Intellinet Wireless G 4-Port Router 524636 manual

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3 Tha nk yo u for pur chasin g the INTE LLINET NETWORK SOL UTI ONS ™ Wire less G 4 - Po r t Rou ter , Model 5 24636. The Wir eless G 4 - Por t Rou ter le ts y ou e xperience fas t speed s as yo u su r f the W eb , down load mu sic or pho tos , and pl ay on line g ames. T his wir eless rout er wo r ks wi th 802. 1 1 g as w ell a s the older 802. 1[...]

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5 for a n uncontr olled en vi ronmen t. In ord er to a v oid the possi bili t y of e x c eedi ng the F CC rad io frequ ency e xpos ure li mits , huma n pro ximity to th e ant enna s hall n ot be less th an 20 cm ( 8 inche s ) during n ormal oper ation . The an ten na( s ) use d for this tr ansm it ter m ust no t be co - located or oper ate d in con[...]

6 HARD WARE LED Status Description PWR On Power is on. Of f Power is of f. WLAN On The Wireless LAN has been activated. Flashing There is Wireless LAN activity (transferring or receiving data). Of f The Wireless LAN has been deactivated. W AN On The W AN has been connected. Flashing T h e r e i s W A N ac ti v it y ( tr an s fe rr i ng or r e ce iv[...]

7 HARD WARE 2. If problems persist or you forget your password, press the button for longer than 4 seconds and the router will reset itself to the factory default settings. N OT E : Y our original congurations will be replaced with the factory default settings. • P owe r adap ter j ack. N OT E : Only u se the pow er ad apt er inclu ded wit h t[...]

8 QUICK INST A LL A TION 2 quiC k inst a ll a t ion This Quick Installation section can be used to begin router operation as quickly as possible, requiring only minimal information in order to use the router simply as an Internet access device. (A separate printed Quick Install Guide — presenting the basic hardware conguration and the Initial [...]

9 QUICK INST A LL A TION 2. When the login screen displays, ll in the “User Name” and “Password” elds, then click “OK” to log in. NOTE: By default, the user name is “admin” and the password is “1234.” However , for security reasons it is recommended that you change the password as soon as possible (refer to Section 3: Gene[...]

10 QUICK INST A LL A TION 2. 1 Time Zone On thi s s cre en, you ca n ba se the rou ter’s ti me o n t hes e se tti ngs , wh ich will also affect functions such as log entries and rewall settings. T ime Zone Select: Select your local time zone from the drop-down menu. The router will synchronize time according to your selection. NTP server: Sele[...]

11 QUICK INST A LL A TION IP Address: Ent er t he rou ter ’ s L AN p ort IP a ddr ess (yo ur LAN cli ent s’ default gateway IP address). Subnet Mask: Specify a subnet mask for your LAN segment. Click “Next” to proceed to the next screen . 2.3 W AN Inter face On this screen, select one of the four types of connections you’ll be using — S[...]

12 QUICK INST A LL A TION 2.3. 1 St atic IP IP Address: Ent er the IP address that your ISP has given you. Subnet Mask: E nt er th e I SP -p r ov id e d su b ne t m as k; e. g. ,2 5 5. 25 5 .2 55 . 0. Default Gateway IP: En ter the ISP’ s IP address gateway . DNS: Ente r the ISP’ s DNS server IP address. Click “Next” to proceed to the next [...]

13 QUICK INST A LL A TION 2.3.3 PP P oE User Name: Enter the username provided by your ISP . Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP . NOTE: Additional parameters, such as idle timeout, MTU size and connection type, can be found in General Setup / LAN Setup. Click “Next” to proceed to the next screen . 2.3. 4 P PTP IP Address: Enter t[...]

14 QUICK INST A LL A TION Subnet Mask: E nt er th e I SP -p r ov id e d su b ne t m as k; e. g. ,2 5 5. 25 5 .2 55 . 0. Server IP Address : Enter the IP address of the ISP gateway . User Name : Enter the username provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection (sometimes referred to a the connection ID). Password : Enter the password provided by your [...]

