LevelOne WBR-6802 manual

LevelO ne User Man ual Ve r. 1 .0 WBR- 6802 150Mbp s W ireless T ravel Router[...]

2 Safet y FCC W A RNING This eq uipment may generat e or use ra dio fr equency energ y . Chang es or mo dific ations to this eq uipmen t may caus e harm ful int erfer ence unl ess the modific ati ons are expr essly approv ed in th e instr uct ion man ual. T he user coul d los e the author ity to operat e t his equipme nt if an unaut hori zed chang [...]

3 General Pub lic Licen s e This pr oduct i ncor porat es open s ource code i nto the so ftw are and ther efore f alls u nder t he guidel ines g over ned by the General P ublic Li cense (GPL) agree ment. Adhering to th e GPL requir ement s, t he open s ource code and o pen s ource li cens e for the source co de are available for fr ee download at h[...]

4 Content s 1 Introduction ······························································································ 5 1.1 Package C onten t s ······················································[...]

5 Defaul t Setting s IP Addres s 192.16 8.1.1 Password admin W ir eles s Mod e Enable W ir ele s s S SI D LevelO ne Security None 1 Introduc tion 1.1 Package C ontents Open th e box of the 150M bps Wir eless T rav el Router and carefully unpack it. T he b ox should c ont ain t he follo wi ng items:  W BR - 680 2 150Mb ps Wirel ess T r avel Rout [...]

6 1.2 Hardw are installation ste p s Decide where to plac e y our Wirel ess Ro uter You can place y our Wirel ess Rout er on a des k or oth er flat sur f ace. For opti ma l perform ance, pl ace your W ireles s Ro uter in the center of your office (or your home) i n a location that is aw ay fr om any potenti al s ourc e of inter ference, suc h as a [...]

7 1.3 The Front Panel T he front panel of th e W ireless Router: Name S t atus Indication P WR Green Power on Dark Power o ff WPS Blink green o n e t im e System reboot Blink g reen W PS c onnecting Dark Syst em s tability W L AN Off The wireless funct ion is disabled . Flashing The wireless funct ion is enabled . Flashing fast Sending or receiving[...]

8 1.4 The Rear Panel The rear panel of the W ireless Router is show n below .  L AN : Through this port, you can connect the router to your PCs and the other Ethernet network device s.  WAN : This WA N port is where you w ill connect the cable/DSL Modem, or Ethernet .  DC I N : Plug the circle end of the power adapter firmly into the rear [...]

9 2 Installation and B asic Configura t ion This chapter will guid e you step s by st ep s to install and configur e the W ireless Router . We suggest you g o over the whole chapter f irst and then do more adv anced operation. 2.1 Operati on Mode In this device, there are three modes for your selection:  AP mode  Router mode  Client mode D[...]

10 2.3 Configure the IP Address of Y our C omputer In order to communicate with this W ireless Router , you have to configure the IP address of your computer to make it comp at ible with the device. Note: The router supports DHC P server and it is enabled as default. User s who configure his I P address as “Obt ain an I P address automatically”[...]

11 2. Right - c lick Local Area Connection item and click Properties . 3. Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properti es .[...]

12 4. Y ou may choos e Obtain an IP addr ess automatically (recommend) to g et a n IP add ress automatically . O r you can choose Use the follo wing IP address to speci f y an IP address manually . Please click the OK button after y our configuration.[...]

13 3 We b - Based M anag ement 3.1 Sta r t t he We b - Based Management Interface The device uses W eb as the managemen t interface. Y ou can use a browser to access t he management interface easily . Please follow the st eps listed below . 1. Open the I nternet Web brow s e r. 2 . Ty p e 192.168 .1 .1 into the URL Web address location and press En[...]

14 3.2 The Graphi c User Inter face After the p ass word autho rization, the information p ag e sh ows up as the home pa ge of the gr aphic u ser interface. Y ou may click t he menu link on left column of the window to get access to each co nf ig ur at io n page. Router Mode:[...]

