X-Micro Tech WLAN 11g User Manual

WLAN 11g Broadband Router

User Manual

This product is in compl iance with the essential requ irements and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC.

Product Nam e: X-Micr o WLAN 11 g Broadband Router Model Name : XWL-11GRIX

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FCC INFORMATION FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your bo dy. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

The equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital Device, p ursuant to part 15 o f the FCC Ru les. These limits are des igned 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 instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no grantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment dose cause harmful interference t o radio or television re ception, 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. Notice: The Part 15 radio device operates on a non-interference basis with other

devices operating at this frequency. Any changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible could void the user’s authority to operate the device.

REGULA TOR Y INFORMATION

X-Micro WLAN 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.

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Contents

1. OVERVIEW............................................ ................................................... ..........6

1.1 Product Feature..........................................................................................6

1.2 System Requirements ................................................................................ 6

1.3 Appl icati ons... ..... ........ ...... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ...... ........ ..... ........ .....6

2. Installing Your Router...........................................................................................7

2.1 Installation Instructions...............................................................................7

3. Preparing Your Network....................................... ................................................8

3.1 Configuring Windows for IP Networking.....................................................8

3.2 To Configure Windows to Receive Dynamic IP Address:............................8

3.3 Collecting ISP Information........................................................................10

4. Basic Fu nction s........ ................................... ......................................................11

4.1 To Open the Web-based Admini stration Tool:...........................................11

4.2 Setup........................................................................................................13

4.3 Global Address.........................................................................................17

4.4. Wireless............. ..... ... ...... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ...20

4.5 Tool s...................................................... ........................................... ........29

4.6 S tatus....... ................................................... ........................................... ...33

4.7 DHCP.......................................................................................................36

4.8 Log...........................................................................................................38

4.9 S tati stics............. ........................... ........................................... ................41

5. Advanc ed Functi on......... ........... ........ .......... ........ ........... ........ ........... ........ ........43

5.1. To Toggle between Basic Functions and Advanced Functions:................43

5.2 Virtual Servers..........................................................................................44

5.3 Filters........................................................................................................47

5.4 IP/URL Block............................................................................................51

5.5 S p ecial Apps....................................................... ......................................54

5.6 DMZ Host.................................................................................................58

5.7 MAC Clone...............................................................................................60

5.8 Dynamic DNS...........................................................................................61

5.9 Proxy DNS ................................................................................................63

5.10 SNMP.....................................................................................................65

5.11 Static Routing............ ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ...... .. ...... .. ..... ... ..... ... ...... .. ...68

1. OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Feature

Compliance w ith IEEE 802.11g a nd 802.1 1b standards Highly efficient design mechanism to provide unbeatable performance Strong network s ecurity with WEP and 802.1X encryption Achieving data rat e up to 54Mbps for 802.11g and 11Mbps for 802.11b with

wide range coverage; high performance to deliver up to 54Mbps raw data rate for 802.11g

Quick and easy setup with Web-based management utility

1.2 System Requirements

Windows 98, 98SE, Millennium Edition (ME), 2000 and XP operating systems

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher DSL/ Cable Modem Broadband I nter net c onnectio n and ISP account PCs eq uipped wi th 10 Mbps or 1 0/10 0 Mb ps Ether net c onne ction t o support

TCP/IP protocol One CD-ROM driver

1.3 Applications

Home SOHO networking for device sharing and wireless multimedia Wireless office provides a wider range for home and SOHO Ethernet Enables wireless building-t o-building data communicatio n Built-in infrastruc ture mode Router provides ideal solut ion for: Temporary LANs for scenarios such as trade-exhibitions and meetings Enables LAN adaptability to freq uently changing e nvironments Enables rem ote access to cor porate netw ork inform ation, for exam p le e-m ai l

and company hom e page

2. Installing Your Router

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to connect your router.

2.1 Installation Instructions

To Connect the Router:

2.1.1. Mak e sure all equipments are turned off, including the router, Desk top

or Laptop PCs, the cable and DSL modem, and so on.

2.1.2. Connect the WA N Port of t he router to the cable and DS L m odem,

Ethernet Server or t he hub.

2.1.3. Connect your client PCs to t he LAN Ports.

2.1.4. Connect the Power Adaptor (5VDC, 1.2A) to the powe r jack of the

router and plug the power cabl e i nto t he out let .

2.1.5. Turn on our PCs .

3. Prep ar i ng Your Network

In this chapter, you’ll lear n what to do before configuring your network.

Before configuring your router, you need set up the computers in your netw ork f or TCP/IP networki ng and collect r el evant ISP informati on if necessary.

3.1 Configuring Wi ndows for IP Networking

Each computer in your network should be config ured for TCP/IP networking. There are two ways to configure your computers:

You are c ommended to use DHCP, then you can simp ly choose to receive an IP address automatically. For detailed instructions, see

Configure Windows to Receive Dynamic IP Address

If you don’t use DHCP, you need assign an IP address to each computer manually. For detailed instructions, refer to your Windows Documentation.

3.2 To Configure Windows to Receive Dynamic IP Address:

3.2.1. Click Start, then choose Settings > Network and Dial-up Connections.

3.2.2. Select the name of your ISP connection. The Local Area Connection Status dialog box appears, seen

in FIGURE 3-1:

FIGURE 3-1 : Local Ar ea C onnection Status dialog box

3.2.3. Click Properties.

The Local Area Connect ion Propert ies dialog box appears,

seen in FIGURE 3-2:

FIGURE 3-2: Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.

3.2.4. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click Properties.

The Internet protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears,

seen in FIGURE 3-3:

FIGURE 3-3: Internet Protocol (TC P /IP) Properties dialog box

3.2.5. Click Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS

server address automatically.

3.2.6. Click OK.

You need restart your computer now or at a later time.

Note : The procedural steps above apply to W i ndows 2000 only. For Windows 95/98/ME/NT/XP, refer to your Windows D ocumentation.

3.3 Collecting ISP Information

Yo u need query the relevant information from your ISP before configur i ng your ro uter, for example:

Has your ISP assigned you a static or dynamic IP address? If you have obtained one static IP address, what is it?

Does your ISP use PPPoE? If so, what is your PPPoE user name and password?

If you are not sure of the above questions, call your ISP to clarify them.

4. Basic Func tio ns

In this chapter, you will learn how to use basi c functions tha t the Company AP Router provides, including Setup, Global Address, Wireless Tools, Status, DHCP, Log and Printer.

The X-Micro WLAN 11g Broadband Router provides you a Web-based Administration Tool with which you can easily set up the router and cust om ize the basic router settings. You can use this Web-based Tool from any computer in your network.

Notes : Micr os of t Inte rn e t Exp l or er 5.0 or later is high l y re com mended for usin g this W eb-based Tool. Graphics sampled in this chapter are provided for illustrations only. They may sligh t l y dif f er fr om you r own r outer scre en s.

4.1 To Open the Web-based Administration Tool:

4.1.1. Open the browser on your PC.

4.1.2. Type http://192.168.62.1 in the Address bar.

The Logon dialog box appears, seen in FIGURE 4-1:

FIGURE 4-1: Logon dialog box

4.1.3. Type admin in the User Name bo x .

4.1.4. Type the password in the box.

Note :

The default password is “1234”. You can change the password on th e Tools page. Fo r det ailed instructi o ns, see To Change the Administrative Password for Your Router.

4.1.5. Optional. To log on to the Administration Tool once for all,

select the check box of Save this password in your password list.

4.1.6. Click OK.

The Company AP Router Administration Tool appears.

Note : The Administr ation Tool will ti me out after a pe r iod of idling, the Router

may as k you to log on again.

