Hamlet HNW300APN manual

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    Wir eles s Acc es s Poi nt 300 802. 11n Wire les s wit h 4 P ort 10/1 00 Sw itch User Manu al HNW300 APN www.ham let com .c om[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 2 INDEX 1. Int rodu cti on .......................................................................................... 6 1.1 Sys tem Req uire ments .......................... .................................................. ........................................ ... 6 1.2 Packag e Co ntents ....[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 3 13.2 Port filtering for UD P p ort 53 ............................ ................................................. ......................... 122 14. IP Fi lter i n g ................................ ...................................................... 123 14.1 IP filtering for TC P w ith spec[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 4 D Tro ubl es h oo tin g ............................................................................. 164 Troubleshooting Sug gestions ................................................. ......................................... ................... 164 Diagnos ing Pro ble m us ing I P U tili ties .[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 5 Dear Cus tomer , thanks for choosing an Ha mlet pr oduct. Please care full y follow the ins tructions for its use and maintenance an d, once this i tem has run i ts life span , w e kindly as k You to dispose of it in an environmenta lly friendly w ay , by put ting it i n the separat e bins for el[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 6 1. Introdu ction T he Ham l et H NW3 00AP N i s a 300M bit Wi rel es s A cce ss P oi nt b ased o n IEE E 80 2. 11n Wi - Fi st andar d w ith a b ui lt in 4 - port fas t Ethern e t Sw itch . I t o ffers the eas iest w ay to sh are an d ex tend y our h igh -s pee d DSL/ Cab le Mod e m In terne t con[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 7 2. Specificat ion 2.1 LED Me ani n g The Acces s Point has indicator lights on the fro nt side . Please see belo w for an ex p lanation o f the functi on of each indicator light . Power ind icator WP S Ac tive indic a tor WAN Activ e ind ic ator Ethernet Active indica tor Wireless Active indicato[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 8 2.2 C o nnec tor s The below table show s the f unction of eac h c onnector and s wi tch of the d evice. CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION ANTENN A ANTENNA ON/OFF SWIT CH Power on/off the device POWER Connects to the sup pl ied power cable LA N 4 /3/2 /1 Connects the device v ia Ethernet to up to four PCs on[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 9 3. Installati on & Setup Follow each ste p care fully and on ly go to the nex t st ep onc e you have com pleted the previo us one . Note : Be sur e that you are wel l insula ted fro m any po w er sourc e to avoid elec tricity shock . Note : Use only the manu facturer - approved power supp ly [...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 10 4. Configur ation Procedure s Before s tarting the Acces s Point configurat ion, p lease k indly con figure the PC co mputer as be low, to have au tomatic IP ad dress / DN S Server . 4.1 W in dow s 98SE / ME/ 200 0/X P 1. Clic k on “ Sta r t ” > “ Co nt ro l Pane l ” ( in Clas sic Vie[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 11 3. Double c lick o n “ Inter ne t Pr otoc ol (TC P /IP) ” . 4. Check “ Obt a in a n I P a ddr ess aut o mat ica lly ” a nd “ Ob tain DN S server a ddress a uto matically ” then click o n “ OK ” to continue. 5. Clic k “ S how icon i n not ificat ion a rea whe n c o nnecte d ” [...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 12 4.2 W in dows V ist a 32/ 64 1. C lic k on “ Sta r t ” > “ Co nt ro l Pane l ” > “ Network and Sharing Center ” . 2. In the Manage ne twork co nnect ions , click on “ Ma nage netwo rk c on nect io ns ” to conti nue.[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 13 3. Sin g le r ig ht clic k on “ Loca l A rea c onn ec ti on ” , the n c lic k “ Pr ope rties ” . 4. The s creen wi ll display the i nfor mation “ U ser Ac c ou nt Cont r ol ” and click “ C onti nu e ” to con tinue. 5. D ouble click on “ Inter net Pr ot oc ol Vers io n 4 (TC P/I[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 14 6. C heck “ Obt a in a n I P a ddr ess aut o mat ica lly ” a nd “ Obtain DN S server a ddress a utomat ically ” then click o n “ OK ” to con tinue.[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 15 4.3 Win do ws 7 32/ 64 1. C lic k on “ Sta r t ” > “ Co nt ro l Pane l ” (in C ate gory View ) > “ Vi ew netw ork status a nd tas ks ” . 2. In the C on tr ol Panel Home , click on “ C ha nge ad apt er set ti ng s ” to con tinue. 3. Sing le right c lick on “ Loca l A rea C[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 16 5. C heck “ Obt a in a n I P a ddr ess aut o mat ica lly ” a nd “ Obtain DN S server a ddress a utomat ically ” th en click o n “ OK ” to continue.[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 17 5. Access Poi nt Configuratio n 1. Please inser t the s upplied CD into your CD - R O M dr ive . 2. The C D shou ld aut o - start, displaying the w indow s h ow n in 3 below . I f your CD does not s tart automatically, go to Windows Explorer , Select your CD dr ive and dou ble click “ a ut oru[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 18 6. Selec t the Protoc ol mode Fixed I P, DHC P client or P PPoE Mode and e nter re lated para meters that your IS P (In ternet Services Provi der) or Net work Ad ministrator provid ed a nd then click “ W i reless Confi gu rat ion “. 7. Please en ter the “ E SSI D ” if you want to ch ange[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 19 10. Plea se c lick “ Se t up ” button , when the proc e dure is co mpleted , it will s tart to c on figure the device for a whi le. 11. Now , chec king Acc ess Po int hardw are conn ec tion, I nternet se ttings , WLAN se ttings, and connection st atus. 12. Easy se tup configura tion co mplet[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 20 13. C lick on " Ex it " to exit this progra m. 14. Now , the Acces s Point has be en co nfigured c omp letely , an d sui table for Wirel ess and Internet Connections.[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 21 6. Connect Wir eless ly Now that the Easy conf igura tion setup is c o mpleted, yo u can c o nnect w ireless ly to your W ireless Acce ss Point. F ollow the s teps below to create a new w ireless connec tion . 1. Double c lick o n the wireless icon on y our co mpu ter and sear ch for the wire le[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 22 4. If the wireless network is encr ypted, enter the netw ork k ey t hat be longs to yo ur Encryp tion type and Passphrase . You can later cha nge this ne twork key v ia the wireless con figura tion menu . 5. Clic k on " Co nnect " or " Appl y ". Now, yo ur wirel ess connec ti[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 23 7. Web Conf iguration The emb edded web con figuration allows y ou to man age th e Access Point from anywhere thr ough a common w eb brows er such as In ternet Explorer or Fire fox. Please no te tha t Java Script mus t be enabled. 7.1 A cc es sin g th e W eb In ter f ace 1. Make s ur e your Acce[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 24 8. Quick S etup You can use “ Q uick Set up ” to set up the Access Point as follows, an d the Access Po int wi ll connec t to the In ter n e t. From the l eft - hand menu , click on Quick Setup . The following p age is d ispl ayed : Figur e 1: Quick Setup page[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 25 8.1 Op erati o n Mode S et up You c an se tu p di ffere nt mo des to L AN and WL A N inter fac e for N AT func ti o n. Gate wa y In this mo de , the dev ice is su ppos ed to connec t t o in terne t via ADSL /Cab le Modem . The NAT is enabl ed an d PC s i n f our LAN ports sh are the sa me IP to [...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 26 Wire less IS P In th is mo d e , a l l E therne t p or ts ar e bri dge d toge ther and the w ireless c lien t w ill c onnect to IS P acc ess po in t. T he NA T i s ena bl ed an d P Cs i n E ther net por ts s h are the sam e IP t o ISP through w ire less LAN. You mus t se t t he wir ele ss to cli[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 27 8.2 W AN I nter fa ce Se t up This p age is used to c o nfigur e the par a me ters for In tern et networ k wh ich co nnec ts to t he W AN p or t of yo ur Acce ss Point . Here you m ay c hange the acces s met hod to sta tic IP, DHC P , or PPP o E by click th e ite m value of WAN Access t y pe . T[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 28 Sta t ic I P In this mo de , the dev ice is su ppos ed to connec t t o in terne t via ADSL /Cab le Modem . The NAT is enabl ed and PCs in fo ur L AN por ts sh are t he sa me IP t o IS P thro u gh W AN p or t. T he c onne c tion ty pe can be set up in W AN p age by us ing s tatic IP . 