RCA 620, 608WL, 608, 605 User Manual

SpeedTouch™

605/608/608 WL/620

(Wireless) Business DSL Routers

User’s Guide

Power

Ethernet

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Internet

SpeedTouch™

605/608

608 WL/620

User’s Guide

Copyright

Copyright ©1999-2005 THOMSON. All rights reserved.

Distribution and copying of this document, use and communication of its contents is not permitted without written authorization from THOMSON. The content of this document is furnished for informational use only, may be subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by THOMSON. THOMSON assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document.

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Belgium

www.speedtouch.com

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

UPnP™ is a certification mark of the UPnP™ Implementers Corporation.

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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

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

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

Documentation and

software updates

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.

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

For suggestions regarding this document, please contact [e-mail].

For more information on THOMSON's latest technological innovations, documents and software releases, visit us at: www.speedtouch.com.

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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
		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:

A B

	Indicator			Description
	Name		LED Status
	A	Integrity	Off	No connection on this port
	(Optional)	(Activity)
			Solid on	Ethernet link up
			Blinking	Data is flowing from/to this port
	B	10/100Base-T	Off	10Base-T Ethernet connection
			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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1.2.1 Access via the Web Interface

To access the SpeedTouch™ via the Web interface

Proceed as follows:

1Open a Web browser.

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

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

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______

SpeedTouch

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Version 5.4

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/\\

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Copyright (c) 1999-2005,

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THOMSON

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1.2.3 Access via FTP

To access the SpeedTouch™ via the File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

File system

To open an FTP session

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.

The SpeedTouch™ file system is stored on non-volatile memory and contains the SpeedTouch™ software, service template files and (optionally) default setting files.

Proceed as follows:

1 Open a Command Prompt window.

In Microsoft Windows XP for instance:

1On the Windows taskbar, click Start.

2Select (All) Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.

2At the prompt, type ftp followed by the IP address of your SpeedTouch™ (192.168.1.254 by default).

3Enter 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.

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 In the different directories you have the following rights: rights

Directory	Access rights
root	NO read/write
active	read-only
dl	read/write

Common FTP

commands

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, type bin and press ENTER.

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 :ip iplist to list all IP addresses currently assigned to SpeedTouch™ interfaces, at the FTP prompt, type ‘quote site ip iplist’ and press ENTER.

ftp> quote site ip iplist

200Interface		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
200-

200 CLI command "ip iplist" executed ftp>

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

Guide.

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1.2.4 Remote Assistance

To access the SpeedTouch™ remotely

To enable 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:

1Go to the SpeedTouch™ pages, as described in “1.2.1 Access via the Web Interface” on page 7.

2In the menu, select Toolbox > Remote Assistance.

3Click Enable Remote Assistance.

4Provide the following parameters to your help desk:

URL (the HTTPS link)

User name

Password

To disable remote access

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:

1Go to the SpeedTouch™ pages, as described in “1.2.1 Access via the Web Interface” on page 7.

2In the menu, select Toolbox > Remote Assistance.

3Click 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 Use the yellow Ethernet cable provided to wire your computer's Ethernet port to procedure 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 Your SpeedTouch™ intelligently switches data between the devices on your LAN, switch 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

Wireless client requirements

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.

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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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.
Wireless Fidelity
	The Wi-Fi certification ensures that your SpeedTouch™ will interoperate with any
	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.
Network Name or SSID
	The WLAN's 'radio' link is a shared medium. As no physical connection exists
	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

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.

To prepare wireless clients for the first time

To configure wireless clients for the first time

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.

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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