SparkLAN Communications WRTR141 User Manual

User’s Manual

Version: 1.0

Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router

WRTR-141

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Contents are subject to change without notice.
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COMPANY.

INFORMATION TO USER

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

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

---Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

---Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

---Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

---Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Installation and use of this Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router device must be in strict accordance
with the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product. Any changes
or modifications (including the antennas) made to this device that are not expressly approved by
the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. The manufacturer is not
responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modification of this
device, or the substitution of the connecting cables and equipment other than manufacturer
specified. It is the responsibility of the user to correct any interference caused by such
unauthorized modification, substitution or attachment. Manufacturer and its authorized resellers or
distributors will assume no liability for any damage or violation of government regulations arising
from failing to comply with these guidelines.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation
exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must
not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Your device contains a low power transmitter. When device is transmitted it sends out Radio
Frequency (RF) signal.

In order to maintain compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines, this equipment should be
installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body.

Use only with supplied antenna. Unauthorized antenna, modification, or attachments could damage
the transmitter and may violate FCC regulations.

SparkLAN declares that US model of WRTR-141, ( FCC ID: RYK-WRTR141) is limited in
CH 1 ~ CH 11 for 2.4 G band by specific firmware controlled by the manufacturer and is not
user changeable.

The users manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional radiator shall caution
the user that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

REGULATORY INFORMATION

Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router must be installed and used in strict accordance with the
instructions. This device complies with the following radio frequency and safety standards.

USA - Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation.

Europe- R&TTE Compliance Statement

This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment
and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity
(R&TTE)

CE Declaration of Conformity

For the following equipment:

Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router

(Product Name)

WRTR-141

(Model Designation)
is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council
(European parliament) Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member
States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility of Radio and Telecom device
(1999/5/EC). For the evaluation regarding this Directive, the following standards were
applied:

EN 300 328 V1.6.1 (2004-11)
EN 301 489-1 V1.5.1 (2004-11), EN 301 489-17 V1.2.1 (2002-08)
EN 60950-1: 2001
EN 50385

EU Countries Intended for Use

The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, France (with Frequency channel restrictions), Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United
Kingdom.

The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland,
Norway, and Switzerland.

EU Countries Not intended for use

None.

Potential restrictive use

France: Only channels 10,11,12, and 13

The channel identifiers, channel center frequencies, and regulatory domains of each
22-MHz-wide channel are shown in following Table.

Center

Channel

Frequency

Identifier

(MHZ)
1 2412
2 2417
3 2422
4 2427
5 2432
6 2437
7 2442
8 2447

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12 2467
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Table of Contents

REVISION HISTORY .....................................................................................................................I

TERMINOLOGY...........................................................................................................................II

1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................1

1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS............................................................................................................1

1.2 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................... 1

1.3 PRODUCT FEATURES ............................................................................................................ 2

1.4 UPPER PANEL DESCRIPTION................................................................................................. 3

1.5 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................4

2 INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................... 5

2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................. 5

2.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................................................... 5

3 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 6

3.1 PREP ARE YOUR PC TO CONFIGURE THE WIRELESS 802.11G BROADBAND ROUTER.............. 6

3.2 CONNECT TO THE WIRELESS 802.11G BROADBAND ROUTER...............................................8

3.3 MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION ON THE WIRELESS 802.11G BROADBAND ROUTER .... 8

3.3.1 Status.......................................................................................................................... 8

3.3.2 Setup Wizard............................................................................................................ 10

I Operation Mode........................................................................................................... 10

II Time Zone Setting........................................................................................................ 12

III LAN Interface Setup................................................................................................ 12

IV WAN Interface Setup............................................................................................... 13

V Wireless Basic Settings................................................................................................ 13

VI Wireless Security Setup ........................................................................................... 14

3.3.3 Operation Mode....................................................................................................... 14

3.3.4 Wireless - Basic Settings..........................................................................................15

3.3.5 Wireless - Advanced Settings .................................................................................. 16

3.3.6 Wireless - Security Setup......................................................................................... 18

I WEP Key Setup ........................................................................................................... 20

3.3.7 Wireless - Access Control........................................................................................ 21

3.3.8 WDS Settings........................................................................................................... 22

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I WDS Security Setup.................................................................................................... 23

II WDS AP Table.............................................................................................................24

3.3.9 Site Survey............................................................................................................... 25

3.3.10 LAN Interface Setup................................................................................................ 25

3.3.11 WAN Interface Setup............................................................................................... 27

I Static IP........................................................................................................................ 27

II DHCP Client................................................................................................................ 29