4.2 Setup

The Setup page allows you to edit the basic configuration parameters for your router, such as Host Name, Domain Name, LAN IP Address, WAN IP Address, PPPoE Logi n, UPNP, and so on.

In most cases, the default sett i ngs will be Ok ay for you. However, different ISPs ( Internet Service Prov ider) may ask f or spec ific requirements, please c heck it with your ISP if you are not sure.

4.2.1. To Con figure Setup Parameters:

4.2.1.1. Click Set up on t he navi ga t i on ba r.

The Setup page appears, seen in FIGURE 4-2:

FIGURE 4-2: Setup page

4.2.1.2. Type the Host Name, System Name or Account Name in

the Host Name box if your ISP requires.

4.2.1.3. Type the Domain Name of your ISP in the box if your ISP

requires, such as xyz.isp.com.

4.2.1.4. Optional. Review the firmware version number and date

information that you are currently using.

4.2.1.5. Select a specific Time Zone from the Set Time Zone

drop-down list, such as (GMT+08:00) Bei ji ng, Ch ongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi.

4.2.1.6. If you want to use Daylight Savings time, click Enable

and select the start date and end date from the Daylight Period drop-dow n lists .

4.2.1.7. If you don’t want to use Daylight Savings time, click

Disable. If you select to disable the Daylight Savings, Daylight Period will not take effect any more.

4.2.1.8. Optional. Review the Device IP Address and Subnet

Mask next to LAN IP Address and change the information if necessary.

Notes : Device I P Address and Subnet Mask are invisible to users on the LAN (Local Area Network) only. In most cases, you need not make any ch ange to LAN IP Address. If y ou change the LAN I P Address with DHCP enable d, you need to restart your client PCs; otherwise, you need reconfigure your client’s IP addresses manually.

4.2.1.9. If you have enabled the DMZ feature on the DHCP page,

review the DMZ IP Address and Subnet Address next to DMZ IP Address and change the information if necessary.

4.2.1.10. For WAN IP Address (Wide Area Network, also called

Public IP), choose either Obtain an IP Address automatically or Specify an IP Address if your ISP has assigned you with static IP).

Note :

ou choose to obtain an IP Addres s automatically, skip Step 11.

4.2.1.11. Optional. If you select Specify an IP Address, type the

WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, ISP Gateway Address and DNS in the boxes, seen in FIGURE 4-3. You can collect such information from your ISP.

FIGURE 4-3: WAN IP Address - Specify an IP Address

4.2.1.12. If your ISP uses PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over

Ethernet), click Enable next to PPPoE Login; otherwise, click Disable. For detailed instructions on how to set the PPPoE Login parameters in FIGURE 3-4, see To Set PPPoE Login Parameters below.

Notes : Using PPPoE, your ISP can authenticate your connection with a specific user name and password for security issues. If you enable PPPoE, make sure to uninstall all existing applications on

any computer in your net w ork

4.2.113. If you want to use UPNP (Universal Plug and Play) to

plug devices lik e PCs , rout ers and others int o a net work and to automatically know about each other, cl ick Enabl e next to UPNP; otherwise, click Disable.

4.2.1.14. When you have completed all the settings, click Apply,

or click Cancel to und o your ch a nges .

4.2.2. To Set PPPoE Login Parameters:

4.2.2.1. Click Enable next to PPPoE Login.

FIGURE 4-4: Set PPPoE Login Parameters

4.2.2.2. Type the User Name and Password provided by your

ISP.

4.2.2.3. For connection types, you can select either Connect on

Demand or Connect Manually.

4.2.2.4. Optional. If you want to limit the idling minutes, select

Max Idle Time and type a maximum number in minutes.

4.3 Global Address

On the Global Address page, you can set up NAT (Network Address Translation) to provide internal-to-external IP address mappings.

Have you enabled DMZ on the DHCP page? Depending on whether DMZ is enabled, you may follow different procedural ste ps.

Notes : If you want to use Global Address mapping, you must enable NAT on the Filters page. For detailed instructions, see To Set up a Port Filtering or Raw IP Filter. If you have chosen to retrieve an IP address automatically, you w ill not need to use this function. Instead, the default public IP address will display on the Global Address page.

What do you want to do?

Set up Global Address with DMZ Disabled Set up Global Address with DMZ Enabled Remove Global Addresses

4.3.1. To Set up G loba l Ad dre ss wit h DMZ Disa b led :

4.3.1.1. Click Global Address on the navigation bar.

The Global Address page with DMZ Disabled appears, seen in FIGURE 4-5:

FIGURE 4-5: Global Address Page with DMZ Disabled

4.3.1.2. Review the first line in the above figure. It shows the

default WAN I P ad dre ss whi c h is s peci f ie d on t he Setup page. If your ISP assigns you an IP address automatically, it will display here.

4.3.1.3. In Line 2 – Line 8, you can list up to 7 additional static,

external IP addresses provided by your ISP.

4.3.1.4. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

4.3.2. To S et up Globa l Ad dre ss wit h DMZ E nab led :

4.3.2.1. Click Global Address on the navigation bar.

The Global Address page with DMZ Enabled appears, seen in

FIGURE 4-6:

FIGURE 4-6: Global Address Page with DMZ Enabled

4.3.2.2. Review the first line in the above figure. It shows the

default WAN I P ad dre ss whi c h is s peci f ie d on t he Setup page. If your ISP assigns you an IP address automatically, it will display here.

4.3.2.3. Next to External - Internal, you can list up to 6 static,

external IP addresses provided by your ISP.

4.3.2.4. Next to External – DMZ, define for your DMZ network up

to 6 static, external global IP addresses provided by your ISP.

4.3.2.5. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

4.3.3. T o Remove Globa l Addres ses:

4.3.3.1. Click Global Address on the navigation bar.

4.3.3.2. For any entry you want to delete, enter 0.0.0.0, and click

Apply.

4.4. Wireless

Using Wireless, you can c onf igure your router for wireless access. There are three p arts on the Wireless page:

Radio Settings: Allows you to configure your Gateway for wireless access, including Wireless Enable/Disable, Mode, ESSID, Beacon Interval, RTS Threshold, Preamble Type, Distribution System, and so on.

Sec urit y Setting : Allows you t o conf igure your Gatewa y for secur ity issues.

Status: Allows you to find out your Gateway’s AP Radio statistics and wireless devices of which the AP (Ac cess Point) is aware.

You can easily toggle between the above three parts on the Wireless page.

On the Radio Sett ing s page, Wire les s Distribution System as defined by the IEEE 802.11 standard has been made av ailable on the Company AP Router now. Hence, it is possible to wirelessly connect Access Points using up to 8 MAC Addresses of PC cards, so that you can extend a wired infrastructure to locations where cabling is not available. Thus those user s can roam or st ay connected to the availab le network resourc es.

What do you want to do?

Set the Wireless R adio Parameters Set the Wirele ss Security Parameters Review Wireless Status Disable Wireless

4.4.1. T o Set th e Wireless Radio Parameters:

4.4.1.1. On the Wireless page, select Radio Settings.

The Radio Setti ngs pag e appears, seen in FIGUR E 4-7:

FIGURE 4-7: Wireless – Radio Settings Page

4.4.1.2. Click Enable next to Wireless.

4.4.1.3. Optional. Review the firmware version number and date

information that you are currently using.

4.4.1.4. Enter the following basic radio parameters:

Paramet

Description

Mode

ESSID

Selects the Wirel ess Mode that your Company AP Router support s from th e drop-down list.