15 QUICK INST A LL A TION 2.5 Wireless Securi t y Set t ings Enabling WEP or WP A encryption can prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network. Encryption: Select one of the ve options from the drop-down menu, then click “OK” to proceed to the screen of the selected option. None — Do not apply any encryption to wireless usage: Every[...]

16 QUICK INST A LL A TION 2.5. 1 WEP When you select either a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key , you need to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. Y ou can generate the key by yourself and enter it; you can also enter four WEP keys and select one of them as the default key . Then the router can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys. Key Length: [...]

17 QUICK INST A LL A TION • 128-bit WEP: Input 26-digit hex values (in the “A-F ,” “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 13-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys. Click “OK” to save and ac tivate all th e setti ngs. No w you can use the router as your Internet gateway . 2.5. 2 W P A ( TKIP ) Wi-Fi Protec ted Acc ess (WP A) is an adva [...]

18 QUICK INST A LL A TION 2.5. 3 WP A 2 (AE S ) Wi -F i Pr ote ct ed Ac ce ss 2 ( WP A2) i s an ad va nc ed se cu ri ty s tan da rd t hat lets you use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and en cryp t d ata dur ing co mmun ica tio n. I t u ses CCM P (AE S) to fre quently change the encryption key , making it difcult for hackers to[...]

19 QUICK INST A LL A TION (AES) to frequently change the encryption key , making it difcult for hackers to break through and thus greatly improving security . Pre-Shared Key Format: Select “Passphrase” (alphanumeric format) or “Hexadecimal Digits” (in the “A-F ,” “a-f” and “0-9” range) for the pre-shared key . For example, pa[...]

20 GENERAL SETUP 3 ge ne r al se tuP Clicking “General Setup” on the Home Page — which displays when the init ial set up is complet ed (see Quick Instal lation) — displays the screen below . If yo u alre ady con gured the Qu ick Set up Wiza rd, you don’t need to congure anything in the General Setup section in order to start using t[...]

21 GENERAL SETUP 3. 1 System Select from among T ime Zone Setting, Password Setup and Ping T esting on the left-hand menu to continue with your conguration . 3. 1 . 1 Time Zone Sett ing Y our router bases its time reference on the setting s cong ured h ere, whic h will aff ect fun ctions such a s log e ntries and rewall settings. Current T[...]

22 GENERAL SETUP 3. 1 . 2 Pass word Setu p Y ou can change the password required to log in to the router system’s W eb-based management. By default, there is no password, so assign a password to the administrator as soon as possible and record it in a safe place. Passwords can contain up to 12 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive. User [...]

23 GENERAL SETUP I f t he ho st or I P a d d r es s y ou tr y t o pi n g is of i n e or ot h er wi s e un a va il a bl e, the response will be “Destination Unreachable,” as shown below . 3.2 W AN Go to W AN Interface Setup if you’ve already done the Quick Installation setup and want to change your Internet connection to one of the four acc[...]

24 GENERAL SETUP Static IP: Y our ISP has given you an IP address already . DHCP Client: Y our ISP will automatically give you an IP address. PPPoE: Y our ISP requires a PPPoE connection. PPTP: Y our ISP req uir es you to us e a Po int- to- Poi nt T unn eli ng Prot oco l (PPTP) connection. 3.2 . 1 St atic IP IP Address: Enter the IP address that yo[...]

25 GENERAL SETUP that support UPnP smoothly connect to Internet sites without any incompatibility problem due to the NAPT port translation. Enable W eb Server Access on W AN Port: Enter where to start the W eb server access on the W AN when you want to access the Web- based management from a remote site. Enable FTP ALG on Port: The FTP Application [...]

