Dell 2350 User Manual

Contents

Introduction

Overview Wireless Networking Overview A Look at the Hardware

Installation and Configuration

Cable Modem Connection DSL Modem Connection Cable Modem with USB Connection Configuring Your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router as an Access Point for an Existing Network Configuring Your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router for Gaming

Dell™ Wireless 2350 Broadband Router

User's Guide

Setting Wireless Encryption in Your Router Turning Off Broadcast SSID Setting Up File and Printer Sharing How To Setup Microsoft® Windows® XP Clients Connecting To The Router

Using Your Router

Overview Factory Default Settings Setup Wizard Control Utility Web- Based Configuration Tool

Technical Specifications and Regulatory Information

Technical Specifications Regulatory Information

Limited Warranties and Return Policy Glossary Online Customer Support

Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

P/N Y6925 Revision A01, December 2004

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Introduction: Dell™ Wireless 2350 Broadband Router User's Guide

Overview Wireless Networking Overview A Look at the Hardware

Overview

The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router is an 802.11b/g wireless access point with a built-in Internet router. Connecting to a DSL or cable modem, the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router can offer both wired and wireless computers simultaneous access to the Internet. The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router can be configured the following ways:

Internet router: Connects to a cable or DSL modem providing Internet connectivity to both wired and wireless computers. The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router includes a firewall feature to control Internet access and protect your network.

Wireless hub (Access Point): Connects wireless computers for file and print sharing.

4-port Ethernet switch: Connects four wired computers for file and print sharing.

Ethernet bridge: Enables file and print sharing between wired and wireless computers. In addition, connects to an

Ethernet hub, extending Internet connectivity and sharing to more wired computers.

The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router supports up to 252 connect computers when used with additional router devices. Up to 16 of the 252 computers can be connected wirelessly. The Network Address Translation (NAT) feature allows 32 connected computers to simultaneously communicate out to the Internet. It can communicate at speeds up to 54 Megabits per second (Mbps) on the wireless network and at either 10 or 100 Mbps on the LAN (wired) port depending on the connected computer. The maximum distance between the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router and each wirelessly connected computer is 300 feet. This distance may be less depending on your environment.

By default, you can use the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router in the following ways:

A wireless access point using wireless as the wireless network name. A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server that provides IP addresses to wireless and wired clients. A bridge to an Ethernet hub.

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Wireless Networking Overview: Dell™ Wireless 2350 Broadband Router User's Guide

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

Identifying a WLAN

Encryption

Automatic Rate Selection and Rate Scaling

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

A Local Area Network (LAN) is a network in one location. Computers at that location can share files, printers, and other services. In a LAN, a networked computer that requests services is called a client. A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is a type of LAN that uses high frequency radio waves rather than wires to communicate and transmit data among the networked computers and devices. It is a flexible data communication system implemented as an extension to, or as an alternative for, a wired LAN.

In a WLAN, wireless adapters are installed in computers, also called wireless clients. The adapter allows the wireless client to communicate with the WLAN without cables. Instead, wireless clients send and receive information through a path in the air called a channel.

The standards for a WLAN are based on the IEEE 802.11b standard and IEEE 802.11g standard. All Dell 802.11b/g - compliant devices interoperate with other 802.11b/g -compliant wireless devices from other vendors. The WiFi certification logo indicates that the wireless device has been tested by an independent organization.

A wireless client operates in either infrastructure mode or peer- to-peer mode.

Identifying a WLAN

An ESSID and BSSID are both Service Set Identifiers (SSID) that identify and control the wireless client’s access to a given WLAN. The SSID is sometimes referred to as the network name. The SSID indicates what WLAN you are referring to. In most cases, the user interface displays the SSID.

When installing an access point or wireless adapter in a wireless client, the installation program asks you to enter the SSID. Dell cannot provide you with this information, as it is specific to your network; but you may choose to use the default SSID, wireless, for your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router. All wireless clients and access points in a WLAN must use the same network name.

Encryption

In a WLAN, wireless clients and access points send and receive information through the air. Without implementing security, it is possible for an unauthorized person to intercept the information.

A common way of implementing security and protecting information is encryption. Encryption applies a set of instructions, called an algorithm, to information. The instructions combine the plain or clear text of the information with a sequence of hexadecimal

numbers, called an encryption key.

