Teletronics EZStation2 User Manual

EZStation2
User Manual
Rev. A
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Electronic Emission Notices
This device complies with Part 15 of the 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 received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC INFORMATION
The Federal Communication Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the following paragraph:
The 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 usage generates radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no grantee 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.
The equipment is for home or office use.
IMPORTANT NOTE
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the antenna and your body and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Before Start to Configure
The WLAN 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>
The device has three operation modes (Gateway/Bridge/WISP). The default IP addresses for the device are 192.168.1.254, so you need to make sure the IP address of your PC is in the same subnet as the device, such as 192.168.1.X.
It will take about 55 seconds to complete the boot up sequence after power on.
Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN 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 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.
This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device, includes system, wireless, Ethernet LAN and WAN configuration information.
Item Description
System
Uptime It shows the duration since WLAN Broadband
Router is powered on.
It shows the IP subnet mask of WAN interface of
Firmware version It shows the firmware version of WLAN
Broadband Router.
Wireless configuration
Mode It shows wireless operation mode Band It shows the current wireless operating
frequency. SSID It shows the SSID of this WLAN Broadband
Router.
The SSID is the unique name of WLAN
Broadband Router and shared among its service
area, so all devices attempts to join the same
wireless network can identify it. 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 WLAN
Broadband Router. BSSID is a six-byte address. Associated Clients It shows the number of connected clients (or
stations, PCs).
TCP/IP configuration
Attain IP Protocol It shows type of connection. IP Address It shows the IP address of LAN interfaces of
WLAN Broadband Router. Subnet Mask It shows the IP subnet mask of LAN interfaces
of WLAN 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
WLAN Broadband Router.
WAN configuration
Attain IP Protocol It shows how the WLAN 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
WLAN Broadband Router. Subnet Mask
WLAN Broadband Router. Default Gateway It shows the default gateway setting for WAN
interface outgoing data packets. DNS1/DNS2/DNS3 It shows the DNS server information. MAC Address It shows the MAC address of WAN interface of
WLAN Broadband Router.
Setup Wizard
This page guides you to configure wireless broadband router for first time
Operation Mode
This page followed by Setup Wizard page to define the operation mode.
Time Zone Setting
This page is used to enable and configure NTP client
LAN Interface Setup
This page is used to configure local area network IP address and subnet mask
WAN Interface Setup
This page is used to configure WAN access type
Wireless Basic Settings
This page is used to configure basic wireless parameters like Band, Mode, Network Type SSID, Channel Number, Enable Mac Clone(Single Ethernet Client)
Wireless Security Setup
This page is used to configure wireless security
Operation Mode
This page is used to configure which mode wireless broadband router acts
button to abort change and recover
Item Description
Gateway Traditional gateway configuration. It always
connects internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. LAN interface, WAN interface, Wireless interface, NAT and Firewall modules are applied to this mode
Bridge Each interface (LAN, WAN and Wireless) regards
as bridge. NAT, Firewall and all router’s functions are not supported
Wireless ISP Switch Wireless interface to WAN port and all
Ethernet ports in bridge mode. Wireless interface can do all router’s functions
Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the
new configuration setting.
Reset Click the Reset
the previous configuration setting.
Wireless - Basic Settings
This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients that may connect to your Broadband Router. Here you may change wireless encryption settings as well as wireless network parameters.
button to abort change and recover
Item Description
Disable Wireless LAN Interface Band Click to select 2.4GHz(B) / 2.4GHz(G) /
Mode Click to select the WLAN AP / Client / WDS /
Site Survey The Site Survey button provides tool to scan the
SSID It is the wireless network name. The SSID can be
Channel Number Select the wireless communication channel from
Associated Clients Click the Show Active Clients button to open
Enable Mac Clone (Single Ethernet Client) Enable Universal Repeater Mode SSID of Extended Interface Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the
Reset Click the Reset
Click on to disable the wireless LAN data transmission.
2.4GHz(B+G)
AP+WDS wireless mode.
wireless network. If any Access Point or IBSS is found, you could choose to connect it manually when client mode is enabled. Refer to 3.3.9 Site Survey.
32 bytes long.
pull-down menu.
Active Wireless Client Table that shows the MAC address, transmit-packet, receive-packet and transmission-rate for each associated wireless client. Take Laptop NIC MAC address as wireless client MAC address. [Client Mode only]
Click to enable Universal Repeater Mode
Assign SSID when enables Universal Repeater Mode.
new configuration setting.
the previous configuration setting.
Wireless - Advanced Settings
These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN. These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your WLAN Broadband Router.
Set the data packet fragmentation threshold, value
Item Description
Authentication Type Click to select the authentication type in Open
System, Shared Key or Auto selection.
Fragment Threshold
can be written between 256 and 2346 bytes.
RTS Threshold Set the RTS Threshold, value can be written
between 0 and 2347 bytes.