15 A P Mode: Client Mode:[...]

16 3.3 Setu p Wi zar d (Router mode and C lient mode) If you are usin g the router for the first time, please follow the p rocedures of the se t up wiz ard to do a step - by - step configuration. Note: T he configurations in A P , Router and Client mode s are almost the same. The fol lowing guide mainly introduces this device under the Router mode [...]

17 3.4 W irele ss 3. 4 .1 Basic Sett ings Y ou can set up the configuration of your Wireless basic settings and monitor the W ireless Client s associate with your router . It em s Information Disable W ireless LAN Interface Mark the checkbox t o d isable interface o f W ireless LAN . M ult i pl e AP The button is to show and update the w ireless se[...]

18 * Please c lick on th e Appl y Changes button or t he Reset button at the botto m to save/res et the configurati ons. 1. Multiple A Ps This is the w indow that pops up after clicking the but ton. Click “ Ena ble ” to activate this AP, and then click the button “Show”, “ Active Wireless Client Table – AP1” window pops up as the f ol[...]

19 2. Active Wireless Client Table This is the wi ndow that pops up after clicking the but ton. 3. 4 .2 A d vanced Settings Yo u can set adv anced wireless LAN parameters for this rout er . We recommend not changing these parameters unless you k now w hat changes will be on this rou ter .[...]

20 It em s Information Fragment Threshold This value should remain at i ts default setting of 2346. I f you experience a high packet error ra te, you may slightly i ncrease your fragmentation thres hold within the value ran ge of 256 to 2346. Setting the fragmentation threshold too low m ay result in poor performance. RTS T hreshold Request To Send[...]

21 It em s Information Select SSID Please choose a SSID you hav e set fo r this router in the W ireless > Basic Set tings from t he d rop - down list. The SSID wil l be shown on the wireless network for recognizing. Encryption There are 5 modes for you to select: Disable, W EP , W P A, WP A2, and W P A 2- Mi xed. Please r efer to the f ollowing [...]

22 It em s Information Select SSID Please choose a SS ID you have set for this router in the W ireless > Basic Set tings f r om th e dr op - down list. The SS ID will be show n on t he wir eless network for recognizing . Encryption Select a security e ncryption mode for this rout er . A uthenti cation There provide three options for selecting: O[...]

23 Suite W P A2 Cipher Suite: the de faulting setting is AES Pre - Shared Key Format T o decide the format, select “ Passphrase ” or “ He x ” in the drop list. Pre - Shared Key Enter t he “ Pr e - shared Key ” acc ording to the pre - shar ed key format you select. This is the shared secret be tween AP and ST A. T his f ield must be fill[...]

24 3. 4 .4 A ccess Control T o restrict the station ac cess authentication of the clients , you can set up the control list in this pag e. It em s Information Wireless A ccess Control Mode Click t he drop list to ch oose the access control mode. Y ou may sele ct “Allo w listed” t o gi ve those MAC addresses acc ess to this device or select “D[...]

25 network with others successfully . Click t he “ Ref r esh ” button can scan nearby R outer and AP again. 3. 4 .6 WP S Settings The primary goal o f Wi - Fi Protected Setup ( Wi - Fi Simple Conf iguration) is to simplif y the security setup and mana g em en t of W i - Fi networks. T his r outer support s the configuration setu p using PIN con[...]

26 It em s Information Di sable WPS Click this checkbox to undo W PS. WPS St atus Y ou cannot manually select t he items here. The WPS S tatus wil l change from “UnConfigured” to “Conf igured” after you enable WPS function and setup a wireless security k ey for this device. Self - PIN Nu mb er If you use this device as a c lient, you can us[...]

27 It em s Information Disable WPS Mark to disable the W PS, and clear to enable. Self - PIN Number If you use this devi ce as a client, you can use t his code when trying to conne ct this device to other AP by using the PIN method. PIN Configuration After the AP or router you share has fill in your sel f - p in number and click the button in this [...]

