RCA 620, 608WL, 608, 605 User Manual

SpeedTouch™

605/608/608 WL/620

(Wireless) Business DSL Routers

User’s Guide

Power

Ethernet

Plug-in

ISD

Internet

SpeedTouch™

605/608

608 WL/620

User’s Guide

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Trademarks

The following trademarks are used in this document:

 SpeedTouch™ is a trademark of THOMSON.  Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.  Ethernet™ is a trademark of Xerox Corporation.  Wi-Fi® and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance. "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED", "Wi-Fi ZONE", "Wi-Fi Alli-

ance", their respective logos and "Wi-Fi Protected Access" are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

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Other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Document Information

Status: (January 2006) Reference: Short Title: User’s Guide ST605/608 (WL)/620 R5.4

Contents

About this User’s Guide .............................................. 1

1 Getting to know your SpeedTouch™ ......................... 3

1.1 SpeedTouch™ LED Behaviour ........................................................ 4

1.2 Accessing your SpeedTouch™ ....................................................... 6

1.2.1 Access via the Web Interface.......................................................................................... 7

1.2.2 Access via CLI................................................................................................................... 8

1.2.3 Access via FTP................................................................................................................ 10

1.2.4 Remote Assistance ........................................................................................................ 13

2 Local Network Setup ..................................................15

2.1 Wired Ethernet ............................................................................. 16

2.2 Wireless Ethernet ......................................................................... 17

2.2.1 Wireless Basics .............................................................................................................. 18

2.2.2 Connecting Wireless Clients for the First Time ...........................................................20

2.2.3 Wireless Security ........................................................................................................... 22

2.2.4 Connecting Additional Wireless Clients.......................................................................24

2.2.5 Extending the Range of Your Wirelstess Network...................................................... 26

3 Internet Connectivity Dial-In Clients .........................29

3.1 SpeedTouch™ Web Pages ............................................................ 31

3.2 Internet Gateway Device Control Agent ...................................... 33

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4 Basic Configuration .................................................... 35

4.1 Navigation .................................................................................... 36

4.1.1 Menu............................................................................................................................... 37

4.1.2 Language Bar ................................................................................................................. 38

4.1.3 Navigation Bar ............................................................................................................... 39

4.1.4 Notification Area............................................................................................................40

4.1.5 Tasks ...............................................................................................................................41

4.2 Home ............................................................................................ 42

4.3 SpeedTouch ................................................................................. 43

4.3.1 Information.....................................................................................................................44

4.3.2 SpeedTouch™ Easy Setup............................................................................................45

4.3.3 Restart.............................................................................................................................46

4.3.4 Configuration ................................................................................................................. 47

4.3.5 Back up & Restore..........................................................................................................48

4.3.6 Reset to Factory Defaults .............................................................................................. 49

4.3.7 Event Logs......................................................................................................................50

4.3.8 Update ............................................................................................................................ 51

4.4 Broadband Connection................................................................. 52

4.4.1 Connectivity Check ........................................................................................................53

4.4.2 DSL Connection .............................................................................................................54

4.4.3 Internet Services ............................................................................................................ 55

4.4.4 Internet Service Settings............................................................................................... 56

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4.5 Toolbox ........................................................................................ 57

4.5.1 Remote Assistance ........................................................................................................ 58

4.5.2 Game & Application Sharing ........................................................................................59

4.5.3 Defined Games & Applications..................................................................................... 61

4.5.4 Game or Application Definition....................................................................................62

4.5.5 New Game or Application.............................................................................................64

4.5.6 Web Site Filtering ..........................................................................................................65

4.5.7 Web Filtering Activation................................................................................................68

4.5.8 Content Level .................................................................................................................69

4.5.9 New Content Level......................................................................................................... 70

4.5.10 Firewall ...........................................................................................................................72

4.5.11 Intrusion Detection ........................................................................................................ 75

4.5.12 Dynamic DNS ................................................................................................................. 76

4.5.13 User Management ......................................................................................................... 77

4.5.14 Edit User .........................................................................................................................79

4.5.15 Change Default User......................................................................................................80

4.5.16 Add User......................................................................................................................... 81

4.6 Office Network ............................................................................ 82

4.6.1 Devices............................................................................................................................ 83

4.6.2 Device Settings ..............................................................................................................84

4.6.3 Assign Public IP.............................................................................................................. 86

4.6.4 Wireless Device Settings...............................................................................................87

4.6.5 Access Point Settings .................................................................................................... 88

