IOGear GWA504 User Manual

Wireless-G Broadband Router

User Manual (GWA504)

Welcome

Thank you for choosing IOGEAR® to serve your wireless needs. Soon, you will be sharing files or surfing the Internet wirelessly. We hope you will have as much fun using your IOGEAR

Wireless-G Broadband Router, as we had designing it.

Rest assured, your IOGEAR® Wireless-G Broadband Router is built rock-solid to ensure maximum up-time for you to stay up-and-running. If for any reason you have a problem, we stand behind our products with an industry-leading 3 year factory warranty, so you can have peace-of-mind with your current and future IOGEAR® purchases.

We want you to be happy with your purchase, so we have made every effort to ensure product quality, reliability, and ease-of-use.

IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, MiniView, VSE are trademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IOGEAR makes no warranty of any kind with regards to the information presented in this document. All information furnished here is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice. IOGEAR, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this document.

Table of Contents

Package Contents

Introduction

Features

Requirements

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Pictorial Introduction

Installation

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Quick Installation

Configuration Utility

- System Page

- LAN Page

- Wireless Page

- Internet Page

- Security Page

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Table of Contents

- NAT Page

- Summary Page

Specification

Technical Support

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Limited Warranty

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Package Contents

This package contains:

• IOGEAR Wireless-G Broadband Router

• Category-5 Ethernet Patch Cable

• AC Power Adapter

• Quick Start Guide

• User Manual CD

• Warranty & Registration Card

Introduction

IOGEAR’s Ultra-Fast Wireless-G Broadband Router is an all-in-one wireless access point, router, and 4-port Ethernet switch for both small and home office users. With IOGEAR, you can surf the Internet, share files, and

chat with your friends....Wirelessly!

Our simple, easy-to-use, web-based setup wizard will have you up-and-running in minutes. Moreover, our turn-key Firewall and Wireless Security packages keep you safe on the Internet.

Remember, IOGEAR’s Wireless Broadband Router gives you the same connectivity and security that big companies use...all in a small, cost-effective, reliable setup. Go with IOGEAR, and go Wireless!

Features

• Built-in…

- 4-port 10/100 Base T Ethernet Switch

- Internet Router

- Wireless Access Point

• 802.11g and 802.11b Compliant

• Advanced Wireless Security Package

- Wireless Protected Access (WAP)

- Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

- MAC and IP Address Filtering

• NAT and SPI FireWall

• Solid Three Year Limited Warranty

System Requirements

• PC system

- 200MHz or faster CPU

- Internet browser

- Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

- Ethernet interface card or WLAN client card installed

• Mac system

- G3 Power Mac or higher

- Mac OS 9.2 and above

- Open Ethernet Prot or Airport card installed

Requirements

Pictorial Introduction

Back View

1. LAN ports: Ethernet Ports. Allows

connections of up to four computers or daisychain out to more hubs and switches.

2. WAN port: The WAN port is where you connect your Cable or DSL modem through an ethernet cable. It’s the only port that connects to the Internet.

3. Reset button: The reset button can reboot the router or set back to factory default setting. Pess about 2 seconds to reboot the router; press over 5 seconds to go back to factory setting.

4. Power Jack: Power cable connection for 12V adapter.

Front View

Pictorial Introduction

Configuring your PC

The instructions in this section will help you configure each of your computers to be able to communicate with the Wireless-G Broadband Router.

Note: The following screenshots are taken in Windows 2000. For other OS, the configuration procedure will be exactly the same but the screenshots will vary.

1. Right-click mouse button on the My Network Place icon on your Windows desktop and select

Properties from the short-cut menu.

Installation

2. Right-click the Local Area Connection for the

Ethernet Adapter equipped on your computer and select Properties from the shortcut menu.

3. Click the General tab of the Location Area Connection dialog box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.

4. In the General tab, you can choose either obtain an IP address automatically or Use the following IP address.

• Enable DHCP: Click the button of Obtain an IP

address automatically.

• Use static IP address: Click the button of Use the

following IP address. For example, in the IP address field, enter in the following IP address:

192.168.123.101.

Note: The default IP address of the router is

192.168.123. 254 so the IP address for the Ethernet

Adapter must follow the 192.168.123.x IP address format and the IP should not be the same IP address assigned to any other devices in the network.

