American Power Conversion WMR1000B User Manual

Wireless Mobile Router

User’s Manual

Model WMR1000B

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COMPLIANCES

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

FCC Caution:

when connecting to computer or peripheral devices) any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. 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.

To assure continued compliance, (example - use only shielded interface cables

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 a minimum distance of 20 centimeters (8 inches) between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Industry Canada - Class B

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications.

Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur: “Appareils Numériques,” NMB-003 édictée par le ministère des Communications.

EC Conformance Declaration - Class B

This information technology equipment complies with the requirements of the Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility and 73/23/EEC for electrical equipment used within certain voltage limits and the Amendment Directive 93/68/EEC. For the evaluation of the compliance with these Directives, the following standards were applied:

RFI Emission

Immunity:*Product family standard according to EN 55024:1998

LVD: *EN60950 (A1/1992; A2/1993; A3/1993; A4/1995; A11/1997)

*Limit class B according to EN 55022:1998 *Limit class B for harmonic current emission according to EN 61000-3-2/

1995 *Limitation of voltage fluctuation and flicker in low-voltage supply system

according to EN 61000-3-3/1995

*Electrostatic Discharge according to EN 61000-4-2:1995 (Contact Discharge: ±4 kV, Air Discharge: ±8 kV)

*Radio-frequency electromagnetic field according to EN 61000-4-3: 1996 (80 - 1000 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80% Modulation: 3 V/m)

*Electrical fast transient/burst according to EN 61000-4-4:1995 (AC/DC power supply: ±1 kV, Data/Signal lines: ±0.5 kV)

*Surge immunity test according to EN 61000-4-5:1995 (AC/DC Line to Line: ±1 kV, AC/DC Line to Earth: ±2 kV)

*Immunity to conducted disturbances, Induced by radio-frequency fields: EN 61000-4-6:1996(0.15 - 80 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80% Modulation: 3 V/ m)

*Power frequency magnetic field immunity test according to EN 61000-4-8:1993 (1 A/m at frequency 50 Hz)

*Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity test according to EN 61000-4-11:1994(>95% Reduction @10 ms, 30% Reduction @500 ms, >95% Reduction @5000 ms)

CONTENTS PAGE

1. ABOUT THE WIRELESS MOBILE ROUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2. INSTALLING THE WIRELESS ROUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3. CONFIGURING CLIENT TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Windows 95/98/Me/NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Setting Up TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Configuring Your Computer in Windows 95/98/Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

DHCP IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Obtain IP Settings from Your Wireless Mobile Router 15

Configuring Your Computer in Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

DHCP IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Obtain IP Settings From Your Wireless Mobile Router 18

Configuring Your Computer in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

DHCP IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Configuring Your Computer in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

DHCP IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Configuring a Macintosh Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

DHCP IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Manual IP Configuration (for all Windows OS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Verifying Your TCP/IP Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4. CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS MOBILE ROUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Browser Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Disable Proxy Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Internet Explorer (5 or above) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Internet Explorer (for Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Navigating the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Making Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Broadband Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Cable Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Fixed-IP xDSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

PPPoE xDSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Big Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Advanced Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Password Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

WAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Dynamic IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Point-to-Point Over Ethernet (PPPoE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Static IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

BigPond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Domain Name Servers (DNS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Network Address Translation (NAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Address Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Virtual Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

HTTP: 80, FTP: 21, Telnet: 23, and POP3: 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Special Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

MAC Filtering Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

URL Blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Schedule Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Intrusion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

DDNS (Dynamic DNS) Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

CONTENTS PAGE

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Tools - Configuration Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Tools - Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Tools - Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

5. TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

6. SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

7. WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

8. APPENDIX: COMPATIBILITY WITH APC’S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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FIGURE PAGE

Figure 1. Wireless Mobile Router LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Figure 2. Wireless Mobile Router Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Figure 3. Connecting the Wireless Mobile Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Figure 4. Windows 95/98/Me/NT Select Network Component Type Screen . . . . 9