A vailable options ar e 802.11B, 802.11G, and MIXED which supports both 8 02.11B and

802.11G.

Type the uniq u e identi fier fo r th e Exte nde d Service S et which is shared b y client st ati ons in an infrastructur e asso ci ation, such as WLAN-test.

It is case-sensitive and cannot exceed 32 characters.

Channel

Selects one IEEE 802.11G channel for wirele ss LAN tran smissio ns from th e drop-down list.

Specifi es the bandwidth which the wireless radio operates. AP and the cli en t stations t hat is associated work in one of channels from 1 to 14.

4.4.1.5. Enter the following advanced radio parameters:

Parameter Description

Beacon Interval

RTS Threshold

Type the time interval in milliseconds between beacons bro adc ast by AP (Access Po i nt) in th e Beacon Interval box, such as 100.

Type a number in the RTS Threshold box. Also called Request-to-Send Threshold.

This field specifi es the mini mum size of data frames above which RTS protocol is used, ran ging from 256 to 2432. RTS helps prevent data collision from hidden nodes.

Fragmentatio n Threshold

DTIM Interval

Preamble Type

Distribution System

Type a number in the Fragmentation Threshold box.

For efficiency in hig h -traffic situ ations, large files are spli t into fr agment s. This field spe cifies the defaul t p acket size, an even number ranging f ro m 256 to 2346.

Type a number in the DTIM Interval box. Also called Deli very Tr affic I ndi cati on

Map . Th is fiel d specif i e s t he numb er of beacon intervals between successive DTIMs, rangi ng from 1 to 255.

Select either Short Preamble (72 bits) or Long Preamble (144 bits).

If you want to use Wireless Distr ib utio n System on your Router, click Enable next to Distribution System, then type the dist r i b uted cli ent P C s’ physical addresses, as described in Step 6.

Otherwi se, cl ick Disable.

Note : You can see the defaul t values of the above advanced wireless settings on the right of the page. If you don’t know how to change the settings, please leave as they are in Figur e 4-8:

FIGURE 4-8: Default Values for Radio Settings

4.4.1.6. Optional. If you have enabled Distribution System, type

the physical addresses of distributed client PCs in a wireless network in the Peer AP MAC Address 1-8 boxes, seen in FIGURE 4-9:

FIGURE 4-9: Peer AP MAC Addresses for Distribution

Systems

4.4.1.7. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

4.4.2. To Set Wireless Se curity Parameters:

4.4.2.1. Click Security Settings on the Wireless page.

The Security Settings appears, seen in FIGURE 4-10:

FIGURE 4-10: Wireless – Security Settings Page

4.4.2.2. Select one of Open System, Shared Key and Both from

the Authenti cation Type drop-down list.

Notes : Authentication Type indicates an authentication algorithm which can be supported by the Access Point: Open System: The simplest of available auth e ntication alg or i thms. Essentially it is a null algorithm. Any station that requests authent ication with this algorit hm may become authenticated if Open System is set at the recipient station. Shared Key: Allows stations with a specific WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Keys to be authenticated. Both: Supports the authentications of either stations who know a shared key or those wh o do not.

If you want to prevent other stations without specific WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) keys from linking to the AP, select Enable next to Encryption and then click Set WEP Keys to specify relevant keys; otherwise, select Disable. For detailed instructions on how to set the WEP Keys, see below To Set WEP Keys.

If you want to allow access to the Internet based on user’s MAC (Media Access Control) address, select On next to Wireless Access Control and then click Set Access List to specify relevant MAC addresses; otherwise, click Off. For detailed instructions on how to specify relevant MAC addresses, see below To Set Wireless Ac c ess C ontrol

4.4.2.3. Next to Enhanced Security, select either Enable or

Disable. If you choose to enable the enhanced security feature, go to Step 6.

4.4.2.4. Optional. If you have enabled Enhanced Security, you

can choose to hide your SSID (Service Set Identifier) in Beacon frame.

4.4.2.5. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

4.4.3. T o Set WEP Keys:

4.4.3.1. On the Security Settings page, enable the Encryption

and click Set WEP Keys.

The Set WEP Keys window appears, seen in FIGURE 4-11:

FIGURE 4-11: Set WEP Keys Window

4.4.3.2. Select either 64 Bit or 128 Bit next to Encryption Level.

Note : 128 Bit encryption can provide you a more secure encryption algorithm , but it will slow down your ne twor k data transmission rates.

4.4.3.3. If you want to generate WEP Keys automatically, do the

following action:

4.4.3.3.1. Select Automatic next to WEP Key Type.

4.4.3.3.2. Type a string of any words in the Passphrase box, and click Generate.

Four newly generated WEP Keys will display

in the Key 1 – Key 4.

4.4.3.3..3. Optional. Click Clear Keys to reset all the keys

to null.

Note : Make sure that you write down the passphrase string, so that you can refer to it if necessary.

4.4.3.4. If you want to enter the key elements manually, do the following action:

4.4.3.4.1. Select Manually next to WEP Key Type.

4.4.3.4.2. If you select Alphanumeric: 5 characters, type

a string of 5 alphanumeric characters in the Key 1 – Key 4 boxes respectively.

4.4.3.4.3. If you select Hexadecimal: 10 digits (0-9, A-F), type a string of 10 hexadecimal digits in the Key 1 – Key 4 boxes respectively.

4.4.3.4.4. Optional. Click Clear Keys to reset all the keys

to null.

4.4.3.5. Select the default encryption key from the Default TX Key drop-down list, such as Key 1.

4.4.3.6. When you have completed editing all the settings, click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

4.4.4. T o Set Wireless Access Control:

4.4.4.1. On the Security Settings page, set the Wireless Access Control On and click Set Access List.

The Window Control List window appears, s een i n FIGUR E

4-12:

FIGURE 4-12: Wireless Control List window

4.4.4.2. Type the MAC addresses that you want to allow to access

the Internet. You can specify up to 80 MAC addresses in the list.

4.4.4.3. When you have complete editing all the MAC addresses, click Submit, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

4.4.4.4. Optional. You can click Refresh to see the most current MAC addresses in effect.

4.4.5. T o Review W ir eless Status:

4.4.5.1. On the Wireless page, select Status.

The Status page appears with your GateWay’s AP Radio

statistics including Status, Max.Mb/s, IP Addr, MAC Addr, Radio

SSID, Receive data and Transmit data . Seen in FIGURE 4-13:

FIGURE 4-13: Wireless – Status Page

4.4.5.2. To see the wireless devices of which the AP (Access

Point) is aware, click Display Association Table.

4.4.5.3. Optional. You can click Refresh to see the most current

data.

4.4.6. To Disable Wireless:

4.4.6.1. On the Wireless page, select Radio Settings.

The Radio Setti ngs pag e ap pea rs, s een i n FIGURE 4-7.

If you don’t want the router to support Wireless, select Disable.

Note : None of the router’ s wireless functions will work unless you enable it.

4.5 Tools

On the Tools page, you can:

Change the Administrative Password for Your Router Restore the Fac tory Default Configuration Reset Gateway Upgrade the Firmware

Important: We strongly recommend that you change the administrative password after the first login. Restoring the default factory settings will reset all of the router configurations in every page, so we recommend that you backup the confi gu r ation dat a from the Gateway to your PC simply using DOS commands. In addition, you can also restore the factory defaults under the DOS window . For detailed ins tructions, see To Backup or Restore the Configuration Data Using DOS Commands. If you want to res et the hard ware, you need reset the Gateway. Before upgrading the firmware, you need download the firmware image file from the Gateway Web site and save it to your root local drive first.

