 UTP Fast Ethernet Cable Note The WAN "idle timeout" auto-disconnect function may not work due to abnormal activities of some network application software, computer virus or hacker attacks from the Internet. For example, some software sends network packets to the Internet in the background, even when you are not using the Internet. So please turn off your computer when you are not using it. This function also may not work with some ISP. So please make sure this function can work properly when you use this function in the first time, especially your ISP charge you by time used. 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Panel Layout LEDs: LED POWER Function Power indication Color Green Status On On Link/ Modem Link Status Green Blinking On WLAN Wireless Activity Green Blinking Blinking 100Mbps Data Rate Green Sending or receiving data via wireless. The corresponding WAN or LAN port is sending or receiving data. Data is transmitting in 100Mbps on the corresponding LAN port. The corresponding WAN or LAN port is sending or receiving data. Wireless LAN had been enabled Description Power is being applied to this product. The corresponding WAN or LAN port is linked. On 7 2.1.2. Rear Panel Ports: Port POWER Modem Description Power inlet the port where you will connect your cable (or DSL) modem or Ethernet router. Port 1-4 the ports where you will connect networked computers and other devices. To reset system settings to factory defaults, press the reset Reset button for at least 4 seconds. To reboot the device, press the reset button less than 4 seconds. 8 2.2 Procedure for Hardware Installation 2.2.1 Decide where to place your Wireless Broadband Router You can place your Wireless Broadband Router on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it on a wall. For optimal performance, place your Wireless Broadband Router in the center of your office (or your home) in a location that is away from any potential source of interference, such as a metal wall or microwave oven. This location must be close to power and network connection. 2.2.2 Setup LAN connection a. Wired LAN connection: connects an Ethernet cable from your computer's Ethernet port to one of the LAN ports of this product. b. Wireless LAN connection: locate this product at a proper position to gain the best transmit performance. Figure 2-3 Setup of LAN and WAN connections for this product. 2.2.3 Setup WAN connection Prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this product to your cable/xDSL modem or Ethernet backbone. Figure 2-3 illustrates the WAN connection. 2.2.4 Power on Connecting the power cord to power inlet and turning the power switch on, this product will automatically enter the self-test phase. When it is in the self-test phase, the Power LED will not be lighted for about 15 seconds, and then Power will flash 9 times to indicate that the self-test operation has finished. Finally, power will be lit continuously to indicate that this product is in normal operation. 9 Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation To use this product correctly, you have to properly configure the network settings of your computers and install the attached setup program into your MS Windows platform (Windows 95/98/NT/2000). 3.1 Make The Correct Network Settings for your PC The default IP address of this product is 192.168.0.1, and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. These addresses can be changed on your need, but the default values are used in this manual. If the TCP/IP environment of your computer has not yet been configured, you can refer to Appendix A to configure it. For example, 1. configure IP as 192.168.0.100, subnet mask as 255.255.255.0 and gateway as 192.168.0.1, or more easier, 2. configure your computers to load TCP/IP setting automatically, that is, via DHCP server of this product. After installing the TCP/IP communication protocol, you can use the ping command to check if your computer has successfully connected to this product. The following example shows the ping procedure for Windows 95 platforms. First, execute the ping command ping 192.168.0.1 If the following messages appear: Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64 a communication link between your computer and this product has been successfully established. Otherwise, if you get the following messages, Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. There must be something wrong in your installation procedure. You have to check the following items in sequence: 10 1. Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between this product and your computer? Tip: The LAN LED of this product and the link LED of network card on your computer must be lighted. 2. Is the TCP/IP environment of your computers properly configured? Tip: If the IP address of this product is 192.168.0.1, the IP address of your computer must be 192.168.0.X and default gateway must be 192.168.0.1. 11 Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Broadband Router This product provides Web based configuration scheme, that is, configuring by your Web browser, such as Netscape Communicator or Internet Explorer. This approach can be adopted in any MS Windows, Macintosh or UNIX based platforms. 12 4.1 Start-up and Log in Activate your browser, and disable the proxy or add the IP address of this product into the exceptions. Then, type this product's IP address in the Location (for Netscape) or Address (for IE) field and press ENTER. For example: http://192.168.0.1. After the connection is established, you will see the web user interface of this product. There are two appearances of web user interface: for general users and for system administrator. To log in as an administrator, enter your login name and password (default: admin/admin) and click OK. If the password is correct, the web appearance will be changed into administrator configure mode. As listed in its main menu, there are several options for system administration. 13 4.2 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the connection status of the Broadband router's WAN/LAN interfaces, the current firmware and hardware version numbers, any illegal attempts to access your network, and information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network. 14 4.2.1 LAN Settings The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your router's LAN ports as well as a subnet mask for your LAN segment. Parameters IP address Default 192.168.0.1 Description This is the router's LAN port IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address) IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent network loops. 802.1d Spanning Tree Disabled DHCP Server Enabled You can enable or disable the DHCP server. By Enabling DHCP server the router will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. Lease Time Forever The DHCP when enabled will temporarily give your LAN clients an IP address. In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time period that the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients. The DHCP will change your LAN client's IP address when this time threshold period is reached 15 IP Address Pool You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients. Note: By default the IP range is from: Start IP 192.168.0.100 to End IP 192.168.0.199. If you want your PC to have a static/fixed IP address then you'll have to choose an IP address outside this IP address Pool Domain Name You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN Click at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place). 16 4.2.2 Device Status View the Broadband router's current configuration settings. The Device Status displays the configuration settings you've configured in the Wizard/Basic Settings/Wireless Settings section. Parameters Device Status Description This page displays the Broadband router LAN port's current LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask. It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled/disabled.. 17 4.2.3 Internet Status View the Broadband router's current Internet connection status and other related information Parameters Internet Connection Description This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable/DSL connection. It also displays the router's WAN port: WAN IP address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as well as the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used. 18 4.2.4 DHCP Client status View your LAN client's information that is currently linked to the Broadband router's DHCP server. Parameters Active DHCP Client Description This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. The "Active DHCP Client Table" displays the IP address and the MAC address and Time Expired of each LAN Client. Use the Refresh button to get the most updated situation 19 4.2.5 System Log View the operation log of the system. Parameters System Log Description This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared or it can be refreshed to get the most updated situation. When the system is powered down, the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file. 20