ParkerVision WR1500 User Manual

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Quick Start

GUIDE

WIRELESS

WR1500

4-Port DSL/Cable Router

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WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router

Congratulations on your purchase of the ParkerVision WR1500 Wireless Router.

You have just purchased a wireless device that is guaranteed to provide the best distance, best coverage, best throughput, and best technology of any

802.11b/802.11g-compatible Wi-Fi router or access point.

Please follow the instructions in this Quick Start Guide in order to achieve the maximum performance of this product.

Once you have completed the steps in this guide, you will want to browse the full, comprehensive manual on the CD ROM. This device features many advanced settings. In the majority of applications, simply following the procedures outlined in this Quick Start Guide will bring your WR1500 to the scope of operation that meets your requirements.

available, and are described completely in the manual.

PACKAGE CONTENTS

• D2D™ Wireless WR1500 Wireless Router

• AC Power Adapter

• CAT-5 Ethernet Cable

• Manual on CD ROM

• Latest software always on-line at www.direct2data.com

Advanced options are

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Computer with a 10/100 Ethernet Port, an Internet ExplorerTM-6 compatible browser.

• ParkerVision WR1500 Wireless Router works with any 802.11b/802.11g compatible Wireless LAN network, communicating with other 802.11b/g equipped computers with hard-wired PC laptop/desktops with an available 10/100 LAN Port.

Visit www.direct2data.com for information on ParkerVision’s complete line of extended range Wireless LAN products.

This product is available for purchase in the U.S. and Canada.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

You can access customer support online at

www.direct2data.com. This is the quickest way to access:

• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

• Troubleshooting Guides

• Updated Drivers

• Manuals

You can also request help by sending an email to support@direct2data.com or calling customer support directly at 1-800-231-1759. See the manual on the CD ROM for important warranty and FCC information about this product.

WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router

Start Here! INSTALLATION

This section will guide you through the installation of the WR1500.

Unpack your WR1500 and make sure that everything is unwrapped and ready to begin.

First, either install, or make sure the antennas for the WR1500 are securely installed onto the rear panel of the unit.

A CAT-5 Ethernet Cable is supplied to connect between your computer and the WR1500. A picture of this type of cable is shown below.

Also shown below is an illustration of a typical installation for the WR1500.

The next page will describe the speciﬁ cs of making these connections.

WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router

The WR1500 ships with an internal IP address of 192.168.1.1, which certain cable/DSL modems may also utilize. If your cable/DSL modem has the same IP address as the WR1500 (192.168.1.1) you will not be able to connect during setup. ParkerVision has already performed this procedure on your WR1500, however, IF YOU RESET the WR1500 to factory defaults you will need to repeat the following procedure.

Please reference on page 7 of this quick start guide for the following process:

Step 1. Ensure the cable/DSL modem is not connected to

the WR1500, if it is, disconnect it now.

Step 2. Power the WR1500 by plugging the adapter into a

surge-protected electrical outlet.

Step 3. Connect the provided Ethernet cable into port 1 on

the WR1500 and the other end of the cable into your computer’s Ethernet port.

Step 4. Reset the WR1500 by depressing the Reset button

(located on the back of the unit) using a paper clip or pen until the system light on the top of the unit begins to ﬂ ash red. Once the system light begins to ﬂ ash red, release the Reset button.

Step 5. After reset, the system light will turn green indicating

normal operation.

Please reference on page 8 of this quick start guide to prepare your computer to connect to the WR1500.

After you connect to the WR1500, you will need to change the IP Address.

Continued next page

Apply Reset

DHCP Setup

LAN TCP/IP

Windows Networking (NetBIOS over TCP/IP)

DHCP Server

IP Pool Starting Address

192.168.1.33

Pool Size

DNS Servers Assigned by DHCP Server

First DNS Server

Second DNS Server

Third DNS Server

From ISP

0.0.0.0

IP Address

IP Subnet Mask Multicast

192.168.2.1

255.255.255.0

None

Allow between LAN and WAN

LAN

From ISP

RIP Direction

RIP Version

Both

RIP-1

Changing the IP Address

Step 1. On the LAN screen, change the IP Pool

Starting Address (Box 1 on the illustration below;

192.168.1.33 by default) to the recommended setting of 192.168.2.33.