1. Fr om th[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 29 DHCP Client 1. Fr om th e W AN Access Type drop - dow n lis t, s el ect DHC P Client s e tting de term ine d by your N etwork Adminis tra tor or IS P. 2. C lic k Next >> . PPP oE 1. Fr om th e W AN Access Type drop - d ow n list , s elec t PPPoE set ting de termined by y our N e twork Admi[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 30 PPTP 1. Fr om th e W AN Access Type drop - dow n lis t, s el ect PPTP s etting de ter m ine d by your N et work Adminis tra tor or IS P. 2. E n te r Serv er IP Ad dress f or e xamp l e 17 2. 1.1. 1 det e rmi ned b y y ou r Net wor k Adm ini st r at or o r I SP . 3. E n te r User Name for exa mpl[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 32 8.3 W ir ele ss Bas ic S etup This p age is used to c o nfigur e the par a me ters for wir el ess L AN clie nts w hich may c o nnec t to y our Access P oint.[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 33 AP (A cce ss Poi nt) Access Poin t is use d t o c on figure the p ara meters for w irel ess L A N c lien ts who may co nnec t to your Access P oint. 1. Fr om th e Ba n d dro p - down lis t, sel ect a Band . 2. Fr om th e Mo d e dro p - down l ist , sel ec t AP s ett ing. 3. E n te r SSID for exa[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 34 Cl ie n t This p age is used to c o nfigur e the par a me ters for wir eles s L AN c lie nts w hich may c o nnec t to y our Access P oint. 1. Fr om th e Ba n d dro p - down lis t, sel ect a Band . 2. Fr om th e Mo d e dro p - down l ist , sel ec t C li en t se tt i ng . 3. Fr om th e Ne twork Ty[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 35 WD S (W irel ess D istri butio n Syste m ) WD S s tands for Wireless Dis tribu tion Syste m. It ena bles the acc ess poin ts (A Ps) to be connec ted wire l ess ly . Integr ated Access D ev ice ca n also pr ovi de you serv ices of WD S. Note : In tegrat ed Access Dev ice tha t sup por ts WD S d o[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 36 Main WD S sta tion: One o f you r WD S s ta tions is the main bas e s tation for the W DS ne twork . T his A P is con nec ted d irec tly to your Int erne t con nec tion , or con nec ted to yo ur r ou ter via a wir ed co nnec tion. The m ain s tation is th e brid ge to yo ur Inter ne t con nec ti[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 37 WD S (W irel ess D istri butio n Syste m ) onl y 1. Fr o m the Ban d dro p - dow n lis t, s elec t a B and . 2. Fr om th e Mo d e dro p - down l ist , sel ec t WD S set t ing . 3. Fr om th e Ch ann el W id th dr op - do wn li st , s el ect a Cha nne l W i dt h. 4. Fr om th e Co ntr olS ide band [...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 38 AP (Ac ces s Poi nt ) + WDS (Wi rel ess Di st rib uti o n Sys tem) Access Poin t is use d t o c on figure the p ara meters for w irel ess L A N c lien ts whic h may c onn ec t to yo ur Acce ss Point. 1. Fr om th e Ba n d dro p - down lis t, sel ect a B and . 2. Fr om th e Mo d e dro p - down l i[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 39 M E SH o n ly 1. Fr om th e Ba n d dro p - down lis t, sel ect a Band . 2. Fr om th e Mo d e dro p - down l ist , sel ec t M ESH s etting . 3. Fr om th e Ch ann el W id th dr op - do wn li st , s el ect a Cha nne l W i dt h. 4. Fr om th e Co ntr olS ide band drop - dow n lis t, sel ect a C on tr[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 40 AP (Acce ss Po int) + MESH Access Poin t is use d t o c on figure the p ara meters for w irel ess L A N c lien ts whic h may c onn ec t to yo ur Acce ss Point. 1. Fr om th e Ba n d dro p - down lis t, sel ect a Band . 2. Fr om th e Mo d e dro p - down l ist , sel ec t AP+ MESH set ti ng. 3. E n [...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 41 8.4 W ir ele ss S ec ur it y Se tu p This p age allow s you se t up t he wi reles s s ecuri ty . T urn on WEP o r W PA by using Encryp t ion Keys co uld preven t any una uthor ized ac c ess to y our wir eless ne twork . You ca n pr o tec t your w ire less da ta fro m p oten tial eav es dr oppers[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 42 • If y ou want to use WPA2 ( AES) - Wi - Fi Pr o te c te d Acc es s 2 (AES) Passp hrase enc ryp tion , foll ow the inst ru c tio n s in Con figur ing W PA2 ( AE S) Passp hras e s ec u rity . • If you w ant to us e W P A2 ( AE S) - Wi - Fi Pro tec te d Acc es s 2 (AE S) H E X (64 ch arac ters[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 43 Confi gur ing W EP 64 bit A SC II (5 ch ara cter s) se cu rity The ex a mpl e s e t in this sec tion is for 6 4bit e ncryp t io n . 1. Fr om th e Encryp tion dr op - d own lis t, s e lec t W EP set t ing. 2. Fr om th e Key Le ng th dr op - do wn l i st , s el ect 64 - bi t s ett i ng. 3. Fr om t[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 44 Confi gur ing W EP 64 bit Hex ( 10 c har acte rs) sec ur ity The ex a mpl e s e t in this sec tion is for 6 4bit e ncryp tion. 1. Fr om th e Encryp tion dr op - d own lis t, s e lec t W EP set t ing. 2. Fr om th e Key Le ng th dr op - do wn l i st , s el ec t 64 - bit s et ting . 3. Fr om th e K[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 45 Confi gur ing W EP 12 8bit A SC II (13 c ha ract ers ) sec ur it y The ex a mpl e s e t in this sec tion is for 1 28b it encryp tion . 1. Fr om th e Encryp tion dr op - d own lis t, s e lec t W EP set t ing. 2. Fr om th e Key Le ng th dr op - do wn l i st , s el ect 12 8 - bit s ett in g. 3. Fr [...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 46 Confi gur ing W EP 12 8bit He x (26 c ha ract ers) sec ur ity The ex a mpl e s e t in this sec tion is for 1 28b it encryp tion . 1. Fr om th e Encryp tion dr op - do wn l i st , se l e ct WEP sett ing. 2. Fr om th e Key Le ng th dr op - do wn l i st , s el ect 12 8 - bit s ett in g. 3. Fr om th[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 47 Co nfig uri ng WPA (T KIP ) Pas sphr ase securi ty The ex a mpl e s e t in this sec tion is for W PA ( TKIP) Pass ph ras e enc ry ption . 1. Fr om th e Encryp tion dr op - d own lis t, s e lec t W PA (TKIP) s etting . 2. Fr om th e Pr e - Shared Key Form at dr op - d ow n lis t, se le c t Pass p[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 48 Confi gur ing W PA ( TKI P) H E X (64 c har act ers) s ec urity The ex a mpl e s e t in this sec tion is for W PA ( TKIP) H E X (6 4 c h arac ters) e n cryption. 1. Fr om th e Encryp tion dr op - d own lis t, s e lec t W PA (TKIP) s etting . 2. Fr om th e Pr e - Shared Key Form at dr op - d ow n[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 49 Confi gur ing W PA 2 ( A ES) Pass p hrase se cu rity The ex a mpl e s e t in this sec tion is for W PA2 ( AES) Passp hr ase encr yp tion. 1. Fr om th e Encryp tion dr op - d own lis t, s e lec t W PA2 (AES) s etting . 2. Fr om th e Pr e - Shared Key Form at dr op - d ow n lis t, se le c t Pass p[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 50 Confi gur ing W PA 2 ( A ES) H EX ( 64 c haracte rs) s ec ur ity The ex a mpl e s e t in this sec tion is for W PA2 ( AES) H EX ( 64 c harac ter s) encry pt ion . 1. Fr om th e Encryp tion dr op - d own lis t, s e lec t W PA2 (AES) s etting . 2. Fr om th e Pr e - Shared Key Form at dr op - d ow [...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 51 Confi gur ing W PA 2 ( Mix ed) Pa ss phras e sec urit y The ex a mpl e s e t in this sec tion is for W PA2 ( Mixed ) Pass phrase e ncryp tion . The WP A2 (Mixe d) Pas sphr ase encry p tion supp or ts bo th WP A (T KIP) and WP A2 (A ES) . 1. Fr om th e Encryp tion dr op - d own lis t, s elec t W [...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 52 Co nfig uri ng WPA2 (Mixe d) HEX (6 4 ch ara cte rs) se cu rity The ex a mpl e s e t in this sec tion is for W PA2 ( Mixed ) HEX (64 c har act ers) encr yp tion . The WP A2 (M ixe d) H EX ( 64 char ac ters) encr y ptio n s upp orts b oth W PA (T KIP) an d W PA2 ( AE S). 1. Fr om th e Encryp tion[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 53 9. Operation Mode This ch ap ter d escr ibes how to co nf igure t he way that yo ur dev ice co nnec ts to the I n ternet. T here are t hree optio ns of Oper ation Mo de : G at eway , Bridge a nd W irel es s I SP . 9.1 S ett in g O per ati o n Mo de To cha nge th e Op era tion M ode: 1. Fro m the[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 54 10. Wire less Net wor k This ch ap ter ass u mes t hat you h ave al rea dy s et u p your Wire less PCs an d ins ta lled a co mp atibl e Wirel ess card on your devic e . S ee Co nfigur in g Wir eless PCs . 10. 1 Ba sic Set ti ng s The Wire le ss Ne tw o rk page al lows yo u to c on figure the W i[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 55 Fie ld Des cr ip t ion Dis ab le Wire less LA N Interfa ce En abl e/ Dis able the Wi r el ess LA N In ter fa ce. De fa ult: D is ab le Band Sp eci fy th e WLAN Mo de to 80 2.1 1b/ g Mi xed mod e, 802 .11 b mod e or 802 .11g mod e Mode Con fi gu r e th e Wi re le ss LA N I n te r fac e to A P , C[...]