Figure 5. Windows 95/98/Me/NT Select Network Protocol Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Figure 6. Windows 2000 Select Network Component Type Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Figure 7. Windows 2000 Select Network Protocol Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Figure 8. Windows 95/98/Me Network Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Figure 9. Windows 95/98/Me TCP/IP Properties Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Figure 10. Windows 95/98/Me Run Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Figure 11. Windows 95/98/Me IP Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Figure 12. Windows NT 4.0 Control Panel Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Figure 13. Windows NT 4.0 Network Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Figure 14. Command Prompt Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Figure 15. Updated Command Prompt Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Figure 16. Local Area Connection 1 Status Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Figure 17. Local Area Connection 2 Status Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Figure 18. Apple Menu (System Preferences Selected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 19. Apple System Preferences Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 20. Apple Network Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Figure 21. TCP/IP Properties Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Figure 22. TCP/IP Properties Gateway Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 23. TCP/IP Properties DNS Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 24. Login Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Figure 25. Overview Screen with Setup Wizard and Advanced Setup Options . . 30

Figure 26. Select Time Zone Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Figure 27. Broadband Type Selection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Figure 28. Cable Modem Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Figure 29. Fixed-IP xDSL Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Figure 30. PPPoE xDSL Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Figure 31. PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . 35

Figure 32. Big Pond Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure 33. Set System Time Zone Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure 34. Password Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Figure 35. Remote Management Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Figure 36. Dynamic IP Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 37. Point-to-Point Over Ethernet (PPPoE)Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Figure 38. Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . 43

Figure 39. Static IP Address Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Figure 40. BigPond Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Figure 41. DNS Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Figure 42. LAN Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Figure 43. Channel and SSID Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Figure 44. 64-Bit Encryption Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 45. 128-Bit Encryption Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure 46. Address Mapping Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 47. Virtual Server Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Figure 54. Edit Schedule Rule Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 55. Intrusion Detection Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Figure 56. DMZ Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Figure 57. DDNS Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Figure 58. UPnP Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Figure 59. Configuration Tools Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 60. Firmware Upgrade Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 61. Tools Reset Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Figure 62. Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Figure 63. Command Prompt Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Figure 64. Command Prompt IP Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Figure 65. Command Prompt Ethernet Adapter Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

TABLES PAGE

Table 1 LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Table 2 Wireless Mobile Router Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Table 3 Advanced Setup Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Table 4 Status Screen Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Table 5 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

ABOUT THE WIRELESS MOBILE ROUTER

Thank you for purchasing APC’s Wireless Mobile Router. This device is a powerful yet simple communication device for connecting a local area network (LAN) to the internet.

Package Contents

After unpacking the Wireless Mobile Router, check the contents of the box to ensure that it contains the following:

• Wireless Mobile Router (model number: WMR1000B)

• One AC Power adapter

• One USB power cord for connecting to APC’s Travel Power Adapter

• One CAT-6 Ethernet cable

• One driver and utility installation and documentation compact disk

(CD)

• Quick Installation Guide

Please contact the reseller if any item is missing or damaged.

Note:

The purchaser must use APC's Wireless Mobile Router in full compliance with Federal Law and guidelines established by the local service provider.

About the Wireless Mobile Router

Features and Benefits

• Internet connection to DSL or cable modem via a

10/100 Mbps ethernet port

• IEEE 802.11b compliant – interoperable with multiple vendor’s

equipment

• Provides roaming within 802.11b WLAN environment

• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for dynamic Internet

Protocol (IP) configuration, and Domain Naming Servicer/Service (DNS) for domain name mapping

• Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall with client privileges, hacker

prevention, and NAT

• Network Address Translation (NAT) also enables multi-user access

with a single-user account, and virtual server functionality (providing protected access to Internet services such as web, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), mail and Telnet)

• Virtual Private Network (VPN) support using PPTP, L2TP or IPSec

pass-through

• Easy setup through a web browser on any operating system that

supports TCP/IP

• Compatible with all popular Internet applications

• Integrates with APC’s TravelPower Case

• USB or AC powered.