Before transmitting information over the airwaves, the wireless client or access point encrypts or scrambles the information. The access point or wireless client receiving the information uses the same key to decrypt or unscramble the information. The information is only readable to WLAN devices that have the correct encryption key. The longer the key is, the stronger the encryption.

The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router supports both Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi- Fi Protected Access (WPA).

WEP

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) provides a way of creating an encrypted key that is shared between a wireless client (such as a notebook with a wireless PC card) and the router. In the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router, WEP is an optional feature that can be enabled or disabled. When WEP encryption is enabled, you must set the WEP key in the client to match the WEP key used by the access point because you can ONLY connect to access points that have a matching WEP Key.

NOTE:It is better to change keys frequently. The same algorithm is used for all the communications that should be

protected. If the same key is used, the same message will give exactly the same cipher text. Then, it will be possible for an eavesdropper to break the encrypted data. For this reason, it is strongly recommended to change keys often.

There are two WEP encryption methods:

40(64)- bit Encryption

104(128) -bit Encryption

40- bit and 64 -bit encryption are identical. Some vendors use the term 40-bit; others use 64-bit. A wireless device that claims to have 40-bit encryption interoperates with a device that claims to have 64-bit encryption; the same is true for the reverse. A 40(64)- bit key consists of 10 hexadecimal numbers, arrayed as follows:

Key #1: 1011121314 Key #2: 2021222324 Key #3: 3031323334 Key #4: 4041424344

A 104(128)-bit key has several trillion times as many possible combinations than a 40(64) - bit key. It consists of 26 hexadecimal numbers, arrayed as follows:

Key (#1): 101112131415161718191A1B1C

All wireless clients and access points in a WLAN must use the same encryption method and key. The following two examples stress how important this point is.

Example 1

The encryption method for an access point is 40(64)- bit. The method for a wireless client is 104(128)-bit encryption. The client and access point cannot communicate with each other, even though the selected key is the same. To resolve this problem, set the access point to use 104(128) -bit encryption.

Example 2

The encryption method is the same for the access point and wireless client. You select key 1 for the access point and key 2 for the wireless client. The wireless client cannot communicate with the WLAN. To resolve this problem, select key 1 for the wireless client.

NOTE:Use the same key and encryption method for the wireless devices in the WLAN. Otherwise, they cannot

communicate with each other.

The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router uses either hexadecimal digits or ASCII characters to create encryption keys. Hexadecimal digits include the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F. For example, the decimal number 15 is represented as F in the hexadecimal numbering system.

ASCII is the acronym for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Pronounced ask-ee, ASCII is a code for

representing English characters as numbers, with each letter assigned a number from 0 to 127. For example, the ASCII code

for uppercase M is 77. Most computers use ASCII codes to represent text, which makes it possible to transfer data from one computer to another.

WPA

WPA (Wi - Fi Protected Access) is an upgrade to the WEP standard for securing your wireless network. WPA is derived from and will be forward-compatible with the future IEEE 802.11i standard. It provides improved data encryption and user authentication.

To enhance the level of security, WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption to address the vulnerabilities of the static keys used in WEP. TKIP includes four algorithms: Message Integrity Check (MIC), to protect packets from tampering; Per-Packet Key (PPK) hashing, to prevent weak key attacks; extended Initialization Vector (IV), to reduce IV reuse and the possibility that a hacker will collect sufficient packets to crack the encryption; and a re- keying mechanism, to change the temporal key dynamically. TKIP is the most commonly used encryption method; however, if your wireless clients do not support TKIP, the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router also supports Advanced Encryption Security (AES) encryption. AES will replace 802.11's RC4- based encryption under the 802.11i specification. AES, the gold- standard encryption algorithm, provides maximum security for a wireless network.

For wireless client authentication, WPA adopts an authentication scheme through 802.1x. 802.1x provides a framework for user authentication and a key distribution management method. 802.1x consists of three main elements: an Authentication Server (typically a RADIUS server), WPA -enabled router or AP (called Authenticator), and a WPA- enabled client (called Supplicant).

802.1x ensures only authorized users can access the network. In enterprises, WPA will be used in conjunction with both a wireless router and authentication server. In a Small Office/Home

Office (SOHO) environment, where there is no authentication server, users can use Pre-Shared Key (PSK) mode in place of the authentication server. The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router offers you WPA running in PSK mode. The mutual authentication and improved encryption technology of WPA allows wireless communication to achieve greater security.

