Loopcomm Technology LP 8186, RNX G40 User Manual

WLAN AP Router

User Manual V1.2

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Trademarks

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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. z Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. z Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

z Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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Table of Contents

TERMINOLOGY----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

1.INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8

1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8

1.2 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8

1.3 PRODUCT FEATURES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

1.4 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

1.5 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

2.INSTALLATION------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12

2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12

2.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12

3.SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION----------------------------------------------------------------13

3.1 PREPARE YOUR PC TO CONFIGURE THE WLAN AP ROUTER--------------------------------------------- 13

3.2 CONNECT TO THE WLAN AP ROUTER---------------------------------------------------------------------------15

3.3 MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION ON THE WLAN AP ROUTER----------------------------------- 15

3.3.1Status ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17

3.3.2Setup Wi zard--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17

I Operation Mode-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

II Time Zone Setting---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

III LAN Interface Setup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18

IV WAN Interface Setup ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

V Wireless Basic Settings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

VI Wireless Security Setup--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

3.3.3Operation Mode---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

3.3.4Wireless - Basic Settings------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21

3.3.5Wireless -Advanced Settings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22

3.3.6Wireless - Security Setup ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24

I WEP Key Setup--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26

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3.3.7Wireless -Access Control ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27

3.3.8WDS Settings-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28

I WDS Security Setup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29

II WDS AP Table-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30

3.3.9 Site Survey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30

3.3.10 LAN Interface Setup---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31

3.3.11WAN Interface Setup--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32

I Static IP------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 32

II DHCP Client----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33

III PPPoE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 35

IV PPTP------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37

3.3.12Firewall - Port Filtering------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 39

3.3.13Firewall - IP Filtering -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40

3.3.14Firewall - MAC Filtering----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------41

3.3.15Firewall - Port Forwarding -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42

3.3.16Firewall - URL Filtering----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43

3.3.17Firewall - DMZ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------44

3.3.18Management - Statistics ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45

3.3.19Management - DDNS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46

3.3.20Management - Time Zone Setting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 47

3.3.21Management - Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48

3.3.22Management - Upgrade Firmware------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 49

3.3.23Management Save/ Reload Settings----------------------------------------------------------------------------------50

3.3.24Management - Password Setup --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51

3.3.25Management - WatchDog Setup-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51

3.3.26Management - Qos Setup----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52

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4.FREQUENTL Y ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)------------------------------------------------- 54

4.1 WHAT AND HOW TO FIND MY PC'S IP AND MAC ADDRESS? ---------------------------------------------- 54

4.2 WHAT IS WIRELESS LAN?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54

4.3 WHAT ARE ISM BANDS?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54

4.4 HOW DOES WIRELE SS NETWORKING WORK? ---------------------------------------------------------------- 54

4.5 WHAT IS BSSID?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55

4.6 WHAT IS ESSID?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55

4.7 WHAT ARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE?------------------------------55

4.8 WHAT ARE THE OPEN SYSTEMAND SHARED KEY AUTHENTICATIONS? ----------------------------- 56

4.9 WHAT IS WEP?-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------56

4.10 WHAT IS FRAGMENT THRESHOLD?-----------------------------------------------------------------------------56

4.11 WHAT IS RTS (REQUEST TO SEND) THRESHOLD? ----------------------------------------------------------- 56

4.12 WHAT IS BEACON INTERVAL?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56

4.13 WHAT IS PREAMBLE TYPE?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57

4.14 WHAT IS SSID BROADCAST?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57

4.15 WHAT IS WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS (WPA)?------------------------------------------------------------------57

4.16 WHAT IS WPA2? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57

4.17 WHAT IS 802.1X AUTHENTICATION? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------57

4.18 WHAT IS TEMPORAL KEY INTEGRITY PROTOCOL (TKIP)?-----------------------------------------------58

4.19 WHAT IS ADVANCED ENCRYPTION STANDARD (AES)? --------------------------------------------------- 58

4.20 WHAT IS INTER-ACCESS POINT PROTOCOL (IAPP)?-------------------------------------------------------- 58

4.21 WHAT IS WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDS)?------------------------------------------------------ 58

4.22 WHAT IS UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY (UPNP)?------------------------------------------------------------- 58

4.23 WHAT IS MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION UNIT (MTU) SIZE?--------------------------------------------------58

4.24 WHAT IS CLONE MAC ADDRESS? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58

4.25 WHAT IS DDNS?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58

4.26 WHAT IS NTP CLIENT?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59

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4.27 WHAT IS VPN?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59

4.28 WHAT IS IPSEC?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59

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Terminology

3DES Triple Data Encryption Standard AES Advanced Encryption Standard ANSI American National Standards Institute AP Access Point CCK Complementary Code Keying CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server DH Diffie-Hellman Algorithm DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol ESP Encapsulating Security Payload FCC Federal Communications Commission FTP File Transfer Protocol IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IKE Internet Key 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 Point 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 JTFTP Trivial File Tr ansfer Protocol TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Proto c ol UPNP Universal Plug and Play VPN Virtual Private Network WDS Wireless Distribution System WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access

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1 Introduction

The WLAN AP Router is IEEE 802.11b/g WLAN AP router solution; setting SOHO and enterprise standard for high performance, secure, manageable and reliable WLAN.