26 GENERAL SETUP Host Name: Enter the hostname of your computer . NOTE: This is optional, required only if your service provider asks you to do so. Obtain DNS Automatically: Select if your ISP requires you to obtain a DNS via the DHCP server before you connect to the Internet. Set DNS Manually: Select if your ISP gives you a static DNS server for c[...]

27 GENERAL SETUP • Manual — Only connects to the Internet when “Connect” is clicked; disconnects when “Disconnect” is clicked. Idle T ime: Specify the amount of Internet-inactivity time that needs to elapse before shutting down. NOTE: This option is only available when “Connect on Demand” is selected. MTU Size: Enter the MTU value o[...]

28 GENERAL SETUP IP Address: Enter the IP address that your ISP has given you. Subnet Mask: E nt er th e I P- pr o vi de d s ub n et m a sk ( e .g ., 2 5 5. 25 5 .2 55 . 0) . Server IP Address: En t er th e I P a d d re ss of t h e P PT P g a t ew a y as s ig n ed by your ISP . User Name: Enter the username assigned by your ISP . Password: Enter th[...]

29 GENERAL SETUP How t o Use dyndns. org Th e sa me use rnam e a nd pass wor d r equi red to log in to the dy ndn s.or g W eb site to manage your accounts (above) need to be entered for the DDNS conguration of the router (below).[...]

30 GENERAL SETUP Check that the hostname in your dyndns.org account (above) is the same as the hostname entered into the router ’s DDNS conguration (below). If it is, click “Apply” to save the settings. 3.3 L AN This s creen a llow s you t o specify a pr iv at e IP addr ess for y our rou ter’ s L A N por ts, as w ell as a s ubne t mas k [...]

31 GENERAL SETUP IP Address : Th is is th e r ou t er’ s L AN po r t I P a dd re ss (y ou r LAN cl ie n ts ’ de faul t gat ew ay I P addre ss ). Th e defa ult i s 1 92. 1 68. 2. 1 . Subnet Mask : Specif y a sub net ma sk for y our L AN segme nt. The de faul t is 255.255 . 255.0 . Default Gatewa y: Spe c if y the de fau lt gat ew a y for yo ur L[...]

32 GENERAL SETUP 3.4 Wireless This section a llows y ou t o build a w ireless LA N so tha t all PCs e quip ped with a n IEE E 8 02. 1 1 b or 80 1 . 1 1 g wir eless ne t work ada pte r c an connect to y our i ntran et. It s uppor ts W E P , W P A and WP A 2 e n cryp ti o n t o e n ha nc e the security of y our wire less net work. 3.4. 1 Basic Set ti[...]

33 GENERAL SETUP wir eless L A N shou ld ha ve th e same E SSID . The de faul t entr y is “INTELL INET . ” Chan nel Number: Select a wir eless L A N chan nel. Al l de v ices i n t he same w ireless LA N shou ld use the s ame chan nel. Th e defa ult i s 1 1 . Associated C lient s : Cli ck “ Show A ctiv e Clien ts” t o disp la y the Activ e W[...]

34 GENERAL SETUP • Sha red K e y — With this op tion , you s hould a lso se t up the WEP k e y on the E ncr ypti on screen , and wi reless sta tions s hould u se WEP e ncr ypt ion in the a uthen tication p hase t o associa te with th e rout er . • Au to — Thi s allo ws wirel ess clien ts to associ ate wi th the rou ter b y usin g either o f[...]

35 GENERAL SETUP T urbo Mod e : This en hances the d ata tran sfer r ate o f a WL AN ( up to 35 Mbps ). Th e defa ult s etting , “ Aut o, ” is re c ommen ded . Click “Apply” to save the congurations . 3.4.3 Securi t y As an access point, the Wireless G 4 - Por t Router pro vides comple te wir eless L A N security functio ns — WEP , IEE[...]

