Wireless Router User Guide
Wireless Router User Guide
May, 2001
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Contents
Wireless Router
Chapter 1 IntrodWirelessuction?
What’s in the box?
Overview of the Wireless Router Multifunction Router
Wireless Router Applications
Accessing the Internet
Accessing Servers from the Public Network
Supporting Dial-in Access to Your Network
Accessing Internet and Dial-In Simultaneously
Creating Your Own Private Wide Area Network
Accessing Internet and LAN-to-LAN Simultaneously
Creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
A Configuration Example
A Security Overview
A Physical Look at the Wireless Router
The Connectors on the Back
The LEDs on the Front
Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless Router
Installing the Wireless Router
Setting Up a Windows PC for Configuring the Wireless Router
Connecting more Devices through a Hub to the Wireless Router
Chapter 3 Configuring the Wireless Router
Internet Access in Five Minutes
Using Different Browsers for Wireless Router Configuration
Logging On
To Enable More Features
Customizing the ARM for Your Specific Needs
Overview of The ARM Browser Screen
What is a Connection Profile?
Selecting Internet Access Interface
Configuring a Basic Internet Access Profile via EWAN
Configuring a Basic Internet Access Profile via Modem
Adding Internet Access Profiles
Deleting or Modifying Internet Access Profiles
Setting Up Internet Access with Advanced Features
Modifying Public and Private IP Addresses
Setting Up Your Router for Wireless LAN connection
Configuring for Remote Office Access
Advanced Options for Remote Office Profiles
Deleting or Modifying Remote Office Access Profiles
Configuring Dial-in User Profiles
Single User Dial-In Advanced Options
Deleting Dial-in User Profiles
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Setting the System Time
Setting Internet Access Time Restrictions
Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration
Configuring and Using Port Address Translation
Configuring Port Address Translation
Static DHCP Assignments
Creating VPN Connection Profiles (Optional)
To Configure VPN Remote Office Access Profiles
Set up a VPN Connection Profile
Advanced Options Setup
Packet Filtering
A Packet Filtering Overview
Configuring IP Packet Rules
Configuring IPX Packet Rules
To Configure Advanced IP Settings
The IP Routing Table
To Configure IPX Settings (Optional)
The IPX Routing Table
The IPX SAP Table
To Enable Bridging Learning
Chapter 5 Managing the Wireless Router
How to View the Connection Log
How to Upgrade the Wireless Router Features/Software
How to Save or Clear Configuration Changes
How to Reset the Wireless Router
How to Change the ARM Password
What if I Forget the Password?
How to Customize the ARM Interface
How to Configure General System Settings
Chapter 6 Messages
Messages
Appendix A Wireless Router Specifications
Appendix B Glossary
Appendix C Warranty, Copyrights, FCC Notice
Warranty
Copyrights
FCC Part 15 Notice
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About This User Guide
Welcome to the Networking world of multifunction routers! Thank you for investing
in a Wireless Router. We are dedicated to provide the most efficient, easy to
configure, and trouble free equipment in the networking industry.
This manual is intended as a basic introduction to your Wireless Router. It supplies
enough information to make the Wireless Router operational in most common
environments: connecting to the Internet , receiving calls from dial-in users, or
connecting to another network through the telephone network.
We’ll describe how to use your web browser to configure the Wireless Router and to
perform some basic operations, e.g. upgrading the software, or viewing the
connection log, a task which may be useful in ongoing operations. Finally, we’ll tell
you how to obtain information and help for subjects that are beyond the scope of this
manual.
This manual consists of seven chapters and three appendixes:
Chapter One: Introduction, explains the features and capabilities of the Wireless
Router.
Chapter Two: Installing the Wireless Router, gives the simple steps you follow to
install the Wireless Router and configure your workstations.
Chapter Three: Configuring the Wireless Router, explains how to log in to the ARM
Manager, describes the browser screen, and provides the steps needed to configure
your Wireless Router for specific applications. It provides easy-to-follow instructions
for quick Internet access and provides a guide to the most popular Wireless Router
configurations.
Chapter Four: Advanced Configuration, provides information on advanced router
configuration setup.