Automatic Rate Selection and Rate Scaling

In 802.11g, wireless network adapters and access points can transmit data at one of the following rates: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, or 6 Mbps. In 802.11b, the data can be transmitted at a rate of 11, 5.5, 2, or 1 Mbps. As the distance between an adapter and access point increases or decreases, the data rate automatically changes. Other factors, like interference, also affect the data rate. The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router uses automatic rate selection and rate scaling to determine the most efficient rate of communication. Rate scaling maintains optimal communication between wireless clients and the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router.

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A Look at the Hardware: Dell™ Wireless 2350 Broadband Router User's Guide

Front Panel

Back Panel

Front Panel

The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router has seven Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), or link lights, on its front side. The following table defines the behaviour for each LED:

Front Panel

LED Represents Activity

Power Power The Power LED will light up green when the device is powered on. It will blink when the

device is powering up or when it is reset.

Wireless Wireless

LAN

The LED alternates between on and off when wireless clients are attached. It will blink when there is data activity on the wireless network. The rate of blinking will vary with the rate of data transfer. It turns off when no wireless clients are associated with the

Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router.

Internet DSL or

cable modem

A steady green light indicates the connection is active (i.e. the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router is connected to a xDSL or cable modem) and blinks with data activity.

LAN 1 LAN 2 LAN 3 LAN 4

Back Panel

Local Area Network

A steady green light indicates the connection is active and blinks with data activity.

Back Panel

Connector Description

Power Connect the power adapter to this power port, and then plug the other end of the power cable into

Reset Use an object, such as a paper clip, to press the button for at least 5 seconds. The Power LED will

Internet This accepts an RJ - 45 connector for connecting the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router to a

LAN 1 LAN 2 LAN 3 LAN 4

a power outlet.

be off for a short time and then light up again. You can then release the button to reset the device to its factory -default settings.

xDSL or cable modem This accepts RJ-45 connectors for connecting up to 4 computers to the Dell Wireless 2350

Broadband Router's 4-port switch. These are the Ethernet connections.

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Installation and Configuration: Dell™ Wireless 2350 Broadband Router User's Guide

Cable Modem Connection DSL Modem Connection Cable Modem with USB Connection Configuring Your Router as an Access Point for an Existing Network Configuring Your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router for Gaming Setting Wireless Encryption in Your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router Turning Off Broadcast SSID Setting Up File and Printer Sharing How To Setup Microsoft® Windows® XP Clients Connecting To The Router

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Cable Modem Connection

NOTE:It is recommended that you install the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router using the Setup Wizard provided

on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router CD. Perform the steps below only when you are unable to install the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router with the Setup Wizard.

Cable Modem - Standard Setup

Use this setup when your cable service provider does not require you to enter any information for your Internet broadband connection.

Cable Modem with Name Settings

Use this setup when your cable service provider requires you to enter Host Name and Domain Name for your Internet broadband connection.

Cable Modem with Other Settings

Use this setup when your cable service provider requires you to enter other information.

Cable Modem - Standard Setup

1. Connect the Ethernet port on the cable modem to the Internet port on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router through an Ethernet cable.

Connect any one of the four LAN ports on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router to the Ethernet port on your computer

2. through another Ethernet cable.

Turn on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router.

NOTE:If the installation is not successful, you can restore the default settings by pushing the Reset button on the

back of the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router for at least 5 seconds. The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router will reboot with the default settings and the setup will continue.

NOTE:The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router is configured by default with the following settings:

The cable/DSL interface is configured with the DHCP client enabled. This means it will try and get its Internet IP

address automatically from your ISP.

The Local Area Network and Wireless interfaces are configured with the DHCP server enabled. This means that the

Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router will allocated IP addresses to any connect computer automatically.

Default user name and password is admin. Use this to access the Configuration Settings on the Dell Wireless 2350

Broadband Router when you browse to http://my.router

This configuration will work properly with a cable modem provider that does not require authentication.

Cable Modem with Name Settings

1. Connect the Ethernet port on the cable modem to the Internet port on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router through an Ethernet cable.

Connect any one of the four LAN ports on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router to the Ethernet port on your computer

2. through another Ethernet cable.

Turn on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router.

Open your web browser (for example Internet Explorer) and go to http://my.router, or the default IP address http://192.168.2.1.