36 GENERAL SETUP bef ore acc essing the WL AN. Authenti c ation is processed by a R ADIUS ser v er . Ch eck this bo x to a uthen ticat e users b y IEE E 802. 1 x. WP A Authentication Mode: WP A c an au then ticate b y en abli ng eithe r “R ADIU S” or “ Pre- Sha red K ey . ” WP A / WP A 2 Cipher Su it e : Select ei ther “TKIP ” or “ A [...]

37 GENERAL SETUP Wireless Access Control Mode : E nable or d isabl e this fun ction. MA C Address / Comment: F ill i n these t wo eld s for the wi reless s tation to be a dded t o the access lis t, then click “ A pply . ” Once one or more MA C addr esses are g ive n access to the ne t work, the r esul ting li st will d ispla y at the bo t to[...]

38 GENERAL SETUP On ce o ne or mo re i t em s a r e l is t ed , th e resul ting Cu r ren t Fil ter T abl e list can be di spl a y ed . Delete individual listings in the URL Address column by c h e c k i n g t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g box in the Select column and then clicking “Delete Selected.” Delete all items on the list at once by click[...]

39 GENERAL SETUP the l ist, hig hlig ht it a nd click “Delet e Select ed” ( or “ Delet e All” if y ou’ ve h ighl ight ed more tha n one ). T o clear al l curren t selection s, click “Res et. ” T o clear all current text elds, click “Cancel.” 3.5.3 IP F ilter ing This section allows you to prevent users from accessing certain In[...]

40 GENERAL SETUP Enable IP Filtering: Select to a ctiva te th e function . Local IP Address / Protocol / Comment: For any item to which you want to apply the IP ltering rules, enter a local IP address, select one of the protocols from the drop-down menu, add any comments that can help identify the item whenever you refer to the list, then click [...]

41 GENERAL SETUP re mo v e an it em fr om the l ist, hi ghlig ht it a nd click “Delet e Select ed” ( or “ Dele te All” if y ou’ ve h ighl ight ed more th an one ) . T o clear a ll curren t selectio ns, click “Re set. ” T o clear all current text elds, click “Cancel.” 3.5.5 P or t F or warding Th is s ect ion all ows yo u to re-[...]

42 GENERAL SETUP 3.5.6 DMZ If y ou ha v e a loc al clie nt PC tha t can ’t run an In te r net a pplica tion prope r ly from be hind the NA T rew all ( ga mes, for e xamp le ) , then y ou can open the clie nt up t o unr estricted two -wa y In terne t access by d eni ng a DMZ hos t. The DMZ functio n allo ws yo u to re- dir ect all pa ck ets [...]

43 S TAT U S 4 st a tus T he Sta tus se ction allo ws y o u t o m o n i t or a n d r e f e r e n c e su ch things a s the connection sta tus of t he rout er ’ s W AN / L A N in ter faces, th e current rmw are v ersion n umbers and a ny i llega l attemp ts to access yo ur ne t work. In add ition , it contai ns the s yst em log and th e statis t[...]

44 S TAT U S Enable Log : Select to a ctiv ate th e function , then se lect eithe r “ wireless onl y ” or “s yst em all . ” Enable Remote Log / Log Ser ver IP A d dress : Select t o send al l log in formati on to a rem ote s er ve r , and e nt er the ser v er IP add ress in the t ext eld . Click “Refresh” to view the mos t recent i n[...]

45 TOO LS 5 tools T h is se ctio n al low s y o u t o sa ve or re stor e c ongu ration s ettings a nd upg rade s yst em rmw are . 5. 1 Sav e/Reloa d Set t ings This screen all ows y ou to sa v e (ba ck up ) the r oute r ’ s curren t congur ation se t tings , which , of course , pro vides a dded pro tectio n and conv en ience sho uld prob[...]

