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
MAX. OUT POWER
COUNTRY CHANNELS
Spain 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
France 2400-2 454 MHz 1-8 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
France 2454-24 83. 5 MHz 9-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 10 mW EIRP
Italy 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
UK 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Netherlands 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Germany 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Austria 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Belgium 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Switzerland 2400-2483. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Luxemburg 2400-2483.5 M Hz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Ireland 2400-2483.5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EI RP < 100 mW EIRP
Portugal 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Norway 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Denmark 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Finland 2400-2483.5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Iceland 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Greece 2400-2483.5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EI RP < 100 mW EIRP
Lichtenstein 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
Sweden 2400-24 83. 5 MHz 1-13 < 100 mW EIRP < 100 mW EIRP
INDOOR OUTDOOR
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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
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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
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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 .
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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:
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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:
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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).
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Note :
ou choose to obtain an IP Addres s automatically, skip Step 11.
If
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 .
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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:
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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
er
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.
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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.
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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:
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