III PPPoE ...................................................................................................................... 30

IV PPTP ........................................................................................................................ 32

3.3.12 Firewall - Port Filtering ........................................................................................... 33

3.3.13 Firewall - IP Filtering............................................................................................... 34

3.3.14 Firewall - MAC Filtering......................................................................................... 35

3.3.15 Firewall - Port Forwarding....................................................................................... 36

3.3.16 Firewall – URL Filtering..........................................................................................38

3.3.17 Firewall - DMZ........................................................................................................ 39

3.3.18 VPN Setting............................................................................................................. 39

I VPN Setup - Edit Tunnel ............................................................................................. 41

II Advanced IKE Setup.................................................................................................... 43

3.3.19 Management - Statistics........................................................................................... 44

3.3.20 Management - DDNS .............................................................................................. 45

3.3.21 Management - Time Zone Setting............................................................................ 46

3.3.22 Management – Denial-of-Service............................................................................ 46

3.3.23 Management - Log................................................................................................... 47

3.3.24 Management - Upgrade Firmware........................................................................... 48

3.3.25 Management Save/ Reload Settings......................................................................... 49

3.3.26 Management - Password Setup................................................................................ 50

3.3.27 Logout...................................................................................................................... 50

4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ).................................................................... 52

4.1 WHAT AND HOW TO FIND MY PC’S IP AND MAC ADDRESS? .............................................. 52

4.2 WHAT IS WIRELESS LAN? ................................................................................................. 52

4.3 WHAT ARE ISM BANDS? .................................................................................................... 52

4.4 HOW DOES WIRELESS NETWORKING WORK?....................................................................... 52

4.5 W

HAT IS BSSID?............................................................................................................... 53

4.6 WHAT IS ESSID? ............................................................................................................... 53

4.7 WHAT ARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE? ................................. 54

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4.9 WHAT IS WEP?.................................................................................................................. 54

4.10 WHAT IS FRAGMENT THRESHOLD?..................................................................................... 54

4.11 WHAT IS RTS (REQUEST TO SEND) THRESHOLD?.............................................................. 55

4.12 WHAT IS BEACON INTERVAL?............................................................................................. 55

4.13 WHAT IS PREAMBLE TYPE?................................................................................................56

4.14 WHAT IS SSID BROADCAST?............................................................................................. 56

4.15 WHAT IS WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS (WPA)? .................................................................... 56

4.16 WHAT IS WPA2?................................................................................................................ 57

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

4.18 WHAT IS TEMPORAL KEY INTEGRITY PROTOCOL (TKIP)? ................................................. 57

4.19 WHAT IS ADVANCED ENCRYPTION STANDARD (AES)? ...................................................... 57

4.20 WHAT IS INTER-ACCESS POINT PROTOCOL (IAPP)?........................................................... 57

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

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

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

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

4.25 WHAT IS DDNS?................................................................................................................ 58

4.26 WHAT IS NTP CLIENT? ...................................................................................................... 58

4.27 WHAT IS VPN?................................................................................................................... 58

4.28 WHAT IS IPSEC?................................................................................................................ 59

5.1 EXAMPLE ONE – PPPOE ON THE WAN................................................................................... 60

5.2 EXAMPLE TWO – FIXED IP ON THE WAN................................................................................ 62

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Revision History

DATE REVISION OF USER’S MANUAL FIRMWARE

2006/5/19 First release (Version 1.0) (g/v)1.4.1

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Terminology

3DES Triple Data Encryption Standard
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AP Access Point
CCK Complementary Code Keying
CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Avoidance
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection
DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server
DH Diffie-Hellman Algorithm
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol
ESP Encapsulating Security Payload
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FTP File Transfer Protocol
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IKE Internet Key Exchange
IP Internet Protocol
ISM Industrial, Scientific and Medical
LAN Local Area Network
MAC Media Access Control
MD5 Message Digest 5
NAT Network Address Translation
NT Network Termination
NTP Network Time Protocol
PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
PSD Power Spectral Density
RF Radio Frequency
SHA1 Secure Hash Algorithm
SNR Signal to Noise Ratio
SSID Service Set Identification
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol

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TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
UPNP Universal Plug and Play
VPN Virtual Private Network
WDS Wireless Distribution System
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access

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1 Introduction

The Wireless LAN Broadband Router is an affordable IEEE 802.11b/g wireless LAN
broadband router solution; setting SOHO and enterprise standard for high performance, secure,
manageable and reliable WLAN.