Chapter Five: Managing the Wireless Router, explains the management features of
the Wireless Router.
Chapter Six: Messages, lists messages you may see in the ARM message window,
and what they mean.
Appendix A: Specifications
Appendix B: Glossary
Appendix C: Warranty, Copyright, FCC Notice
Safety Warnings
• The Wireless Router is not intended to be serviced by the user. Do not open the
case.
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1 Introduction
This chapter gives the introduction to the Wireless Router.
What’s in the Box?
Your Wireless Router box should contain the items listed below
• 1 Wireless Router
• 1 AC Adapter, AC 9V 1A
• 1 RS-232 serial cable with DB-9 (9 pin) male connector and RJ45 plug to
connect the Wireless Router Console/COM port and external ISDN TA/Analog
Modem
• 1 female to female 9 pin adaptor to connect the Wireless Router Console port to a
PC COM port.
• 1 CAT5 UTP cross-over LAN cable to connect the Wireless Router EWAN port
to an external ADSL or Cable Modem
Note: Some Cable Modems use straight LAN cable
• 1 CD-ROM containing the online documentation
• 1 Quick-Start Guide
Overview of the Wireless Router
The Wireless Router is a small desktop router that sits between your local Ethernet
network and a remote network (e.g., the Internet or a remote office). The Wireless
Router contains an EWAN port connecting to an external ADSL/Cable modem , a
Console/ COM port for connection to a console device(such as a PC COM port ), and
a four-port 10/100Mbps Ethernet switch for connection to PCs on your local network.
The Console/COM port can alsobe used to connect to the Internet(as a back-up such
as when the ADSL/Cable modem line is not operational) or a remote office via an
external ISDN TA or Analog Modem, and even allows a remote user(a tele-commuter
or a traveling sales person) to dial in and access your local network.
Data comes into the Wireless Router from the local LAN and then is “routed” to the
remote network, and vice versa.
Wireless Router Applications
The main functions of the Wireless Router
-to allow devices on your LAN to access the Internet,
-to allow access to the servers from the public network,
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-to support remote users to directly dial in and access your LAN,
-to support direct dial-up communication with remote offices and share resources
between remnote LANs.
- to create Virtual Private Network (VPN) to allow remote LANs to share resources
with each other over the Internet.
Accessing the Internet
The most common use for the Wireless Router is to provide Internet access, so that
everyone on your LAN can surf the web and send/receive email or files.
The Wireless Router automatically acquires the necessary IP address when the
connection to the Internet is established. You don’t need to apply for and assign an IP
address to each PC or workstation on your network.
Accessing Servers from the Public Network
If you want special servers to be accessible by remote users across the Internet (e.g.,
an e-mail server, an FTP server, or a web server), you can configure the Wireless
Router to proxy the service from its own address. This means that the remote user can
address the router as if it were the special server and the Wireless Router will re-direct
this connection to the appropriate computer on the network.
Supporting Dial-in Access to Your Network
You can set up your Wireless Router to allow users to connect to your network and
share resources from home or while they’re travelling. The Wireless Router built-in
configuration program makes the necessary setup a snap. As a security feature, after a
user calls in, the Wireless Router can hang up and call that user back at a
preconfigured telephone number.
Figure 1-1 Dial-in Access
You can set up the Wireless Router to provide Internet access for everyone on your
LAN and allow a remote user to dial in to your network via V.90 Modem or ISDN TA
simultaneously.
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Figure 1-2 Internet Access and Dial-in Simultaneously
Creating Your Own Private Wide Area Network
You can create your own private wide area network with Wireless Router via
external ISDN TA / modem and allow two or more remote networks to connect to one
another and share resources. The remote network can use a Wireless router even
though it is a different vendor - as long as it also supports LAN to LAN
communications.
Figure 1-3 Connecting Two Networks with Wireless Router
You can set up the Wireless Router to provide Internet access for everyone on your
LAN and create your own private wide area network via V.90 Modem or ISDN TA
simultaneously.