4.6.6 Configuring WDS...........................................................................................................93

4.6.7 Interfaces ........................................................................................................................94

4.6.8 Interface Settings...........................................................................................................95

4.6.9 DHCP Pool ......................................................................................................................96

5 Expert Configuration ..................................................99

5.1 Home .......................................................................................... 101

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5.2 SpeedTouch™............................................................................. 102

5.2.1 Easy Setup....................................................................................................................103

5.2.2 System Information.....................................................................................................104

5.2.3 Connections..................................................................................................................106

5.2.4 Diagnostics...................................................................................................................107

5.2.5 Syslog ...........................................................................................................................108

5.2.6 System Update............................................................................................................. 110

5.2.7 SpeedTouch™ Services ..............................................................................................113

5.2.8 SNTP .............................................................................................................................116

5.2.9 SLA................................................................................................................................117

5.2.10 Add-on .......................................................................................................................... 120

5.3 IP Router .................................................................................... 121

5.3.1 IP Addresses.................................................................................................................122

5.3.2 Expressions .................................................................................................................. 123

5.3.3 Classification ................................................................................................................125

5.3.4 IP Routing .....................................................................................................................127

5.3.5 RIP .................................................................................................................................128

5.3.6 NAT ...............................................................................................................................129

5.3.7 IP QoS ...........................................................................................................................131

5.4 Connections ............................................................................... 135

5.4.1 ATM...............................................................................................................................136

5.4.2 Routed PPPoE...............................................................................................................139

5.4.3 Routed PPPoA .............................................................................................................. 141

5.4.4 Routed PPPoI................................................................................................................144

5.4.5 Bridged Ethernet..........................................................................................................147

5.4.6 Routed Ethernet ........................................................................................................... 150

5.4.7 Routed IPoA.................................................................................................................. 151

5.4.8 PPTP-to-PPP Relay ....................................................................................................... 152

5.4.9 Virtual LAN ...................................................................................................................153

5.5 Local Networking ....................................................................... 154

5.5.1 DHCP............................................................................................................................. 155

5.5.2 DNS............................................................................................................................... 160

5.5.3 Managed Switch .......................................................................................................... 161

5.5.4 Wireless ........................................................................................................................163

5.6 Firewall ...................................................................................... 170

5.6.1 Policy.............................................................................................................................171

5.6.2 Log ................................................................................................................................ 175

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5.7 VPN ............................................................................................ 176

5.7.1 LAN to LAN................................................................................................................... 177

5.7.2 VPN Client..................................................................................................................... 178

5.7.3 VPN Server ................................................................................................................... 179

5.7.4 Certificates....................................................................................................................180

5.7.5 Advanced......................................................................................................................181

5.7.6 Debug............................................................................................................................ 182

5.8 SIP PBX ...................................................................................... 183

6 Software Keys ...........................................................185

7 Troubleshooting........................................................ 187

7.1 General SpeedTouch™ Troubleshooting .................................... 188

7.1.1 Wired Ethernet Troubleshooting................................................................................189

7.1.2 Wireless Ethernet Troubleshooting............................................................................190

7.1.3 Upgrade Troubleshooting...........................................................................................191

7.2 UPnP™ on Windows XP Systems............................................... 192

7.3 Reset to Factory Defaults .......................................................... 194

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About this User’s Guide

Used symbols The following symbols are used in this User’s Guide:

A note provides additional information about a topic.

A tip provides an alternative method or shortcut to perform an action.

A caution warns you about potential problems or specific precautions that

need to be taken.

Terminology Generally, the SpeedTouch™605(i), SpeedTouch™608(i), SpeedTouch™608(i) WL

and SpeedTouch™620(i) will be referred to as SpeedTouch™ in this User’s Guide.

Documentation and

software updates

THOMSON continuously develops new solutions, but is also committed to improve its existing products.

For suggestions regarding this document, please contact

documentation.speedtouch@thomson.net

For more information on THOMSON's latest technological innovations, documents and software releases, visit us at: w

ww.speedtouch.com.

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Getting to know your SpeedTouch™

1 Getting to know your SpeedTouch™

Introduction With the SpeedTouch™605(i) and SpeedTouch™608(i) Business DSL Routers and

the SpeedTouch™608 WL(i) and SpeedTouch™620(i) Wireless Business DSL Routers you can build a secure small (home-)office network, seamlessly connecting wired and wireless devices and surf the Internet at high speed, all combined in one device.

