Kyocera KR1 manual

Kyocera KR1 Mobile Router User Guide Kyocera W ir eless Co rp. 10300 Campus Point Drive San Diego, CA 92121 U.S.A . 82-N8362-2EN, Rev .003[...]

Ky ocera KR1 M obile Rout er User Guide Kyocera Wireless Corp Proprietary The Kyocera Wireless Corp. (“KWC”) products described in this manual may include copyrighted KWC an d th ir d p ar ty so ft war e st or e d in sem iconducto r mem ories or ot her medi a. Laws in th e United States and other co untrie s preserve for KWC and th ird party so[...]

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Introd uctio n 1 1I n t r o d u c t i o n The K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router is a high-perf orm ance tool that supports wireless networking at home, w ork, or in a public place. The K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router suppor ts uses a 32-bit PCMCIA (EVDO) wireless card, or a 1xEV-DO mobile phone, and suppor ts wireless data transfers up to 5 4 Mbps, and wired[...]

2 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide LEDs – Kyocera KR1 Mobile Router (Front View) W AN LED A green light indicates connection on the (EVDO) port. WLA N LED A blinking green light indicates that the connect ion on the WLAN interface is av ailable. PHONE LED A green light indicates connectio n to the USB port (used when a 1xEV-DO mobile phone [...]

Introd uctio n 3 Features • When used with eithe r 802.11b, or 802.11 g, secu rity fe ature s incl ude WP A-PS K : Pr e Sh ared Key Mode . This mode utiliz es a single Passphr ase of eigh t to 63 ASCII character s to au thenticate us ers. • Fully compatible with the 802.11g standard to p rovide a wireless data transf er rate of up to 5 4Mbps. ?[...]

4 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide 2 Packa ge Con tents System Requirements for Configuration • A compatible 32-b it PCMCIA (EVDO ) card with s ervice , or a 1xEV-DO m obile phone w ith s erv ice . Note: Subject t o ser vices and ser vice ter ms available from your carrier . • Computer s with Windows, Macintosh, or Linux-based operating s[...]

Wireless Basics 5 3 Wir eles s Basics The K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router is based on industr y standards to provide easy-to-use and comp atible high-speed wireless connectivity within y our home, or business. The K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router al lows you to access the data you want, when a nd where you want it. A WLAN (wireless local area netw ork) tran[...]

6 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Installation Consideration s The K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router allows you access your networ k using a wireless connection, from virt uall y anywhere within its operating rang e. K eep in mind howev er , that the numb er , t hickness, and location of walls, ceilings, or other objects that t he wireless signals[...]

Instal lation Ins tructions 7 4 Installation Ins tructions Connect the Kyocera KR1 Wir eless Router to Y our Network Note: Ensur e that po wer to y our K y ocera KR 1 Mobile Rout er is not connect ed bef or e perf orming the installatio n steps belo w . 32-bit PCMCIA (EVDO) Car d or 1xEV -DO Mobile Phone Connection Note: T o preserve the life of yo[...]

8 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide 5 Usin g the Configur ation Menu Once properly configured, the K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router will obtain an d assign IP address inf or mation automatically . Configuration set tings can be established through the K yocer a KR1 Mobile Router Configuration Menu. Y ou ca n access this interface by performing the [...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 9 Basic > Wizard The Basic>Wizard T ype screen will appear . Ref er to th e K y ocer a KR1 Mobile Router Quick Installation Guide for m ore i nfo r m a ti on regarding the Setup Wizard. These buttons appear on many of the configuration screens in this section. Please click on the appropriate button at the bottom[...]

10 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Basic > Wireless (Security – No Encryption ) Wireless Mode- Enabled is the de fault . Selecting this option will allow you to set your Wir eless Access Point (W AP) settings. Sele cting Disabled, will gr ey-out all S ecurity radio buttons (please see “ Secu rity ” below). SSID- Ser vice Set Identif[...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 11 Basic > Wireless (Security – WEP) Security - WEP Authe nticati on- Yo u m a y s e l e c t Open System, or Shared Ke y . The defau lt is Open Sy stem. If you select Open System , your network will not be secure. Select Shared Key to create a secure network authentication between your WLAN host and the K yocer a[...]

12 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Basic > Wireless (Security – WP A-PSK) Security - WP A-PSK. WP A-PSK au thenticates user s based on a Passphrase . The default setting does not cont ain a Passph rase . Passphrase- T o enable your WP A-PSK, enter your eight to 63 alpha-nume ric Pa ssphrase . Confirm Pa ssphrase- Enter your Passphrase a[...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 13 Basic > W AN (EVDO) > WAN T ype Caution for W A N (EVDO) Networking: The W AN (EVDO) fields ma y not be necessar y f or your connection. The inf or mation on this page will onl y be used when your serv ice pro vider requires you to enter a User Name and Password to connect to the EVDO network. Please refer to[...]