5. Enter the default username and password admin when prompted to do so.

Go to the Basic Settings menu option tab on the top navigation bar and wait for the menu to appear.

Click the Internet Connection Settings menu option on the pull down menu.

Click to select Your ISP requires you to input Host Computer Name or Domain Name.

Type the Host Name and Domain Name assigned to you into the appropriate boxes.

Click the Next button.

10.

Click the Save & Restart button to store the new settings.

11.

When your web browser returns to the main page of the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router, the device will have successfully restarted with the new settings.

Cable Modem with Other Settings

If your cable service provider requires you to enter other settings for your Internet connection, select only the appropriate boxes in the Internet Connection Settings nemu option (See Step 6 in Cable Modem with Name Settings ) and type the required values provided by your ISP.

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DSL Modem Connection

NOTE:It is recommended that you install the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router using the Setup Wizard provided on the Dell

Wireless 2350 Broadband Router CD. Perform the steps below only when you are unable to install the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router with the Setup Wizard.

NOTE:PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) is the methodology of authenticating or validating a user or equipment to an

Internet service provider, usually via a username and/or password. It is a selection or action that reconfigures a device to the default parameters, as it was originally manufactured.

DSL without PPPoE - Standard Setup

Use this setup when your DSL service provider does not ask you to enter any information for your Internet connection.

DSL with PPPoE

Use this setup if your ISP has given you a username and password for your Internet connection.

DSL without PPPoE - Standard Setup

1. Connect the Ethernet port on the DSL modem to the Internet port on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router through an Ethernet cable.

Connect any one of the four LAN ports on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router to the Ethernet port on your computer

2. through another Ethernet cable.

Turn on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router.

The setup should work on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router with the factory default settings.

NOTE:If the installation is not successful because you have modified any setting or due to other factors, you can restore the

default settings by pressing the Reset button on the back of the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router for at least 5 seconds. The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router will reboot with the default settings and the setup should complete at this point.

NOTE:The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router is configured by default with the following settings:

The cable/DSL interface is configured with the DHCP client enabled. This means it will try and get its Internet IP

address automatically from your ISP.

The Local Area Network and Wireless interfaces are configured with the DHCP server enabled. This means that the

Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router will allocated IP addresses to any connect computer automatically.

· Default user name and password is admin. Use this to access the Configuration Settings on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router when you browse to http://my.router

This configuration will work properly with a DSL provider that does not require authentication.

DSL with PPPoE

1. Connect the Ethernet port on the cable modem to the Internet port on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router through an Ethernet cable.

Connect any one of the four LAN ports on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router to the Ethernet port on your computer

2. through another Ethernet cable.

Turn on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router.

Open your web browser (for example Internet Explorer) and go to http://my.router, or the default IP address http://192.168.2.1.

5. Enter the default username and password admin when prompted to do so.

Go to the Basic Settings menu option tab on the top navigation bar and wait for the menu to appear.

Click the Internet Connection Settings menu option on the pull down menu.

Select Connection Type from the drop down menu and select DSL(PPPoE).

Type the user name provided to you by your ISP in the User Name box.

10. Type your password in the Password and Retype Password boxes.

If your ISP requires you to provide a MAC address, click to check the Your ISP requires you to input WAN Ethernet Mac

11. box.

Type the address in the appropriate box.

11.

Click the Next button.

12.

Click the Save & Restart button.

13.

When your web browser returns to the main page of the network, the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router will have

14. successfully restarted with the new settings.

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Cable Modem with USB Connection

A cable modem may support only Ethernet connection, only USB connection, or both types of connections.

Cable Modem with only USB Connection

Your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router is designed to function with Ethernet connection only on its broadband interface. If your cable modem supports only a USB connection, you need to replace it with a model with at least one Ethernet connection.

Cable Modem with both USB and Ethernet Connections

If your cable modem supports both USB and Ethernet connections, but is connected to your computer via USB cable, follow the instructions below to switch to the Ethernet connection.

Make sure that your cable modem is powered off.

Disconnect the USB cable from your computer and the cable modem.

Connect one end of a standard Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port of the Ethernet card on your computer

Insert the other end of the cable into the Ethernet port on your cable modem.

Turn on cable modem. The modem may need several minutes to initialize.

Insert the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router CD into the CD drive on the computer to start the Setup Wizard,

6. and then click the Router Installation button and follow the onscreen instructions.