Installation For more information on how to set up, install and wire your SpeedTouch™ and set

up Internet connection, refer to the Installation and Setup Guide.

Configuration This User’s Guide will help you configuring your SpeedTouch™.

Before you begin Before connecting the SpeedTouch™, please read the SpeedTouch™ Quick

Installation Guide and the Safety Instructions and Regulatory Notices.

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1.1 SpeedTouch™ LED Behaviour

Front panel LEDs The SpeedTouch™ is equipped with a number of LEDs on its front panel, indicating

the state of the device during normal operation.

Power

Ethernet

WLAN

Plug-In

ISDN

DSL

Internet

The following table shows the meaning of the different LEDs.

Indicator Description

Name Colour State

Power Green Solid on Power on, normal operation

Red Solid on Power on, self-test failed, indicating

device malfunction

Orange Solid on Bootloader active

Off Power off

Ethernet Green Blinking Ethernet activity

Solid on Ethernet connection, no activity

Off No Ethernet connection

WLAN Green Blinking Wireless activity, WPA encryption

Solid on No wireless activity, WPA encryption

Amber Blinking Wireless activity, WEP encryption

Solid on No wireless activity, WEP encryption

Red Blinking Wireless activity, no security

Solid on No wireless activity, no security

Red/

Toggling Wireless client registration phase

green

Off WLAN disabled

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Indicator Description

Name Colour State

Plug-in Green Blinking Data passing through the cardbus

Solid on Cardbus is connected, no data

passing through

Off Cardbus is not connected

ISDN Green Blinking ISDN activity

Solid on ISDN line connected, no activity

Off No ISDN line

DSL Green Blinking Pending DSL line synchronisation

Solid on DSL line synchronised

Off No DSL line

Internet Green Blinking Internet activity

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Solid on Internet connectivity, no activity

Red Solid on Internet connection setup failed

Off No Internet connection

Ethernet LEDs A LED may be provided per Ethernet port to indicate link integrity (or activity).

Depending on the SpeedTouch™ product you are using, a second LED (A) may be provided to indicate the 10/100Base-T selection:

Indicator Description

Name LED Status

A (Optional)

Integrity

(Activity)

Off No connection on this port

Solid on Ethernet link up

Blinking Data is flowing from/to this port

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Solid on 100Base-T Ethernet connection

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1.2 Accessing your SpeedTouch™

Access methods Your SpeedTouch™ is accessible in one of the following ways:

Access Method Can be used to

Web browser Configure your SpeedTouch™ via HTTP or

HTTPS. For more information, see “1.2.1 Access via

the Web Interface” on page 7.

Command Line Interface (CLI) Fine-tune your SpeedTouch™ configuration.

For more information, see “1.2.2 Access via

CLI” on page 8.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Back up and restore data on your

SpeedTouch™. For more information, see “1.2.3 Access via

FTP” on page 10.

Remote Assistance Allow a remote user to help you configuring

your SpeedTouch™. For more information, see “1.2.4 Remote

Assistance” on page 13.

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To access the

SpeedTouch™ via the

Web interface

Proceed as follows:

1 Open a Web browser.

2 In the address bar, type your SpeedTouch™’s IP address or DNS host name

ttp://speedtouch.lan or 192.168.1.254 by default)

You can access the pages via HTTP or HTTPS.

For remote assistance the secure version HTTPS is used in combination with certificates. Simply provide your ISP with the link as shown, user name and password before he can log on to the pages. For more information, see “1.2.4 Remote Assistance” on page 13.

The SpeedTouch™ Home page appears, from where you can navigate to all the configurable aspects of the SpeedTouch™.

For more information on the Web pages, see “4 Basic Configuration” on page 35.

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1.2.2 Access via CLI

To access the

SpeedTouch™ via the

Command Line

Interface (CLI)

You can access the Command Line Interface (CLI) via:

 The embedded Expert pages. For more information, see “5 Expert

Configuration” on page 99.

 A Telnet session

This requires a TCP/IP connection between the host from which the Telnet session is opened and the SpeedTouch™. Your SpeedTouch™ and the connected computer must have an IP address in the same subnet.

 The serial ‘Console’ interface

 Quote site commands (over FTP)

For more information, see “ Quote site command” on page 12.

For more information on CLI commands, see the SpeedTouch™ CLI Reference Guide.

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To start a Telnet

session

Proceed as follows:

1 Open a telnet application.

You can use the Command Prompt window.

In Microsoft Windows XP for instance:

1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start.