4.5.1. To Change the Administrative Password for Your Router:

4.5.1.1. Click Tools on the navigation bar. The Tools page appears, seen in FIGURE 4-14:

FIGURE 4-14: Tools Page

4.5.1.2. Type the Old Pas s word in the box. The defaul t password

is 1234.

4.5.1.3. Type a New Password in the box.

Note :

Password must be less than 64 characters.

4.5.1.4. Type the new password in the Confirm Password box.

4.5.2. T o Resto re the Factory Default Confi gurati on:

4.5.2.1. On the Tools page, click Restore to Default next to

Restore Factory Defaults.

The Warning dialog box appears, see FIGURE 4-15:

FIGURE 4-15: Warning Dialog Box

4.5.2.2. Click OK.

Important: Restoring the default factory settings will reset all of the router configurations in every page, so we recommend that you backup the configuration data from the Gateway to your PC first using DOS comman ds. For details, s ee To Backup or Restore the Conf iguration Data Using DOS Commands. In addi tion, you c an also restore the factory defaults using DOS comman ds. For detailed instructions, see To Backup or Restore the Configuration Data U sing DOS Comm ands.

4.5.3. To Backup or R estore the Configura tion Dat a Using DOS Command s :

For the backu p of the configurati on dat a fr om the Gateway to you r PC, Gateway acts as a TFTP server.

To back up the co nfiguration data, under the DOS window, use the following command:

tftp –i gateway_Ip_address GET filename

To restore the configuration data, under the DOS window, use the following command:

tftp –i gateway_Ip_address PUT filename

gateway_Ip_address: The IP address of the Gateway where you want to back the configuration data.

filename: T he f ile name for backup from the Gate way. It m ust begin with “nvram” which is not case-sensitive, such as “nvram__11032003”.

4.5.4. T o Reset Gateway:

If you want to reset the hardware, click Reset next to Reset Gateway on the Tools page.

4.5.5. To Upgrade the Firmware:

4.5.5.1. Download a firmware image file from the Gateway Web site and save it to yo ur root loc a l drive.

4.5.5.2. Type the file path and file name in the Upgrade Firmware box, or click Browse to launch a Choose file dialog box, seen in

FIGURE 4-15:

FIGURE 4-15: Choose File Dialog Box for Upgrading

Firmware

4.5.5.3. Locate the firmware you have downloaded and click Open.

4.5.5.4. The Choose file dialog box closes.

4.5.5.5. Click Upgrade Now. The firmware of the device will be

Caution : The firmware upgrade may t ake about 10 secon ds, please DONOT power off the unit wh en it is being upgraded .

upgraded.

4.6 Status

On the Status page, you can vie w the m ost current information about your Router whic h w i ll be continuously refreshed per 10 seconds , such as Host Name, Domain, PPPoE Log i n, LAN/WAN and DDNS Status. Different conf ig urat io n may bring you to different data, compare d in FIGURE 3-16 and FIGURE 4 - 17.

Note : If you w ant to change the configuration, go to the Setup page. For detailed instructions, see Setup

If you have enabled the PPPoE Login, the Stat us page will display as illustrated in FIGURE 4-16:

FIGURE 4-16: Status Page with PPPoE Login Enabled

If you hav e chosen the Dynamic IP a nd disabled PPPoE Login, t he Status page wi ll dis play as illustrated in FIGURE 4-17:

Notes : If you have chosen the Dynamic IP and disabled PPPoE Login, you can see the DHCP Release and DHCP Renew buttons: T o release the most current W AN IP address, click DHCP Release. To renew the WAP IP address, click DHCP Renew.

FIGURE 4-17: Status Page with PPPoE Login Disabled

Status Detail:

Paramet

Host Name

Domain

Shows the name of the device.

Shows the domain name of the device.

Description

PPPoE Login

Shows the current statu s of PPP oE Logi n:

Disabled Enabled: Connected, Connecting or

Disconnected.

LAN

WAN

DDNS

Shows the current IP Addr ess and Subnet Mask of the device, as seen by users in your

internal n etwork. Shows the IP Address, Subnet M ask, Default

Gateway, and DNS of th e router, as seen by external users on the Internet.

Shows the Dynamic DNS Server and Status. If you want to change the setti n g , go to th e

Advanced Dynamic DNS page. For details instructions, see To Config u re a Dynamic DNS Server.

4.7 DHCP

On the DHCP page, you can set your NAT/Firewall Gateway as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, and DHCP servers will automatically assign IP addresses to all the client PCs in

Notes If you want to enable DHCP, make sure that there is not already a D HCP server on your router. If you don’t enable DHCP on your router , you will need to manually configure an IP address for each PC in your network; if you do enable DHCP, make sure that each PC is configured to receive an IP address automatically.

your network.

What do you want to do then?

Set Your Router as a DHCP Server View the Active IP Table Disable DHCP on Your Router

4.7.1. T o Set Y our Router as a DH CP Server:

4.7.1.1. Make sure that there is not already a DHCP server on your router.

4.7.1.2. Make sure that each PC in your network is configured to receive an IP address automatically.

4.7.1.3. Click DHCP on the navigation bar. The DHCP page appears, seen in FIGURE 4-18:

FIGURE 4-18: DHCP Page

4.7.1.4. Click Enable next to DHCP Server.

4.7.1.5. Type a IP Pool Starting Address to designate the first IP

address that can be assigned to a PC in your network.

4.7.1.6. Type a IP Pool Ending Address to designate the last IP

address that can be assigned to a PC in your network.

4.7.1.7. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

4.7.2. To Disable DHCP on Your Router:

4.7.2.1. On the DHCP page, click Disabled next to DHCP Server.

4.7.2.2. Click Apply.

4.7.3 To View the Activ e IP Tab le :

If you want to find out the information about PCs that have been assigned IP addresses by the DHCP server, click Display DHCP Table.

DHCP Server IP Address, Client H ost Name, IP Address and

MAC Address for each active client PC will be listed out in the

table, seen in FIGURE 4-19:

FIGURE 4-19: DHCP Active IP Tab le

Note : If you have enabled the DMZ and LAN features, you can also find the relevant information in the DHCP Active IP Table for DMZ Zone and the DHCP Active IP Table for LAN.

Optional. Click Refresh to obtain the most current data.

4.8 Log

On the Log pag e, you can set up Access Log and view log file s that record the ac cess activity of LAN and WAN client PCs, including

Session Event Log, Block Event Log, Intrusion Event Log and Wireless Event Log.

What do you want to do?

Set up Access Log on Your Router View Session Event Log View Block Event Log View Intrusion Event Log View Wireless Event Log

4.8.1. To S et up Access Log on Your Router:

4.8.1.1. Click Log on the navigation bar.

The Log page appears, seen in FIGURE 4-20:

FIGURE 4-20: Log Page

4.8.1.2. Select Enable.

4.8.1.3. Click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

4.8.2. To Vi e w Sessi on Ev ent Log :

4.8.2.1. Click Session Event Log on the Log page.

The Session Event Log Table appears, including each

session event entry information like Record Name, Transport type,

Source IP and so on, seen in FIGURE 4-21:

FIGURE 4-21: Sessio n Event Log Table

4.8.2.2. Optional. Clic k Refresh to obtain the most curren t data.

4.8.2.3. Optional. Click Clear to delete all the log informatio n.

4.8.3. To Vi e w Bloc k Ev ent Log :

4.8.3.1. Click Block Event Log on the Log page.

The Block Event Log Table appears, including each block

event entry information like Record Name, Transport type, Source

IP and so on, see n in FIGURE 4-22 :