This document describes the steps required for the initial IP address assignment and other WLAN router configuration. The description includes the implementation of the above steps.

1.1 Package contents

The package of the WLAN AP Router includes the following items,

9 The WLAN AP Router

9 The power adapter

9 The Documentation CD

9 2dbi antenna

1.2 Product Specifications

Product Name WLAN AP Router

Standard 802.11b/g(Wireless), 802.3(10BaseT), 802.3u(100BaseT) Data Trans fer R at e 54Mbps(Wirel ess), 100Mbps(Ethernet) Modulation Method CCK(802.11b), OFDM(802.11g) Frequency Band 2.4GHz - 2.483GJz ISM Band, DSSS RF Output Power CCK< 14dBm (Typical)±1, OFDM< 12dBm (Typical)±1 Receiver Sensitivity 802.11b -80 dBm@10% , 802.llg -68 dBm@8% Operation Range 30 to 280 meters (dependent on surroundings) Antenna External Antenna LED Power, Active (WLAN), Act/Link (Ethernet)

Security

LAN interface Power Consumption 12 V, 1A AC Power Adapt er

Operating Temperature 0 ~ 50°C ambient temperature Storage Temperature -20 ~ 70°C ambient temperature Humidity 5 to 90 % maximum (non-condensing)

64 bit/ 128 bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, port filtering, IP filtering, MAC filtering, port forwarding and DMZ hosting

One 10/100BaseT with RJ45 connector (WAN) Four 10/100BaseT with RJ45 connectors (LAN)

Dimension 160 x 120 x 30 mm

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1.3 Product Features

¾ Complies with IEEE 802.1 lb/g standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN.

¾ Supports bridging, routing, WISP functions between wireless and wired Ethernet interfaces.

¾ Supports 64-bit and 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 encryption/decryption function to protect the wireless data

transmission.

¾ Supports IEEE 802. lx Authentication.

¾ Support Wi-Fi Protected Access Authentication with Radius and Pre-Shared Key mode.

¾ Supports Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP).

¾ Supports Wireless Distribution System (WDS).

¾ Supports IEEE 802.3x full duplex flow control on 10/100M Ethernet interface.

¾ Supports DHCP server to provide clients auto IP addresses assignment.

¾ Supports DHCP client for Ethernet WAN interface auto IP address assignment.

¾ Supports static and dynamic IP routing.

¾ Supports PPPoE on Ethernet WAN interface.

¾ Supports clone MAC address function.

¾ Supports firewall security with port filtering, IP filtering, MAC filtering, port forwarding, trigger port and DMZ

hosting functions.

¾ Supports WEB based management and configuration.

¾ Supports PPTP Client on Ethernet WAN interface.

¾ Supports UPnP for automatic Internet access.

¾ Supports Dynamic DNS service.

¾ Supports NTP client service.

¾ Supports Log table and remote Log service.

¾ Support Setup Wizard mode.

¾ Supports WISP (Wireless ISP).

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1.4 Front Panel Description

Figure 1 -WLAN AP Router Front Panel

LED Indicator State Description

1. POWER LED Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna.

2. WLAN LED

3. LAN LED ACT On

(LAN 1-4) Off

Flashing

4. WAN LED ACT

On The WLAN AP Router is powered on.

Off The WLAN AP Router is powered off.

No data is transmitting or receiving on the

Off

antenna. Data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN

interface. No data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN

interface. Data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN

interface. No data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN

Off

interface.

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1.5 Rear Panel Description

Figure 2 - WLAN AP Router Rear Panel (SMA Antenna)

Interfaces Description

1.Antenna (SMA)

2.Reset

3.WAN

4.LAN

5.Power

The Wireless LAN Antenna.(Figure 2) Push continually the reset button 5 ~ 10 seconds to reset the

configuration parameters to factory defaults. 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.

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.

The power jack allows an external AC 12 V power supply connection.

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2 Installation

2.1 Hardware Installation

Step 1: Place the WLAN AP Router to the optimum transmission location. The best

transmission location for your WLAN AP Router is usually at the geographic center of your wireless network, with line of sign to all of your mobile stations.