2 Select (All) Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt

2 Connect to your SpeedTouch™.

In the Command Prompt window:

At the prompt, type

telnet followed by the IP address of your

SpeedTouch™ (192.168.1.254 by default).

3 Enter your SpeedTouch™ security user name and password.

The default user is ‘Administrator’ and the default password is blank.

As soon as you have opened a session to the CLI, the SpeedTouch™ banner is displayed, followed by the CLI prompt, as shown in the example below.

Username : Administrator

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

* ______ SpeedTouch * ___/_____/\ * / /\\ Version 5.4 * _____/__ / \\ * _/ /\_____/___ \ Copyright (c) 1999-2005, * // / \ /\ \ THOMSON * _______//_______/ \ / _\/______ * / /\ \ / // /\ * __/ / \ \ / / / / _\__ * / / / \_______\/ / / / / /\ * /_/______/___________________/ /________/ /___/ \ * \ \ \ ___________ \ \ \ \ \ / * \_\ \ / /\ \ \ \ \___\/ * \ \/ /\ \\ \/ * \_____/ / \ \ \________\/ * /__________/ \ \ / * \ _____ \ /_____\/ * \ / /\ \ /___\/ * /____/\\/ * \ \ /___\/ * \____\/

----------------------------------------------------------------------{Administrator}=>

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1.2.3 Access via FTP

To access the SpeedTouch™ via the File Transfer Protocol

(FTP)

You can access the file system of the SpeedTouch™ via the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), in order to:

 Restore or back up configuration files, templates or language packs.

 Upgrade your configuration or firmware.

File system The SpeedTouch™ file system is stored on non-volatile memory and contains the

SpeedTouch™ software, service template files and (optionally) default setting files.

To open an FTP session Proceed as follows:

1 Open a Command Prompt window.

In Microsoft Windows XP for instance:

1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start.

2 Select

2 At the prompt, type ftp followed by the IP address of your SpeedTouch™

(192.168.1.254 by default).

3 Enter your SpeedTouch™ security user name and password.

The default user is ‘Administrator’ and the default password is blank.

The example below shows an FTP session to the SpeedTouch™ file system.

(

All) Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt

File system structure The structure of the file system is very simple: it consists of a single root directory

called root and two subdirectories called active and dl (download).

 The root directory contains:

 all the necessary files for the SpeedTouch™ to start correctly

 the active and the dl directories

 The active directory contains the active software image.

 The dl directory contains the passive software image.

If you made changes to the SpeedTouch™ configuration and saved them, a user.ini configuration settings file is created in the dl subdirectory.

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File system access

rights

Common FTP

commands

In the different directories you have the following rights:

Directory Access rights

root NO read/write

active read-only

dl read/write

Depending on the access rights you have in a directory, you can use one of the following commands:

Use the

to ...

command ...

cd access another directory than the one currently open.

Example: ftp>cd dl.

dir list the directory files.

Example: ftp>dir.

bin set the transfer mode to ‘binary’.

hash turn on the hashing option.

put upload files.

Example: ftp>put C:/MyBackupFiles/user.ini.

A configuration file must be uploaded to the dl directory.

get download files.

Example: ftp>get user.ini.

Downloading the configuration file must be done from the dl directory.

delete delete files.

bye quit FTP.

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FTP file transfer To allow correct file transfers, set the transfer mode to “binary”: at the ftp prompt,

bin and press ENTER.

type

Turn on the hashing option to see the progression of the file transfer: At the ftp prompt, type

hash and press ENTER.

Example.

/home/doejohn{1}$ftp 192.168.1.254 Connected to 192.168.1.254 220 Inactivity timer = 120 seconds. Use 'site idle <secs>' to change. Name (192.168.1.254:doejohn): 331 SpeedTouch™ (00-90-D0-01-02-03) User 'doejohn' OK. Password requir ed. Password : ###### 330 OK ftp> ftp>bin 200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary ftp> ftp>hash 200Hash mark printing on (8192 bytes/hash mark). ftp>cd dl 250 Changed to /dl ftp>put C:\user.ini 200 Connected to 192.168.1.10 port 1271 150 Opening data connection for user.ini

226 File written successfully ftp: 256 bytes sent in 0,000Seconds 256000,000Kbytes/sec. ftp>

Quote site command All the CLI commands can be executed from within an FTP session. Only complete

CLI commands (in other words, the complete command syntax with all the parameters already specified) can be executed.

