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LP-7316K
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Loopcomm LP-7316K User Manual

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2.4GHz Outdoor Router User Manual
© 2014
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Table of Contents
2.1 Package Content............................................................................................. 7
2.2 Product Features ............................................................................................ 7
2.3 Rear Panel Description .................................................................................. 8
2.3 Front Panel Description ................................................................................ 9
3.1 Appearance and Interface Introduction .................................................... 10
3.2 Hardware Installation Steps ........................................................................ 12
4.1 Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN Broadband Router ................ 15
4.2 Connect to the WLAN Broadband Router ................................................ 16
4.3 Management and configuration on the Outdoor Router ......................... 16
4.3.1 Wizard ................................................................................................ 16
4.3.1.1 Bridge Mode ........................................................................ 16
4.3.1.2 Gateway Mode ..................................................................... 21
4.3.1.3 WISP Mode .......................................................................... 30
4.3.2 Operation Mode ................................................................................ 41
4.3.3 Internet Settings ................................................................................ 43
4.3.3.1 WAN ........................................................................................ 43
4.3.3.2 LAN ......................................................................................... 48
4.3.3.3 VPN Pass Through ................................................................. 49
4.3.4 Wireless Settings................................................................................ 50
4.3.4.1 Basic ........................................................................................ 50
4.3.4.2 Advanced ................................................................................. 52
4.3.4.3 Security ................................................................................... 54
4.3.4.4 Station List .............................................................................. 61
4.3.4.5 WPS ......................................................................................... 62
4.3.5 Firewall ............................................................................................... 63
4.3.5.1 MAC/IP/Port Filtering .......................................................... 63
4.3.5.2 Port Forwarding..................................................................... 65
4.3.5.3 DMZ ........................................................................................ 67
4.3.5.4 System Security ...................................................................... 68
4.3.5.5 Content Filtering .................................................................... 69
4.3.6 Administration................................................................................... 70
4.3.6.1 Management ........................................................................... 70
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4.3.6.2 Qos ........................................................................................... 72
4.3.6.3 Upload Firmware ................................................................... 73
4.3.6.4 Backup& Restore ................................................................... 73
4.3.6.5 Status ....................................................................................... 74
4.3.6.6 System Log .............................................................................. 75
5.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address? ............................ 76
5.2 What is Wireless LAN? ............................................................................... 76
5.3 What are ISM bands? .................................................................................. 76
5.4 How does wireless networking work? ........................................................ 77
5.5 What is BSSID? ............................................................................................ 78
5.6 What is ESSID? ............................................................................................ 78
5.7 What are potential factors that may causes interference? ....................... 78
5.8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications? ................ 78
5.9 What is WEP? .............................................................................................. 78
5.10 What is Fragment Threshold? .................................................................. 79
5.11 What is RTS (Request to Send) Threshold? ............................................ 79
5.12 What is Beacon Interval? .......................................................................... 79
5.13 What is Preamble Type? ............................................................................ 80
5.14 What is SSID Broadcast? .......................................................................... 80
5.15 What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A)? ................................................. 80
5.16 What is WPA2? .......................................................................................... 80
5.17 What is 802.1x Authentication? ................................................................ 80
5.18 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)? ................................ 81
5.19 What is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)? .................................... 81
5.20 What is Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP)? .......................................... 81
5.21 What is Wireless Distribution System (WDS)? ....................................... 81
5.22 What is Universal Plug and Play (uPNP)? .............................................. 81
5.23 What is Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Size? .............................. 81
5.24 What is Clone MAC Address? .................................................................. 81
5.25 What is DDNS? .......................................................................................... 82
5.26 What is NTP Client? .................................................................................. 82
5.27 What is VPN? ............................................................................................. 82
5.28 What is IPSEC? .......................................................................................... 82
5.29 What is WLAN Block Relay between Clients? ....................................... 82
5.30 What is WMM? .......................................................................................... 82
5.31 What is WLAN ACK TIMEOUT? ........................................................... 82
5.32 What is Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS)? ......................................... 83
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5.33 What is Frame Aggregation? .................................................................... 83
5.34 What is Guard Intervals (GI)? ................................................................. 83
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1. Terminology
3DES Triple Data Encryption Standar d AES Advanced Encryption Standard ANSI American National Standards Institute AP Access Point CCK Complementary Code Keying CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Co llision Avoidance CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server DH Diffie-Hellman Algorithm DHCP Dyna mic Host Configuration P ro tocol DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum EAP Extensible Authentication Pro tocol ESP Encapsulating Security Payload FCC Federal Communications Commission FTP File Transfer Protocol IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IKE Internet Ke y Exchange IP Internet Protocol ISM Industrial, Scientific and Medical LAN Local Area Network MAC Media Access Control MD5 Message Digest 5 NAT Network Address Translation NT Network Termination NTP Network Time Protocol PPTP Po int to Point Tunneling Protocol PSD Power Spectral Density RF Radio Frequency SHA1 Secure Hash Algorithm SNR Signal to Noise Ratio SSID Service Set Identification TCP Transmission Control Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol UPNP Universal Plug and Play VPN Virtual Private Network WDS Wireless Distribution System
WEP Wired Equival ent Privacy WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access
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2.Introduction
The Outdoor Router is an affordable IEEE 802.11b/g /n specifications of Outdoor Router solution; setting SOHO and enterprise standard for high performance, s ecur e, manageable and reliable WLAN. This document describes the steps required for the initial IP address assign and other configuration of the outdoor router. The description includes the implementation of the above steps.
