Compex Technologies NetPassage 18A User Manual
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Manual Revision by Daniel
Manual Number: U-0453-V1.3C Version 1.3, October 2006
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FCC NOTICE
This device has been tested and found to comply with the li mits 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 resident ial installation. This device 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 device does cause
harmful interference to radio or televis ion reception, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving ant enna.
Connect the computer into an outlet on a circuit differ ent fr om that to which the receiver is
connected.
Increase the separation between the computer and receiver.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressl y approved by the grantee of this device
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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FCC Compliance Statement
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 receiv ed, includi ng int erference that may cause
undesired operation.
Declaration of Conformity
Compex, Inc. declares the following:
Product Name: Dual Band Wireless A+G VPN Internet Router, NetPassage 18A
Model No: NetPassage 18A conforms to the following Product Standards:
The device complies with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC), Low
Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) and the Amendment Directive (93/68/EEC) issued by the
Commission of the European Community. Compliance with thes e directives implies conformity
to the following European Norms (in brackets are the equiv alent international standards).
EN 55022 (CISPR 22) – Electromagnetic Interference (Conduction and Radiation)
EN 55024 (IEC61000-4-2, 3,4,5,6,8,11) – Electromagnetic Immunity
EN 61000-3-2 (IEC610000-3-2) – Power Line Harmonics
EN 61000-3-3 (IEC610000-3-3) – Product Safety
Therefore, this product is in conformity with the following regional standards:
FCC Class B ⎯ following the provisions of FCC Part 15 directives,
CE Mark ⎯ following the provisions of the EC di r ect ive.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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Technical Support Information
The warranty information and registration form are found in the Quick Install Guide.
For technical support, you may contact Compex or its subsidiaries. For your convenience,
you may also seek technical assistance from the local distributor, or from the authorized
dealer/reseller that you have purchased this product from. For technical support by
email, write to
support@compex.com.sg.
Refer to the table below for the nearest Technical Support Centre.
Technical Support Centres
Contact the technical support centre that services your location.
U.S.A., Canada, Latin America and South America
Write
Call
Fax
Compex, Inc.
840 Columbia Street, Suite A
Brea, CA 92821, USA
Tel:
Tel:
Fax:
+1 (714) 482-0333 (8 a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific time)
+1 (800) 279-8891 (Ext.122 Technical Support)
+1 (714) 482-0332
Europe
Write
Call
Fax
ReadyLINK Networktechnology Gmbh
Albert Einstein Straβe 34/M21
63322 Rödermark, Germany
Tel:
Fax:
Support Email:
+49 (0) 6074 - 98017 (8 a.m.-5 p.m. local time)
+49 (0) 6074 - 90668
readylink@compex.com.sg
Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and the rest of the
World
Write
Call
Fax
Internet
access/
Website:
Compex Systems Pte Ltd
135, Joo Seng Road #08-01, PM Industrial Building
Singapore 368363
Tel:
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail:
FTPsite:
(65) 6286-1805 (8 a.m.-5 p.m. local time)
(65) 6286-2086 (Ext.199 Technical Support)
(65) 6283-8337
support@compex.com.sg
Ftp.compex.com.sg
http://www.cpx.com or http://www.compex.com.sg
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About This Document
The products described in this document, Compex Dual Band Wireless A+G VPN Internet
Router, NetPassage 18A series are licensed products of Compex Systems Pte Ltd.
Information provided: This document contains instructions for installing, configuring and
using all two versions of the Compex NetPassage 18A series. It also gives an overview of
key applications and networking concepts relevant to the products.
We feature the four devices interchangeably in our illustrations since this document is
applicable for all four models, unless stated otherwise.
Audience: This documentation is intended for both network administrators and end users
who possess some basic knowledge of networking structures and protocols.
Assumptions: Procedures listed in the document are intended for Microsoft Windows
users. If you are running a different operating system, you may need to refer to your
operating system’s documentation for relevant networking instructions.
Firmware
Please take note that this User’s Manual is written based on NetPassage 18A Firmware
Version 2.