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Configuring Your Router as an Access Point for an Existing Network

If you have an existing network, you may want to use your new router as an Access Point to extend the range of your network by allowing connection of more wireless and wired computers. You MUST turn off the DHCP server on the router if there is a DHCP server already in your network running to avoid IP address conflicts. To disable the DHCP server functions, follow the steps below:

1. Open your web browser and go to The Enter Network Password login prompt appears.

2. Type the following text in the user name and password fields: admin

3. Click the OK button.

4. Go to the Basic Settings menu option tab on the top navigation bar and wait for the menu to appear.

5. Click the Router Mode menu option in the drop down menu.

6. Click to select Access Point Mode.

7. Click the Next button.

8. Go to the Advanced Settings menu option tab on the top navigation bar and wait for the menu to appear.

9. Click the DHCP Server Settings menu option in the drop down menu.

10. Uncheck the box Enable DHCP Server Functions.

11. Click the Submit button.

http://my.router, or the default IP address http://192.168.2.1.

You will also need to allocate and setup a static IP address on your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router. Perform the

following steps to configure a static IP address:

NOTE:The IP address that you use should be reserved by the DHCP server in your existing network. The router cannot act

as a DHCP client and therefore, it needs a static IP address for its LAN interface.

1. Go to the Advanced Settings menu option tab on the top navigation bar and wait for the menu to appear.

2. Click the Advanced IP Settings menu option in the drop down menu.

3. Make sure that the box Automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server is unchecked.

4. Assign an IP address to the router.

4. Click the Submit button.

5. A pop-up Warning window will appear. Click the OK button.

6. A NOTE page will appear with the instructions on how to refresh the IP address of your computer.

7. Click the Continue button.

8. When your web browser returns to the home page of the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router, the device has successfully restarted with the new settings.

9. Plug an Ethernet cable from the existing local network into any LAN port on the router.

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Configuring Your Dell™ Wireless 2350 Broadband Router for Gaming

This section will assist in configuring the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router router for gaming. In some cases, the firewall feature of the router will cause a game to not function as intended. This document will not provide details for each game, but will discuss how to open TCP/IP ports for one or more computers.

NOTICE:Operating any client computers on the Internet without firewall protection may allow unauthorized access to a

computer. This may lead to data loss.

Follow the steps below to set up the router for gaming.

Locate the MAC Address for the Computers You Want to Use for Gaming

1. Click the Start button.

Click Run.

In the Open box, type the following text:

cmd

Click the OK button.

4. The command prompt screen appears.

At the command prompt, type ipconfig /all

Write down the MAC (Physical) address of your computer to configure for gaming.

Change Router Settings

1. Open a web browser, and type http://my.router, or http://192.168.2.1. The Enter Network Password login prompt appears.

Type the following text in the user name and password fields: "admin".

Go to the Advanced Settings menu option tab on the top navigation bar and wait for the menu to appear.

Click the DHCP Server Settings menu option in the drop down menu.

Click the Add button in the IP Address Reservation section.

Enter the MAC address of the computer you wish to use for gaming in MAC Address field.

Enter an IP address for the computer.

Click the Submit button.

Go to the Advanced Settings menu option tab on the top navigation bar and wait for the menu to appear.

Click the Port Forwarding Settings menu option in the drop down menu.

To set a single computer for gaming, click to select Enable DMZ Host.

Enter the IP address of the computer in the DMZ IP Address field.

Click the Submit button.

NOTE:Only a single computer can be set for DMZ service. To set multiple computers for gaming, please refer to the

Custom Port Forwarding Settings under Port Forwarding Settings.

Reboot the client computer. The client computer will use the newly assigned IP and will not have any TCP/IP ports

blocked by the firewall feature of the router.

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Setting Wireless Encryption in Your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router

Without wireless security options configured in your network, an eavesdropper within your wireless range may be able to access the network and the data that is being transmitted over it. The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router provides Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi- Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption for wireless security.

WPA is an upgrade to the WEP standard for securing your wireless network. If you would like to secure your wireless network using WPA, you must have WPA support for your wireless clients. If you are

using a Dell Wireless client, you can check for the availability of a WPA- enabled software update for your wireless client at

http://support.dell.com.