LED Indicators

APC’s Wireless Mobile Router includes status Light Emitting Diode (LED) indicators, as defined in Figure 1 and Table 1.

Figure 1. Wireless Mobile Router LEDs

Tab le 1 . LED Indicators

LED Status Description

Wireless Link

Ethernet Status

Power (PWR) On (Green) Power is being supplied.

TX/ RX

LNK/ ACT

Flashing (Green)

On (Orange) The device has established a valid

On (Green) The device has established a valid

Flashing The device is transmitting or

The device is transmitting or receiving data through wireless links.

100 Mbp/s ethernet link.

10 Mbp/s ethernet link.

receiving data on the ethernet LAN

Installing the Wireless Router

INSTALLING THE WIRELESS ROUTER

Before installing the APC’s Wireless Mobile Router, ensure the items listed under “Package Contents” are available. If any item is missing or damaged, contact the place of purchase or a local APC distributor. Also ensure that all the necessary cabling is in place before installing the Wireless Mobile Router.

Hardware Description

APC’s Wireless Mobile Router can be connected to the internet using a Wide Area Network (WAN) port. Use the WAN port for connection to a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ethernet LAN. It can auto-negotiate the operating speed to 10/100 Mbps, and the mode to half/full duplex. This port can be connected directly to a PC or to a server equipped with an ethernet network interface card via a crossover cable, or to a networking device such as an ethernet hub or switch. This WAN port can also be used for a connection to a Digital Suscriber Line (DSL) or cable modem (WAN). Refer to Figure 2 and Table 2 for a description of the two connectors on the Wireless Mobile Router.

Power Connector

Power Connector RJ-45 Port

Figure 2. Wireless Mobile Router Rear Panel Connectors

WAN Port

Hardware Description

Table 2 . Wireless Mobile Router Rear Panel Connectors

Item Description

Power Connector

WAN Connector

Connect the power adapter (included) to this connector. Warning: Using the wrong type of power adapter or

power adapter plug may damage the adapter.

Fast Ethernet (WAN) port (RJ-45). Connect a device (such as a PC, hub or switch) from the local area network to this port.

Note: If using the RELOAD button located at the bottom, the Wireless

Mobile Adapter performs a power reset. If the button is held depressed for over 5 seconds, all LEDs will illuminate and the factory settings will be restored.

Installing the Wireless Router

System Requirements

• TCP/IP network protocol installed on each PC that needs to access

the internet.

• JAVA enabled web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

or Netscape.

• Input Power Requirements

Mobile: USB power cord (provided).

Note: Ideally to be used with APC’s TravelPower Case. For more

Home/Small Business: Power adapter, 120 volts, North America

only.

information, go to www.apc.com and select Mobile Accessories.

• Computer (Wireless Enabled)

Mobile:

Laptops - Centrino enabled or 802.11b compliant card bus

Handheld - Wi-Fi enabled

Home/Small Business:

Desktop computers - 802.11b wireless enabled network interface card or USB wireless card.

• Existing LAN/Internet Access

Mobile:

Using existing DHCP enabled LAN port. Example: Hotel rooms with high-speed internet access or LAN port in a conference room.

Home/Small Business:

Internet access and settings provided by an Internet Service Provided (ISP). Example: Digital Suscriber Line (DSL), cable modem, etc.

Note: In case of existing network, use the Mobile Settings previously defined.

Installation Procedure

The Wireless Mobile Router can be positioned at any convenient location in the home or office. No special wiring or cooling requirements are needed. However, APC recommends the following guidelines:

• Keep the Wireless Mobile Router away from heat.

• Do not place the Wireless Mobile Router in a dusty or wet

environment.