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    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 56 10. 2 Ad va nce d S e tting s Thes e s ettings ar e on ly for mor e techn ical ly adv ance d us ers w ho hav e a su ffici en t know led ge a bou t wireles s L AN. Thes e se ttings should n o t be c ha nged un le ss you k now wh at ef fec t the ch ang es will hav e on your Acc ess P oint . To acc[...]

  • Page 57

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 57 10. 3 Sec uri ty This p age allow s you se t up t he wi reles s s ecuri ty . T urn on WEP o r W PA by using Encryp t ion Keys co uld preven t any una uthor ized ac c ess to y our w ireless ne twork . To ac cess the Wireles s Ne twork Sec uri ty p ag e: From the l eft - hand Wire less m enu, cli [...]

  • Page 58

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 58 Fie ld Des cr ip t ion WP A2 Ci ph er Su it e Co nfig ure t he W P A2 Ci phe r Suit e t o T KIP and/ or AES Pr e - Share d Ke y Fo r mat Con fi gu re t he Pre - Sha re d K ey Fo r mat t o P ass phra se or H E X (64 charact ers) Pr e - S har e d Key Ty pe th e P re - S hared K ey Ena bl e Pr e - [...]

  • Page 59

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 59 WEP + E nc ry pt io n Ke y WEP a i ms to prov ide sec urity by encry pt ing da ta ove r r adi o w aves so tha t i t is pr otec ted as i t is trans mitte d from one end poi nt to ano ther. Howeve r, it has bee n foun d that WEP is no t as secur e as once believe d. 1. Fr om th e Encryp tion dr op[...]

  • Page 60

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 60 WEP + Use 802 .1x Aut hent icat ion WEP a i ms to prov ide sec uri ty by encry pt ing da ta ove r r adi o w aves so tha t i t is pr otect ed as i t is transm itted from one end poi nt to ano ther. Howeve r, it has bee n foun d that WEP is no t as secur e as once bel ieve d. 1. Fr om th e Encryp [...]

  • Page 61

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 61 WPA/W P A2/ WP A2 Mi xed + P er son al ( P re - S har ed Key) Wi - Fi Protec ted Acc es s ( W PA an d W PA2) is a c las s o f sy stems to s ecur e wire less (W i - Fi) co mput er network s . W PA is d esig ned to work w i th al l wir eless ne tw ork in ter face c a rds , bu t no t nec essari ly [...]

  • Page 62

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 62 WP A / W PA 2/ W PA2 M ixe d + E nt er pr is e ( RA D IU S) Wi - Fi Protec ted Acc es s ( W PA an d W PA2) is a c las s o f sy stems to s ecur e wire less (W i - Fi) co mput er network s . W PA is d esig ned to work w i th al l wir eless ne tw ork in ter face c a rds , bu t no t nec essari ly wi[...]

  • Page 63

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 63 10. 4 Ac ce ss C o ntro l For secur i ty r easo n, us ing M AC AC L's (M AC Addr ess Acces s Lis t) crea tes ano ther leve l of di fficulty to ha cki ng a net work . A MAC A CL i s cr eat ed and d ist rib ut ed to A P so t hat onl y aut hor ized N ICs c a n c onn ect to the n etw ork . Wh i[...]

  • Page 64

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 64 Al lo w Lis t ed If you c ho ose ' Allow ed Lis te d' , on ly those cl ien ts wh os e wireless M AC ad dres ses are in the acces s con trol list will be able to connec t to your Access Point . 1. Fr om th e W irel ess Acces s Contr ol Mo de dro p - dow n list , s elec t Allowed L i s t[...]