Conventions
The class inclusive of all model versions in this series is often denoted as either NetPassage
18A or NP18A.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
© COPYRIGHT 2006 COMPEX SYSTEMS PTE LTD ....................................................I
TRADEMARK INFORMATION......................................................................................I
DISCLAIMER...............................................................................................................I
YOUR FEEDBACK .......................................................................................................I
FCC NOTICE ...........................................................................................................I
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT ..............................................................................II
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY..............................................................................II
TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION..................................................................... III
TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTRES ............................................................................. III
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ........................................................................................ IV
FIRMWARE .............................................................................................................. IV
CONVENTIONS......................................................................................................... IV
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION...............................................................................1
INTRODUCING THE ROUTER........................................................................................1
CHAPTER 2: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ROUTER.........................................2
KEY FEATURES ...........................................................................................................2
SECURITY FEATURES ..................................................................................................3
SECURITY FEATURES ..................................................................................................4
ADDITIONAL FEATURES..............................................................................................5
PANEL VIEWS .............................................................................................................7
PANEL DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................9
CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE SETUP.......................................................................12
CHAPTER 4: ACCESSING THE WEB INTERFACE.........................................14
OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVES ..................................................................................14
HOW TO UCONFIG TO THE WEB INTERFACE..............................................................14
HOW TO BROWSE TO THE WEB INTERFACE ..............................................................16
CHAPTER 5: SETTING UP A WLAN ...................................................................17
OPERATION MODES ..................................................................................................18
Access Point Mode...............................................................................................18
Client Mode..........................................................................................................19
Transparent Client Mode.....................................................................................20
TO SET UP A WIRELESS LAN...................................................................................22
POINT-TO-POINT & POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT SETUP..................................................25
HOW TO MAKE YOUR WLAN MORE SECURE..........................................................29
How to Setup WEP...............................................................................................32
How to Setup 802.1x............................................................................................35
How to Setup WPA Enterprise Modes .................................................................36
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How to Setup WPA Personal ...............................................................................37
ADVANCED WLAN SETTINGS..................................................................................38
ANTENNA CONTROL .................................................................................................40
LONG DISTANCE PARAMETERS.................................................................................41
WMM ......................................................................................................................43
STATISTICS ...............................................................................................................46
VIRTUAL AP (MULTIPLE SSID) ...............................................................................47
PREFERRED APS (ONLY AVAILABLE IN CLIENT MODE)............................................49
ANTENNA ALIGNMENT .............................................................................................50
CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURATION..........................................................................51
SETTING UP THE ROUTER IN YOUR LAN..................................................................51
Setting Up Your LAN ...........................................................................................53
To view the active DHCP leases..........................................................................54
To reserve specific IP addresses for predetermined DHCP clients.....................55
BANDWIDTH CONTROL FOR WAN............................................................................57
BANDWIDTH CONTROL FOR LAN.............................................................................58
SNMP SETUP ...........................................................................................................62
SNMP TRAP.............................................................................................................63
CHAPTER 7: ENABLING AND DISABLING ROUTER.....................................64
SETTING UP ROUTER ................................................................................................64
SETTING UP ACCESS POINT ......................................................................................65
CHAPTER 8: ROUTER SETUP..............................................................................66
BROADBAND INTERNET ............................................................................................66
WAN Setup............................................................................................................67
Static IP...........................................................................................................68
Dynamic IP.....................................................................................................69
PPPoE .............................................................................................................70
PPTP ...............................................................................................................72
L2TP................................................................................................................73
Email Notification..........................................................................................74
USING NAT..............................................................................................................76
Enabling/Disabling NAT......................................................................................76
To Setup a De-Militarised Zone Host ..................................................................77
To Setup Port Forwarding...................................................................................79
IP Forwarding .....................................................................................................84
ROUTING ..................................................................................................................86
