Advantek Networks Wireless LAN 802.11g/b, 54Mbps/2.4GHz Broadband Router with Firewall Support manual

Wireless LAN 802.11g /b, 54Mbps/2.4GHz Broadband Router with Firewall Support Model # : AWR-854G User’s Manual[...]

1 FCC Warning This device is intended to use under the following conditions: 1) The antenna must be installed such that 20cm is main tained between the antenna and users . 2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna. IMPORTANT N OTE: In the event that these cond itions can no t be met (for example certain l[...]

2 Table of Contents 1 Introduc tion ………………………………………….………………....3 1.1 Features ………………… …………………………………………..…….4 1.2 Pack age Contents …………………………………………….…..……...5 1.3 LEDs Indication & Connector of Wireless Router…[...]

3 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing Advantek Networks AWR-854G Wireless 11g/b Broadband Rou ter. This Wireless Broadband Router is IEEE8 02.11g and IEEE802 .11b standard complian t, it is a high quality and reliable Internet routing and security device which enables multiple users to share the Broadband Internet connection with or witho ut w[...]

4 1.1 Features Internet Access Features • Shar ed In tern et Ac cess : All users on th e LAN or WLA N can a cce ss the I nte rnet through the Wireless Router, using only a single external IP address. The local (invalid) IP addresses are hidden from external sources. This process is called NAT (Net work Add ress Trans latio n). • DSL and cable m[...]

5 • Simple Configuration: All default settings can be changed easily. LAN Features • 4-Port Ethernet switch : The Wireless Router provides 4 10/100BaseT switching por ts • DHCP Server Support: This feature provides a dynamic IP address to PCs and other devices upon request. The Wireless Router can act as a DHCP Server for devi ces on your lo [...]

6 1.3 LEDs Indication & Connectors of Wireless Router Front Panel LEDs Indication LED Light Status Description PWR On Off Wireless Router is powered on. No power. Status On Flashing Wire less Rout er is hu ng. Wireless Router is up and ready. LAN (1, 2, 3, 4) On Flashing LAN port is successfully connected . Data is be ing s ent or recei ved. WA[...]

7 1.4 System Requirements • One or more PCs (desktop or notebook) with Ethernet interface. • TCP /IP prot ocol must be inst alled o n all PCs. • Have valid Internet Access account and a DSL or ca ble modem. • 10/100 BaseT ne twork ca bles wi th RJ-45 con nectors. • In case to u se Wirele ss Access Poin t, all Wire less device s must be co[...]

8 2 PC Configuration User needs to configure TCP/IP network settings, Interne t access configuration and Wireless configuration for each system within Wireless Router’s LAN network. By default, Wireless Router acts as a DHCP server for ser ver version of Windows, it automatically assigns IP address to ea ch system when systems boot up. For all no[...]

9 b) Click “ Properties ”, th e window below w ill appear: • If you decide to use DHCP, select “ Ob tain an I P add ress aut oma tical ly ”, then click “OK” to confirm y our setting s. Once yo u restart y our syste m, Wirele ss Router will obtain an IP a ddress for this system. • If you decide to use fixed IP address for your system[...]

10 d) Select “ DNS Configuration ” tab and m ake su re select “ Enable DNS ”, en ter the DNS address provides from your ISP in the “ DNS Server Searc h Order ” field, then click “ Add ”:[...]

11 Checking TCI/IP Setting for Windows NT4.0 a) Select “ Control Panel Æ Network ”, click “ Protocols ” tab then select “ TCP/IP protocol ”, window shown as below will appear:[...]

12 b) Click “ Properties ”, wind ow show n as be low wil l appear.[...]

13 • Select th e netw ork card on y our system from “ Adapte r ” field. • If you decide to use IP address from Wirele ss Router, select “ Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server ”. • If you decide to use the IP address you are desired, select “ Specify an IP address ”. Make sure enter correct addresses in “ IP Address ” and ?[...]

14 Checking TCP/IP Settings for Windows 2000 a) Select “ Start Æ Contro l Panel Æ Network and Dial-up Conne ction ” and ri ght click “ Local Area Connect ion ” then click “ Properties ”:[...]

15 b) Select the “ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) ” for the network card on your system, then click “ Properties ”, w indow shown as below will appear.[...]