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Figure 1-4 Internet Access and LAN-to-LAN Simultaneously
Creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Virtual Private Networking (VPN) provides a means to connect remote LANs over
the Internet, while only local toll charges to an Internet Service Provider are incurred
even if the two LANs are physically remote to each other.
To create a VPN between two sites, a special connection called “tunnel” followed by
a VPN data session has to be set up over the Internet. After a VPN data session is set
up, data can be sent over it, optionally encrypted to prevent unauthorized access.
Additionally, VPN tunnels allow IP, IPX and Bridging traffic to flow across the
Internet, including NetBIOS information (for Windows networking) encapsulated
within IP or IPX packets.
All information required for a VPN is defined in a VPN profile, which contains, for
example, the IP address of the VPN partner and authentication information (including
the encryption key that is used).
When a PC from one site tries to communicate with a device on the other site for the
first time, the VPN tunnel and data session establishment process will be triggered
automatically. For the originating side, first the destination IP address will be used to
search for the corresponding VPN profile. Based on the information conifgured in the
matched VPN profile, a VPN tunnel is created, a VPN data session will be created
and authentication information exchanged, then data traffic can start to flow. For the
destination side, when a VPN data session creation is requested, the router will base
on the originating IP address to search for a matched profile. Once found, the
Wireless Router will use the information in the matched profile to authenticate the
incoming "call", after which data transfer can begin.
More than one VPN data sessions can be established over the same tunnel.
See chapter 4 for detailed configuration instructions.
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Figure 1-5 Creating a Virtual Private Network
A Configuration Example
In Figure 1-6, two Wireless Routers are installed in two different locations. They are
connected to the Internet via ADSL/Cable modem, allowing users to surf the Web.
They are also connected to each other through the telephone network, forming a
private company network.
Figure 1-6 Connecting Two Private Networks
This example illustrates an important feature of the Wireless Router: a private device
can be accessed from the Internet by mapping the application port number to a port
number on the Wireless Router. In this case, an Internet user accesses a web server
with IP address 206.112.113.6, which is the Wireless Router’s IP address. When
properly configured, the Wireless Router will translate that port 80 of that address to
port 80 of the private IP address, 192.168.168.112.
In this example, all devices on both LANs (except for the Web servers) are
configured to obtain their IP addresses automatically (i.e., from the built-in DHCP
server in the Wireless Router). It is important for the Web Server on LAN #1 to have
the same IP address all the time (so that users can use the same IP address to access
it), it also means the Wireless Router should also be assigned a static IP address.
IP addresses assigned to the devices on the LAN are only used in the local LAN
environment (with default IP network address of 192.168.168.0), therefore these
devices naturally form a private network and are not accessible by users across the
Internet, unless they are mapped. It is still possible to assign public IP addresses
obtained from your ISP to devices on your LAN so that they can be accessed by users
across the Internet. These public addresses can co-exist with private IP address on the
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same LAN.
In order for LAN to LAN communication to work in such configurations, the default
private network Wireless Routeraddress (192.168.168.0) for one of the above
Wireless Router has to be changed (to 192.168.170.0 in the above example). The
traffic between these two networks is secure because data are sent across the
telephone network via a direct phone call.
A Security Overview
More and more people are concerned about security of their data in the Internet
The Wireless Router provides many ways to help make your network and your data
secure:
• All dial-in users and LAN-to-LAN communications require PPP PAP/CHAP/
MS-CHAP authentication (basically user name and password)
• The Wireless Router also supports call-back for dial-in users - so that remote user
are really who they say they are
• The Wireless Router uses a private IP addressing scheme to prevent devices on
your LAN from access by outside users
• Console, Telnet and ARM support password protection
• DES encryption with PPP/ECP negotiation is supported for VPN connections
• IP packet filtering may be used to futher enhance security requirements
A Physical Look at the Wireless Router
The Connectors on the Back
The following illustration shows the rear panel of Wireless Router.
(1 )4 RJ-45 10/100 Switch connectors for connecting to PCs and workstations or
connecting external Ethernet hub, or switch with uplink switch on port 1.
(2) 1 RJ-45 EWAN connector for connecting to Internet via ADSL/Cable modem
(3) 1 RJ-45 connector to be a COM port connecting to external ISDN TA/ modem
or to be a Console port connecting to PC.