Static Routing.......................................................................................................87
TELNET/SSH SETUP .................................................................................................89
TELNET CLI...........................................................................................................91
SSH CLI ...............................................................................................................92
USER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................94
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WEB MANAGEMENT SETUP ......................................................................................95
REMOTE MANAGEMENT ...........................................................................................97
UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY (UPNP).......................................................................98
PARALLEL BROADBAND .........................................................................................100
Load Balancing..................................................................................................100
Fail-Over Redundancy.......................................................................................100
To Enable Parallel Broadband..........................................................................101
STATIC ADDRESS TRANSLATION ............................................................................102
STATIC ADDRESS TRANSLATION ............................................................................102
DNS REDIRECTION.................................................................................................104
DYNAMIC DNS SETUP............................................................................................105
CHAPTER 9: SECURITY CONFIGURATION..................................................110
Security Level.....................................................................................................110
Log Information.................................................................................................110
FIREWALL CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................111
FIREWALL LOGS .....................................................................................................117
PACKET FILTERING.................................................................................................118
URL FILTERING .....................................................................................................122
MULTICAST FILTERING...........................................................................................124
CHAPTER 10: WEB INTERFACE UTILITIES..................................................125
USING THE SYSTEM TOOLS MENU.....................................................................125
Ping Utility.........................................................................................................125
Syslog.................................................................................................................127
To Identify Your System .....................................................................................128
Setting the Time of Your System.........................................................................129
To Upgrade the Firmware Version....................................................................130
Settings Profile...................................................................................................131
To Reboot...........................................................................................................133
Change Your Login Password...........................................................................134
To Logout...........................................................................................................135
USING THE HELP MENU ........................................................................................136
To Get Technical Support..................................................................................136
About Your System.............................................................................................137
CHAPTER 11: PRINTER SERVER SETUP........................................................138
ADDING A SHARED PRINTER VIA LPR IN WINDOWS XP .......................................138
ADDING A SHARED PRINTER VIA LPR IN WINDOWS 2000.....................................144
ADDING A SHARED PRINTER VIA LPR IN WINDOWS 98/ME .................................150
REMOVING THE SHARED PRINTER FROM THE ROUTER ...........................................156
CHAPTER 12: USB STORAGE DISK SHARING..............................................157
ACCESSING YOUR USB HARD DISK VIA FTP SERVER...........................................164
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ACCESSING YOUR USB HARD DISK VIA WINDOWS FILE SERVER .........................165
USING WINDOWS FILE SERVER TO MAP TO NETWORK DRIVE................................166
CHAPTER 13: WEBCAM SETUP AND VIEW..................................................168
CONFIGURING INTERNET EXPLORER SECURITY..........................................................168
CONFIGURING THE WEBCAM SETUP .......................................................................169
VIEWING THE WEBCAM..........................................................................................172
APPENDIX A: CONFIGURING YOUR PC FOR NETWORK ACCESS........173
ADDING TCP/IP PROTOCOL FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98/98SE/ME/2000 .........173
CONFIGURING DYNAMIC IP ADDRESS ALLOCATION ...............................................175
Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000..............................................................175
CONFIGURING STATIC IP ADDRESS ALLOCATION ...................................................177
Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000..............................................................177
CONFIGURING WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS FOR WINDOWS XP ........................179
APPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING...............................................................180
SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS ......................................................................180
APPENDIX C CLI COMMANDS.........................................................................184
Get Operation List .........................................................................................................184
Set Operation List..........................................................................................................184
APPENDIX D: GLOSSARY OF TERMS.............................................................189
LIST OF COMMONLY USED TERMS ...........................................................................189
APPENDIX E: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..............................................194
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Introducing the Router
His is a Dual Band Wireless A+G VPN Internet
Router. It does not merely operate in wired
network environments, it a dditionally upholds
simultaneous IEEE802.11a and IEEE802.11b/g
connections, as is often required in hotspots and other
public Internet access deployment.
Advanced Features
New 54Mbps 802.11a
Secure your wireless
Read on and find out
& 802.11g 5X faster
than 802.11b!
data transmissions
with WPA protocol,
IEEE 802.1x
authentication and
64/128-bits WEP
Encryption!
more about these
features!
advanced features such as Load Balancing,
Fail-Over Redundancy, and exclusives:
uConfig and Parallel Broadband. A fullfledged gateway with built-in DHCP server,
the router further supports Virtual Servers
based on IP and Port Forwarding, DeMilitarized Zone hosts, Packet Filtering and
much more!
Designed to support state-ofthe-art security standards
such as the Wi-Fi Protected
Access (WPA) protocol, the
802.1x authentication
standard and 64/128-bits Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) encryption, the router also
sports built-in hardware encryption and
embedded VPN support that can create
multiple IPSec tunnels to remote locations,
thus promoting increased scalability within a
robust security infrastructure.