1. Log into the web configuration of your router at Network Password login prompt appears.

2. Type the following text in the user name and password fields: "admin".

3. Go to the Basic Settings menu option tab on the top navigation bar and wait for the menu to appear.

4. Click the Wireless Security menu option in the drop down menu.

5. Click to select Enable Wireless Security.

6. Click to select either WEP or WPA in the Network Authentication list.

If WEP is selected

1. Select hexadecimal or ASCII characters as the Key Format. You can use either as a string of hexadecimal digits (characters 0 through 9 and A through F ) or as ASCII characters (any key on the keyboard).

2. Select an encryption level from the Key Length list.

http://my.router, or the default address http://192.168.2.1. The Enter

3. Enter four different keys in the Key1, Key2, Key3, and Key4 fields to store on your router. For 40(64) -bit encryption, enter a 5-character (or 10 hexadecimal digits) WEP key. For 104(128) - bit encryption, enter a 13- character (or 26 hexadecimal digits) WEP key.

4. Select only one key out of the four keys as the Default Key for encryption.

5. Click the NEXT button, and then click Save and Restart to apply the changes.

6. Set up WEP encryption on your wireless clients. Refer to the documentation that accompanied your wireless clients, or your wireless clients' on- line help systems, for information on how to set up WEP encryption.

If WPA is selected

1. Enter your pre -shared key. This key must match the key that is used by each wireless client computer associated to

your router.

2. Choose a key format. This can be hexadecimal digits (0- 9 and A- F) or ASCII characters (any key on the keyboard).

3. WPA Group Rekey Interval specifies how often the key “rotates” or changes.

4. WPA Encryption allows you to select one of two possible encryption methods—TKIP and AES. Choose one that your wireless clients support.

5. Click the NEXT button, and then click Save and Restart to apply the changes.

6. Set up the WPA on your wireless clients. Refer to the documentation that accompanied your wireless clients, or your wireless clients' on -line help system, for information on how to setup WPA.

NOTE:The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router offers two ways to set the wireless encryption in your router. One is the

Wireless Security feature in the web configuration tool mentioned here. The other is through the Windows -based

control utility .

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Turning Off Broadcast SSID

1. Log into the web configuration of your router at http://my.router, or the default address http://192.168.2.1. The Enter Network Password login prompt appears.

2. Type the following text in the user name and password fields: "admin".

3. Go to the Advanced Settings menu option tab on the top navigation bar and wait for the menu to appear.

4. Click the Advanced Wireless menu option in the drop down menu.

5. Check the Hide my wireless network checkbox.

6. Click Submit.

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Setting Up File & Printer Sharing

Installing File and Printer Sharing Sharing a printer Sharing files

Installing the File & Printer Sharing

Follow the instructions below to install the file and printer sharing service.

For Windows 2000 and XP

1. Right-click the My Network Places icon (on the desktop in Windows 2000 and in the Start button menu in Windows XP) and left-click to select Properties in menu.

2. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties in the menu.

3. If you can see the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks item, you can skip this section. The file and printer sharing service had already been installed.

4. If the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks item is not present, click the Install button.

5. Click to select Service, and then click the Add button.

6. Click to select File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks , and then click the OK button.

Sharing a Printer

To share a printer, perform the following steps on the computer that has the printer you wish to share.

1. Click the Start button, click Settings, and then click Printers.

2. Click the printer you want to share to highlight it.

3. On the File menu, click Properties.

4. Click the Sharing tab, and then click Shared As .

5. Follow the on- screen instructions to complete.

The printer is now available for the other computers to use.

Perform the following steps on the other computers:

1. Click the Start button, click Settings, and then click Printers.

2. Double-click the Add Printer icon.

3. Click Next on the first screen.

4. On the next screen, select Network printer, and then click the Next button.

5. Click the Browse button and click to select the shared printer.

6. Follow the on- screen instructions to complete.

Sharing files

You can share files on your computer so that users on other computers on your network can view them.

1. In Microsoft Windows Explorer, right - click on the file, folder, or drive letter you wish to share and left-click Sharing.

2. Click Share As .

3. Type a name for the share and follow the on-screen instructions to complete.

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How To Setup Microsoft Windows XP Clients Connecting To The Router

Depending on the service pack installed you have installed on your Windows XP operating the setup of the computer to connect to the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router is different.

To check what service pack is installed, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.

