X Micro Technology XWL-11BRRG Users manual

IEEE 802.11b

X-Micro WLAN Broadband Router

User’s Manual

Version 1.2

Trademarks

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Contents are subject to change without notice.

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MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORP. AND NO PART OF THIS DOCUMENTATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN

A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRICAL OR

MECHANICAL, BY PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR OTHERWISE, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN

CONSENT OF X-MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORP.

INFORMATION TO USER

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 body.

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, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the 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 to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

--Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

--Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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

is connected.

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

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.

USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER Version: 1.2

Terminology

ANSI American National Standards Institute AP Access Point CCK Complementary Code Keying CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Avoidance CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum FCC Federal Communications Commission FTP File Transfer Protocol IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IP Internet Protocol ISM Industrial, Scientific and Medical LAN Local Area Network MAC Media Access Control NAT Network Address Translation NT Network Termination PSD Power Spectral Density RF Radio Frequency SNR Signal to Noise Ratio SSID Service Set Identification TCP Transmission Control Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WLAN Wireless Local Area Network

USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER Version: 1.2

Table of Contents

TERMINOLOGY ..........................................................................................................................IV

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

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

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

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

1.4 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................... 2

1.5 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 3

2INSTALLATION..................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................................. 4

2.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................................... 4

3 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 5

3.1 PREPARE YOUR PC TO CONFIGURE THE X-MICRO WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER............... 5

3.2 CONNECT TO THE X-MICRO WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER................................................ 7

3.3 MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION ON THE X-MICRO WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER ..... 7

3.3.1 STATU S............................................................................................................................ 7

3.3.2 WIRELESS BASIC SETTINGS ............................................................................................ 9

3.3.3 WIRELESS ADVANCED SETTINGS .................................................................................. 10

3.3.4 WIRELESS SECURITY SETUP.......................................................................................... 11

3.3.5 WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL........................................................................................ 13

3.3.6 LAN INTERFACE SETUP ................................................................................................ 14

3.3.7 WAN INTERFACE SETUP ............................................................................................... 15

3.3.8 FIREWALL - PORT FILTERING......................................................................................... 17

3.3.9 FIREWALL - IP FILTERING ............................................................................................. 18

3.3.10 FIREWALL - MAC FILTERING........................................................................................ 19

3.3.11 FIREWALL - PORT FORWARDING.................................................................................... 20

3.3.12 FIREWALL - DMZ ......................................................................................................... 21

3.3.13 STATI ST IC S .................................................................................................................... 22

3.3.14 UPGRADE FIRMWARE .................................................................................................... 23

3.3.15 SAV E / RELOAD SETTINGS ............................................................................................. 24

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3.3.16 PASSWORD SETUP ......................................................................................................... 25

4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ).................................................................... 27

4.1 WHAT AND HOW TO FIND MY PC’S IP AND MAC ADDRESS? ............................................. 27

4.2 WHAT IS WIRELESS LAN? ................................................................................................ 27

4.3 WHAT ARE ISM BANDS? ................................................................................................... 27

4.4 HOW DOES WIRELESS NETWORKING WORK?...................................................................... 27

4.5 WHAT IS BSSID? .............................................................................................................. 28

4.6 WHAT IS ESSID? .............................................................................................................. 28

4.7 WHAT ARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE? ................................ 29

4.8 WHAT ARE THE OPEN SYSTEM AND SHARED KEY AUTHENTICATIONS? ............................. 29

4.9 WHAT IS WEP? ................................................................................................................. 29

4.10 WHAT IS FRAGMENT THRESHOLD?.................................................................................... 29

4.11 WHAT IS RTS (REQUEST TO SEND) THRESHOLD?............................................................. 30

4.12 WHAT IS BEACON INTERVAL?............................................................................................ 30

4.13 WHAT IS PREAMBLE TYPE?............................................................................................... 31

4.14 WHAT IS SSID BROADCAST? ............................................................................................ 31

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