Example: To execute the CLI command currently assigned to SpeedTouch™ interfaces, at the FTP prompt, type ‘quote site ip iplist’ and press ENTER.

ftp> quote site ip iplist 200- Interface Type IP-address Point-to-point/Mask 200- 2 LocalNetwork Ethernet 10.0.0.138 255.255.255.0 200- 2 LocalNetwork Ethernet *192.168.1.254 255.255.255.0 200- 1 Internet Serial 81.240.198.191 81.240.198.1 200- 0 loop Internal 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 200200 CLI command "ip iplist" executed ftp>

For more information on CLI commands, see the SpeedTouch™ CLI Reference Guide.

:ip iplist to list all IP addresses

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To access the

SpeedTouch™ remotely

To enable remote

access

To disable remote

access

You can make your SpeedTouch accessible from the Internet with regard to remote support. In this way, you can allow your help desk to access your SpeedTouch™ remotely.

Proceed as follows:

1 Go to the SpeedTouch™ pages, as described in “1.2.1 Access via the Web

Interface” on page 7.

2 In the menu, select Toolbox > Remote Assistance.

3 Click Enable Remote Assistance.

4 Provide the following parameters to your help desk:

 URL (the HTTPS link)

 User name

 Password

Your ISP is now able to access your SpeedTouch™ via the HTTPS link in combination with the provided certificate (a secure authentication mechanism).

For security reasons, remote assistance will be automatically disabled after 20 minutes of inactivity, or after restarting your SpeedTouch™.

Proceed as follows:

1 Go to the SpeedTouch™ pages, as described in “1.2.1 Access via the Web

Interface” on page 7.

2 In the menu, select Toolbox > Remote Assistance.

3 Click Disable Remote Assistance.

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Local Network Setup

2 Local Network Setup

Introduction The SpeedTouch™ offers you the following local networking solutions:

 Wired Ethernet

 Wireless Ethernet

Device settings Once you have connected a device, you can personalise its settings. For more

information, see “ Configure” on page 85.

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2.1 Wired Ethernet

Local network The Ethernet ports on the back panel allow you to connect the SpeedTouch™ to an

existing 10 or 100Base-T Ethernet network or one (or more) computer(s) with an installed Ethernet card.

Using the SpeedTouch™ Ethernet switch, you can create a local Ethernet network of up to four devices, without needing extra networking devices.

In the SpeedTouch™ package, a yellow full-wired straight-through RJ-45/ RJ-45 Ethernet cable is included.

Standard wiring

procedure

Use the yellow Ethernet cable provided to wire your computer's Ethernet port to one of the SpeedTouch™'s Ethernet ports.

The Ethernet cable can also be used to wire an Ethernet port of your SpeedTouch™ to any external Ethernet hub or switch.

Please follow the installation instructions supplied with the external hub or switch for connections and Ethernet cabling.

Ethernet link check LED indicators allow you to check your Ethernet. See “1.1 SpeedTouch™ LED

Behaviour” on page 4 for more information.

Device settings Once you have connected a device, you can personalise its settings.

For more information, see “ Device settings” on page 15.

Managed Ethernet

switch

Your SpeedTouch™ intelligently switches data between the devices on your LAN, using priority queuing to ensure that higher priority messages are delivered first and in real time. This feature maximizes your network performance.

The managed Ethernet switch allows you to configure a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), group ports or isolate a port, configure secure channel connections, define Quality of Service (QoS), and configure port mirroring, allowing monitoring from one port to another.

You can configure the managed Ethernet switch manually using CLI (For more information, see the SpeedTouch™ CLI Reference Guide) or on the expert Web pages (see“5.5.3 Managed Switch” on page 161).

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2.2 Wireless Ethernet

Introduction The SpeedTouch™ 608 WL/620Wi-Fi® certified IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless

access point allows multiple computers to connect wirelessly to your local network over the SpeedTouch™ Wireless LAN environment. The SpeedTouch™ is backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b, which means 802.11b and 802.11g devices can coexist in the same wireless network.

The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) on your SpeedTouch™ allows you to extend the range of your wireless network. To be able to use WDS, you will need to introduce an additional WDS-enabled access point into your wireless network.

To be able to connect the computers, make sure that a wireless client adapter (WLAN client) is installed on each computer you want to connect via the WLAN.

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Wireless client

requirements

All wireless client adapters compliant to 802.11g and/or 802.11b can communicate with the SpeedTouch™ and other members of the SpeedTouch™ (W)LAN environment. However, be aware that only 802.11g compliant wireless clients are able to gain full profit of the 54 Mb/s (Max) bandwidth delivered by the SpeedTouch™.