Beacon Interval Set the Beacon Interval, value can be written
between 20 and 1024 ms.
Data Rate Select the transmission data rate from pull-down
menu. Data rate can be auto-select, 11M, 5.5M, 2M or 1Mbps.
Preamble Type Click to select the Long Preamble or Short
Preamble support on the wireless data packet transmission.
Broadcast SSID Click to enable or disable the SSID broadcast
function.
IAPP Click to enable or disable the IAPP function.
802.11g Protection Protect 802.11b user. RF Output Power To adjust transmission power level. Turbo Mode Click to Enable/Disable turbo mode.(Only apply
to WLAN IC of Realtek).
Block Relay Between Clients WMM Click Enabled/Disabled to init WMM feature. ACK Timeout Set ACK timeout value. It shows current time in
Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the
Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and
Click Enabled/Disabled to decide if blocking relay packets between clients.
the end.
new configuration setting.
recover the previous configuration setting.
Wireless - Security Setup
This page allows you setup the wireless security. Turn on WEP, WPA, WPA2 by using encryption keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network.
Item Description
Encryption Select the encryption supported over wireless
Use 802.1x Authentication
WPA Authentication Mode
Pre-Shared Key Format
Pre-Shared Key Fill in the key value. [WPA, Personal(Pre-Shared
Enable Pre-Authentication Authentication RADIUS Server Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the
Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and
WEP Key Setup
access. The encryption method can be None, WEP, WPA(TKIP), WPA2 or WPA2 Mixed While Encryption is selected to be WEP. Click the check box to enable IEEE 802.1x authentication function. While Encryption is selected to be WPA. Click to select the WPA Authentication Mode with Enterprise (RADIUS) or Personal (Pre-Shared Key). While Encryption is selected to be WPA. Select the Pre-shared key format from the pull-down menu. The format can be Passphrase or Hex (64 characters). [WPA, Personal(Pre-Shared Key) only]
Key) only] Click to enable Pre-Authentication. [WPA2/WPA2 Mixed only, Enterprise only] Set the IP address, port and login password information of authentication RADIUS sever.
new configuration setting.
recover the previous configuration setting.
Item Description
ASCII
HEX
Key Length Select the WEP shared secret key length from
pull-down menu. The length can be chose between 64-bit and 128-bit (known as “WEP2”) keys. The WEP key is composed of initialization vector (24 bits) and secret key (40-bit or 104-bit).
Key Format Select the WEP shared secret key format from
pull-down menu. The format can be chose between plant text (ASCII) and hexadecimal (HEX) code.
Default Tx Key Set the default secret key for WEP security
function.
Value can be chose between 1 and 4. Encryption Key 1 Secret key 1 of WEP security encryption function. Encryption Key 2 Secret key 2 of WEP security encryption function. Encryption Key 3 Secret key 3 of WEP security encryption function. Encryption Key 4 Secret key 4 of WEP security encryption function. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the
new configuration setting. Close Click to close this WEP Key setup window. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and
recover the previous configuration setting.
WEP encryption key (secret key) length:
Length
Format
64-bit 128-bit
5 characters 13 characters
10 hexadecimal codes
26 hexadecimal codes
Wireless - Access Control
If you enable wireless access control, only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your Access Point. When this option is enabled, no wireless clients will be able to connect if the list contains no entries.
button to abort change and recover
access right removed from this WLAN Broadband
button to abort change and recover
Item Description
Wireless Access Control Mode
Click the Disabled, Allow Listed or Deny Listed of drop down menu choose wireless access control mode. This is a security control function; only those clients registered in the access control list can link to this WLAN Broadband Router.
MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of client to register this
WLAN Broadband Router access capability.
Comment Fill in the comment tag for the registered client. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the
client to new configuration setting.
Reset Click the Reset
the previous configuration setting. Current Access Control List
It shows the registered clients that are allowed to
link to this WLAN Broadband Router. Delete Selected Click to delete the selected clients that will be
Router. Delete All Click to delete all the registered clients from the
access allowed list. Reset Click the Reset
the previous configuration setting.
WDS Settings
able wireless distribution
button to abort change and recover
button to abort change and recover
Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs, like the Ethernet does. To do this, you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other AP that you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS.
Item Description
Enable WDS Click the check box to en
system.
MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of AP to register the
wireless distribution system access capability.
Comment Fill in the comment tag for the registered AP. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the AP
to new configuration setting.
Reset Click the Reset
the previous configuration setting.
Set Security Click button to configure wireless security like
WEP(64bits), WEP(128bits), WPA(TKIP), WPA2(AES) or None
Show Statistics It shows the TX, RX packets, rate statistics Delete Selected Click to delete the selected clients that will be
removed from the wireless distribution system.
Delete All Click to delete all the registered APs from the
wireless distribution system allowed list.
Reset Click the Reset
the previous configuration setting.
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