Step 2. Change the IP Address (Box 2 on the illustration

below; set to 192.168.1.1 by default) to the recommended setting of 192.168.2.1.

Step 3. Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save

the settings. Clicking Apply will cause you to lose your connection to the Web Conﬁ guration Utility.

Step 4. Turn off power to both the WR1500 and cable/DSL

modem.

Reconnecting the cable/DSL modem

Step 1. While both are powered off, reconnect the cable/

DSL modem to the WAN port on the WR1500. (See

Step 1 and Step 2 in the WR1500 Quick Start Guide).

Step 2. Power the router back on, wait until the status lights

are normal.

Step 3. Power the cable/DSL modem.

After you have performed these steps you should reboot the computer and test the LAN/WAN connectivity. If you are still having issues, ParkerVision Technical Support is available at 800.231.1759 or at support@parkervision.com.

Plug the AC Adapter

into this port.

Plug your computer’s Ethernet

cable into Port 1. The

remaining ports can to be used

with other computers in a

hard-wired router fashion.

Plug your cable or DSL

modem’s Ethernet

Cable into this port.

WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router

Make the connections as described below.

The rear panel of the WR1500 contains several ports, as shown:

For initial setup, you should have:

• The power adapter plugged into the WR1500 as shown, and this adapter plugged into a surge-protected electrical outlet.

• Your Cable or DSL modem’s Ethernet cable plugged into the Internet-In port as shown above.

• An Ethernet cable plugged into the router port 1 as shown above, and the other end of this cable plugged into your computer’s Ethernet port.

Proceed to the Next Page to Begin Setting Up Your WR1500.

WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router

Establishing Contact on Your Computer with the WR1500.

Once you have made all of the connections shown in the previous step, complete the following steps, which will allow you to conﬁ gure the WR1500 using the Web Conﬁ guration Utility. The Web Conﬁ guration Utility makes it easy to conﬁ gure and manage the WR1500 Wireless Router.

Accessing the WR1500 Wireless Router Web Configuration Utility.

Step 3.1 Make sure your WR1500 Wireless Router hardware is

properly connected.

Step 3.2 Prepare your computer to connect to the WR1500

Wireless Router, if it is not powered on, boot it up and log in.

Step 3.3 Launch your web browser.

Step 3.4 Type “http://192.168.1.1” as the URL Address ﬁ eld.

Step 3.5 Type “1234” (default) as the password and click Login.

In some versions, the default password appears automatically - if this is the case, click Login.

Step 3.6 You should see a screen asking you to change your

password (highly recommended) as shown next. Type a new password (and retype it to conﬁ rm) and click Apply or click Ignore to allow access without password change.

Continued next page

WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router

Note - If the default password of “1234” is not accepted, refer to page 17 of this guide and go through the reset procedure to set all parameters back to factory defaults. Then try the above steps

again.

If you do not see the log-in window, go back and double check that the WR1500 is powered on, and that the Ethernet Cable between it and your computer is plugged in securely. If, after checking these items, you still cannot make contact with the WR1500, you may want to try a different Ethernet Cable. Also, refer to the troubleshooting section in the appendix of this quick start guide. If you still have difﬁ culty with installation, contact support at 800-231-1759 or support@direct2data.com.

Establishing Contact on Your Computer with the WR1500 - Continued

Step 3.7 You should now see the MAIN MENU screen,

as shown below.

Note - The WR1500 Wireless Router automatically times out after ﬁ ve minutes of inactivity. Simply log back into the WR1500 Wireless Router if this happens to you.

Note - If you forget your password or cannot access the WR1500, you will need to reset the unit. Refer to the section on resetting the unit in the appendix of this quick start guide.

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