16 • If you decide to use IP address from Wirele ss Router, select “ Obtain an IP address automatically ”. • If you decide to use the IP address you are desired, select “ Use the following IP address ”. Make sure enter cor rect addre sses in “ IP Addres s ” and “ Subnet Mask ” fields. • You must set Wireless Router’s IP addr[...]

17 b) Selec t “ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) ” then clic k “ Properties ”, w indow shown as below will appear.[...]

18 • If you decide to use IP address from Wirele ss Router, select “ Obtain an IP address automatically ”. • If you decide to use the IP address you are desired, select “ Use the following IP address ”. Make sure enter cor rect addre sses in “ IP Addres s ” and “ Subnet Mask ” fields. • You must set Wireless Router’s IP addr[...]

19 c) Select “ I want to se t up my Internet connection manually , or I want to connec t through a local area network (LAN) ” then click “ Next ”. d) Select “ I connect through a local area net work (LAN) ” then click “ Ne xt ”. Make sure all the boxes on the fo llowing LAN Internet Configuration screen are unchecked. e) Select “ [...]

20 Most Linux inst allations use fixed IP address, if you wish to use a fixed IP address, make sure make the followin g changes. a) Set “ Default Gateway ” with the I P address o f the w ireless ro uter. b) Make sur e DNS set tings are correct. To act as a DHCP Client (recommended) The procedures below may vary depending on v ersion of Linux an[...]

21 3. Setup Wireless Router Configurations via Web Browser The Wireless Rou ter comes with a w eb-based configura tion utility. Users can access this configuration utility from an y of client system w ithin Wireless Router’s LAN. For be st results, either use Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator 4.7 o r later. Before yo[...]

22 3.2 System This sectio n displa ys the ba sic configura tion para meters of yo ur Wireless R outer, such as System Status, System Settings, Admi nistrator Setting s, Firmware Upgrade , Configuration Tools an d System Log. Although most users will be able to accept the default settings, bu t every ISP is d ifferent. Please check with your ISP i f[...]

23 INTE RN ET: Displays WAN connection type and status. GATEWA Y: Disp lays system IP settings, as well as DHCP, NAT and Firewall status. INFORMATION: Displays the number of connected clients, as well as the Wireless Broadband Router's hardware and firmware version numbers. System Settings The System Settings window configures wireless broadba[...]

24 Host Name: Enter a h ostna me if it was provi ded b y the I SP (De fault : Wi reles s_Ro uter ). Domain Name: Enter a Domain Name if it wa s provide d by the ISP (D efault: Router). NTP Server(option): En ter a NTP Ser ver IP Ad dre ss. Set Time Zone: Select th e time zone of the cou ntry yo u a re currently in. The router will set its time ba s[...]

25 local network. However, you can also manage the Wireless Broadband Router from a remote host by adding the IP address of an administrator to this screen. Password Settings: Allows you to select a password in order to access the web-based management website. Remote Manageme nt: You ca n specify a Host IP ad dress th at can p erform remote managem[...]

26 Firmware Upgrade: Th is tool allows you to upgrade the Broad band router’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broa dband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter th at file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on [...]

27 Rest art Sy stem : Reset Wireless Broadband Router, Reboot this device. Restore Factory Defaults: Re set the setting s of this d evice to the factory defau lt values. Backup Settings: Save th e settings of this device to a file. Restore Settings: Restore the settings of th is device to the backup settings. System Log The System Log window displa[...]

28 System Log: Wireless broadband router’s syste m activity. Security Log: Displays any illegal attempts to access your network. 3.3 W AN Connected Type Specify the WAN connection type required by your Internet Service Provider, then click " OK Button " to prov ide detai led c onfig ura tion p aram eter s for the s elec ted c onnec tion[...]

29 Dynamic IP address: Your ISP will autom atically give you an IP addre ss Static IP address: Your ISP has given you an IP address already PPPoE: Your ISP requ ires PPPoE connection. PPTP: Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. L2TP: Your I SP req uires L2TP connec ti on.[...]

30 DNS Domain Name Servers are used to map an IP address to the equivalent domain name (e.g. www. wav eplus. com ). Y our ISP should prov ide t he IP addres s fo r one or more d omai n name servers. Sta tic DN S S erv er : You can e nable or di sabl e the S tat ic DNS Serve r. Domain Name Serv er (DNS) Address: This is the ISP’s DNS server IP add[...]