(4) 1 AC power connector for connecting through an AC power adapter (included as
part of the product) to the wall power outlet
(5) 1 power ON/OFF switch
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Figure 1-7 Wireless Router Connectors
The LEDs on the Front
There are 17 LEDs on the front of the Wireless Router that show connection and
traffic status of Power, PPPoE, EWAN and LAN ports:
Figure 1-8 LEDs
Power: Green. The LED illuminates whe the Router is Powered on.
WLAN: Green. The LED illuminates when the wireless client is power on, and
flickering when wireless is activity.
LAN Indicators
100/10: Green. If the LED illuminates when the throughput is 100Mbps.
LNK/ACT: Green. The LED is continously illuminated, indicating the Router is
connected to a device successfully. The LED is flickering, indicating the Router is
actively sending or receiving data over the port.
FDX/COL: Green. The LED is continously illuminated, indicating the connection is
running in full duplex mode. The LED is flickering, indicating the connection is
experiencing collisions.
EWAN Indicators
LNK/ACT: Green. The LNK/ACT LED serves two purposes. One is, it indicates the
Router is connected to your Broadband successfuly when it illuminates. The other is
indicates the Router is actively sending or receiveing data over the WAN interface.
COL: Green. The LED indicates the connection is experiencing collisions.
PPPoE: Green. The PPPoE LED indicates if the PPPoE is enabled.
Some DSL-based ISPs use PPPoE to establish communications with an end-user. If
you are using a DSL line, check with your ISP if they use PPPoE.
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2 Installing the Wireless Router
Now you should be ready to connect your Wireless Router devices on your LAN .
Follow these steps to install the Wireless Router:
Step 1 Connect ADSL/Cable modem to the Wireless Router EWAN port using
crossover CAT5 UTP LAN cable.
Note: Some Cable Modems use straight LAN cables
Step 2 Connect a PC/Workstation to one of the LAN ports of the Wireless
Router, such as port 1 or port 2 (using a straight or cross-over LAN cable,
respectively). See below for more details of how to connect to an external
repeater hub or LAN switch.
Step 3 Connect the AC adapter to the Wireless Router and an electrical outlet.
Figure 2-1 Wireless Router Connectors
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Setting Up a Windows PC for Configuring the
Wireless Router
This section describes how to configurea PC on the LAN in order to communicate with
the Wireless Router.
The PC need to have an Ethernet interface cards installed, and be connected to the
Wireless Router either directly(to its LAN ports) or indirectly through an external LAN
hub or switch. It should also have TCP/IP installed, enabled, and configured to obtain
an IP address automatically(i.e., through a DHCP server).
If TCP/IP is not already installed, follow the steps below for its installation.
Note: Any TCP/IP capable workstation can communicate with the Wireless Router.
To configure workstations other than Windows 95/98/NT, please consult the
manufacturer’s documentation.
Step 1 Connect your PC to one of the Wireless Router Switch ports. If you connect
to LAN port 1, you should use a straight LAN cable and set the Uplink
switch to the Normal position. or use a crossover LAN cable and set the
Uplink switch to Uplink. See Figure 2-3..
Step 2 From the Win95/98 Start Button, select Settings, then Control Panel. The
Win95/98 Control Panel displays.
Step 3 Double-click on the Network icon.
Step 4 Check your list of Network Components in the Network window
Configuration tab. If TCP/IP has already been installed, go to Step 8.
Otherwise, select Add to install it now.
Installed components
Client for Microsoft Networks
Add button
Look for TCP/IP
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Step 5 In the new Network Component Type window, select Protocol.
Step 6 In the new Select Network Protocol window, select Microsoft in the
Manufacturers area.
Step 7 In the Network Protocols area of the same window, select TCP/IP, then
click OK. You may need your Win95/98 CD to complete the installation.
After TCP/IP installation is complete, go back to the Network window
shown in Step 4.
Step 8 Select TCP/IP in the list of Network Components.