It is highly recommended to use only wireless client adapters that are Wi-Fi™ certified to ensure smooth interoperability with the SpeedTouch™’s WLAN.

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Wireless Fidelity The Wi-Fi certification ensures that your SpeedTouch™ will interoperate with any

Network Name or SSID The WLAN's 'radio' link is a shared medium. As no physical connection exists

2.2.1 Wireless Basics

802.11b/g  802.11b is an IEEE standard, operating at 2,4 GHz at a speed of up to 11 Mb/s.

 802.11g, a newer IEEE standard also operating at 2,4 GHz, gives you up to 54

Mb/s speed, more security and better performance.

Wi-Fi certified 802.11g and 802.11b compliant wireless device.

Access Point The SpeedTouch™ Wireless LAN Access Point (AP) behaves as a networking hub

allowing to wirelessly interconnect several devices to the local (W)LAN and to provide access to the Internet.

between the SpeedTouch™ and wireless clients, a name must be given to allow unique identification of your WLAN radio link. This is done by the Service Set ID (SSID), also referred to as Network Name. Wireless clients must be part of this SSID environment in order to be able to communicate with other clients on the (W)LAN including the SpeedTouch™.

Radio channels The 802.11g standard allows several WLAN networks using different radio channels

to be co-located. The SpeedTouch™ supports multiple radio channels and is able to select the best radio channel at each startup.

You can choose to set the channels automatically or manually.

The different channels overlap. To avoid interference with another access point, make sure that the separation (in terms of frequency) is as high as possible. It is recommended to keep at least 3 channels between 2 different access points.

The SpeedTouch™ supports all channels allowed for wireless networking. However, depending on local regulations, the number of channels actually allowed to be used may be additionally restricted, as shown in the table below.

Regulatory Domain Allowed Radio Channels

China 1 to 13

Europe 1 to 13

Israel 5 to 8

Japan 1 to 14

Jordan 10 to 13

Thailand 1 to 14

USA / Canada 1 to 11

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Antennas Direct the external antenna to allow optimization of the wireless link. If for example

the antenna is erect, wireless links in the horizontal plane are favoured. Please note that the antenna characteristics are influenced by the environment, that is by reflections of the radio signal against walls or ceilings. It is advisable to use the received signal strength as indicated by the wireless client manager to optimize the antenna position for the link to a given client.

Concrete walls weaken the radio signal and thus affect the connection.

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2.2.2 Connecting Wireless Clients for the First Time

Wireless default

settings

To prepare wireless

clients for the first time

After every Reset-to-Defaults, the SpeedTouch™ wireless access point configuration is returned to its initial default settings.

These default settings are:

 Security level is low (security disabled) for an easy first use, meaning the data

will not be encrypted. Wireless security settings are described in

“2.2.3 Wireless Security” on page 22.

 This default network name (SSID) is printed on the identification label located

on the bottom of your SpeedTouch™ and is unique for each device. It consists of the concatenation of the word “SpeedTouch” and 6 hexadecimal characters, without any spaces, for example SpeedTouch123456.

 The SpeedTouch™ is broadcasting its network name (SSID).

 The radio channel number is set to ‘automatically scan for the best radio

channel’.

 Registration is not activated. New stations are allowed automatically. The

Access Control List is open and empty. No wireless client will be denied access to the SpeedTouch™ based on its physical hardware address.

The default wireless settings may differ from the settings listed above

depending on your Service Provider’s requirements. If this is the case, refer to the installation/configuration instructions provided by your Service Provider.

Make sure that:

 The SpeedTouch™ is turned on and ready for service.

 The SpeedTouch™ is in its default configuration.

If necessary, reset the SpeedTouch™ to its default configuration (See

“7.3 Reset to Factory Defaults” on page 194 for more information).

 A wireless client adapter is installed on your computer.

 The wireless client adapter’s IP configuration is set to dynamically obtain its IP

configuration (DHCP) - this is usually the default. For more information, see the documentation of your wireless client adapter.

To configure wireless

clients for the first time

The wireless client must be correctly configured for the default network name. As the SpeedTouch™ broadcasts its network name to the wireless clients, you can select the SpeedTouch™ wireless network from a list of available networks. Depending on your wireless client a wireless icon may become green or a message similar to the following may appear: “Successfully joined Wireless network SpeedTouch123456”.

Some wireless clients do not automatically join a wireless network. If so, follow the instructions for the wireless client software to initiate association.

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