14 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Basic > LAN LAN is shor t f or Local Area Network, and is considered your intern al network. These are the IP settings of the LAN interface f or the K yocera KR1 Mobile Router , and they may be referred to as Private sett ings. Y ou ma y chang e the LAN IP address if needed. The LAN IP address is private[...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 15 Basic > DHCP DHCP stands f or Dynamic Host Control Protocol. The K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router h as a built-in DHCP ser ver , which automatically assigns an IP address to the computer s on the LA N/private network. Be sure to set y our computer s to be DHCP clients by sett ing their TCP/IP settings t o "Obtai[...]

16 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Advanced > Virtual Server The K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router can be configured as a virtual ser ver so that remote users accessing W eb or FTP ser vices via the public IP address can be autom atically redir ected to local ser vers in the LAN (Local Area Networ k). The K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router firewall f [...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 17 Public Port- The port number on the W AN (Wide Area Networ k) side that is used to access the virtual ser vice. Schedule- The schedule of time when the vir tual ser vice gets enabled. The schedule ma y be set to Always , wh ich allows the part icular ser vice to always be enabled. If it is set t o Time , select the[...]

18 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Advanced > Applications Some applications requ ire multiple connections, such as Inter net gaming, video c onf erencing, Int ernet telephony and other s. These applications have difficulties working through NA T (Networ k Address T ranslation). Special Applications makes some of these applications work w[...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 19 Advanced > Filter s > IP Filters Filter s- Filters are used to deny or allow LAN (Local A rea Netw ork) computer s from accessing the Inter net. The K yocer a KR1 Mobile Router can be setup to deny inter nal computer s by their IP or MA C addresses. The K yocer a KR1 Mobile Router can also bloc k user s from [...]

20 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Advanced > Fi lters > MAC F ilters Use MA C (Media Access Control) Filters to allow or deny LAN (Local Area Network) computers by their MA C addresses from accessing the Networ k. Y ou can ei ther manuall y add a MA C address or select the MA C address from the list of clients that are currently conne[...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 21 Advanced > Firewall Firewall Rules is an advanced feature used to deny or allow traffic from passing through the K yocera KR1 Mobile Router . It wor ks in the same way as IP Filters with additional settings. Y ou can create more detailed access rule s f o r the K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router . When virtual services[...]

22 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Advanced > DMZ If you hav e a client PC that cannot run Internet ap plications properly from behind the K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router , then you can set the client u p f or unrestr icted Inter net access. It allows a comput er to be exposed to the Internet. This featur e is useful for gaming purposes. Ente[...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 23 Advanced > Perform ance Wireless Performance- Displa yed in this w indow are the Wir eless Perf or mance features for the Access P oint p ortion of the K yocer a KR1 Mobile Rou ter . Beacon Int erval- Beacons are packets sent by an A ccess P oint to sync hronize a wireless network. Specify a valu e. By default t[...]

24 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Preamble T ype - Select Short or Long Preamble. The Preambl e defines the lengt h of the CRC block (Cyclic Redundancy Check is a comm on technique f or detecting data transmission error s) f or communication between the K yocera KR1 Mobile Router and the roaming wireless network adapter s. Note: High networ[...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 25 Advanced > W AN (EVDO) Caution for W A N (EVDO) Networking: The W AN (EVDO) fields ma y not be necessar y f or your connection. The inf or mation on this page will onl y be used when your serv ice pro vider requires you to enter a User Name and Password to connect to the EVDO network. Please refer to y our EVDO [...]

26 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide T ools > Admin The T ools > Admin menu allows an adm inistrator to chang e the system passw ord. T wo account options are available: admin and user . The Admin account option allows read/write access. The Us er acco unt option allows f or read-only access on l y . Wi thin t his option, th e user can v[...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 27 IP Address- The Intern et IP address of the computer that has access to the Broadband Router . If you input an aster isk (*) into this field, then an y compu ter is able to access the Router . Putting an aster isk (*) into this field would present a security r isk and is not recom men de d. Subnet Mask- All the dev[...]

28 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide T ools > System The current system settings can be saved as a file onto the local hard dr iv e. The saved file, or an y other saved settings file, can be loaded back on the Broadband Router . T o r eload a system settings file, click on Browse to browse the local hard drive and locate the system file to [...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 29 T ools > Firmware Y ou can u pgr ade the fir mware of the K y ocera KR1 Mobile R outer from this menu. Ensure the firmware you want to use is on the loca l hard drive of your computer . Click on Browse to browse and loc ate the fir mware to be used for your update. Please check the K y ocera support site at http[...]

30 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide T ools > DDNS DDNS- T o use the Dynamic Domain Name Ser ver update the client built in to the router , click Enabled. By default the DDNS is Disabled . Server Add ress- Choose your DDNS provider fr om the drop down menu. Host Name- Enter the Host Name that you registered with y our DDNS service provider [...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 31 T ools > Misc Ping T est- The Ping T est is used to send Ping packets to te st if a computer is on the Internet . Enter the IP Address that you wish t o Ping, and click Ping . Restart Device- Click Reboot to restar t the K yocer a KR1 Mobile Router . This will take a few minutes. Block W AN Ping- Discard Ping fr[...]