Step 9 Click Properties, and check the settings in each of the TCP/IP Properties
window:
-Bindings Tab: both Client for Microsoft Networks and File and printer
sharing for Microsoft Networks should be selected.
-Gateway Tab: All fields should be blank
-DNS Configuration Tab: Disable DNS should be selected
-IP Address Tab: Obtain IP address automatically should be selected
Step 10 When the Wireless Router connected to the LAN (and powered on),
reboot the PC. After the PC is re-booted, you should be ready to configure
the Wireless Router. See Chapter 3.
Select
Microsoft
Select
TCP/IP
TCP/IP Properties Tabs
(IP Address Tab shown)
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Connecting more Devices through a Hub to the
Wireless Router
The Wireless Router provides four LAN ports to allow up to four PCs or
Workstations to be connected to it directly. If you want to connect more devices, you
can connect an external hub or switch to LAN port 1 using a straight LAN cable if the
Uplink switch is set to the Uplink position, or using a cross-over LAN cable if the
Uplink switch is set to the Normal position.
Figure 2-2 Connecting a Hub or Switch to the Wireless Router
The uplink switch is shown in the following picture.
Figure 2-3 Uplink Switch
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3 Configuring the Wireless Router
Once you have completed the installation stage and have configured a PC properly as
described in chapter two, you are ready to configure the Wireless Router for actual
applications.
This chapter describes how to configure your Wireless Router for basic Internet
access, as well as for the following configurations:
• To set up Internet access with advanced features
• To configure remote office access profiles
• To configure dial-in user profiles
• To set the system time
• To configure Internet access time restrictions
Internet Access in Five Minutes
In this section you will be shown how to configure the Wireless Router for basic
Internet access in less than five minutes using the web browser-based Acess Router
Manager (ARM).
Using Different Browsers for Wireless Router
Configuration
To configure your Wireless Router, you can use popular browsers such as Netscape
4.5 and Internet Explorer 5.x. The following describes, after each browser is brought
up, how to use it to start the ARM interface:
Netscape Navigator 4.5 (or newer):
In the Location box (where you normally enter the URL address), enter the default
private IP address of the Wireless Router followed by hitting the return key:
http://192.168.168.230
Internet Explorer 5.0 (or newer):
In the Address box (where you normally enter the URL address), enter the default
private IP address of the Wireless Router followed by hitting the return key:
http://192.168.168.230
Logging On
After entering the default IP address as described above, a password prompt screen
will ask you to log on. If you are logging on for the first time, you should accept the
factory default password (which is “password”). The password is always displayed as
a string of asterisks (“*”). Clicking the Log On button will begin a Access Router
Manager (ARM) session. The next time you log in, even if you have modified the
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password , the default password (“password”) will still be used as the default. You
need to change it to the correct password before you will be let in.
No matter what password you use, each character will always be displayed in the
logon prompt as a “*”.
If you forget the password, you need to follow steps described in chapter 5 to be able
to log on.
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Customizing the ARM for Your Specific Needs
When you log on for the first time, the ARM Customization screen will be
automatically displayed, allowing you to customize the ARM session to suit your
own specific needs:
Note: The ARM Customization screen is displayed the very first time you invoke
the ARM tool. To return to this screen, select Customize User Interface from the
ARM Menu.
The choices available depend on what feature keys have been installed. The
selections you make determine what configuration menu and buttons will appear in
the ARM interface. For example, if you select Basic Internet Access only, the ARM
interface will display only buttons and screens that you need for basic Internet access.
If you subsequently use ARM to configure the Wireless Router for other
applications, you can return to this ARM Customization screen to “re-customize”
your ARM interface by selecting Customize User Interface from the ARM Menu
(on the left hand side of the ARM interface).
Basic Internet Access
Select this option if you need basic Internet access. This will enable you to configure
Internet Access for all of your LAN users.
Internet Access with Advanced Configuration
Select this option if you want to configure advanced options, such as changing the
private IP address (e.g., when you intend to create your own private WAN among
multiple Wireless Router ), or adding a public IP address (e.g., when you want to
install servers on the LAN which are accessible from the Internet).