2.1 Package Content
The package of the WLAN Broadband Router includes the following items,
Outdoor Router DC 12V Power Adapter Documentation CD POE Injector Tie
2.2 Product Features
Compatible with IEEE 802.11n Specifications provides wireless speed up to
150Mbps data rate.
Compatible with IEEE 802.11g standard to provide wireless speeds of 54Mbps data
rate.
Compatible with IEEE 802.11b standard to provide wireless speeds of 11Mbps data
rate.
Maximizes the performance and ideal for media-centric applications like streaming
video, gaming and Voice over IP technology.
Support various operation (Bridge/Gateway/Ethernet Converter) modes between
wireless and wired Ethernet interfaces.
Supports WPS, 64-bit and 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 encryption to protect the
wireless data transmission.
Support TKIP/AES/TKIPAES of WPA algorithms. Support IEEE 802.3x full duplex flow control on 10/100M Ethernet interface. Support DHCP server to provide clients auto IP addresses assignment. Support DHCP client, static IP, PPPoE, L2TP and PPTP of WAN Interface. Supports firewall security with port filtering, IP filtering, MAC filtering, port
forwarding, DMZ hosting and URL filtering functions.
Support WEB based management and configuration. Support System Log. Support Dynamic DNS Support NTP
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2.3 Rear Panel Description
LED Indicator State Description
1. PWR LED
ON The WLAN Broadband Router is powered ON.
Off The WLAN Broadband Router is powered Off.
2. WLAN LED
ON
Wireless Radio O N.
Off Wireless Radio Off.
Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the wireless.
3. WAN LED
ON Port linked. Off No link.
Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN interface.
4. LAN LED
ON Port linked.
Off No link.
Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN interface.
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2.3 Front Panel Description
Interfaces Description
SMA connect or
For external antenna. You can use the SMA connector to connect with
2.4GHz external antenna.
Secondary(Middle)
The RJ-45 sockets allow LAN connection through Category 5 cables. Support auto-sensing on 10/100M speed and half/ full duplex; comply with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u respectively.
Main(Right)
The RJ-45 socket allows WAN connection through a Category 5 cable. Support auto-sensing on 10/100M speed and half/ full duplex; comply with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u respectively.
Reset Bottom
Press continually the reset button about 5 ~ 10 seconds to reset the configuration parameters to factory defaults
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3. Hardware Installation
3.1 Appearance and Interface Introduction
Notes: The product shot is for reference only please refer to physical product.
1. LED Panel
2. Waterproof Sliding Door
3. Pass trough Ethernet cable from this hole
4. Push this button to remove upper housing
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5. Pole Mount
6. Wall Mount
7. Secondary port with POE
8. Main port
9. SMA connector for external antenna
10.Reset button
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3.2 Hardware Installation Steps
Step1: Push the button in the side to remove upper hous ing.
Step2: Pass through Ethernet cable from the hole; insert the cable to Secondary port.
Note: RJ-45 8P8C Ethernet cable is required.
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Step3: Install the upper housing and make s ure the housing is well installed.
Step4: Complete the hardware installation as diagram as below Install POE Injector DC: Insert adapter POE: This hole is linked to Secondary port of the Outdoor Router with RJ-45. LAN: This hole is linked to LAN side PC/Hub or Router/ADSL modem device with RJ-45
There is no software driver or utility installation needed, but only the configuration setting. Please refer to chapter 4 for software configuration.
Notice: It will take about 50 seconds to complete the boot up sequence after powered on the Outdoor
Router; Power LED will be active, and a fter that the WLAN Activit y LED will be flashing to show the WLAN interface is enabled and working now.
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4. Software Configuration
There are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have t he jobs do ne easily. The Outdoor Router is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the Ethernet L A N interfaces. Default IP Address: 192.168.1.200 Default IP subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 WEB login User Name: admin WEB login Password: admin
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4.1 Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN Broadband Router
For OS of Microsoft Windows 2000/ XP:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network and Dial-up Connections icon. Move mouse and double-click the Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection windo w will appear. Click Properties button in the Local Area Connection window.
3. Check the installed list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to install it; otherwise go to step 6.
4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button.
5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protoco l dialog box then click OK button to install t he TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation. Close and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP/IP installation.
6. Select TCP/IP and click the p roperties button on the Network dialog box.
7. Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example.
IP Address: 192.168.1.1, any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 is good to conne ct
the Wireless LAN Access Point. Don’t use 192.168.1.200
IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
8. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.