FIGURE 4-22: Block Even t Log Ta ble

4.8.3.2. Optional. Clic k Refresh to obtain the most curren t data.

4.8.3.3. Optional. Click Clear to delete all the log informatio n.

4.8.4. To Vi e w Intr usi on Ev ent Lo g:

4.8.4.1. Click Intrusion Event Log on the Log page.

The Intrusion Event Log Table appears, including each

intrusion event entry’s Record Name and Int r us ion Type , seen in

FIGURE 4-23:

FIGURE 4-23: Intr usion Event Log Table

4.8.4.2. Optional. Clic k Refresh to obtain the most curren t data.

4.8.4.3. Optional. Click Clear to delete all the log informatio n.

4.8.5. To View Wir eless Event Log:

4.8.5.1. Click Wireless Event Log on the Log page.

The Session Event Log Table appears, including each

wireless event entry’s Time, Severity and Description, seen in

FIGURE 4-24:

FIGURE 4-24: Wireless Event Log Table

4.8.5.2. Optional. Clic k Refresh to obtain the most curren t data.

4.8.5.3. Optional. Click Clear to delete all the log informatio n.

4.8.6. To Disable Acce ss Lo g on Your Router :

4.8.6.1. On the Log page, click Disabled next to Access Log.

4.8.6.2. Click Apply.

4.9 Statistics

On the Statistics page, you can vie w the statistics information of LAN, WAN an d AP ( A ccess Point) Radio ports, inclu di n g Status, Max.Mb/s, IP Addr and MAC Addr, Rec eiv e data and Transmit data.

You can click Statistics on the nav ig at ion bar, and then the Statistics page appears, seen in FIGURE 4-25:

FIGURE 4-25: Statistics Page

4.9.1. The Statistics page includes three parts:

4.9.1.1. LAN Stat is tics: Lists out the data on the LA N port .

4.9.1.2. WAN Statistics: Lists out the data on the WAN port .

4.9.1.3. AP Radio : Lists out the data o n the Access Point’s radio.

Note : You c an also c lick R e f resh in any p art above t o obtai n the most c urre nt data.

5. Advance d Function

In this chapter, you will learn how to use the advance d administr ati ve functions that th e Company AP Router provides, including Virtual Server, Filters, IP/URL Block, Special Apps, DMZ Host, MAC Clone, Dynamic DNS, Proxy DNS and SNMP.

The Web-based Administra tio n Tool provides you some advanced services on t he Advanced Function naviga t ion bar , such as Filte ri ng and cloning your MAC addresses.

In most cases, basic functions are Okay. If you want to set the advance d configuration, you will need to toggle to the Advanced Function navigation bar first.

5.1. To Toggle between Basic Functions and Advance d Functions:

5.1.1. To toggle to the Advanced window, click Advanced on the

right side of the Basic window, seen in FIGURE 5-1:

FIGURE 5-1: Advanced Button on the Basic Window

5.1.2. Once you are already in the Advanced window, click Basic

on the right side of t he Advan ced window to return to the Basic Window, seen in FIGURE 5-2:

FIGURE 5-2: Advanced Button on the Basic Window

5.2 Virtual Servers

In some situatio ns, you m ight want users on the Interne t to be able to acce ss servers on your LAN, such as an FTP Server , Teln et Server or Web Server. Such remote services are accomplished by creating Virtual Server.

Each virtual server has its own IP address and shares a single public IP address. It is defined by the Protocol type (TCP, UDP or Both) and a TCP/UDP/Both port number. Only the enabled virtual servers

Note : Configuring virtual servers may cause fi lters to be au tomatically cr eated on the Filters pag e.

can be accessed by remote users over the Internet.

What do you want to do?

Set up a Client PC on the LAN as a Virtual Server Delete Virtual Servers on the L AN

5.2.1. To Set up a Client PC on the LAN as a Virtual Server:

5.2.1.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click Virtual Servers.

The Virtual Servers page appears with a list of existing virtual

servers, seen in FIGURE 5-3:

FIGURE 5-3: Virtual Servers Page

5.2.1.2. If you have enabled DMZ and your Gateway is not

configured to retrieve an IP address automatically, sel ect either of the following options from the Choose Interface drop-down list:

(1) External – Interna l : To set up Virt ual Server in your LAN network.

(2) External – DMZ: To se t up Vi rt ua l Serv ers in your DMZ network.

5.2.1.3. If you are using the Windows XP operating system, type

a remote service name in the Service box.

Note : It is only available for client PCs using Windows XP. Because Windows XP takes an advantage of the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) feature of the Company AP Router, it allows c lient PCs that support UPnP to identify the router automatically.

5.2.1.4. Select a Public IP Address from the drop-down list.

Note : The IP Address of a DMZ host will not appear in the list.

Type a port number in the Public Port and Private Port boxes, such as 80 for HTTP. For help on which port to choose, refer to Well-known Ports on the right of the page, seen in FIGURE 5-4:

FIGURE 5-4: Well-know Ports

Notes : Public Port is the TCP/UDP/Both port number used by the server PC on the WAN. It is also called the external port number because this port number is visi bl e to the users on the Intern et . Private Port is the TCP/UDP/Both por t number used by the server PC on the LAN. The designated P ublic Port wi ll be translated i nto this internal port number

5.2.1.5. Select one of TCP, UDP and Both from the Protocol

drop-down list.

5.2.1.6. Type a local IP address of the server PC on the LAN in

the Private IP Address box.

5.2.1.7. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

5.2.2. To De lete Vir tual Ser vers on the LAN :

5.2.2.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click Virtual Servers.

A list of existing virtual servers appears.

5.2.2.2. For any virtual server you want to delete, select 0.0.0.0

from the Public IP Address drop- down list.

5.2.2.3. Click Apply.

5.3 Filters

On the Filters page, you can set up f ilters that can selectively a l lo w traffic to pass in and out of your net work. The Company AP Ro uter comes wit h 9 factory default filters for you.

In addition to 9 def ault filters, some f il t e r s may be cre ated automatically to allow Virtual Servers or Special Applications to function.

We strong ly rec ommend that yo u choose an empty row when you want to set up new f i lters, because overwriting or de let i ng these filters may cause some services to be disabled, for example, your client PCs m ay NOT be able to access the Internet.

Note – If you have overwritten or deleted the factory default filters, you can retrieve them at a later time using the Restore Factory Defaults function on the Tools page. For detailed instructions, see To Restore the Factory Default Configuration.

What do you want to do?

Set up a Port Filter ing or Raw IP Filter Delete a Port Filtering o r Raw IP Fi lter

5.3.1. To Set up a Port Filter ing or Ra w IP Fi lter:

5.3.1.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click Filters.

The Filters page appears, seen in FIGURE 5-5:

FIGURE 5-5: Filters Page

5.3.1.2. Select an option from the Filtering Page drop-down list:

1~12, 13~24, 25~36.

5.3.1.3. If you select Port Filtering from the Filtering Layer

drop-down list, do the following action:

5.3.1.3.1. Select a traffic direction from the

drop-down list: Inbound, Outbound and Both.

5.3.1.3.2. Type the start port number and end port

number that you want t o allow in the Private Port Range boxe s.

5.3.1.3.3 . Sele c t a p rotocol type from the drop- down

list: TCP, UDP and Both.

5.3.1.4. If you select Raw IP from the Filtering Layer drop-down

list, do the following action:

5.3.1.4.1. Type an IP Protocol Number in the Proto

Note - It ranges from 0 to 255, but can not be 6 (TCP)

Num box.

or 17 (UDP); otherwise, this port filt er will not work.

5.3.1.4.2. Select a traffic direction from the

dr op-dow n list : Inbound Outbound and Both.