Access to/from Remote Site (e.g., Branch Office)
Select this option if you want to create connections to other LAN sites - so that users
at each site can share resources. If you use Windows PCs, for example, then from the
Network Neighborhood facility, you can access files from remote PCs directly.
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Dial-in Access for Off-Site Users
Select this option if you want to allow users on a stand-alone computer to dial in and
access resources on your network.
Click Next when you have selected the options you want.
Share Netware (IPX) Resource
Select this option if you use Novell servers on your network and want to allow dial-in
users or remote offices to share them.
Note: The choice displayed in this screen depend on the feature keys which are
installed in your system.
Overview of The ARM Browser Screen
Before you begin the configuration, take a moment to look at the ARM screen. Look
for these areas:
• ARM Menu
• Configuration Window
• Message Window
• Status Window
AAARM Menu
AAMessage Window AAConfiguration Window
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ARM Menu
This part of the browser screen contains items you can click to display the various
screens for configuring your Wireless Router, including EWAN, connection profiles,
and protocols, as well as system monitoring, tools, and help.
Configuration Window
This is the window where the actual configuration screens appear. Before any
selection of the configuration is made, the window shows a picture of the Wireless
Router with cables and peripheral devices that can be connected to it.
Message Window
Whenever appropriate, the Wireless Router will display system status or error
messages in this window. For example, when you try to connect to the Internet, if you
had configured your password incorrectly, the message window will display an
appropriate message.
System Status Monitoring Window
This section displays statistics and the status of all interfaces.This window is invoked
as a separate browser screen from the main ARM browser screen and appears
automatically each time you start ARM. If you close this window, you can always
restart it or bringing it to the foreground by clicking Monitoring - System Status from
the ARM Menu. It does not contain any toolbars or browser menu buttons. Although
the main ARM screen will timeout, this screen will not, and will continue to be
operational as long as it is active.
The following status/statistical information is provided for each interface:
Device: lists all interfaces, including both the physical interface (i.e., the LAN port,
the EWAN port).
Status: indicates the current state of the interface:
(I) For LAN: this will always show Up.
(II) For EWAN:
(i) PPPoE:
profile name: Sow the profile you used if the interface is up and funtioning.
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No call: Means that this interface is not connected and the profile of
EWAN port is idle.
Down: Means that this interface is not connected and no EWAN profile
added.
(ii) DHCP & No:
profile name: Show the profile you used if the interface is up and
funtioning.
Down: Means that this interface is not connected.
Xmt Pkts: indicates the number of packets that have been transmitted through the
interface.
Rcv Pkts: indicates the number of packets that the interface has received.
Err Pkts: indicates the number of error (bad) packets that have been received.
Disconnect: if an active interface has been selected (highlighted), clicking this button
will cause the connection to be taken down. The LAN interface is not affected by this
operation. When EWAN is configured to be DHCP interface, it's not affected either.
Clear: resets the selected statistics values to zero.
What is a Connection Profile?
To access the Internet, you need to apply for an account with an ISP (Internet Service
Provider), who will provide you the ISP Account name and ISP Account Password
that you need to call, as well as phone number if necessary to dial-up to your ISP.
You need to enter such information into a “connection profile” in the Wireless
Router. Likewise, a connection profile needs to be created for each dial-in user, each
remote office, or each VPN user.
Essentially, a connection profile contains all information that the Wireless Router
needs to access the Internet, or support a remote dial-in user, or set up a connection
with a remote office, or create a VPN. Such information includes dial-up phone
numbers, authentication information (the local user name and password and possibly
the remote site user name password), plus other information that may be required for
the communication.
Configuring a Basic Internet Access Profile (via
EWAN)
To configure an Internet access connection profile, from the ARM menu, press
Connection Profiles. If there are no other profiles at this point, you will immediately
enter a profile configuration screen. First decide what interface to use for Internet
access.
Selecting Internet Access Interface
Either EWAN or Modem can be used for Internet access. If you select the EWAN
port, you need to connect the EWAN port to an external ADSL/Cable Modem. If you
select the Modem interface, you need to connect the COM port to an external ISDN
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TA/Analog Modem
Now select Internet Access as the Access Type (if your router is customized to
support Internet access only, this selection will be made by the system automatically).