2. If you are looking at the Category View of Control Panel, click Switch to Classic View .

3. Double-click System.

4. Click the Wireless Networks tab. The service pack installed should be displayed.

Once you have determined what service pack is installed then follow on of the below sections

How to Setup Microsoft Windows XP Clients without Service Pack 2 to Connect to the Router How to Setup Microsoft Windows XP Clients with Service Pack 2 to Connect to the Router

How To Setup Microsoft Windows XP Clients with Service Pack 1 to Connect To The Router

Configuring Automatic Network Connections

To configure one or more wireless networks for auto connection, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.

2. If you are looking at the Category View of Control Panel, click Switch to Classic View .

3. Double-click Network Connections.

4. Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon, and then left-click Properties.

5. Click the Wireless Networks tab. The network name you set up should be present.

Wireless Network Connection Properties

NOTE:For more information click Learn about setting up wireless network configuration .

Enabling Encryption

Because wireless networks transmit data using radio frequency transmission, other computers with wireless network adapters that are within range of your wireless broadband router can connect to your network. You can prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network by enabling encryption. When you enable encryption, you must specify a network encryption key. The network key can be a combination of numbers, letters, or numbers and letters. The network key must match the network key that you specified on your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router.

1. From the desktop, click the Start button and click Control Panel.

2. If you are looking at the Category View of Control Panel, click Switch to Classic View .

3. Double-click the Network Connections icon.

4. Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon, and then left-click Properties.

5. Click the Wireless Networks tab.

6. Verify that the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings box is selected. If it is not, click to select it.

7. Select your wireless network from the Available networks list, and click Configure. The Wireless Network Properties window appears.

8. Click to select Data encryption (WEP enabled) , under Wireless network key (WEP), and click to deselect The key is provided for me automatically. This will allow you to enter an encryption key into the field marked Network key .

9. Type your network key into the Network key field.

10. Once you have entered your key, click the OK button. NOTE:If the network encryption key on your wireless client does not match the key set on your Dell Wireless 2350

Broadband Router, your computer will fail to connect to the network.

How To Setup Microsoft Windows XP Clients with Service Pack 2 to Connect To The Router

Configuring Automatic Network Connections

Dell recommends using the Setup Wizard that is located on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router CD that cam with your device.

To run the Setup Wizard, perform the following steps:

Insert the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router Setup CD into the CD drive onto the computer you wish to connect

1. wirelessly to the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router. Your CD should automatically launch the Setup Wizard. If it does not, complete the following steps to start the Wizard.

Click the Start button, and then click Run.

Type the following text in the Open: field:

X:\setup.exe

where X is the drive letter of your CD drive.

Once the Setup Wizard has been launched, select the "Connect Wireless Computer" option and follow the on screen instructions.

NOTE:If the network encryption key on your wireless client does not match the key set on your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband

Router, your computer will fail to connect to the network.

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Using Your Router: Dell™ Wireless 2350 Broadband Router User's Guide

Overview Factory Default Settings Setup Wizard Control Utility Web- Based Configuration Tool

Overview

Factory Default Settings: Your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router came with factory default settings that should work for

the majority of the network usage scenarios. However, there are cases where your network environment may require a different router configuration.

Setup Wizard : The Setup Wizard is a Windows- based software program included on your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router CD. You can use this program to 1) install the router on your network and create an environment for multiple computers to share Internet access, 2) add additional computers to the network, 3) install the Control Utility on your computer and 4) provide links to the user's guide and the

Control Utility: The Control Utility is a Windows - based software program included on your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router CD. This utility can be installed on your computer by choosing the Install Control Utility option in the Setup Wizard. It provides you with a useful configuration tool to manage your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router. Refer to the section

Utility for detailed information.

Web- Based Configuration Tool: The web -based configuration tool is for advanced configuration of the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router. It is a tool provided inside the router which can be accessed via the web browser on your computer. This tool includes every basic and advanced configuration option for the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router. For instance, you can allow other Internet users to access a Web server hosted on your local private network, or disable your wireless network. Refer to the section

NOTE:The Setup Wizard or Control Utility must be run on Windows 2000 and Windows XP computers. Microsoft Internet

Explorer 4.0 or higher or Netscape 4.0 or higher must be used for the web-based configuration tool.

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Web- Based Configuration Tool for detailed information.

Dell support website. Refer to the section Setup Wizard for detailed information.

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