  • Page 65

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 65 Deny L is t e d Whe n 'D eny L is ted' is s elec ted , th ese wir el ess c lie nts on the lis t w ill not b e ab le t o c on nec t th e Acc es s P oint. 1. Fro m the W ire less Access Co ntrol Mode drop - down lis t, s elect De ny Lis ted set t ing. 2. E n te r th e M AC A ddress . 3. [...]

  • Page 66

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 66 10. 5 WDS s et ti ngs Wireless D is tribu tion Syste m us es w ireles s med ia to c o mmu nica te w ith other A Ps, l ik e the Ethern et does . To do this, you mus t se t these A Ps i n the s a me c han ne l a nd s et M AC ad dr ess o f ot her APs w hich yo u wan t to com munica te w ith i n the[...]

  • Page 67

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 67 Config u re WD S (Wirel ess D is tribution Syst em) only 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Wire less m enu, cli ck on Ba sic Set tin gs . 2. Fr om th e Mo d e dro p - down l ist , sel ec t WD S. 3. Fr o m t he Chann el Nu mber drop - dow n list , sel ect a C han nel . 4. C lic k Apply Ch ang es bu tton [...]

  • Page 68

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 68 13. This p age allows y ou se tup the w irel ess s ecuri ty for W D S. W hen e nab led, yo u mus t mak e s ure each W DS devic e has ad op te d the s a me encr y p tion al gor ithm a nd Key . 14. C onf i gur e eac h fi eld w ith t he E ncrypti on tha t you s e lected . 15. Click Apply C hang es [...]

  • Page 69

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 69 18. Click Apply C hang es button . 19. Change s e tting s uc cess fully ! Cl ic k on OK button to c onfirm an d r e turn. 20. The MAC Addr ess tha t you cre at ed has bee n add ed in the C urren t Acces s C on trol L is t .[...]

  • Page 70

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 70 Config u re AP (A ccess Point) + WDS ( Wirel ess D istri butio n Syste m) 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Wire less m enu, cli ck on Ba sic Set tin gs . 2. Fr o m t he Mo d e dro p - down l ist, sel ec t AP+WDS. 3. E n te r SSID for exa m ple 1 1n_ A P_Ro ut er. 4. Fr om th e Ch ann el Nu m ber dr op [...]

  • Page 71

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 71 7. Fro m the l eft - ha nd Wire les s me nu, cl ic k on WDS sett i ng s . 8. C heck on the optio n Enab le W D S . 9. E n te r th e M AC A ddress . 10. En ter th e Comm ent . 11. Clic k the Se t Se c ur i ty. 12. This p age allows y ou se tup the w irel ess s ecuri ty for W D S. W hen e nab led,[...]

  • Page 72

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 72 15. Change s e tting s uc cess fully ! Cl ick on OK but ton to c onfirm an d r e turn. 16. Click C lose b ut ton to c lose a nd ex it th e WD S S ecur ity S etup . 17. Click Apply C hang es button .[...]

  • Page 73

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 73 18. Change s e tting s uc cess fully ! Cl ick on OK but ton to c onfirm an d r e turn. 19. The MAC Addr ess tha t you cre at ed has bee n add ed in the C urren t Acces s C on trol L is t .[...]

  • Page 74

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 74 10. 6 Mes h s et ti ng s Mesh ne twork uses wir ele ss m edi a to comm uni cate wi t h ot her A Ps, lik e th e Et h ern et d oes. To do t hi s, y ou must set these APs in the sa me channe l with the sam e M esh ID. The A Ps sho uld be und er AP+M ESH /M ESH mo de . To access the Wirel ess Mes h [...]

  • Page 75

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 75 Co nfig ure Mes h set ting s only 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Wire less m enu, cli ck on Ba sic Set tin gs . 2. Fr om th e Mo d e dro p - down l ist , sel ec t M ESH. 3. Fr om th e Ch ann el Nu m ber dr op - do wn l i st , s el ect a Ch annel . 4. C lic k Apply Ch ang es bu tton . 5. C han ge se t[...]

  • Page 76

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 76 7. C heck on the optio n Enab le Mes h . 8. E n te r th e M e sh ID . 9. Fr om th e Encryp tion dr op - down lis t, s elec t the o ne an d c o nfigur e r ela ted se ttings . 10. Click the Apply Chang es . 11. Change s e tting s uc cess fully ! Cl ick on Reb o ot N ow button to conf irm tak e e f[...]

  • Page 77

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 77 Config u re AP (Access Poin t) + MESH 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Wire less m enu, cli ck on Ba sic S ett i ngs . 2. Fr om th e Mo d e dro p - down l ist , sel ec t AP+ MESH. 3. E n te r SSID for exa m ple 1 1n_ A P_Ro ut er. 4. Fr om th e Ch ann el Nu m ber dr op - do wn l i st , s el ect a Cha n[...]

  • Page 78

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 78 7. Fro m the l eft - hand Wire less m enu, cli ck on Me sh s ett i ngs . 8. C heck on the optio n Enab le Mes h . 9. E n te r th e M e sh ID . 10. F rom th e Encryp tion dr op - down lis t, s elec t the o ne an d c o nfigur e r ela ted se ttings . 11. Click the Apply Chang es . 12. Change s e tt[...]

  • Page 79

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 79 Si te S ur vey This page prov ides too l to scan the wireles s ne twork . If an y Acces s Poin t or IBS S is found , you could choose to co nnec t it man ually w hen c lien t mode is ena bled. To access the Wire les s N e twork WDS se ttings page : From the l eft - hand Wire less m enu, cli ck o[...]

  • Page 80

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 80 Config u re Wirel ess ISP + Wirel ess clie nt + Si te Sur ve y 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Oper a tion M ode me nu , c lick on Wirele ss ISP Set tings . 2. C lic k App l y Ch ang es bu tton . 3. C han ge se tting s uccess fully ! Cl ick on OK but ton to c onfirm an d r e turn. 4. Fro m the l eft -[...]

  • Page 81

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 81 7. C lic k Apply Ch ang es bu tton . 8. C han ge se tting s uccess fully ! Cl ick on OK but ton to c onfirm an d r e turn. 9. Fro m the l eft - hand Wire les s me nu, cli ck on Site S urvey .[...]

  • Page 82

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 82 10. Click R e fr es h but ton. 11. Now you co uld s ee the APs tha t sc ann ed by the W ire less Ga teway wer e lis ted belo w. 12. C l i ck o n th e rat io of AP’ s SSI D und er t he it em Se l ec t th at you w an t the Wire less G ateway to c onn ect t o . 13. Click C o nnec t b ut ton. 14. [...]

  • Page 83

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 83 10. 7 WP S This p age allow s you to ch ang e th e se tting for W PS ( Wi - Fi P rot ec ted S et up). Usi ng t his f eatu re c oul d let your wir eless cl ient a uto ma tically s yncr on ize i ts s e tting and con ne ct t o th e Ac ce ss Poi nt i n a m inut e w itho ut any hass le. To acc ess t [...]

  • Page 84

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 84 Fie ld Des cr ip t ion Pus h B utt on Con fi gu rat i on Cl ic k i ng t h is b u tt on w i l l i nv oke t he PB C m et h o d o f W PS . It is on ly used w hen A P act s as a r eg istrar . Appl y Chan ges Wh enev er use rs wan t to en ab le /di sabl e WPS or ch ang e AP’ s PI N, th ey ne ed to [...]