31 Valid IP addresses consist of four numbers, and are separated by periods. The first three fields are the network portion, and c an be from 0-255, while the last field is the host portion and can be from 1-254. IP a ddres s: This is the router’s LAN port IP address (Your LAN clients defau lt gateway IP address) Subnet Mask: Specify a Subnet Mas[...]

32 DHCP Client List The DHCP client list allows you to see which clients are connected to the Wireless Broadband Router via IP address, host name, and MAC address. DHCP Client List: This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. The “DHCP Client List ” displays the IP address and the MAC address and Remaining Ti[...]

33 3.5 NA T Virtual Ser ver If you configure the Wireless Broadband Router as a virtual server, remote users accessing services su ch as We b or FTP at yo ur local site via pub lic IP ad dresses can be automatically redirected to local servers configu red with private IP address. In other words, depending on the requested service (TCP/UDP port numb[...]

34 number will be changed to when the packet enters your LAN (to the LAN Server/Client IP) Type: Select the port numb er protocol type ( TCP, UDP or both). If yo u are unsure, then leave it to the de fault both protocol. Public Port: Enter the service (service/In ternet applic ation) port number from the Inter net that will be re-directe d to the a[...]

35 Trigger Port: This is th e out going (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application. Trigger Type: Sele ct whet her the o utbo und por t pr otoco l is “TCP ”, “UDP ” or bot h. Public Port: Enter the In-coming (Inbound) port or port range for this typ e of application (e.g. 2300-2400, 47624) Public Type: Sele ct the Inbo[...]

36 Server IP: Enter the NAT server IP ad dress. Mapping Ports: Enter the port address NAT server maps to. Type: Select the Inbound port p rotocol type: “TCP”, “UD P” or both. Comment: The de scription of th is setting. Enab led: Enable the Port Mapping function. ALG (Application Lev el Gateway) The ALG window allows user to configure ALG se[...]

37 ALG (Application Layer Gate way): You ca n select to enable, then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NAT gateway. DMZ (Demilitarized Zo ne) If you have a client PC that cannot run In ternet application properly from behind the NAT firewall or after configuring the Specia l Applications function, then you can open the [...]

38 DMZ (Demilitarized Zo ne): Enabl e/dis abl e DMZ. Public IP Address: The I P address of the WAN port or any other Public IP addresses given t o you by yo ur ISP. IP Address of Virtual DMZ Host: En ter the DM Z host IP address. 3.6 F ire wall Firewall Options The Wireless Broadband Router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting conn[...]

39 Firewall Options: Sel ect the functions th at firewall sup p ort s. The selec tions incl ude E nable Hacker Attack Protect , Discard PING from WAN side, Unallow to PING the Gatew ay, Drop Port Scan packet s, Allow to Scan Security Port (113), Discard NetBios Packets, Accept Fragment Packets and Send ICMP packets when error. Clie nt F ilt eri ng [...]

40 URL Filtering To configure the URL Filtering feature, use the table as abo ve to specify the web sites (www.somesite.com) and/or web URLs containing the keyword you want to filter on your network.[...]

41 MAC Control The MAC Control window allows user to block certain client PCs accessing the Internet based on MAC address.[...]

42 MAC Address Control: This function allows user to de term ine whether to filte r out or accept the following MAC address connect to Internet. Configure MAC Address: Enter the MAC a ddress to f ilter out or to accept. 3.7 Routing Routing Table The Routing Table window displays the current routing information in the system.[...]

43 Static Routing A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Destination LAN IP: T he net work a ddr ess of dest inati on LAN . Subnet Mask: The subnet mask of destination LAN.[...]

44 Gat eway: The next stop gateway of the path toward the destination LAN. This is the IP o f the neighbor router that this router should communicate wi th on the path to the destination LAN. Dynamic Routing Dynamic Routing can be used to cache routes learned by routing proto cols, thus allowing the aut omat ion o f st atic ro uting maint enanc e. [...]

45 vendors that cooperate in the Plug and Play forum. UPnP Settings: You can Enable or Dis able UPnP feature here. Port Mapping The Port Mappings window displays all UPnP ports mapping information.[...]