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

1.1 Package contents

The package of the Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router includes the following items,

 The Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router
 The AC to DC power adapter
 The Documentation CD

1.2 Product Specifications

Product Name Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router
Standard 802.11b/g(Wireless), 802.3(10BaseT), 802.3u(100BaseT)
Data Transfer Rate 54Mbps(Wireless), 100Mbps(Ethernet)
Modulation Method CCK(802.11b), OFDM(802.11g)
Frequency Band 2.4GHz – 2.4835GHz ISM Band, DSSS
RF Output Power CCK< 18 dBm, OFDM< 15 dBm
Receiver Sensitivity 802.11b -80 dBm@8%, 802.11g -68 dBm@5%
Operation Range 30 to 280 meters (depend on surrounding)
Antenna External Antenna
LED Power, Active (WLAN/Ethernet)
Security 64 bit/ 128 bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, port filtering, IP filtering,

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

MAC filtering, port forwarding and DMZ hosting

Four 10/100BaseT with RJ45 connectors (LAN)
Power Consumption 7.5V DC Power Adapter
Operating Temperature 0 ~ 50oC ambient temperature
Storage Temperature -20 ~ 70oC ambient temperature
Humidity 5 to 90 % maximum (non-condensing)
Dimension 118 x 95 x 25 mm

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1.3 Product Features

Generic Router

 Complies with IEEE 802.11b/g standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN.
 Supports multi-operation (bridge/gateway/WISP) modes between wireless and

wired Ethernet interfaces.

 Supports 64-bit and 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 encryption/decryption function to

protect the wireless data transmission.

 Supports IEEE 802.1x Authentication.
 Support Wi-Fi Protected Access Authentication with Radius and Pre-Shared Key

mode.

 Supports Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP).
 Supports Wireless Distribution System (WDS).
 Supports IEEE 802.3x full duplex flow control on 10/100M Ethernet interface.
 Supports DHCP server to provide clients auto IP addresses assignment.
 Supports DHCP client for WAN interface auto IP address assignment from ISP.
 Supports PPPoE on WAN interface.
 Supports PPTP Client on Ethernet WAN interface.
 Supports clone MAC address function.
 Supports firewall security with port filtering, IP filtering, MAC filtering, port

forwarding, trigger port, DMZ hosting and URL filtering functions.

 Supports WEB based management and configuration.
 Supports UPnP for automatic Internet access.
 Supports Dynamic DNS service.
 Supports NTP client service.
 Supports Log table and remote Log service.
 Support Setup Wizard mode.
 Support DoS (Denial of Service) function.

VPN Router

 Supports Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection.
 Supports IPSEC tunnel encryption(3DES/AES128) and authentication(MD5/SHA1)

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1.4 Upper Panel Description

Figure 1 –Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router Upper Panel

LED Indicator State Description

1. Power LED

On

Power LED

WLAN LED

LAN LED

WAN LED

The Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router is
powered on.

2. WLAN LED

3. LAN LED

ACT

4. WAN LED

ACT

Off

Flashing

Off

Flashing

On
Off

Flashing

On
Off

The Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router is
powered off.
Data is transmitting or receiving on the
antenna.
No data is transmitting or receiving on the
antenna.

Data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN
interface.
Port linked.
No link.

Data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN
interface.
Port linked.
No link.

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1.5 Rear Panel Description

Antenna

Power

LAN

WAN

Reset

Figure 2 – Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router Rear Panel

Interfaces Description

1. Antenna

(Fixed / SMA)

The Wireless LAN Antenna.

2. Power The power jack allows an external DC +7.5 V power supply

connection.
The external AC to DC adaptor provide adaptive power
requirement to the Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router.

3. LAN The RJ-45 sockets allow LAN connection through Category 5

cables. Support auto-sensing on 10/100M speed and half/ full
duplex; comply with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u respectively.

4. WAN The RJ-45 socket allows WAN connection through a Category

5 cable. Support auto-sensing on 10/100M speed and half/ full
duplex; comply with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u respectively.

5. Reset Push continually the reset button 5 ~ 10 seconds to reset the

configuration parameters to factory defaults.

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2 Installation

2.1 Hardware Installation

Step 1: Place the Wireless LAN Broadband Router to the best optimum transmission

location. The best transmission location for your Wireless 802.11g Broadband
Router is usually at the geographic center of your wireless network, with line of
sign to all of your mobile stations.

Step 2: Connect the Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router to your wired network.

Connect the Ethernet WAN interface of Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router by
category 5 Ethernet cable to your switch/ hub/ xDSL modem or cable modem. A
straight-through Ethernet cable with appropriate cable length is needed.