  • Page 85

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 85 AP mod e For A P m ode , W irel ess Ga teway suppor ts three r oles , re g istrar, p r oxy , and e nro lle e in re gis tra tion pro tocol . At di ffere nt s c enar ios , Wir el ess Ga tew ay wi ll a uto ma ticall y swi tc h to a n app ropr ia te ro le de pen ding on the other dev ice ’s r ole [...]

  • Page 86

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 86 Wi rel ess Adv anc ed Se tti ngs p age Users nee d t o mak e sure the “ Broadc as t SS ID” fil e is se t to “Enab led” . Oth erwis e, it mi gh t preven t W PS from work ing prop erly .[...]

  • Page 87

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 87 10. 8 O pera ti on s of A P - AP bei n g a n enr o ll e e In this ca s e, A P w ill b e c on figure d by any re gis trar e ither throug h in - band E AP or U P n P. H ere , use rs d o no t need to d o any ac tion on A P s ide . They jus t ne ed AP’s de vice P IN and e nt er i t in to re gis tr[...]

  • Page 88

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 88 5. If th e prev ious steps are done , open Wi ndo ws Ex plorer . G o to the N etwork sec tion . 6. C lick o n “ Ne twork d iscovery and file shar ing are turne d o ff. N e twork c ompu ters a nd dev ices ar e no t vi si ble. Cli ck t o Ch ang e… “[...]

  • Page 89

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 89 7. C lick o n “ Turn on ne tw ork disc ov e ry an d f ile s hari ng“ 8. C lick o n “ No , m ake the ne tw ork tha t I a m co nnec ted t o a pr iva te n etw ork“[...]

  • Page 90

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 90 9. A P’s ic on w ill s h ow u p. D oub le c l ick on i t . 10. Users c oul d als o Click “ Add a wir eless dev ic e” if the ico n is no t there. C lick “n ext ”.[...]

  • Page 91

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 91 11. En ter AP’ s S e lf - P IN Nu mb er and c lick “ ”N ex t” . 12. Choos e a na me that p eop le wh o c onn ec t to yo ur ne tw ork wil l r ecog nize .[...]

  • Page 92

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 92 13. Enter the P assphr as e and then click “ Nex t ”. 14. A User Acco un t C ontr ol scree n po ps up , c lick C on tinue . 15. AP is suc cess f ully c on fig ured by WCN .[...]

  • Page 93

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 93 16. F inal ly, AP will b eco me c o nfigur ed (se e W PS S tat us). Th e a uthe ntica tion al gorit hm, e ncryp tion algori th m, and key as sig ned by WCN w ill b e d is play ed b elow “ Curre nt Key In fo”.[...]

  • Page 94

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 94 17. The SS ID field of Wirel ess Basic Se ttings pag e wi ll also be mo di fied with the v alue ass igne d by WCN . 18. The sec ur ity se ttin gs on the W ire less Secur ity Page w ill b e mo difi ed by WC N, to o. The w arn ing mess age w ill s how u p if users try to mo dify the s ecur i ty se[...]

  • Page 95

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 95[...]

  • Page 96

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 96 1 0.9 O per a ti ons o f AP - AP bei n g a r egi strar AP mod e Whe never users en ter stati on’s P IN into A P’s Wi - Fi Protected Setup page and click “Start PIN”, AP will beco me a r e gis trar. User s mus t s tar t t he PIN m ethod o n the s tation si de w ithin two minu tes . 1. Fr [...]

  • Page 97

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 97 7. If th e dev ic e PIN is c or rec t an d the W P S ha ndsh ake is su c cessfu lly d one o n the s tatio n s ide , Use r’s Wi - F i Pr ote cted stat us wi ll be s how n as be low . 8. If th e dev ic e PIN is c or rec t an d the W P S ha ndsh ake is s u ccessfull y done, AP’s W i - Fi Protec[...]

  • Page 98

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 98 Pus h B utt on me th o d Wireless G at eway su ppo rts a v irtual b u tton “ Star t PBC ” o n the Wi - Fi P rot ect ed Set up pa ge for Pus h Butto n method . If us ers p ush a vir tual b utt on “ Start P BC” , AP will initiate a W P S ses si on a nd wa it for a ny s tat ion to join. A t[...]

  • Page 99

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 99 6. If th e devic e PBC and the W PS handsh ake are succ ess fu lly done on th e stat ion side , User ’s Wi - Fi Protec ted stat us wi ll be sh own as bel ow . 7. If th e devic e PIN is corre ct and the WP S han dsha ke i s suc ce ssf ull y don e, AP ’s Wi - Fi Pro tected Setup page w ill be [...]

  • Page 100

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 100 10. 10 Wir eless S ched ul e This p age a llow s yo u s et up the wir el ess sche du le r ule. Please do no t forge t to c on fig ure sys te m time b e fore enab le this feat ure . To acc ess the W ireles s Sc hed ule pag e: From the l eft - hand Wire less m enu, cli ck on Wir eless Sche dule .[...]

  • Page 101

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 101 11. LAN Int erface This c h ap ter is to co nf igur e the par a me ters for loc al ar ea net work wh ich c o nnec ts to t he LAN p ort o f yo ur Access Poin t. Here yo u may c han ge the se tting f or IP a dd res s, s ubne t mask , DHC P , e tc.. . Note : You sh ou ld on ly c han ge the a ddres[...]

  • Page 102

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 102 Fie ld Des cr ip t ion IP Addr ess The LAN I P add re s s De fau lt : 192. 16 8. 1. 254 Sub net Mas k Th e LAN netm ask De fau lt : 255. 25 5. 2 55. 0 De fau lt G atew ay The LAN Gat e wa y Defa ult: 0 . 0.0.0 DHCP DHCP Type: D isabl e, D HCP Clie nt or Server Defa ult: D H C P Server DHCP Clie[...]

  • Page 103

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 103 11. 2 C h a ngi n g t he LAN IP a ddr es s a nd s ub ne t ma s k T o ch ec k t he co nfi gur atio n of LA N Int erf ac e: 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Networ k Settin gs - > L AN In te r fac e menu . T he f ol l ow i ng pag e i s di sp lay ed: 2. Ty pe I P Address and C han ge de fa ult L AN p [...]

  • Page 104

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 104 6. The pri mary IP addr ess is be ing chang ed to 192.168 .2. 2 netmas k 255 .255 .2 55.0 . Pleas e go to ht tp:/ /1 92. 168. 2 . 2 to c ont i nue . You r br owse r comm uni cat es wit h t he we b ser ver v i a t he LA N connec tion , an d c han gi ng the I P addr ess m ay disru p t this. You m[...]

  • Page 105

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 105 11. 3 Sh ow Clie nt To the IP Address , MAC Addr ess, a nd Exp ired Ti me o f the D HC P lease f or eac h c lien t c o mputer /dev ice: 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Networ k Settin gs - > L AN In te r fac e menu . T he f oll owi ng p age i s dis pla yed: 2. C lic k o n S how C lient b u tton. T[...]

  • Page 106

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 106 12. WAN Int erface This ch ap ter d e sc ribes how to co nfig ure the way th at yo ur dev ice c onnec ts to t he In ternet . Your I SP deter min es wha t type o f Intern e t acc ess yo u s h ou ld us e a nd prov ides y ou w ith a ny in forma tion tha t yo u need in ord er to con fig ure the In [...]

  • Page 107

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 10 7 O pt i on Des cr ip t ion Sta t ic I P Ch oose thi s op tio n i f y ou are a l ea sed li ne u ser wi th a fixed IP addr ess . DHCP Client Choo s e thi s op tion i f you ar e conn ected to t he In te rnet t hrou gh a Ca bl e mo de m line . PPP oE Ch oose thi s op tion i f you ar e conn ect ed t[...]