This highperformance
router also bears
Quickly access your
network device’s Web
administration setup with
Have you heard of
If not, keep reading and
discover the ultimate
uConfig!
Parallel Broadband
Internet solution is
delivered!
?
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Chapter 2: Getting to know your Router
The following will help you get more acquainted with the rich suite of
features off e r e d by the router so tha t you are better a b le to e x p loit your
router’s full potential.
Key features
Compatible with IEEE 802.11g/b and IEEE 802.11a standards
Adopting the 802.11g standard, the router provides you the fastest wirel ess access within
your office or home network. Since it is fully backward compatible wi th 802.11b, you can
safeguard your existing network investments.
You can browse or uConfig to the web interface for e ffortles s configuration.
• HTTPS (SSL) is supported in addition to the standard HTTP. HTTP (SSL) features
• Telnet allows a computer to remotely connect to the CLI (Command Line
• SSH (Secure Shell Host) establishes a secure host connection to the CLI for
control and monitoring.
Easy Management & Configuration
Additionally, you can make use of these features:
additional authentication and encryption for secure communication.
Interface) for control and monitoring.
SSH is designed and created to provide the best
security when accessing another computer remotely. Not only does it
encrypt the session, it also provides better authenticatio n facilities and
features that increase the security of other protocols. It can use different
forms of encryption and ciphers.
• SNMP feature for managing the network performance.
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Virtual AP (Multiple SSID)
Virtual AP implements mSSID (Multi-SSID)
This allows a single wireless card to be set up with up to 16 virtual AP connections with
different SSIDs or BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) and security modes.
WMM
WMM (Wireless Multimedia) improves the user experience for audio, video, and voice
applications by prioritizing data traff ic.
Point-to-Point & Point-to-MultiPoint Support
Point-to-Point and Point-to-MultiPoint communication between different buildings enables
you to bridge wireless clients that are kilometres apart while unifying the networks .
Antenna Alignment
Antenna Alignment function finds the best alignment for the unit antenna by measuring the
quality of the signal.
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Security Features
You will be glad to learn about the security elements we have put in
place to better protect y our data and privacy.
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) Standard & 802.1x Authentication
The router supports the WPA standard for enhanced security in your wireless ne twork.
The WPA protocol combines two mechanisms: Dynamic Key Encryption and Mutual
Authentication for enhanced security in the wireless LAN. This combination ens ures that
all users are authenticat ed through a central authority before being allowed network
WPA Modes:
• WPA Personal
• WPA Enterprise
• WPA2 Personal
• WPA2 Enterprise
• WPA Auto P ersonal
• WPA Auto Enterprise
Detailed informatio n on the WPA Modes can be found in Chapter 5: Settin
–
64/128-bit WEP encryption
The router supports the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) protocol with key lengths of 64-bit
and 128-bit to protect data communication in your wireless network.
access.
Up A WLAN
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Additional Features
These features reveal the comprehensive range of advanced
functionalities when the router is further configured.
Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, and L2TP WAN types
Whether you have subscribed to fixed IP, dynamic IP or PPPoE, you can use the router fo
broadband cable /ADSL Internet connection sharing.
Parallel Broadband
The unique Parallel Broadband technology features improved load balancing and fail-ove
Internet connectivity.
Built-in “NAT” firewall & Packet filtering
Since it handles the incoming and outgoing data packet transactions between your LA N
and the external network, the router can validate indivi dual packet information before
passin
it on to a LAN client. To complement NAT, you can use the packet filtering features
to regulate Internet access and control the transmission of TCP, UDP, ICMP or IGMP packets
to and from your LAN clients.
Virtual Servers based on Port-forwarding, IP-forwarding and DMZ’s
The router lets you set up Internet applic ation servers such as FTP file servers and HTTP web
servers based on Port-forwarding, IP-forwarding and Demilitar ised Zone hosts.
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When to use which router
NetPassage 18A IB11US, 1A13EU, IB11US, and 1B13EU are
dualband wireless A+G VPN Internet router offering
simultaneous support of IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11g/b wireless
LAN connections.