For OS of Microsoft Windows Vista / 7:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network Connections item. The Network Connections window will appear. Double click Local Area Connection icon, the n User Acco unt Control window shown. Right click Continue button to set p roperties.
3. In Local Area Connection Properties window, Choose Networking tab, move mouse and click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), then click Properties button.
4. Move mouse and click General tab, Select Specify an IP address and type in values as f ollowing example.
IP Address: 192.168.1.1,, any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254is good to connect
the Wireless LAN Access Point. Don’t use 192.168.1.200
IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
5. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.
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4.2 Connect to the WLAN Broadband Rout er
Open a WEB browser, i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.1 SP1 or above, then enter 192.168.1.200 on the URL to connect the WLAN Broadband Router.
4.3 Management and configuration on the Outdoor Router
4.3.1 Wizard
The setup wizard will be changed when the user selects different operation modes.
4.3.1.1 Bridge Mode
This mode is for bridge setting. The 'Setup Wizard' will guide you to configure the router to connect to your ISP(Internet Service Provider).
Click Next button to next step for LAN IP address set t i ngs.
Step 1: configure LAN IP address settings
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Step 2: configure Wireless Settings
There are five options (Disable, Open- WEP, Shared-WEP, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) for Wireless security connection.
Item Description Wireless Band Click to select wireless band from pull down menu. Wireless Mode Click to select wireless mode from pull down menu. Frequency ( Channel) Select the wireless communication frequency/channel from pull-down men u. Network Name (SSID) It is the wireless network name. T he SSID can be 32 bytes long. Channel Bandwidth Select the operating channel width 20 MHz or 20/40 MHz. Security Mode Please select the security mode related wireless data encryption.
Pre-Shared Key
WEP: When you select WEP, please input 5, 13 (ASCII), 10 or 26 (HEX) characters for WEP Key. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: When WPA/WPA2 Pre-shared key encryption is selected, please fill in the Pre-shared key. The format can be passphrase or Hex (64 characters).
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OPEN WEP
SHAREDWEP
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WPA-PSK
WPA2-PSK
When you finish these set t ings, then c lick Apply button to s ave. Choose either Client or WDS, then click Next button to step 3.
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Step 3: a. Configure AP Client Mode Settings
b. Configure WDS Mo de Settings
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4.3.1.2 Gateway Mode
This mode is for home networking. The 'Setup Wizard' will guide you to configure the router to connect to your ISP(Internet Service Provider).
Step 1: configure LAN IP address settings
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Step2: configure Internet connection
Click Next button to next step for Inter net c onnection settings. Ther e a r e five options (DHCP, Static Mode, PPPOE, L 2 TP, PPTP) for Internet connection on WAN port. a. DHCP (Auto Configure)
If you select
DHCP
option, please click
Next
button to jump at Step3.
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b. Static Mode (fixed IP)
If you select
Static Mode (fixed IP)
, please fill in these fields on next page.
Item Description IP Address Fill in the IP address for WAN interface. Subnet Mas k Fill in the subnet mask fo r WAN interface. Default Gateway Fill in the default gateway for WAN i nter face out going data packets. Primary DNS
Server
Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 1.
Secondary DNS Server
Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 2.
When you finish these set t ings, then c lick
Next
button to jump at Step3.
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c. PPPOE (ADSL)
If you select PPPOE, please fill in these fields on next page.
Item Description User Name If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface, fill in the user name and
password to login the PPPoE server.
Password If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface, fill in the user name and
password to login the PPPoE server. Verify Password Fill in the password again for verification. Operation Mode
Keep Alive: Keep the PPPoE connection all the time. Please also configure the
Redial Period field.
On Demand: Please configure the Idle Time field. When time is up, the PPPoE
connection will disconnect. The co nnection will re-connect when any outgoing
packet arise.
Manual: Let user connect the PPPoE connection manually. When you finish these set t ings, then c lick Next button to jump at Step3.
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d. L2TP
If you select L2TP, please fill in these fields on next page.
Item Description L2TP Server IP
Address
Allow user to make a tunnel with remote site directly to secure the data trans mis sion among the connection. User can use embedded L2TP client supported by this router to make a VPN connection. If you select the L2TP support on WAN interface, fill in the
IP address for it. User Name Fill in the use r name and password to login the L2TP server. Password Fill in the use r name and password to login the L2TP server. Address Mode
Static: To configure the IP address information by manually, please fill in the related
setting at below.
Dynamic: The option allows the machine to get I P address information automatica lly
from DHCP server on WAN side. IP Address Fill in the IP ad d r ess for WAN interface. Subnet Mas k Fill in the subnet mask fo r WAN interface. Default Gateway Fill in the default gatewa y for WAN interface out going data packets. Operation Mode
Keep Alive: Keep the L2TP connection all the time. Please also configure the Redial
Period field.
Manual: Let user connect the L2TP connection manually.
When you finish these set t ings, then c lick Next button to jump at Step3.
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