46 TOO LS 5. 2 Upgrade Fi r mware This screen all ows y ou to u pgrade th e Wireless G 4- Por t Rou ter’ s s yst em rmw are . T o do so , yo u need t o downlo ad the rmw are le t o your local hard drive. Select File : E nt er the len ame of th e rmwa re alr eady do wnloa ded to the ha rd driv e eld, o r c lick “Brow se” t o [...]

47 APPEN DIx A aPP endix a T his sect ion presen ts the basic steps f or usi ng Wind ows 200 0, XP or V ista to obtain an IP address automatically , as directed in the Quick Installation section . Windo ws 200 0 1. Go to Start → Settings → Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. In the Ne two rk a nd Dial -up[...]

48 APPEN DIx A Windo ws XP 1. Go to Start → Settings, then click “Network Connections.” 2. Double-click on the Local Area Connection icon. 3. Check your list of Network Components. Y ou should see “Internet Protocol [TCP/IP]” on your list. Select it and click “Properties.” 4. In th e Inte rnet Protoc ol (TC P/IP) Proper ties window , [...]

49 APPEN DIx A Windo ws Vist a 1. Go to Start → Settings → Control Panel. 2. Double-click Network and Sharing Center . 3. Click “Manage network connections”; right-click on the Local Area Connection icon; then select “Properties.” 4. Check your list of Network Components. Y ou should see “Internet Protocol V ersion 4 (TCP/IPv4)” on [...]

50 APPEN DIx b aPP endix B T o manua lly nd y our P C’ s IP and MA C ad dresses i n Windo ws, ope n the Comma nd Prom pt prog ram, type “Ipcong / all” and pr ess the E nte r ke y . Y our PC’ s IP add ress is li sted a s “ IP add ress ( 1 92. 1 68. 1 . 77) . ” The ro uter’ s IP addr ess is lis ted as “Def aul t Gate wa y ( 1 92[...]

51 GL OSSAR y g l o s s a ry Default Gatewa y: E ver y non-route r IP de vice needs t o congur e a de faul t gat ew ay’ s IP add ress. Wh en the de vice send s out an I P pa cke t, if the d estina tion is no t on the sa me network the de vice ha s to s end the pa ck et to i ts def ault g at ewa y , which wil l then se nd it out to war d the de[...]

52 GL OSSAR y consecu tiv e leadi ng 1 ’ s fol lowe d by cons ecutiv e trai ling 0’ s, s uch as 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .00 0 0 0 0 0 0. Th eref ore , a network mas k can some times b e des cri be d s i m pl y a s “x” n um be r o f lead ing 1 ’ s. When bo th are r eprese nte d side b y side i n their b inar y f[...]

53 GL OSSAR y Application Protocol Port Number T elnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 1 10 H.323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP T rap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPPoE: Poi nt-t o - Po int P rot oc ol o ver E thernet , a c ommu nication s prot ocol f o r t r a n s m i tt i n g d a ta o v e r t h e[...]

54 SPEC IfICA TIONS sPeCifiCa tions Standards • IEEE 802.1d (Spanning T ree Protocol) • IEEE 802.1x (Wireless User Authentication) • IEEE 80 2.1 1b ( 1 1 M bps Wir ele ss LAN) • IEEE 8 02.1 1g (5 4 M bps W irel ess LAN) • IEEE 80 2.3 (10 Bas e-T E the rnet ) • IEEE 802.3u (100Base-TX Fast Ethernet) General • LAN ports: 4 RJ45 10/100 M[...]

55 SPEC IfICA TIONS Mbps, 12 Mbps, 9 Mbps, 6 Mbps) • Output power: - OFDM: 15 dBm +/- 1 dBm (54 Mbps, 50 mW max.) - CCK: 17 dBm +/- 1 dBm (1 1 Mbps, 50 mW max.) • Maximum coverage distance: 100 m / 300 ft. (indoor), 300 m / 900 ft. (outdoor) • Wireless security: - WEP encryption (64-/128-bit) - WP A (TKIP and AES) - WP A2 (TKIP and AES) - Cli[...]