  • Page 108

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 108 O pt i on Des cr ip t ion Clon e MAC Addr ess Clon e MAC lets the de vice ident ify itself as anot her com puter or d ev ice Ena bl e u PN P Ena bl e or Dis ab le u PN P Enabl e IGMP Pr o xy Ena bl e or Dis ab le IGM P Prox y Ena ble Pi ng A cce ss o n WA N En abl e o r Di sabl e Pi ng Acc ess [...]

  • Page 109

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 109 12. 1 C o n fig ur i ng S t a tic IP c on ne cti on If you ar e a leas ed l ine us er w ith a fixe d IP a ddres s , e nter in the I P a ddress , su bne t mask , ga te w ay address , a nd DN S (d omai n na me serv er) addr ess( es) pr o vided to yo u by yo ur ISP. If your ISP w ants you to con n[...]

  • Page 110

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 110 6. Fr o m t he left - hand Mana ge men t - > S ta tu s me nu . Th e follow ing pag e is dis pl ayed : 7. If you c oul d se e the Attain IP Protocol is s hown Fix ed IP , y ou c an h ave the Intern et Acces s r ight no w.[...]

  • Page 111

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 111 12 . 2 C onfi guring D HCP C lie nt con nectio n Dy nam i c Hos t Co nfi gur atio n P rot oc ol (DH C P), Dy na mic IP (G et W AN IP Addres s au tom at ically) . If yo u are connec ted t o the Int erne t thro ugh a Cable mode m lin e, then a dy n amic IP will be assigne d . If your ISP w ants y[...]

  • Page 112

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 112 5. Fro m the l eft - hand Mana ge men t - > S ta tu s men u. The fo llowing pag e is displ ayed : 6. If you c oul d se e the Attain IP Protocol is s hown DHCP , y o u can hav e the In terne t Acces s righ t now.[...]

  • Page 113

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 113 12 . 3 C onfi guring PPPoE conne ction If your ISP’s I nterne t s erv ice uses P PPoE yo u nee d to s et up a P PP logi n accou n t. The firs t tim e t h at y ou login to the I nterne t, your IS P wi ll ask y o u to e n ter a user n am e and p asswor d s o t hey can ch ec k tha t y ou are a l[...]

  • Page 114

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 114 6. Fro m the l eft - hand Mana ge men t - > S ta tu s me nu . Th e foll owin g pag e is dis pl ayed : 7. If you c oul d se e the A t ta in IP Protoc ol is s hown PPPoE Connected , you c an h av e the In tern et Access right no w.[...]

  • Page 115

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 115 12 . 4 C onfi guring PP TP con necti on If your ISP/N etwor k Adminis tra tor w an ts you to con nec t to the Intern e t usin g PP TP , fo llow the i nstr uctions below . 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Networ k Settin gs - > W AN In ter fa c e menu . T he f oll owi ng p age i s dis pl ay ed: 2. F[...]

  • Page 116

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 116 5. C lic k OK .[...]

  • Page 117

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 117 12. 5 Co n fig ur i ng L2 TP co nn ec ti on If your ISP/N etwor k Adminis tra tor w an ts you to con nec t to the Intern e t usin g L2 TP, fo llow the ins truc tions below . 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Networ k Settin gs - > W AN In ter fa c e men u. T he f ol l owi ng pag e i s di sp laye d: [...]

  • Page 118

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 118 12. 6 Cl one M A C A ddr e ss Some par ticu larly I SPs do not wan t you to h ave a ho me n etwor k and h ave a D SL/C ab le mod em that a llows only 1 MAC to talk on the in ter ne t. If y ou chang e ne twork c ards, you have to call them up to c hange the MAC . The Wireles s Ga teway can it’[...]

  • Page 119

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 119 6. Fro m the l eft - hand Mana ge men t - > S ta tu s men u. Th e foll owing pag e is dis play ed : 7. If you c oul d se e the WAN C on fi gur at i on - > MAC Addres s i s cha nge d to th e one th at yo u con figur ed .[...]

  • Page 120

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 120 13. Port Fi ltering E ntr ies i n C urren t Filter Table ar e used to res tr ict c er tain por ts a nd ty pes o f da ta p ack e ts fr o m your lo cal network to Interne t thro ugh th e Gate way . Use of such filt e rs can be help fu l in secur ing o r res tric ting your local ne twork . 1. Fro [...]

  • Page 121

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 121 13. 1 P or t fil te ri ng f or TCP p or t 8 0 Please follow exa mple below to deny the TCP port 80 for both Ou tboun d and Inbou nd pack e t. 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Fir ew a ll - > Por t F il ter in g menu . The f oll owin g pag e is displ ayed : 2. C heck t he op t ion En able P or t Fil[...]

  • Page 122

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 122 13. 2 P or t fil te ri ng f or UD P port 5 3 Please follow exa mple below to deny the UDP por t 53 for both Ou tb oun d and In bou nd packe t. 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Fir ew a ll - > Por t F il ter in g me nu . The f oll owin g pag e is dis played : 2. C heck t he op t ion En able P or t F[...]

  • Page 123

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 123 14. IP Filter ing Entries in this table are use d to r es tric t c ertai n types o f dat a p acke ts fro m y our l ocal n et work to I ntern et t hrou gh t he G atew ay. Us e of s uch filters c an b e hel pful in s ecurin g or res tricting yo ur loca l ne tw ork. The I P fil ter featur e en abl[...]

  • Page 124

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 124 14.1 IP filt erin g for TCP w it h spe cif ied IP Please follow exa mple below to deny the TCP protoc ol for speci fied IP . 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Fir ew a ll - > IP F iltering me nu. T he f oll owi ng pag e i s d is pl a yed: 2. C heck t he op t ion En able I P Filter ing to enable the [...]

  • Page 125

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 125 14.2 IP filt erin g for UDP with sp ecifie d IP P lea se f ol l ow e xam pl e b elo w to den y t he UDP p rot o col for spe cif i ed I P. 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Fir ew a ll - > IP F iltering me nu. T he f oll owi ng pag e i s d is pl a yed: 2. C heck t he opt ion En able I P Filterin g to[...]

  • Page 126

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 126 14. 3 IP f il t er in g for bo th TCP an d U D P wi t h s pe ci fie d IP P lea se f ol l ow e xam pl e b elo w to den y t he both TCP an d U DP pr otocol for sp ec ified IP. 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Fir ew a ll - > IP F iltering me nu. T he f oll owi ng pag e i s d is pl a yed: 2. C heck t [...]

  • Page 127

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 127 15. MAC Filt ering Entries in this table are use d to r es tric t c ertai n types o f dat a p acke ts fro m y our l ocal n et work to I ntern et through the Wir eless Ga teway . Us e o f s uch filters c an be help ful in s ecuring or res tri c ting yo ur loc al network . 1. Fro m the l eft - ha[...]

  • Page 128

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 128 15. 1 MA C fi lter i n g for s peci fie d M AC Addr ess Please follow exa mple below to deny the speci fied MAC Addres s has the In terne t Acces s . 1. Fro m the l ef t- h and Fir e wa ll - > M AC Fil te rin g menu . The fo llowin g pag e is di s play ed : 2. C heck t he op t ion En able M [...]