Then press Enter, which will cause the following screen to show.
There are three ways to obtain an IP Address for your router, including via PPP over
Ethernet, via DHCP and No .If you choose “No”, the following screen will appear
and please follow step 1. If you choose “via DHCP”, please follow step 2, if you
choose “ via PPP over Ethernet”, please follow step 3
Step 1
Enter the following information:
Profile Name: the name that you will use to identify this Internet access
profile.
Obtain IP Addresses Automatically: Please specify IP address ,
netmask,gateway and domain name server assigned by ISP.
EWAN IP Address: the IP address of your EWAN.
EWAN IP Netmask: the IP Netmask of your EWAN.
ISP Gateway IP Address: the IP address of your ISP Gateway
Primary DNS IP Address: the IP address of primary domain name server
Secondary DNS IP Address: the IP address of secondary domain name
server
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Note: After configuring each item, please go to step 4.
Step 2 If you choose “via DHCP ” the following items will appear.
Please enter the following information:
Profile Name: the name that you will use to identify this Internet access
profile.
Obtain IP Addresses Automatically: get the IP address via DHCP
(Optional) Host Name (System Name): the Host Name provided by your
system.
Note: After configuring each item, please go to step 4.
Step 3 If you choose “via PPP over Ethernet” the following items will appear.
Please enter the following information:
Profile Name: the name that you will use to identify this Internet access
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profile.
Obtain IP Addresses Automatically: Some DSL-based ISPs use PPPoE
to establish communication with end-users.
ISP Account Name: the username of your ISP account
ISP Account Password: the password of your ISP account
(Optional) Service Name: the Service Name provided by your ISP, if one
is required, otherwise, leave it empty
(Optional) Access Concentrator Name: the Access Concentrator Name
provided by your ISP, if one is required, otherwise, leave it empty
Idle Timeout(0-3600 seconds): The default value of the idle timeout is
120 seconds. It represents the number of seconds of inactivity over the
connection: when this value is reached, the Wireless Router will
disconnect the call. You can change the idle timeout value to anything
between 0 to 3600 seconds. But if you select 0, the connection will never
time out.
(Optional) Host Name (System Name): the Host Name provided by your
system.
Note: After configuring each item, please go to step 4.
Step 4 Click APPLY or APPLY and Test
Note: When you click Apply or Apply and Test , the Wireless Router connects to
your Internet Service Provider. Watch the Message Window for any messages. If the
test is successful, your users will be ready to access the Internet. If not, the Wireless
Router will try to give you enough information to let you know why the connection is
not successful.
If Apply or Apply and Test is successful, users on your LAN can now start to
access the Internet. However, it is required that these devices have also been
configured to obtain IP addresses automatically, as described in Chapter 2. Users may
need to re-boot their computers in order to obtain the DNS information obtained
during the Apply or Apply and Test operation.
Configuring a Basic Internet Access Profile( via
Modem)
.The following screen show you the interface configuration via Modem.
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Step 1 Enter the following information:
Profile Name: the name that you will use to identify this Internet access
profile.
Remote Phone Number: the telephone number of your ISP.
ISP Account Name: the username of your ISP account.
ISP Account Password: the password of your ISP account.
Step 2 Click Advanced to get to the screen below:
STAC Compression: allows outgoing data to be compressed to achieve
higher throughput, and compressed incoming data to be recognized. The
ability to use compression depends on the capabilities of the ISP.
Idle Timeout(0-3600):
This is where you specify the idle timeout
The default value of the idle timeout is 300 seconds. It represents the
number of seconds of inactivity over the connection: when this value is
reached, the Wireless Router will disconnect the call. You can change the
idle timeout value to anything between 0 to 3600 seconds. But if you
select 0, the connection will never time out.
After you make the change, click OK. You will are returned to the
previous screen
Step 3 Click APPLY and TEST.
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Note: When you click APPLY and TEST, the Wireless Router attempts to place a
call to your Internet Service Provider. Watch the Message Window for any messages.