Step 3: Supply DC power to the Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router. Use only the

AC/DC power adapter supplied with the Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router; it
may occur damage by using a different type of power adapter.

The hardware installation finished.

2.2 Software Installation

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

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

Notice: It will take about 55 seconds to complete the boot up sequence after

powered on the Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router; Power LED will be
active, and after that the WLAN Activity LED will be flashing to show
the WLAN interface is enabled and working now.

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3 Software configuration

There are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs
done easily.

The Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router is delivered with the following factory default
parameters on the Ethernet LAN interfaces.

Default IP Address: 192.168.1.254
Default IP subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
WEB login User Name: <empty>
WEB login Password: <empty>

3.1 Prepare your PC to configure the Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router

For OS of Microsoft Windows 95/ 98/ Me:

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

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

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

3. Check the installed list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the
Add button to install it; otherwise go to step 6.

4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button.

5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK
button to install the TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to
complete the installation. Close and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP/IP
installation.

6. Select TCP/IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box.

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

 IP Address: 192.168.1.1, any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is

good to connect the Wireless LAN Access Point.

 IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

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

For OS of Microsoft Windows 2000, XP:

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

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Panel window will appear.

2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network and Dial-up Connections
icon. Move mouse and double-click the Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area

Connection window will appear. Click Properties button in the Local Area
Connection window.

3. Check the installed list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the
Add button to install it; otherwise go to step 6.

4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button.

5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK
button to install the TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to
complete the installation. Close and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP/IP
installation.

6. Select TCP/IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box.

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

 IP Address: 192.168.1.1, any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is

good to connect the Wireless LAN Access Point.

 IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

8. Click OK to completes the IP parameters setting.

For OS of Microsoft Windows NT:

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

2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network icon. The Network
window will appear. Click Protocol tab from the Network window.

3. Check the installed list of Network Protocol window. If TCP/IP is not installed, click
the Add button to install it; otherwise go to step 6.

4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button.

5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK
button to install the TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to
complete the installation. Close and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP/IP
installation.

6. Select TCP/IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box.

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

 IP Address: 192.168.1.1, any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is

good to connect the Wireless LAN Access Point.

 IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

8. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.

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3.2 Connect to the Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router

Open a WEB browser, i.e. Microsoft Internet Explore, then enter 192.168.1.254 on the
URL to connect the Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router.

3.3 Management and configuration on the Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router

3.3.1 Status

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

Screen snapshot – Status

Item Description

System
Uptime It shows the duration since Wireless 802.11g Broadband

Router is powered on.

Firmware version It shows the firmware version of Wireless 802.11g

Broadband Router.

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Wireless configuration
Mode It shows wireless operation mode
Band It shows the current wireless operating frequency.
SSID It shows the SSID of this Wireless 802.11g Broadband

Channel Number It shows the wireless channel connected currently.
Encryption It shows the status of encryption function.
BSSID It shows the BSSID address of the Wireless 802.11g

Associated Clients It shows the number of connected clients (or stations,

Router.
The SSID is the unique name of Wireless 802.11g
Broadband Router and shared among its service area, so
all devices attempts to join the same wireless network
can identify it.

Broadband Router. BSSID is a six-byte address.

PCs).
TCP/IP configuration
Attain IP Protocol It shows type of connection.
IP Address It shows the IP address of LAN interfaces of Wireless

802.11g Broadband Router.

Subnet Mask It shows the IP subnet mask of LAN interfaces of

Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router.
Default Gateway It shows the default gateway setting for LAN interfaces

outgoing data packets.
DHCP Server It shows the DHCP server is enabled or not.
MAC Address It shows the MAC address of LAN interfaces of Wireless

802.11g Broadband Router.
WAN configuration
Attain IP Protocol It shows how the Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router

gets the IP address. The IP address can be set manually to
a fixed one or set dynamically by DHCP server or attain
IP by PPPoE / PPTP connection.

IP Address It shows the IP address of WAN interface of Wireless

802.11g Broadband Router.
Subnet Mask It shows the IP subnet mask of WAN interface of

Wireless 802.11g Broadband Router.

Default Gateway It shows the default gateway setting for WAN interface

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MAC Address It shows the MAC address of WAN interface of Wireless

3.3.2 Setup Wizard

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

outgoing data packets.

802.11g Broadband Router.

Screen snapshot – Setup Wizard

I Operation Mode

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

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Screen snapshot – Operation Mode

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II Time Zone Setting

This page is used to enable and configure NTP client

Screen snapshot – Time Zone Settings

III LAN Interface Setup

This page is used to configure local area network IP address and subnet
mask

Screen snapshot – LAN Interface Setup

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