  • Page 129

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 129 16. Port Forw arding E ntr ies i n t hi s t abl e al low you t o au tom a tically re dir ect co mmon ne twork serv ices to a spec i fic mach ine behind the N AT firew all. Thes e s e ttings ar e on ly nec ess ar y if you w ish to hos t s o me so r t o f s erv er like a web server or mail server[...]

  • Page 130

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 130 16. 1 Por t F or wa r di ng for TC P w it h s pe c ifi e d IP P lea se f ol l ow ex ampl e bel ow t o conf i gu re t he P ort Fo rwa rdi ng to S pec if ie d IP wi th T C P. 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Fir ew a ll - > Por t F orwar di ng menu. The fol lowing page is disp lay ed: 2. C heck t he [...]

  • Page 131

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 131 16. 2 P or t F orw ar ding f or U DP wi th s pe ci fi ed IP Please fo ll ow exam pl e bel ow t o con figu re th e Po rt Fo rw ardi ng t o Spe cif ied I P wi th UDP. 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Fir ew a ll - > Por t F orwar di ng menu. The fol lowing page is disp lay ed: 2. C heck t he op t ion[...]

  • Page 132

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 132 17. URL Fil tering URL fil ter is used to de ny LAN use rs fro m acc ess ing t he inter ne t. B lock thos e U RLs wh ich co ntain keywords lis ted b elo w. 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Fir ew a ll - > U RL F il ter ing menu . Th e fol lowing p age is d isp laye d:[...]

  • Page 133

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 133 17. 1 U R L fi l ter i n g f or s pe cif i e d UR L A ddr e ss P lea se f ol l ow e xam pl e b elo w to den y LA N u ser s f rom ac c es si ng t he I nt ernet . 1. Fro m the l eft -h and Fir e wa ll - > U RL Fil ter ing menu . The f ollowi ng p age is d isp laye d: 2. C heck t he op t ion En[...]

  • Page 134

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 134 18. DM Z A De m ilitarize d Zo ne is us ed to prov ide Inter ne t ser vic es withou t sacr ifici ng un au thorize d acc ess t o its loc al p rivate n et work . Typ ica lly, the D MZ hos t con ta ins dev ices ac cess ib le to Int erne t tra ffic , suc h as Web (HTTP) s ervers , F TP s ervers , S[...]

  • Page 135

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 135 18. 1 DM Z H os t I P A d dr es s P lea se f ol l ow e xam pl e b elo w to conf i gu re the DMZ t o Ho s t IP A ddr es s . 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Fir ew a ll - > DMZ men u. The followin g p age is display ed : 2. C heck t he op t ion En able D MZ to enab le the En able D MZ . 3. En ter th[...]

  • Page 136

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 136 19. VLAN Entries in b elow t able are us ed to c onfig V L AN se ttings . VLA Ns are crea t ed to prov ide the se g men tation services trad itional ly prov ide d by rou ters . VLANs a ddres s issues such as s c alabi lity , s ecuri ty, and ne twork manag em ent . 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Fir [...]

  • Page 137

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 137 20. QoS Entries in this table improv e y our on li ne ga m ing ex per ienc e by ensur ing that yo ur ga me traf fic is pr ior itized over o ther n etwor k traffic , suc h as FT P or Web . 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Fir ew a ll - > Qo S menu. The fo llowin g page is displ ayed :[...]

  • Page 138

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 138 21. Sta tus This p age d ispl ays th e c urren t i nfor ma tion for the d evice . I t wil l dis play the L AN , W AN , an d sy s tem firmw are in fo r m a ti o n . T h is pa ge wi ll d ispl ay di fferen t infor mat ion, ac cordin g to W AN se tting (S tatic IP , DHC P, or PP Po E) . 1. Fro m th[...]

  • Page 139

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 139 22. Sta tistic s This p age s hows the p acke t c ou nters for trans mission an d re c eption reg ard ing to wirel ess and Ether ne t network s . 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Mana ge men t - > S ta tis t ic s menu . The f ollowi ng pa ge is d isplayed :[...]

  • Page 140

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 140 23. Dyn amic DNS Whe n y ou wa nt yo ur in terna l s erv er to be acc es sed by usi ng DN S na m e r ather tha n usin g the dyn a mic I P address , yo u c an us e the DDN S serv ice. The D DN S s erv er all ows t o al ias a dyn a mic I P addr e ss to a s tatic hostna me . This ch ap ter pr ovid[...]

  • Page 141

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 141 Con figuri ng IP In terfac es Y ou need to cre ate a D ynam ic D N S int erf ac e per IP in te rfa ce an d can onl y c reat e one D ynam i c DNS inter face serv ice on one IP inter face . For mor e in forma t ion o n c reating IP inter fac es, ref er to s ec t ion Crea ting IP int er faces . No[...]

  • Page 142

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 142 23. 1 Co nfig ur e D y nDNS 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Mana ge men t - > DDNS men u. The follow ing pag e is displ ayed : 2. C lic k o n E nab le D DN S 3. Sel ect t he D ynDNS f rom the S ervice Provider dr op - dow n l is t. 4. Ty pe y o ur own unique Us er Name , Passw ord and D om ain Nam[...]

  • Page 143

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 143 23. 2 Co nfig ur e TZO 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Mana ge men t - > DDNS men u. The follow ing pag e is displ ayed : 2. C lic k o n E nab le D DN S 3. Sel ect t he T Z O fr om t he Service Provider dro p - dow n lis t. 4. Ty pe y o ur own unique E ma il , Ke y an d Dom ain N ame wh ic h y ou [...]

  • Page 144

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 144 24. Time Zo ne Sett ing Certain sy s tems may n ot h ave a d at e or t ime mech anis m or may b e usi ng in accura t e time/ day i nfor ma tion . the Sim ple Ne twork Ti me Pro tocol featur e prov ides a way to synchr onize t he device’s own time of da y setting wi th a r em o te t ime serv e[...]

  • Page 145

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 145 25. Deni al - of - Serv ice A "de nia l - of - serv ice" (Do S) attack is c harac ter ize d by an e xplicit a t temp t by h ack ers to prev ent legi timat e users o f a serv ice from using that serv ice . 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Mana ge men t men u, cli ck on Den ial - of - Ser v i [...]

  • Page 146

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 146 2. C heck t he op t ion En able N TP c lient u pda t e . 3. C heck t he op t ion o f e ach Ser v ic e . 4. C heck t he op t ion En able Sourc e IP Blockin g . 5. C lic k Apply Ch ang e s . 6. C lic k OK .[...]

  • Page 147

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 147 26. Log T hi s pag e c an b e use d to s et rem ote lo g se rve r an d sho w the s yst em l og. Syst em Lo g 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Mana ge men t men u, cli ck on Log . The follow ing pag e is display ed : O pt i on Des cr ip t ion Ena bl e L og Ena bl e/ Dis a ble t he f eat ure . De fa ult[...]

  • Page 148

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 148 4. C heck t he op t ion Ena ble R em o te Log . 5. En ter th e IP Addr ess in the Log Serv er IP Addres s fie l d . 6. C lic k Apply Ch ang es . 7. C lic k OK .[...]

  • Page 149

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 149 27. Firmware Update 27. 1 Ab out fir mw ar e v er si ons Firmw are is a so ftwar e prog ra m. It is stored as read - only me mor y on your d ev ic e. H a mle tcom is c on tinual ly improvi ng this firmw are by a dding n ew f ea tures to it and t hese fea tur es are save d in la ter vers ions o [...]