5.3.1.4.3. Select an option from the Protocol

dr op-dow n list : TCP, UDP and Both.

5.3.1.5. Optional. Select Enable or Disable for the following

additional f i ltering options:

Paramet

NAT

Firewall

Remote Manage ment

IPSec Pass Through

PPTP Pass Through

Intrusion Detect

Description

Allows you to set up NAT (Network Access Translation).

Allows you to protect your network with a firewall.

Allows you to access your router’s Web-based A dm i nistration Tool through your WAN connection.

Allows you to use IP Security Pass Through.

Allows yo u to use PP TP (Point-to-Poin t Tunneling Protocol), used to enable VPN sessions.

Allows you to detect and record intrusion attempts into your network.

5.3.1.6. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

5.3.2. To De let e Filt ers:

You can delete any existing Port Filtering or Raw IP filer, but make sure that yo u are deleting an unwanted one, otherwise delet ing the filters associated with Virtual Servers or Special Applications may cause to services to collapse down.

5.3.2.1 . To De lete a Por t Filt ering Filte r:

5.3.2.1.1. On the Filters page, for any Raw IP filter you want to delete, type 0 in the Private Port Rang e boxes.

5.3.2.1.2. Click A pp ly.

5.3.2.2 . To De lete a Ra w IP Filter :

5.3.2.2.1. On the Filters page, for any Raw IP filter you want to delete, ty pe 0 in the Pr ot o Num box.

5.3.2.2.2. Click Apply.

5.4 IP/URL Block

On the IP/URL Block pag e, you can create filters t hat c an selectively block users from specific IP addresses and domain names to pass in and out of your ne t work. The Comp any AP Router provides t wo ways of blocki ng users:

IP Block: Allows you to block a single IP address or a range of IP addresses.

URL Block: Allows you to block up to 36 domain names.

Note – This IP/URL Block feature will block in both directions from specified IP addresses or domain names.

What do you want to do?

Block a Single IP Address Block a Range of IP Address Block a Specific Domain Name Delete a Specific or All IP Blocks Delete a Specific or All URL Blocks

5.4.1. T o Block a Single IP Address:

Do either of the following:

5.4.1.1. Click IP/URL Block on the Advanced navigation bar.

5.4.1.2. If you are on the URL Block page, select IP Block on the

upper of the page.

The IP Block page appears, seen in FIGURE 5-6:

FIGURE 5-6: IP Block Page

5.4.1.3. In Line 1 – Line 6, type the same IP addresses in both IP Block Starting Address and IP Block Ending Address boxes respectively.

5.4.1.4. Optional. You can click Clear All to conveniently delete all the existing IP addresses and then do Step 2.

5.4.1.5. When you have completed editing all the IP addresses you want to block, click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

5.4.2. T o Block a Range of IP Address:

5.4.2.1. Do either of the following:

Click IP/URL Block on the Adv anced navigation bar. If you are on the URL Block page, select IP Block on the upper of the page.

The IP Block page appears, seen in FIGURE 4-6.

5.4.2.2. In Line 1 – Line 6, type the different IP addresses in both IP Block Starting Address and IP Block Ending Address boxes respectively.

5.4.2.3. Optional. You can click Clear All to conveniently delete all the existing IP addresses and then do Step 2.

5.4.2.4. When you have completed editing all the IP addresses you want to block, click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

5.4.3. To Block a Specific Domain Nam e:

5.4.3.1. Click IP/URL Block on the advanced navigation bar. The IP Block page appears, seen in FIGURE 5-6.

5.4.3.2. Select URL Block on the IP Block page.

The URL Block page appears, seen in FIGURE 5-7:

FIGURE 5-7: URL Block Page

5.4.3.3. In Line 1 – Line 36, type the URLs you want to block.

5.4.3.4. Optional. You can click Clear All to conveniently delete

all the existing URLs and then do Step 2.

5.4.3.5. When you have completed editing all the domain names

you want to block, click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

5.4.4. To De lete a Specific or All I P Blocks:

5.4.4.1. On the IP Block page, do either of the following:

For any IP block yo u wa nt t o delete , type 0.0.0.0 in both IP Block Starting Address and IP Block Ending Address boxes respectively. If you want to delete all IP blocks, click Clear All.

5.4.4.2. Click Apply.

5.4.5. T o Delete a Specific or A ll URL Blocks:

5.4.5.1. On the URL Block page, do either of the following:

For any domain name block you want to delete, clear out the URL in the box. If you want to delete all URL blocks, click Clear All.

5.4.5.2. Click Apply.

5.5 Special Apps

On the Special Ap ps page, you can authorize certain ports to commun ic ate with PCs outside your network . It may be necessary for multi-sessi o n appli cations, such as online games and voice conferencing.

There are two wa ys of set up new sp ecial applicatio ns on your router:

Popular Application Copy: Allows you to select one of frequently used app lications from the Pop ular Applications d rop-down list and copy it to your Spec ial Applicatio n Table. Available opt ions are AIM,

Diablo II (1), Diablo II (2), StarCraft, StarCraft III, ICUII, FTP, CUseeMe, MSN Messenger and Real Play er.

Man ua l Conf igur atio n: If the a ppl icat ion you wa nt to conf igur e is not in the Popular Applications list, you can configure its settings manually.

Before conf ig uri ng a new special application, wo uld you please check the list of those popular applic ations first? If it is alre ady in the list, we recommend that yo u use the Popular Appl ic ation Copy unless you know exactly which settings to choose.

Notes Configuring special applications may cause filters to be automat ically created on the Filters pa ge. The Com pany AP Router provides two factory default special appl icat ions for FTP and N e tMeeting, if you overwrite them or any other existing application, they will not work.

What do you want to do?

Copy a Popular Application to a Spec ific Line Configure a Special Application Manually Delete Special Applications

5.5.1. To Cop y a Popular App lication to a Specific Line:

5.5.1.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click Special Apps.

The Popular Applications list appears on the Special Apps

page, seen in FIGURE 5-8:

FIGURE 5-8: Popu la r Applications List

5.5.1.2. Select an option from the Popular Applications drop-down list, including AIM, Diablo II (1), Diablo II (2), StarCraft, StarCraft III, ICUII, FTP, CUseeMe, MSN Mess enger and Real Pla yer.

Note : Make sure the specif ied ID presents an empty line unless you want to overwrite an exist i ng application.

Select a specific line number from the ID drop-down list.

5.5.1.3. Click Copy to.

5.5.1.4. The selected applicatio n’s conf igurat ion is added to

your Special Applications Table on the upper of the page.

5.5.1.5. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

5.5.2. To Configure a Spec ial Application Ma nually:

5.5.2.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click Special Apps.

5.5.2.2. The Special Apps page appears, seen in FIGURE 5-9:

FIGURE 5-9: Special Apps Page

5.5.2.3. Select a line corresponding to a specific ID.

Note : Make sure you have selected an empty line unless you want to overwrite an existing application.

Enter the following configuration information:

Paramet

Description

Protocol

Trigger Port Range

Maximu m Activity Interval

Specifies the comm unication protocol us ed by the appl i c at ion.

A vailable options ar e TCP, UDP and Both.

Range of ports used for outg oing traffic. It will trigger the Gateway to accept certain incoming request s.

Maximum num ber of mil iseco nds aft er the port trigger function, within which incoming requests will be accepted.

Session Chaining

Chaining

Allows you to select either Enable or Disable. Specifi es wheth er dyn ami c session s can be

chained, allowing mu l ti-session trig gering. Allows you to select Enable or Disable only

on UDP

Address Replace

when Session Chaining is enabled. Specifi es wheth er th e session ch aini ng is

allowed on UDP. Allows you to select Enable or Disable only

when Chaining on UDP is enabled.

ment

Specifi es wheth er binary ad dres s replacement should be performed.