To install the Wireless Mobile Router (Figure 3), proceed as follows:

1. Connect the Category 6 (CAT6) ethernet cable provided with the

Wireless Mobile Router to the LAN/WAN port on the network (providing internet access, e.g., xDSL modem or cable modem) to the WAN connector at the rear of the Router.

Caution: Do not plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port, as this may damage the Router. Instead, use twisted-pair cables having RJ-45 connectors that conform to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards.

Internet

Internet Access Device

Desktop PC with Wireless PCI Adapter

Wireless Broadband

Cable/DSL

Router

Notebook with Wireless PC Card

Figure 3. Connecting the Wireless Mobile Router

Installing the Wireless Router

2. Connect power to the Wireless Mobile Router as follows:

Mobile - connect one end of the USB power cable (provided) to the

Router power connector. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the notebook computer being used, or to the

TravelPower

Home Office/Small Business - connect the AC power adapter (provided) to the Wireless Mobile Router. Connect the AC power adapter to an AC power source (wall outlet, APC surge protector, DC/AC inverter, etc).

Rotate both antennas on the side of the Wireless Mobile Router to the desired position. For more effective coverage, position antennas along different axes; for example around 45 to 90 degrees apart. Try to place the Wireless Mobile Router in a position that is located in the center of the wireless network. Normally, the higher the antenna is placed, better the performance. Ensure the Wireless Mobile Router location provides optimal reception throughout the home or office.

Computers equipped with a wireless adapter can communicate with each other as an independent wireless LAN by configuring each computer to the same radio channel. However, the Wireless Mobile Router can provide access to the wired/wireless LAN or to the Internet for all wireless workstations. Each wireless PC in this network infrastructure can talk to any computer in the wireless group via a radio link, or access other computers or network resources in the wired LAN infrastructure or over the Internet via the Wireless Mobile Router.

Adapter (if using APC’s TravelPower Case).

the

The wireless infrastructure configuration not only extends the accessibility of wireless PCs to the wired LAN, but also increases the effective wireless transmission range for wireless PCs by retransmitting incoming radio signals through the Wireless Mobile Router.

Ensure that the clients are configured to the same SSID (default: APC), and that encryption and wireless communication are configured.

For additional information about SSID and encryption, refer to the “Advanced Setup” section in this manual.

Configuring Client TCP/IP

CONFIGURING CLIENT TCP/IP

If TCP/IP protocols have not previously been installed on the client PCs, refer to the following section. For information on how to configure a TCP/ IP address on a PC, refer to “Setting Up TCP/IP”.

Installing TCP/IP

Windows 95/98/Me/NT

1. Click Start/Settings/Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network icon and select the Configuration tab in

the Network screen (Figure 4).

3. Click the Add button.

4. Double-click the Protocol icon.

Figure 4. Windows 95/98/Me/NT

Select Network Component Type

Screen

Configuring Client TCP/IP

5. In the Select Network Protocol screen (Figure 5) select Microsoft

in the Manufacturers list. Select TCP/IP in the Network Protocols list. Click the OK button to return to the Network screen.

Figure 5. Windows 95/98/Me/NT Select

Network Protocol Screen

6. The TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Network window. Click OK.

The operating system may prompt for a restart of the system. Click

Yes at this prompt - the computer will shut down and restart.

Windows 2000

1. Click the Start button and choose Settings: click the Network and

Dial-up Connections icon.

2. Double-click the Local Area Connection icon; click the Properties

button on the General tab.

3. Click the Install button.

Installing TCP/IP

4. Double-click Protocol (refer to Figure 6).

Figure 6. Windows 2000 Select Network

Component Type Screen

5. In the Select Network Protocol screen (Figure 7), choose Internet

Protocol (TCP/IP). Click the OK button to return to the Network

screen.

Figure 7. Windows 2000 Select Network Protocol Screen

6. The TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Network screen. Click OK

to complete the installation procedure.