32 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide T ools > Cable T est This page displays the current information for the K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router , which will assist you in troubleshooting your networ k. It will display whic h por t on the K yocer a KR1 Mobile Router is cur rentl y connect ed.[...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 33 Status > Device Info This page displays the current LAN, WW AN, and WIRELESS inform ation for th e K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router . A connection to the E VDO network will be established when the unit is powered on. Use the Disconnect button to disconnect from the EVD O network; use the Connect button to esta blish [...]

34 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Status > Log The K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router keep s a running log of events and activities. Select the Log Settings button . The follo wing scr een appear s. View Log- First Page- The first page of the log Last Page- The last page of the log Previous- Moves back one log page Next- Moves forward one log p[...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 35 Status > Log > Log Settings # 2 Check the box ne xt to System Lo g. Clic k Apply .[...]

36 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Status > Log > Log Settings # 3 A screen will displa y the K yocer a KR1 M obile Router log settings. Note: If the device is rebooted, the logs are automatically cleared.[...]

Using th e Configur ation Menu 37 St atus > St ats The screen above displa ys the T raf fic Statistics. Here you can view the amoun t of packets that pass through the K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router on both the W AN and the LAN P or ts. The traffic counter resets if the device is rebooted. The wireless cl ient ta ble displa ys a current list of conn[...]

38 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide Help > Help Menu Click on Help at any time, for more informat ion.[...]

T r oubles hooting 39 6 T r oubleshoot ing This section provides an ov er view of common issues, and possible solutions f or the installation and operation of the K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router . 1. I am unable to access the Configurat ion Menu when I use my computer to configur e the router . Why? Note: It is recomm ended that you use an Ether net co[...]

40 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide 1. Go to Start > M y Computer > Properties . 2. Selec t the Hard wa re T ab . 3. Click Device Manager . 4. Double-clic k on Network Adapters . 5. Right-click on D-L ink AirPlus DWL-G650 W ir eless Cardbus Adapter , or your specific network adapter . 6. Select Pr operties to ensure that all dr ivers ar[...]

T r oubles hooting 41 2. My wireless client canno t acce ss the Internet. What should I do? Note: Establish WiF i Connection. If y ou selected either WEP or WP A-PSK encr yption , ensure encr yption setting s match your W iFi settin gs. WiF i and encr yption setti ngs must match to en sure K y ocera KR1 M obile Ro uter Configuration Menu, and Inter[...]

42 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide • Ensure that the SSID (Ser vice Set Ident ifier) on the K y ocera KR1 Mobile Router and the W ireless Client are e xactly the same. If they ar e not, your wireless connection will not be established. • Move the K yocera KR1 Mobile Router and the wireless c lien t into the same room, and then test the w[...]

T r oubles hooting 43 7. How do I reset my Kyocera KR1 Mobile Router to its factory default settings? If other troub leshooting methods have f ailed, you ma y choose to Reset the K yocer a KR1 Mobile Router to its factor y def ault settings. T o hard-r eset the K yocera KR1 Mobile Router its factor y default settings, follow the steps listed below:[...]

44 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide 9. What can I do if my Ether net cable does not work proper ly? • First, en sure that there is a solid cable connection between the Ether net por t on the K yocer a KR1 Mobile Router , and your NIC (Netw ork Interface Card ). • Second, ensure that t he settings on your NIC adapter are “ Enabled, ” a[...]

T echnical S upport 45 7 T echnical Su pport T echnic al Support D-Link provides free technical support for customer s within the U nited States and w ithin Canada for the warranty period of one year on this product. D-Link T echnical Support o ver the T elephone (U.S.): (888) 35 1-5353 D-Link T echnical Support o ver the Internet: http://suppor t.[...]

46 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide 8 T echnical Sp ecifica tions Stand ards • IEEE 802. 11b/g • IEEE 802. 3 • IEEE 802. 3u VPN Pass Th rough/ Multi -Sessions • PPTP • IPSec Devi ce Mana geme nt • W eb-Based- Intern et Explorer v6 or later; N etscape Naviga tor v7 or later; or other Java-enabled browser s • DHCP Server and Clien[...]

T echnica l Specific ations 47 Power Input: • Ext. P ower Supply DC 5V , 3.0A Wei g ht : • 10.8 oz. (0.3 kg) W arranty: • 1 year Wireless Data Rates with Automatic Fallback: • 54 Mb ps • 48 Mbps • 36 Mbps • 24 Mbps • 18 Mbps • 12 Mbps • 11 Mbps • 9 Mbps • 6 Mbps • 5.5 Mbps • 2 Mbps • 1 Mbps[...]

48 Kyocera KR1 Mobi le Router User G uide 9 Consume r Limited W arran ty (USA only ) Kyocera W ireless Corp. (“KY OCERA”) offers you a limited warrant y that the enclosed pro duct or products ( the “Product” ) will be free from defects in material and work manship for a period that expires one year from the da te of sale of the Pro duct to [...]