Enable DHCP Function

Obtain a Static ID

Installation

5. Under Subnet mask, input the following IP address: 255.255.255.0.

6. Click OK to save your settings and close the dialog box.

Quick Installation

1. Take your IOGEAR® Wireless-G Broadband Router

out of box. Simply plug-in the included AC Adapter to the wall outlet, then to the Broadband Router. Make sure the power LED illuminates; otherwise, try another AC Wall Outlet.

Note: If Antenna is detached, please make sure to attach it properly to the back panel.

2. For initial setup, plug your desktop or notebook computer directly into the LAN Port #1 with the included CAT5 patch cable. Please make sure that your computer LAN setting is DHCP or

192.168.123.x. Submask: 255.255.255.0

Quick Installation

3. Open your Internet Browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, or Safari), and type in the following URL in your browser’s address bar: 192.168.123.254. You will be brought to Enter Network Password prompt window. The default User Name is admin; Password is admin.

4. To proceed to the basic setup options, click on the Typical button.

Quick Installation

5. You will now be asked for the Time Zone you are in. Select your Time Zone, and select whether you wish to enable Daylight Savings Time. Click Next to continue.

6. You will now be asked for which Inter net Connection Type you are using. When you select the connection type, you will be asked for your ISP’s configuration settings. Cable Modem and DHCP Client is the most common connection type, these instructions will be based on this connection type. If you have a different connection type, follow the instructions of your ISP to configure its settings accordingly.

Quick Installation

Cable Modem and DHCP Client

If your broadband access is through a cable modem or if your IP address is automatically assigned by your service provider or a DHCP server, you should choose this type. And, if you are not sure of your connection type, please try this setting first.

Static IP - xDSL

If your broadband access is through an xDSL modem and your ISP assigned you a static IP Address, you should choose this type. This setting is commonly used in office.

Dynamic IP - PPPoE

If your broadband access is through an xDSL modem and your ISP requires the use of PPPoE, you should choose this type. This setting is commonly used at home.

PPTP (European Countries)

If your broadband access is through an xDSL modem and your ISP requires the use of PPTP, you should choose this type. This setting is commonly used at home.

L2TP

Some ISPs require the use of L2TP to connect to their services.

Dynamic IP - Telstra BigPond

The BigPond Internet service is available in Australia

Quick Installation

After you have entered your ISP’s configuration settings, click Next.

7. After you have entered your ISP’s configuration settings, click Next.

8. You will now see the Wireless Configuration Settings. You can set the SSID, channel, and wireless security for your wireless gateway here. Click Next when you are done. (For more information on SSID, channel, and wireless security, click on the Help button.)

Quick Installation

9. You will now see the Firewall settings. IOGEAR® offers you an easy set-up package to configure a Firewall. Please note high Firewall protection will make your network securer, but may cause wireless gateway’s performance to be lower. Click Next when you are done.

10. This is the summary page showing all configurations you’ve set. Click Next when you are done.

11. Click Finish when you are done. When you have finished the configuration, you will be brought to the main window.

Quick Installation

12. At this point your GWA504 router should be

working successfully and the router should be giving access to the Internet to all the client computers. To check the status of the router you can click the Test button to see whether your Internet connection is functioning.

Please make sure your WAN por t has been connected (to a xDSL, Cable modem, or Ethernet). Click Finish when you are done. When you have finished the configuration, you will be brought to the main window.

Note: The next steps show you Advanced Features to enhance the configuration of your IOGEAR GWA504 router

Advanced Setup

Step 1.

After you logged in as shown in Quick Installation step 3, click on the Custom button.

Step 2.

The Customized Configuration menu is separated into eight categories.

Advanced Setup

System

It includes all the basic configuration tools, such as options to control management access, upgrading system firmware and restart system.

LAN

The router must have an IP address for the local network. You can also enable DHCP service for dynamic IP address allocation to your clients, or configure filtering functions based on specific clients or protocols.

Wireless

In this section, you can configure all wireless related settings for your wireless access point.

Internet

In Internet settings, you can configure the way your router connects to you ISP.

Security

Your Wireless-G Broadband Router features

powerful and flexible Firewall protection to keep your network secure. You can configure the strength of Firewall protection to a high or low level. If you are an advanced user, you can configure Firewall policies to meet on your needs.

NAT

Network Address Translation allows multiple users at your local site to access the internet over a single user account. It can also prevent hacker attacks by mapping local addresses to public addresses for key services such as Web or FTP.

Advance

Here you can set your log setting, SNMP, Routing, Schedule Rule and Miscellaneous tasks.

Summary

In this section, you can check all system status, network statistics and Event Log.

System Page

Configuration Utility

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