User's Manual Version: 1.1 Wireless LAN Broadband Router Trademarks Copyright @2005 Contents are subject to change without notice. All trademarks belong to their respective proprietors. Copyright Statement THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS OF PROPRIETARY TECHNICAL INFORMATION THAT IS THE PROPERTY OF THIS COMPANY. AND NO PART OF THIS DOCUMENTATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL, BY PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR OTHERWISE, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THIS COMPANY. Federal Communication Commission 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 harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with 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 of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. USER'S MANUAL OF WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER Version: 1.0 Table of Contents REVISION HISTORY .....................................................................................................................I TERMINOLOGY ........................................................................................................................... II 1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ............................................................................................................ 1 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................... 1 PRODUCT FEATURES ............................................................................................................ 2 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 3 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION................................................................................................... 4 INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 2.2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................. 6 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................................................... 6 3 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 7 3.1 PREPARE YOUR PC TO CONFIGURE THE WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER ................................ 7 3.2 CONNECT TO THE WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER ................................................................. 9 3.3 MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION ON THE WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER....................... 9 3.3.1 Status.......................................................................................................................... 9 3.3.2 Setup Wizard............................................................................................................ 11 I Operation Mode ........................................................................................................... 11 II Time Zone Setting........................................................................................................ 12 III LAN Interface Setup ................................................................................................ 12 IV WAN Interface Setup ............................................................................................... 13 V Wireless Basic Settings................................................................................................ 13 VI Wireless Security Setup ........................................................................................... 14 3.3.3 Operation Mode ....................................................................................................... 14 3.3.4 Wireless - Basic Settings.......................................................................................... 15 3.3.5 Wireless - Advanced Settings .................................................................................. 16 3.3.6 Wireless - Security Setup ......................................................................................... 18 I WEP Key Setup ........................................................................................................... 20 3.3.7 Wireless - Access Control ........................................................................................ 21 3.3.8 WDS Settings........................................................................................................... 22 i USER'S MANUAL OF WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER Version: 1.0 I II 3.3.9 3.3.10 3.3.11 I II III IV 3.3.12 3.3.13 3.3.14 3.3.15 3.3.16 3.3.17 I II 3.3.18 3.3.19 3.3.20 3.3.21 3.3.22 3.3.23 3.3.24 3.3.25 4 WDS Security Setup .................................................................................................... 23 WDS AP Table ............................................................................................................. 24 Site Survey ............................................................................................................... 25 LAN Interface Setup ................................................................................................ 25 WAN Interface Setup ............................................................................................... 27 Static IP........................................................................................................................ 27 DHCP Client ................................................................................................................ 28 PPPoE ...................................................................................................................... 30 PPTP ........................................................................................................................ 32 Firewall - Port Filtering ........................................................................................... 33 Firewall - IP Filtering............................................................................................... 34 Firewall - MAC Filtering ......................................................................................... 35 Firewall - Port Forwarding....................................................................................... 36 Firewall - DMZ ........................................................................................................ 38 VPN Setting ............................................................................................................. 38 VPN Setup - Edit Tunnel ............................................................................................. 40 Advanced IKE Setup.................................................................................................... 42 Management - Statistics ........................................................................................... 43 Management - DDNS .............................................................................................. 44 Management - Time Zone Setting............................................................................ 45 Management - Log................................................................................................... 45 Management - Upgrade Firmware ........................................................................... 46 Management Save/ Reload Settings......................................................................... 47 Management - Password Setup................................................................................ 48 Logout ...................................................................................................................... 48 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ).................................................................... 50 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 WHAT AND HOW TO FIND MY PC'S IP AND MAC ADDRESS? ............................................... 50 WHAT IS WIRELESS LAN? ................................................................................................. 50 WHAT ARE ISM BANDS? .................................................................................................... 50 HOW DOES WIRELESS NETWORKING WORK?....................................................................... 50 WHAT IS BSSID? ............................................................................................................... 51 WHAT IS ESSID? ............................................................................................................... 51 WHAT ARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE? ................................. 52 WHAT ARE THE OPEN SYSTEM AND SHARED KEY AUTHENTICATIONS? .............................. 52 WHAT IS WEP? .................................................................................................................. 52 WHAT IS FRAGMENT THRESHOLD?..................................................................................... 52 ii USER'S MANUAL OF WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER Version: 1.0 4.11 WHAT IS RTS (REQUEST TO SEND) THRESHOLD? .............................................................. 53 4.12 WHAT IS BEACON INTERVAL?............................................................................................. 53 4.13 WHAT IS PREAMBLE TYPE? ................................................................................................ 54 4.14 WHAT IS SSID BROADCAST? ............................................................................................. 54 4.15 WHAT IS WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS (WPA)? .................................................................... 54 4.16 WHAT IS WPA2? ................................................................................................................ 55 4.17 WHAT IS 802.1X AUTHENTICATION? .................................................................................. 55 4.18 WHAT IS TEMPORAL KEY INTEGRITY PROTOCOL (TKIP)? ................................................. 55 4.19 WHAT IS ADVANCED ENCRYPTION STANDARD (AES)? ...................................................... 55 4.20 WHAT IS INTER-ACCESS POINT PROTOCOL (IAPP)?........................................................... 55 4.21 WHAT IS WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDS)?......................................................... 56 4.22 WHAT IS UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY (UPNP)?................................................................. 56 4.23 WHAT IS MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION UNIT (MTU) SIZE?.................................................... 56 4.24 WHAT IS CLONE MAC ADDRESS?...................................................................................... 56 4.25 WHAT IS DDNS?................................................................................................................ 56 4.26 WHAT IS NTP CLIENT? ...................................................................................................... 56 4.27 WHAT IS VPN?................................................................................................................... 56 4.28 WHAT IS IPSEC?.................................................................... ...