Setting Up TCP/IP

To access the Internet through the Wireless Mobile Router, first configure the network settings of the computers on the LAN to use the same IP subnet as the Wireless Mobile Router. The default network settings for the Wireless Mobile Router are:

Gateway IP Address: 192.168.2.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Note: These settings may be changed to suit individual network

requirements, but at least one computer must be configured as described in this section to access the Wireless Mobile Router’s web configuration interface. See “Configuring the Wireless Mobile Router” for information on configuring the Wireless Mobile Router.

If TCP/IP has not previously been configured on the computer, refer to “Configuring Client TCP/IP”.

The IP address of the connected client PC should be 192.168.2.x (where x means 2–254). Set the IP address for client PCs either by automatically obtaining an IP address from the Wireless Mobile Router’s DHCP service, or by manual configuration.

Setting Up TCP/IP

Configuring Your Computer in Windows 95/98/Me

The instructions here may not exactly match your version of Windows, as these steps and screenshots were created using Windows 98. Windows 95 and Windows Millennium Edition are very similar, but not identical, to Windows 98.

DHCP IP Configuration

1. From the Windows desktop, click Start/Settings/Control Panel.

2. In the Control Panel, locate and double click the Network icon.

3. On the Network window

Configuration tab (Figure 8),

double-click the TCP/IP entry for your network card.

Figure 8. Windows 95/98/Me

Network Screen

Configuring Client TCP/IP

4. Click the IP Address tab

(Figure 9).

5. Click “Obtain an IP address“.

6. Click on the Gateway tab and

verify the Gateway field is blank. If there are IP

addresses listed in the Gateway section, highlight

each one and click Remove until the section is empty.

Figure 9. Windows 95/98/Me

TCP/IP Properties Screen

7. Click the OK button to close the TCP/IP Properties window.

8. On the Network Properties Window, click the OK button to save

these new settings.

9. Windows may prompt for the original Windows installation disk or

additional files. Check for the files at c:\windows\options\cabs, or insert the Windows CD-ROM into the CDROM drive and check for the correct file location, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x. (if D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

10. Windows may prompt to restart the PC. If so, click the Yes button. If

Windows does not prompt to restart the computer, do so to insure the settings.

Setting Up TCP/IP

Obtain IP Settings from Your Wireless Mobile Router

Now that the computer has been configured to connect to the Router, it needs to obtain new network settings. By releasing old IP settings and renewing them with settings from the Wireless Mobile Router, this will also verify that the computer has been configured correctly.

1. Click Start/Run.

2. Typ e WINIPCFG and click OK

(Figure 10).

Figure 10. Windows 95/98/Me

Run Screen

3. From the drop-down menu

(Figure 11), select your network card. Click Release and then Renew. Verify your IP address is now 192.168.2.xxx, your Subnet Mask is

255.255.255.0 and your Default Gateway is 192.168.2.1. These values confirm that the Router is functioning. Click OK to close the IP Configuration window.

Figure 11. Windows 95/98/Me

IP Configuration Screen

Configuring Client TCP/IP

Configuring Your Computer in Windows NT 4.0

DHCP IP Configuration

1. From the Windows desktop click Start/Settings/Control Panel

(Figure 12).

2. Double-click the

Network icon.

Figure 12. Windows NT 4.0 Control

Panel Screen

3. Click on the

Protocols tab

(Figure 13).

4. Double-click

TCP/IP Protocol

icon.

5. Click on the IP

Address tab.

6. In the Adapter

drop-down list, be

sure your Ethernet adapter is selected.

7. Click on “Obtain an

IP address from a DHCP server”.

Setting Up TCP/IP

Figure 13.

Windows NT 4.0 Network Screen

8. Click OK to close the window.

9. Windows may copy files and will then prompt to restart your system.

Click Yes ; your computer will shut down and restart.

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