28 Default Gateway Enter the “ I P Addr ess ” of the router in y our network. DHCP Client Rang e DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is a protocol for assigning dyna mic IP addresses “automatically ”. This field asks you to sp ecify the DHCP Client IP addr ess r ang e (default 10 0~ 200). Y ou can also click t he “Show[...]

29 It em s Information W AN A ccess T ype Select the mode to acce ss the WAN as S tati c , DHCP Client or PPPoE. MTU Si ze T o Enable the M axim um T ransmission Unit of r outer setup. A ny packet over this nu m ber will be chopped up into suit able size before sending. Larger number w ill enhance the transmission performance. Enter the MTU number [...]

30 Addresses. History MAC T able T o Delete the MAC Address you add before, mark the check box in the select item on the right hand and click the “ Del ete Selected”. If you want to del ete all the MAC Addresses , click “Delete All” to remove all of them. * Please c lick on th e Appl y Changes button or t he Reset button at the bo ttom to s[...]

31 It em s Information MTU Si ze T o Enable the M axim um T ransmission Unit of Router setup. Any packet over this number will be chopped up into suitable size before sending. Larger nu mber will enhance the transmission performance. Enter your MTU number i n the text - box to set the limitation (default 1492 b yte s). Att ain DNS A utomat ically I[...]

32 It em s Information User N ame&Password Fill in t he User Name and passw or d that provided by y our ISP . MTU Si ze T o Enable the M axim um T ransmission Unit of r outer setup. Any packet over this number will be chopped up into suitable size before sending. Larger nu mber will enhance the transmission performanc e. Enter your MTU number i[...]

33 It em s Information Enable MAC Filt ering Mark to enable the con figuration, and clear to disable. MAC A ddress Fill in the MA C address of wireless stations you want to forbid to access the Internet through the G ateway . Comment Input any text to des cribe this mapping. Current Filter T abl e Lists the M AC Filter Settings you hav e added befo[...]

34 including receiving and sending p ackets. T o see the latest repor t, click but ton . 3. 7 .3 Log This System Log p age shows the in f ormation of the current activ ities on the router . T o enable system log f unction: 1. Mark the “Enable Log” c heckbox. 2. T o see all in formation of the system, select the “system all” checkbox. T o se[...]

35 3. 7 .4 Upgra de Firmware Sometimes a new f irmware may be issued to upgr ade the system of this devi ce. Y ou could upgrade the firmware y ou got in this p age. T o upgra de the firmware, please click t he button, locate the firmware in your compu ter and then click the but ton to execute.[...]

36 3. 7 .5 Sa ve/Reload Setting T he Save/Reload Setting p age allows users to s ave and upload the configur ation sett i ngs of t h e device or restore the factory de f ault configuration. It em s Information Save Settings to File Click the but ton to save the currently con figure settin gs. Loa d Settings from File Click t o select the file that [...]

37 3. 7 .7 Logout Click Apply Change then you w ill save the settings and log of f th e management interface.[...]

38 A p pendix A : Product S pecif ica tions S t andard IEEE 802.1 1n, IEEE 802 .1 1g, I EEE 802.1 1b , IEEE 802 .3, IEEE 802.3u Interface LAN: One 10/100Mbp s RJ - 45 port WAN : One 10/100Mbps R J - 45 port One W PS/RESET button One slide switch to c ontrol AP/Router/ Client m ode One USB DC JAC K A ntenna I nternal A ntenna W AN Connection Etherne[...]

A p pendix B : Glossar y  802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a w ireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct - sequence spread - spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in t he unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and W EP enc ryption for security. 802.11b netw orks are also r eferred to as W i - Fi networks.  802.11g - spec ification f[...]

40 promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices.  W L AN ( W ireles s L ocal A rea N etwork) - A group of com puters and associated devices communicate with each ot her wirelessly , which network servi ng users are limited in a local area.[...]