46 3.9 DD NS DDNS Dynamic DNS) DDNS (Dynamic DNS) provides you on the Internet with a meth od to tie their domain name to a computer or server. DDNS allow s your domain name to follow your IP address automatically by having your DNS records changed when your IP addre ss changes.[...]

47 DDNS: Enable/Disable t he DDNS function of this router. 3.10 Wireless Basic Configuration The Basic Configuration window allows user to set wireless SSID, Channel and enable/disable SSID Broadcast.[...]

48 SSID : SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the network name (by de fault: Default_11G). It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. To communicate, all wireless devices in the n etw ork shou ld sh are the s ame SSID . BSSID: Basic Service Set Identification. BSSID is used to identify the name of an ad-hoc wireless n etwor k. Channel: Th[...]

49 WEP Encryption: You may d isable or en able the WEP function from the setting item. The selections in the setting item are changed based on the key format. Passphrase: The name of the set of WEP keys. Key 1 - Key 4: The WEP keys are us ed to encryp t data t rans mit ted in t he wirel ess netwo rk. F ill the text box by following the rules below.[...]

50 DTIM Perio d, Basic Rate S et, TX Rates and Prea mble. Regulatory Domain: Allo ws user to select the region wireless broadband router is located. The router’s Default setting is Auto w hich means router will automatically a djust which regulatory domain it will operate with. Beacon Period: This value represents the time interval between beacon[...]

51 Prea mble : Eithe r Short (72 bits) or Long (144 bits). MAC Filter The MAC Filter window allows user to set wireless broadband router to allow/prevent devices from listed M AC addresse s to acces s the ro uter. MAC Address Filter: This field allows user to select w hether the broadband wireless router allows the MAC address to access the wireles[...]

52 Authentication The Authentication Settin g window allows user to set up w ireless security settin gs, such as Secur ity Mode , WPA-PSK Pa ss Phrase , WPA G- Rekey Inte rval and WPA Da ta Encrypti on.[...]

53 Security Mode: Select whether the broadband wireless router operates without any security mode or with WEP, WPA and WPA-PSK mode. WPA-PSK Pass phrase: The name for WPA-PSK mode. WPA G-Rekey Interval: Enter the time period the broadband wireless router changes WPA G-Reke y. WPA Data Enc ryption: Select whether the broadband wireless router uses T[...]

54 Radius Server: Enter the Radius (Remote Authentication Dial-In user Service) server IP address. Radius Server Port: Enter the Radu is server port nu mber. Shared Secrete: E nter the password for the Radius server. Confirm Shared Secrete: Confirm the password for the Radius server. 3.11 Wiz ard Host Settings The Host Settings window allows user t[...]

55 Host Name: Enter a h ostna me if it was provi ded b y the I SP (De fault : Wi reles s_Ro uter ). Domain Name: Enter a Domain Name if it wa s provided by the ISP (Defau lt: Router). Time Zone: Sele ct the time zon e of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selectio n. Daylight Saving: Th e rou ter can also t[...]

56 Cable Modem: If you r broadband wireless router connects to the cable modem, click Cable Modem to enable/disable the MAC cloning function (MAC address is provided by your ISP). Fixed-IP xDSL: If your broadband wireless router connects to the Fixed-IP xDSL, click Fixed-IP xDSL to enter the IP address and gateway address are provided by ISP. Dial-[...]

57 3.12 Hel p Click Help on the Top-right button of each Web-based Utility section to connect Help screen. On the Help screen, you can see each Web-based Utility of wireless broadband router. The wireless broadband router function s are described and some technology terms are listed too.[...]

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59 3.13 Logout Click Logout in the task bar to in itiate wireless broadband router logout process. Click OK to lo gout the wireless broadband router utility.[...]

60 4. Troubleshooting This cha pter covers some commo n problems th at user ma y encou nter while accessing the wireless router and some po ssible solutions for them. If you follow the suggested instructions to configure the w ireless router, bu t router still does n ot function properly, please contact your local dealer for assistance. Q1) Ca n no[...]

61 Q4) My PC can no t lo cate th e wi reless rout er. Ans: Check the following. a) If your PC is set to Infrastructure Mode, because the router is always in Infrastructure Mode . b) If the SSID on your PC and wireless ro uter are th e same. Remember that the SSID is ca se-sensi tive. c) If both of your PC a nd wireless router have the same WEP se t[...]