NetPassage 18A 1A00US, 1A00EU, 18A 1B00US, and 1B00EU are
VPN Internet routers used only in wired environments.
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Panel Views
The router has been designed such that it can either be placed on a
desktop or mounted onto a wall.
LED indicators denoting network status and activity, are situated on the
front edge of the router for easy visibility. Moreover, two plastic feet
support the router in a standing arrangement, thus minimising desktop
clutter and ensuring better orga nization when setting up the hardware.
NOTICE: Actual product appearance may slightly differ depending
on the hardware version.
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Panel Description
Name Description
1 Power (LED)
2 WAN (Link/Activi ty LED)
3 WLAN (1), (2)
(Link/Activi ty LED)
4 1, 2, 3, 4
(Link/Activity/Speed
LEDs)
5 DIAG (LED) This LED is reserved for diagnostic purposes.
Steady
Green
Off No power is supplied to the
Steady
Green
Flashing
Green
Steady
Green
Flashing
Green
These LEDs reflect the status of the integrated
Fast Ethernet Switch.
They will light up when connected with an
Ethernet cable.
Steady
Green
Flashing
Green
Steady
Amber
Flashing
Amber
The device is powered up.
device.
The WAN connection is ON.
Data transmission at WAN
connection.
Wireless interface up and
running.
Ready for operation.
Activity is detected in the wireless
network.
There is a connectivity link of
100Mbps.
100Mbps data transmission is
detected at the port
concerned.
There is a connectivity link of
10Mbps.
10Mbps data transmission is
detected at the port
concerned.
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6 External Antennas SMA antennas
7 Rest Feet These rest feet hold the router in the standing
position.
8 USB1, USB2 USB Ports
(NP18A 1A, NP18A 2A)
9 R232 (Integrated Serial
Interface)
These ports support printers, webcams, or
hard drives.
Not in use.
Reserved for future update.
10 WAN (Ethernet Port)
10/100Base-T Port connects to Cable/ADSL
modem.
11 1, 2, 3, 4 (Ethernet Ports) Integrated 3-port 10/100Mbps Switchi ng.
Ports 1, 2, 3, and 4 all function as normal
Ethernet ports except that Port 4 supports PoE
connection.
Connect Port 4 to PoE Injector if you wish to
use it to supply power to the unit.
12 DC Jack Direct Current jack.
If using power adapter to supply power to the
unit, attach the power adapter to the main
electrical supply and connect the power plug
into the DC Jack of the router.
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13 Reset (Push Button)
NOTE:
Although the Ethernet ports are numbered 1 to 4, they DO NOT have
!
to be connected sequentially.
For example: in a network of two computers, you can choose to
connect one computer to Port 2 and another to Port 4.
The table below illustrates the use of the Reset
button.
Reset
Push
Button
Less than
3 sec
5 sec Fast Blinking Restores the
Between
8 sec and
10 sec
More
than 10
sec
Diagnostic
LED
Router
Behavior
On Reboots.
Slow Blinking Restores all the
Off Reset
default login
password,
which is
‘password’.
default factory
settings
including
password.
cancelled.
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Chapter 3: Hardware Setup
Before attaching a pair of
external antennas to the router,
take note of the ‘A’ marking on
one of the two antennas.
The antenna with the ‘A’ marking
is the Dualband AG Antenna.
Connect the singleband G antenna to Ant2 on the RIGHT.
Connect the Dualband
AG antenna to Ant-1 on
the LEFT.
‘A’ marking
The antenna without the marking
is the single-band G Antenna.
!
Important: To ensure proper functionality of the router,
these two antennas MUST NOT be swapped.
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Insert one end of the RJ45 Ethernet cable to any of the LAN ports (1, 2,
3, or 4) on the router and the other end to your PC’s Ethernet network
adapter.
PC
Attach the power adapter to the main electrical supply and connect
the power plug into the socket of the router.
Power on your PC.
Notice that the Power and the corresponding port LEDs have lighted
up.
This indicates that connection has been established successfully
between the router and your PC.
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Chapter 4: Accessing the Web interface
This chapter consists of the following:
Overview of alternatives to access the web interface
How to uConfig to the web interface
How to browse to the web interface
Overview of alternatives
The router can be configured with the web interface.