Address Translati

Allows you to select TCP or UDP only when Address Replacement is enabled.

on Type

Specifi es wheth er addr e ss translati o n is performed on TCP or U DP packets.

Two

Allows you to select either Enable or Disable.

Way Only

Specifies that a new ses si on is allowed to be initiated from the same remote host.

5.5.2.4. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

5.5.3. To De let e Speci a l Appli c atio n s:

5.5.3.1. On the Special Apps page, for any application you want

to delete, type 0 – 0 in the Trigge r Port R an g e box.

5.5.3.2. Click Apply.

5.6 DMZ Host

On the DMZ Host page, you can expos e one or more client PCs in your network to the Internet. It is often used for o nl ine games that require uns tricted two- way com municatio ns.

The total number of DMZ (Demil itarized Zone) ho sts you can hav e depends on how many Global Addresses you have configured on the Gl ob al Address page. Fo r example, if you have defined 5 Global Addresses (including the defa ul t IP), you are limited to 5 DMZ hosts. Since the maximum number of Globa l Addresses is 8, the total number of DMZ host s you can conf ig ure is als o 8.

Caution : Once a PC in your network is designated as DMZ host, it will not have any firewall protection.

What do you want to do?

Designate a PC in Your Net work as a DMZ Hos t Delete DMZ Hosts

5.6.1. T o Designate a PC in Your Network as a DMZ Host:

5.6.1.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click DMZ Host.

The DMZ Host page appears, seen in FIGURE 5-10:

FIGURE 5-10: DMZ Host Page

5.6.1.2. Select a Public IP Address from the drop-down list.

5.6.1.3. Type the IP address of a PC in your network that you

want to designate as a DMZ Host in the Private IP Address box.

5.6.1.4. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

5.6.2. To De lete D MZ Hos ts:

5.6.2.1. On the DMZ Host page, for any DMZ host you want to

delete, sel e c t 0.0.0.0 from the Public IP Address drop-down list.

5.6.2.2. Click Apply.

5.7 MA C Clone

If your ISP restricts services at a PC level, using MAC Clone, you can copy a PC MAC (Media Ac cess C ontrol) address to the ro uter. Then what story will begin? The router will appear as a single PC, and multiple PCs i n your network wil l ac cess the Internet via this “Single PC”.

5.7.1. To Clone the MAC Address:

5.7.1.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click MAC Clone.

The MAC Clone page appe ar s with the current WAN port

address and the factory default MAC address for your

convenience, seen in FIGURE 5-11:

Note : You may need to use the Ethernet MAC address of the NIC (Network Interface Card) that your PC is registered with your ISP.

FIGURE 5-11: MAC Clone Page

5.7.1.2. Click Mac Clone, or click Restore to retrieve the default

settings.

5.8 Dynamic DNS

On the Dynamic DNS page, you can tie up your domain name to a dynamic DNS pr ovider. These providers allo w you to associate a static hostname with a dynamic IP addres s, then you can connect to the Internet with a dynamic IP address and use applications t hat require a static IP address.

The Company AP Router supports three dynamic DNS providers :

DynDNS.org no-IP.com no-IP.com

What do you want to do?

Configure a Dynamic DNS Server Disable a Dynamic D N S Serv er

5.8.1. T o Confi gure a D ynamic DNS Server:

5.8.1.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click Dynamic DNS.

The Dynamic Server page appears, seen in FIGURE 5-12:

FIGURE 5-12: Dynamic DNS page

5.8.1.2. Select Enable next to Dynamic DNS.

5.8.1.3. Select one of DynDNS.org , no-IP.com, no-IP.com from

the Dynamic DNS Provider drop-down list.

5.8.1.4. Type your Domain Name in the box.

5.8.1.5. Type your Account or E-mail in the box.

5.8.1.6. Type your Password or Key in the box.

5.8.1.7. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cance l t o undo you r changes.

5.8.2. To Disable a Dynam ic DNS Ser v er :

5.8.2.1. On the Dynamic DNS page, select Disable next to

Dynamic DNS.

5.8.2.2. Click Apply.

5.9 Proxy DNS

On the Proxy DNS page, you can map a domain name to a server IP address. Acting as a DNS se rver for internal and DMZ networks, it allows you to connect to local machines in your network without using an extern al DNS server. It si mp lifies th e configuration and management of your network.

What do you want to do?

Configure a Proxy D NS Server Delete a Specific or All Proxy DNS Servers Disable the Proxy DNS on Your Router

5.9.1. To Configure a Proxy DNS Server:

5.9.1.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click Proxy DNS.

The Proxy DNS page appears, seen in FIGURE 5-13:

FIGURE 5-13: Proxy DNS Page

5.9.1.2. Select Enable next to Proxy DNS.

5.9.1.3. Type a nam e f or one PC in your network that you want

to use as a Proxy DNS server in the Domain Name box.

5.9.1.4. Type the IP address for the PC in the Virtual IP Address

box.

5.9.1.5. Optional. If you want to delete all the existing Proxy DNS

servers first, click Clear All and do Step 3 and Step 4.

5.9.1.6. When you have completed editing all the settings, click

Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

5.9.2. To Delete a Specific or A ll Proxy DNS S e rvers:

5.9.2.1. On the Proxy DNS page, for any Proxy DNS server you

want to delete, type 0.0.0.0 in the Virtual IP Address box.

5.9.2.2. If you want to delete all the existing Proxy DNS servers,

click Clear All.

5.9.2.3. Click Apply.

5.9.3. To Disable the Proxy DNS on Your Router:

5.9.3.1. On the Proxy DNS page, for any Proxy DNS server you

want to delete, type 0.0.0.0 in the Virtual IP Address box.

5.9.3.2. If you want to delete all the existing Proxy DNS servers,

click Clear All.

5.9.3.3. Click Apply.

5.10 SNMP

The Simple Netw ork Managemen t Prot ocol (S NM P ) is an a ppl ication layer protocol that facil it ies the exchange of managem ent information between network devices. It is part of TCP/IP (Transmission Control protocol/Internet Protocol) suite and e nables you to control and monitor the network in a simple way.

On the SNMP page, you can edit the basic Agent information and also configure up to 6 SNM P trap receiver’s IP Addr e sses. When a trap condition occurs, your router will send an SNMP trap message to any NMS (Network Management System) specified as trap receivers, for example, when power supply errors occur.

Notes : NMS (Network Management System) is an SNMP management application together with the computer it runs on. Currently the Company AP Router supports SNMPv1 (SNMP version 1) and SNMPv2 (SNMP version 2) which have a number of features in common except for some enhancements.

An d mor e over, y ou can specify differ ent community names for authentic at ing access to the management informatio n, whic h functio n as embedded pass wo rds:

Read: Gives you READ access to all the management information, but does not allo w WRITE access.

Write: Gives you both READ and WRITE access to all the

Note : The community name definitions on your NMS must match at least one of the above two community name definitions.

managemen t i nformation.

What do you want to do?

Configure Agent Information, SNMP Trap Host IP Addresses and Community Names on Your Router

Delete an Existing SNMP Trap Receiver Delete SNMP Community Names

5.10.1. To Confi gure Agent Infor m ati on , SNM P Trap Host IP Addres se s and Com mu nity Names on Your Router:

5.10.1.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click SNMP. The SNMP page appears, seen in FIGURE 5-14:

FIG URE 5-14: SNMP Page

Enter the following Agent informa tion :

Paramet

Name

Contact

Location

Specifi es an admin istrativel y-as si gne d name for this managed node, like SOHO Rou t er .