If the test is successful, your users will be ready to access the Internet. If not, the
Wireless Router will try to give you enough information to let you know why the
connection is not successful.
If APPLY and TEST is successful, users on your LAN can now start to access the
Internet. However, it is required that these devices have also been configured to
obtain IP addresses automatically, as described in Chapter 2. Users may need to reboot their computers in order to obtain the DNS information obtained during the
APPLY and TEST operation.
Adding Internet Access Profiles
Step 1 If you want to add additional Internet access connection profiles, you need
to select Connection Profiles from the ARM Menu:
Configuration - Connection Profiles:
Then the following screen will show:
You should highlight New in the list, and then click NEXT, which will
lead you through the configuration as above.
Deleting or Modifying Internet Access Profiles
To delete or modify a Connection Profile:
Step 1 Select Connection Profiles from the ARM menu.
Configuration - Connection Profiles
The following screen will appear.
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Step 2 Highlight the entry in the list, and click DELETE to delete the profile, or
click NEXT to modify the profile, in which case the same screen as
configured previously will appear.s
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Setting Up Internet Access with Advanced Features
When you check the box, Internet Access with Advanced Configuration on the
ARM Customization Screen, additional configuration choices become available
during your ARM configuration session. For example, some of these choices will
allow you to , modify the Wireless Router private IP address, and/or assign a public
IP address.
Note: After you change the private IP address of a Wireless Router , all devices on
your LAN will no longer be able to communicate with it. You need to reboot all
devices in order for them to be able to communicate with the Wireless Router again.
(Rebooting each device will cause them to acquire a new private IP address and
default Gateway within the re-configured network from the Wireless Router).
In order for the Wireless Router to support public servers for access by the Internet,
you need to create a “public” network on your LAN. This can be done in one of two
ways. Use Network Address Translation to map the application to be accessed from
the Internet. This procedure is described in the section “Port Address Translation” in
Chapter 4, Alternatively, you can acquire public IP addresses from your ISP and
assign it to the router(to its LAN port) and to these servers . The procedure to assign a
public IP address to the router is described below.
Modifying Public and Private IP Addresses
You can use the IP screen button from the ARM(under Advanced) menu to enter a
public IP address, modify the private IP address, modify or enter DNS addresses
configure WINS addresses and node type or enable/disable the DHCP service.
Step 1 Select IP from the ARM menu:
Configuration - Advanced IP
Then the following screen displays:
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Step 2 Enter the following information:
Note: To install publicly addressed servers on your network (e.g., Web or ftp
servers), you need to apply for an IP address for each server plus one for the LAN
port of the Wireless Router. All these public IP addresses have to belong to the
same IP network.
Public IP Address: the public IP address for the LAN interface on the
Wireless Router.
Public IP Netmask: the network mask for the public network address on
your LAN.
Private IP Address: the private IP address for the LAN interface on the
Wireless Router. The default private IP address is 192.168.168.230. If you
want to create your own private network through other Wireless Router at
remote office locations, you need to make sure that each Wireless Router
on each LAN is assigned an address in a unique private IP network .
Note: If you use a PC (that obtains an IP address automatically) to change the
private IP address (e.g., from the default of 192.168.168.230 to 192.168.167.230)
either from the browser or through a telnet session, right after the change is
made, you will no longer be able to communicate with your Wireless Router. To
reconnect, you need to re-boot your computer, so that your device will re-acquire
a new IP address and the default Gateway from the Wireless Router based on the
new private IP network address. Your device will then again be able to
communicate with your Wireless Router. For the same reason, all devices on the
LAN need to be restarted before they can access the Internet again.
Private IP Netmask: the network mask for your private network. Its
value is 255.255.255.0 and can be changed.
The Wireless Router private address of 192.168.xxx.yyy is called a
“Class C” IP address. This means that changing xxx will change the
network while changing yyy will assign a different address in the same
network.
Primary DNS IP Address: the IP address of the primary Domain Name
LAN Interface
Public IP address Private IP address
Private
workstations on
Public computers
on your public
network
Modem or EWAN Interface
(IP address usually assigned by ISP)
Internet
your private
network
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