After connecting the router to your PC, there are two methods of
accessing its web interface:
Installing and running the uConfig utility.
Changing your web browser settings.
How to uConfig to the Web Interface
The uConfig utility has been developed to allow access to the web
interface of your product without having to change the TCP/IP settings
of your PC.
Installing uConfig
1
Insert the Product CD into the CDROM drive.
It will automatically run and display
the web page.
exclusive!
2
1. Click on Utilities.
2. Select to install the uConfig utility on
your hard disk.
3. After installation, double-click on the
uConfig icon to run the program.
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After installation, your PC will automatically detect connected
products.
Double-click on the uConfig utility icon to run the program.
Running uConfig
1
1. Ensure that the router is selected
under the Products List.
2. Click on Open Web.
This opens the router’s login
screen.
3
At the authentication page, click on
the LOGIN! button to enter the main
configuration page.
Note: The default password is
“password”
2
This screen prompts you not to exit uConfig
while accessing the web interface or else
connection to the device will fail.
Click on the
OK button to proceed.
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How to Browse to the Web Interface
Browsing to the web interface
Open your Command
window and type in: ping
192.168.168.1 to verify that your PC
can communicate with the router.
prompt
If your TCP/IP settings are
correct, you will
et replies to
this ping command.
1. At the address bar, type:
http://192.168.168.1
2. At the login page, press the
LOGIN! button to enter the
configuration pages.
Note: The default password is
“password”
You will then reach the home page of the router’s web interface.
1. Launch your web browser.
2. Under the Tools tab, select
Internet Options.
3. Open the Connections tab.
4. In the LAN Settings section, disable
all the option boxes.
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Chapter 5: Setting Up a WLAN
This chapter applies exclusively to Wireless Setup (a/b/g) and Wireless
Setup (b/g).
Wireless Setup (a/b/g) supports IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11g/b wireless
LAN connections simultaneously.
Wireless Setup (b/g) supports IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g wireless LAN
connections simultaneously.
Whether you’re a home user or a network administrator, a WLAN
implementation will allow your roaming users to enjoy network
resources anywhere, anytime. It also provides convenience, and cost
savings, since deploying WLANs is less costly than setting up cables.
The next sections involve the following:
WLAN Setup
Wireless Security Settings
Advanced Settings
The steps featured are common to both Wireless Setup (a/b/g) and
Wireless Setup (b/g), unless otherwise stated.
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Operation Modes
Access Point Mode
This is the default mode of your access point. The Access Point mode
enables you to bridge wireless clients to access the wired network
infrastructure and to communicate with each other.
In the example above, the wireless users will be able to access the file
server connected to the switch through the access point in Access
Point mode.
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Client Mode
In Client mode, the device acts as a wireless Client.
When connected to an access point, it will create a network link
between the Ethernet network connected at this Client device, and
the wireless and Ethernet network connected at the access point.
In this mode it can only connect with an access point. Other wireless
clients cannot connect with it directly unless connected to the same
access point - allowing them to communicate with all devices
connected at the Ethernet port.
In the example above, the workgroup PCs will be able to access the
printer connected to the access point in Access Point Client mode.
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Transparent Client Mode
In Transparent Client Mode, the access point provides connection with
an AP acting as Root AP. This operation mode is designed for
implementation of Po int-to-Point and Point-to-MultiPoint connection s.
Point-to-Point
An access point acts as Root AP
and 1 other access point acts as
Transparent Client.
An access point acts as Root AP
and several other access point acts
Point-to-MultiPoint
as Transparent Clients.
This mode is generally used for outdoor connections over long
distances, or for indoor connections between local networks.
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Difference Between other client modes and Transparent Client Mode
Other client modes
Connectivity with any standard
APs.
All devices connected to the
Ethernet ports use a common
MAC address for
communications with the AP.
Transparent Client Mode
Connectivity with RootAP-supported
APs.
Devices connected to the Ethernet
ports flow through freely and
transparen tly without the MAC
address restriction.
Transparent Client Mode is more transparent, making it more suitable for
linking two networks as point-to-point, or point-to-multi-point network
connection.
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