It is a string of the maximum 31 alphanumeric characters.

Specifies the contact person of this managed node, plus phone number , Email address, etc.

It is a string of the maximum of 255 alphanum eric characters.

Specifies the phy sical lo cation of thi s managed node, for example, city, address and specific office location.

Description

It is a string of the maximum of 255 alphanum eric characters.

5.10.1.2. To send SNMP trap messages to any NMS, type up to 6

trap receiver IP addresses in the SNMP Trap Host IP Address 1 – SNMP Trap Host IP Address 6 boxes.

5.10.1.3. To secure SNMP with community names, do the

following action:

5.10.1.3.1. Type a string in the SNMP Community box, like Public.

5.10.1.3.2. Select an option from the SNMP Access drop-down list, for example, Read.

Note : Usually, we define a string of “Public” for Read acces s and “Private” for Read-Write access.

5.10.1.3.3. Click Add. If you want to add more community names, do Step 4.1 – Step 4.3 again.

5.10.1.4. When you have completed editing all the settings, click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

5.10.2. To Delete an Existing SNMP Trap Receiver:

5.10.2.1. On the SNMP page, for any SNMP trap receiver that you want to delete, enter 0.0.0.0 in the SNMP Trap Host IP Address box.

5.10.2.2. Click Apply.

5.10.3. To Delete SNMP Community Names:

5.10.3.1. On the SNMP page, for any SNMP community name that you want to delete, click Delete in the corresponding row.

5.10.3.2. Click Apply.

5.11 Static Routing

The Static Routing is used to configure static routes to remote networks manually, where the route is predefined and is not supervised by the Routing Information Protocol (RIP). It can explicitly reduce the network traffic and speed the Internet connects for a small network.

However, it may fall into a certain disadvantage. When a static router involves more than one Hop, if the connection to the next hop goes down, the router cannot be aware of the invalid path and continues to route traffic on this hop.

On the Static Routing page, you can add up to 20 static routes by indicating:

Destination LAN IP address and Subnet Mask

Remote gateway

Hop

Router interface through which to forward the packets to the destination.

Note : If the network topology changes, you m ay ha ve to make chang e s to the static routing tables for relevant static routes.

What do you want to do?

Add a New Static Route

Delete a Static Route

5.11.1. To Add a New Stati c Rou te:

5.11.1.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click Routing.

The Stat ic Rout ing page appea rs, s een in F I G U RE 5-1 5:

FIGURE 5-15: Static Routing Page

5.11.1.2. Enter the following static route information:

Paramet

Destinati on LAN IP

Subnet Mask

Gateway

Hop

Description

Speci f ies the networ k a d dress of the remote LAN segm ent. For sta ndard cla s s "C" LA Ns, the network address is the first 3 fields of this Destination LAN IP, t h e 4t h f ield c an be left at

Speci f ies the Sub net Mask us e d on t he remote LAN segment. For cla s s " C" network s, the standard Network Mask is 255.255.255.0.

Speci f ies the I P Addres s o f t he router on t h e local LAN segment to which this device is attached.

Note that it is NOT the router on the remote LAN se g ment.

Speci f ies the num ber of routers that must b e traversed to rea c h t he remo te LAN segment. Valid values are 1 to 16.

Interface

Specifies the interface through which the router go e s t o the next ho p or a p art i cul ar net wo r k. Available options are WAN, LAN and DMZ.

5.11.1.3. Click <<Add.

The new static route appears in the static routing list.

5.11.2. To Delete a Static Rou te:

5.11.2.1. On the Static Routing page, for any static route that you want to delete, review the relevant information, seen in FIGURE 5 –

15.

5.11.2.2. Click Delete.

6. Glossary

IEEE 802.11 Standard

The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards su bco mmitt ee, w hi ch is formulati ng a standard for the industry.

A cces s point

An Internet working device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together.

Ad hoc

An ad hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO o p eration.

BSSID

A specific ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSSID.

DHCP

Dynamic Hos t Co nfiguration Prot ocol - a method in w hich IP addres ses are assigne d by a serv er dynamically to clients on the network. DHCP is used for dynamic IP ad dressing a n d requires a dedi cated DHCP ser ver on the network.

DSSS

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum. This is the method the wireless adapters use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum. An alternative method is frequency hopping. Direct sequence spreads the data over one frequency range (channel) while frequency hopping jumps from one narrow frequency band to another many times per second.

ESSID

An infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability for mobile workers. More than one BSS can be configured as an extended servi ce set (ESS). Users wit hin an ESS can roam freely between BSSs while served as a continuous connection to the network wireless stations and access points wit hi n an ESS must be configured with the same ESSID and the same radio channel.

Ethernet

Ethernet is a 10/10 0Mbps netw ork that r u ns over dedi cat ed home /office wiring. Users mu s t be wired to the n et work at all times to g ain access.

Gateway

A gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems, such as a LAN and a mai nfra me. I n Intern et terminol ogy, a gateway i s another name for a router. Generally a gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet.

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Infrastructure

An integrated wireless an d w ired LAN is ca l led an infrastr u cture co nfiguration. I nf r a s tructure is applicable on an enterprise scale for wireless access to a central database, or wireless applicat ion for mobi le workers.

ISM Band

The FCC and their c ount erparts outs ide of the U.S . have s et asi de bandwidth for unlicensed use in the so-called I SM (Indus trial, Scient ific and Medical) band. Spectrum in the vicinity of

2.4 GHz, i n par ti cu l ar , is being made available worl dwide. This presents a truly r evol ut ionary opportunity to place convenient high speed wireless capabilities in the hands of users around the globe.

LAN

Local A rea Networ k. A LA N is a group of computers, e ach eq uipped with the ap propriate network adapter connected by cable/air that share applications, data, and peripherals. All connections are made via cable or wireless media, but a LAN does not use telephone serv ices. I t typically spa ns a s ingle buil ding or campus .

Network

A network is a system of computers that is connected. Data, .les, and messages can be transmitted over this networ k. Net w orks may be l o c al or wide area netw orks.

Protocol

A protocol is a standardized set of r ules that sp ecify how a communication i s to take place, including the format, timing, sequencing and/ or error checking.

SSID

Serv ice Set Identifi er . A networ k ID unique to a network. Only clients and ac c es s points that shar e the same SSID are able to c ommu nicate with each other. This s tring is case- sensitive.

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol is the network management protocol of TCP/IP. In SNMP , agents-w hich can be har dware as we ll as sof twar e-moni tor th e activ ity i n the various devices on the network and report to the n etwor k c onso l e workstation. C ontro l information about each d evice is mai ntained in a s truct ure known as a manag ement information block.

Static IP addressing

A method of as signing I P ad dresses to clients on the network. In netw orks with s tatic IP address, the network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer. Once a stat ic IP address is ass igned, a compu ter uses the same IP address every ti me it r eb oots and logs on to the network, unless it is manually changed.

TCP/IP

Tran smission Control P rotocol / Internet Protocol. TCP/IP is the pr otoco l s uite developed by

the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). TCP governs how a packet is sequenced for transmission the network. The term “TCP/IP” is often used generically to refer to the entire suite of relate d proto c ols.

Transmit / Receive

The wireless thr oughput in bytes per sec ond (B ps) av erag ed over two seconds.

WAN

Wide Area Network. A WAN consists of multiple LANs that are tied together via telephone serv ices and / or fiber optic cabling. WANs may span a city , a s tate, a co untry, or even the world.

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