Step 2: Connect the WLAN AP Router to your wired network. Connect the Ethernet

WAN interface of WLAN AP Router by category 5 Ethernet cable to your switch/ hub/ xDSL modem or cable modem. A straight-through Ethernet cable with appropriate cable length is needed.

Step 3: Supply DC power to the WLAN AP Router. Use only the AC power adapter

supplied with the WLAN AP Router; it may occur damage by using a different type of power adapter.

The hardware installation is finished.

2.2 Software Installation

¾ There are no software drivers, patches or utilities installation needed, but only the

configuration setting. Please refer to chapter 3 for software configuration.

Notice:

It will take about 1 minute to complete the boot up sequence after powered on the WLAN AP Router; Power LED will be active, and after that the WLAN Activity LED will be flashing to show the WLAN interface is enabled and working now.

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3 Software configuration

The web based management and configuration functions allow you to do the step-by-step easily.

The WLAN AP Router is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the Ethernet LAN interfaces.

Default IP Address: 192.168.1.254

Default IP subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

WEB login User Name: <empty>

WEB login Password: <empty>

3.1 Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN AP Router

For Microsoft Windows 95/ 98/ ME:

1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.

Note: Windows Me users may not see the Network control panel. If so, select View all Control Panel options on the left side of the window

2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network icon. The Network window will appe ar.

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 Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the 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 properties button on the Network dialog box.

7. Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example.

9 IP Address: 192.168.1.1, IP address within the range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1 .253 is used to connect the

WLAN AP Router.

9 IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

8. Click OK and reboot your PC after completing the IP parameters setting.

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For 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 window 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 Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the 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 properties button on the Network dialog box.

7. Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example.

9 IP Address: 192.168.1.1, IP address within the range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1 .253 is used to connect the

WLAN AP Router.

9 IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

For Microsoft Windows NT:

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 icon. The Network window will appear. Click Protocol

tab from the Network window.

3. Check the installed list of Network Protocol window. 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 Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the 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 properties button on the Network dialog box.

7. Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example.

9 IP Address: 192.168.1.1, IP address within the range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is used to connect the

WLAN AP Router.

9 IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

8. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.

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3.2 Connect to the WLAN AP Router

Open a WEB browser, i.e. Microsoft Internet Explore, then enter 192.168.1.254 on the URL to connect the WLAN AP Router.

3.3 Management and configuration on the WLAN AP Router

3.3.1 Status

This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device, includes system, wireless, Ethernet LAN and WAN configuration information.

Screen snapshot – Status

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Item Description

System Uptime Firmware version

It shows the duration since WLAN AP Router is powered on. It shows the firmware version of WLAN AP Router.

Wireless configuration Mode Band SSID

It shows wireless operation mode It shows the current wireless operating frequency.

It shows the SSID of this WLAN AP Router. The SSID is the unique name of WLAN AP Router and shared among its service area, so all device sat tempts to join the same wireless network can identify it.

Channel Number Encryption Associated Clients BSSID

It shows the wireless channel connected currently. It shows the status of encryption function. It shows the number of connected clients (or stations,PCs). It shows the BSSID address of the WLAN AP Router.BSSID is a

six-byte address. LAN configuration IP Address

It shows the IP address of LAN interfaces of WLAN AP Router. Subnet Mask It shows the IP subnet mask of LAN interfaces of WLAN AP

Router. Default Gateway

It shows the default gateway setting for LAN interfaces outgoing

data packets. DHCP Server MAC Address

It shows the DHCP server is enabled or not.

It shows the MAC address of LAN interfaces of WLAN AP Router. WAN configuration

Attain IP Protocol

It shows how the WLAN AP Router gets the IP address. The IP

address can be set manually to a fixed one or set dynamically by

DHCP server or attain IP by PPPoE / PPTP connection. IP Address

It shows the IP address of WAN interface of WLAN AP Router. Subnet Mask It shows the IP subnet mask of WAN interface of WLAN AP

Router. Default Gateway

It shows the default gateway setting for WAN interface outgoing

data packets. MAC Address

It shows the MAC address of WAN interface of WLAN AP Router.

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3.3.2 Setup Wizard

This page guides you to configure wireless AP router for first time

Screen snapshot - Setup Wizard

I Operation Mode

This page followed by Setup Wizard page to define the operation mode.

Screen snapshot - Operation Mode

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II Time Zone Setting

This page is used to enable and configure NTP client

Screen snapshot - Time Zone Settings

III LAN Interface Setup

This page is used to enable and configure NTP client

Screen snapshot - LAN Interface Setup

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