  • Page 150

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 150 28. Save/Relo a d Sett ings This p age allow s you sav e c urre nt se ttings to a file or relo ad th e se ttings fro m the file wh ich was saved previo usly . Besides , y o u c ould res e t the cur r ent c on figura tion to f acto ry def ault . If you do mak e c han ges to the de faul t con f i[...]

  • Page 151

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 151 2. C lic k o n S ave … . 3. If y ou are h appy w i th this, click OK and the n br ows e to w here th e fi le t o be sa ved . Or cl ic k C ance l to cancel it.[...]

  • Page 152

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 152 28. 2 L oa d S ett in gs fr om Fil e It all ows you to re loa d the se t tings from the file w hich w as sav ed pr ev ious ly. 1. Fro m the l eft - hand Mana ge men t men u, cli ck on Rese t f ac tory d efaul t . The f ollow ing p age is disp laye d : Figur e 5: Reset to Defaults page 2. C lic [...]

  • Page 153

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 153 28. 3 Re se tti ng t o De fa ul ts If you do mak e c han ges to the de faul t con f igurat ion bu t th en wish to rev ert back to t he origi nal factory config ura tion, y ou c an do s o by r ese tting the de v ice to factory d efaul ts . Note : I f yo u rese t y our devic e to factory de faul [...]

  • Page 154

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 154 5. Onc e it finishe d res e tting to fac tory, it’ll s how the S tatus p age .[...]

  • Page 155

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 155 29. Pas swor d You c an res tric t acc ess to yo ur dev ice’s w eb pa ges us ing passw or d pro tecti on. Wi th pass wo rd protec tion enab led, us ers m ust e nter a us er na me a nd pas s word be f ore ga ining ac cess to the w eb pa ges . By de faul t, passw ord pr ot ection is ena bled on[...]

  • Page 156

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 156 Figur e 8: Administration Password 4. C lic k OK . 5. En ter n ew Us er na me a nd Passw or d . 6. C lic k App ly . Figur e 9: L ogi n page[...]

  • Page 157

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 157 30. Logout T o l og out : 1. Fro m the l eft - ha nd m en u, c l i ck on Logou t . Th e followi ng p age is d isplayed : 2. C lic k Apply Ch ang e . Figur e 10: Logout page[...]

  • Page 158

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 158 A Configuring y our Comp uter s This a ppe nd ix provi des i nstr uctio ns for c on figurin g the In t erne t se ttings on your c omput er s t o wor k wi th th e Wireless G at eway . Con fi gur i ng E t her n et PC s Bef o re y ou be gi n By de faul t, the W ireles s Ga teway au to matica lly a[...]

  • Page 159

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 159 B IP Addres ses , Networ k Mask s, and Subnets IP A ddr es se s Note : T his sec tion re fers o nly to IP a ddress es f or IPv4 (v e rsion 4 o f the In terne t Pr otocol) . IPv6 ad dr esses are no t cov er ed . This sec tion assu mes b as ic know ledge of b inary nu mber s, bits, an d by tes IP[...]

  • Page 160

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 160 Class B ne tworks are s mal ler but s till qu i te lar ge , eac h able to hold ov er 65 ,0 00 hos ts . T here ca n be u p to 16,384 c lass B ne tworks in exis tence . A c lass B netw ork mi gh t be appro pria te for a larg e orga niz ation such as a b usi ness or gov ern ment age ncy. Cl as s C[...]

  • Page 161

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 161 C UPnP Control Point Softwar e on Wind ows XP This a ppe nd ix provi des i nstr uctio ns for c on figurin g the U PnP o n y our co mp u ters to work w it h th e Wir eles s Gatew ay. UPnP is an arc hitec ture for p ervas ive pe er - to - p eer ne tw or k con nec tiv ity of i n telligen t ap plia[...]

  • Page 162

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 162 2. In t he " A dd o r Remo ve P rog ram s" dia log b ox, c li ck th e "A dd / R emo ve Wi ndo ws C om po nent s" but ton. 3. In the "Wind ows Co mpon en t Wiz ard" dial og box, scroll down the list to disp lay the "Net worki ng Serv ices" entry . H igh li[...]

  • Page 163

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 163[...]

  • Page 164

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 164 D Tr oubleshooting This a ppe nd ix s ugg ests so lu tions for pro blems y o u m ay e ncoun ter in ins t alling or usin g the W ireles s Gatew ay, a nd pr ov ides ins truc tions for using s ev eral I P u tilities to d iagnos e pr ob lems . Con tact Cus to mer Su ppor t if t hes e s ugges tio ns[...]

  • Page 165

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 165 Diagn osin g Pr oblem us ing IP U tiliti e s pin g Pi ng i s a comm and y ou can u se to ch eck whe ther your P C ca n r ecog niz e other c o mput ers on yo ur ne twor k and the Intern e t. A pi ng co m mand s en ds a m essag e t o the co m pu ter yo u s peci fy . I f the co mpu ter rec e ives [...]

  • Page 166

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 166 Figur e 12: Using t he ns lookup Uti lity There m ay be seve r al a ddres s es assoc iated w it h an In ternet n a me. This is co m mon for w eb si tes th at receive heavy tra ffic ; they use multip le , red und an t s ervers to carry t he sa me infor mati on. T o ex it fr om th e n sl oo k up [...]

  • Page 167

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 167 E Gloss ary 10BASE -T A des ignation for the type of w iring us ed by Etherne t networks wi th a data rate o f 10 Mbps. Also know n as Category 3 (C AT 3) wiring . See data rate, Ethern et . 100BASE - T A designa tion for the type o f wiring used by Etherne t networks w ith a data rate o f 100 [...]

  • Page 168

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 168 computers that req uest IP addres ses and the DHC P s e rver that assigns the a ddres ses. Each o f the Wire less G ateway 's inter faces can be con figured as a D HC P relay . Se e DHC P . DHCP server Dynamic Host Con figuration Pro tocol serv er A DHCP server is a co m puter that is res [...]

  • Page 169

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 169 Inter net The globa l col lection of in terconnec ted net works used for bo th pr ivate and bus iness co m munications . intra net A private , comp any - in ternal ne twork that looks like par t of the Interne t (users ac cess informa tion usi ng w eb browsers ), but is ac cess ible only by emp[...]

  • Page 170

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 170 as where it ca me from (sour ce address ) and where it s hould go (destination addr es s). pin g Packet Int ern et (or Inter - Networ k) Grop er A progra m used to verify whether the host ass ocia ted with an IP address is online. It can a lso b e use d to reve al the IP a ddres s for a given d[...]

  • Page 171

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 171 TC P /I P Transmission Contro l Protocol /I n ternet Protocol The bas ic pro tocols us ed on th e Internet. TC P is respo nsible for dividing da ta up i nto pack ets f or de livery an d reasse mbl ing them a t the destination, whil e IP is r esponsib le for deliver ing the pa ckets fro m source[...]

  • Page 172

    Wire les s Acce ss Po int HNW 300A PN User Ma nual 172 identifies a VC. Your ISP w ill tel l you the V PI for e ach V C they pr ov ide. See VC . WAN Wide Are a Ne twork Any network spread ov er a large geogra phical area, su ch as a country or continen t. With respect to the W ireless Gat eway , W A N r efe r s to th e Int er net. Web br owse r A s[...]