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30 0Mbps Wi reless N R outer FWR -72 4N D User Man ual User Manual / V2 .0[...]
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2 Copyright St atement PHIC OMM is t he regist ered tra demark of Shanghai F eixun C ommunication C o ., Lt d. Other trademark or trade name mentione d herein are the trademark or registered trademark of the compan y . Copyright of the whole product as integ ration, inclu ding its accessories and soft ware, belongs to Shanghai F eixun Communica tio[...]
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i Table of Contents 300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................. 1 Product Overview ............... ................ . ................ ............................... .............. 1 Main Featur es ............... ................ . ................ ....................[...]
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ii Table of Contents 300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com Wireless C lients List ............................................................................................................. 28 WPS Settings .......................................................................................................................... 29 WDS Setting[...]
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iii Table of Contents 300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com Routing Sett ings ............. ................ ............................... ............................... .. 41 Static Rou ting T able ............................................................................................................ 42 Dynamic Routin g Settings .....[...]
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iv Table of Contents 300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com Appendix C: Glos sary ................................................ 56[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 1 Chapter 1: I ntroducti on Chapter 1: Introduction Product Overv iew Thank y ou for choosing F WR -72 4N D Wireless N Router . FWR -72 4N D 30 0Mbps W ireless N Router is an all - in - one router , ideal for home and SOHO user s to share broadband Internet connec tion over the wired and wireless net work.[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 2 Chapter 1: I ntroducti on WLAN LED : The Wireles s LED lights up wh en the wireless fe ature is enabled. I t flashes when the Router sends or recei ves data over t he wireless network. WPS ( Wi - Fi Protected S etup ) LED: I f you have client devi ces (such as wi reless adapters) th at support Wi - Fi Pr[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 3 Chapter 1: I ntroducti on ON/OFF: The po wer on/off button . Power: The Power port co nnects to the include d power adapter. LAN (1 ~4): Using Ethern et cables, these Ethern et ports (4, 3 , 2, 1) connect the R outer to computers and other Ethernet network d evices on your wi red network. WAN: Using an E[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 4 Chapter 1: I ntroducti on Main F eatures • 4 LAN ports and 1 WAN port • Wireless N speed up to 300 Mbps, ideal for int ernet sur fing and on - line gaming • MIMO technology greatly increases the wireless range, sensitivity and stabi lity • D etachable design allows you to upgrade the antenna • [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 5 Chapter 2: I nstallatio n Chapter 2 : Installation Physical C onnection Note: • Actual product m ay be differen t as the pic ture, but the installation will b e the sa me. • Please use the included p ower adapter . Use of a dif fer ent power adapter could cause damage and void t he warranty f or this[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 6 Chapter 2: I nstallatio n Configure th e C omputer ’ s I P Address After connecting your PC t o the route r , you need to configure y our PC ’ s IP address. 1) Click Start > Control P anel . F or Window s XP/2000 2) Select and double click N etwork Conne ctions .[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 7 Chapter 2: I nstallatio n 3) Right click Local Area Connection and then selec t Properties . 4) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties .[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 8 Chapter 2: I nstallatio n 5) Select Obtain an IP address auto matically and Obtain DNS server ad dress autom atically . Then click OK . F or Windows V ista/7 1) Click Star t > Control Panel .[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 9 Chapter 2: I nstallatio n 2) Click Network and Internet . 3) Click Netw ork and Sh aring C ent er .[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 10 Chapter 2: I nstallatio n 4) Go to Change A dapter Settings (win7)/ Manage Network Connections ( Vista) . 5) Right click Local A rea C onnection , choose Properties .[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 11 Chapter 2: I nstallatio n 6) Select I nternet Protocol V ers ion 4 ( TCP /IPv4) and click Proper ties . 7) Select Obtain an IP address aut omat ically and Obtain DNS server add ress aut oma tically . Then click OK .[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 12 Chapter 2: I nstallatio n Setup Wizard Af ter successful install ation, you can go ahead with connecting to the in ternet, the operations are as f ollow : 1) Open your web browser , in the add ress bar , t ype in 192.168.0.1 2) Y ou are pr ompt to ente r the Username/P assword (pr eset as admin/admin) w[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 13 Chapter 2: I nstallatio n a. Select Static I P if your IS P g i ve s you the S ta tic IP A ddress , S ubnet M ask , Def au lt Gateway and DNS Server A ddress , type in th ose information and then click Next . b. Select D yna mic (D HCP) if your ISP does not give s you any IP numbers to use. This option [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 14 Chapter 2: I nstallatio n d. S elec t L2 TP /Russia L2TP if your ISP provides L2TP /Russia L2TP connection , and then click Next . e. S elect PP TP /Russia PPTP if your ISP provides PP TP /Russia PPTP connection , and then click Next . 5) In this page, the SSID is the name of your wireless network, you [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 15 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Chapter 3 : Router Configur ation You can see there a re twelve main menus on the left side of the router’s web management page. On the right side, you can see a sm all HELP button, there are th e correspondi ng explanations and instructions. The Running Status pag e [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 16 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration W AN 1. If your ISP is running a DHCP Ser ver , please ch oose Dy namic IP as your connec tion typ e, the Router will automatically get I P parameters from your ISP . W AN C onnec tion T yp e: To make sure the co nnection type your IS P provides, please refer to the ISP[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 17 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Secondary DNS Server : Enter the seconda r y DNS address provided b y your ISP . 3. If your ISP provides a PPP oE connec tion, selec t PPPoE/Russia PPPo E as your W AN Connec tion T yp e. User name/P assword : E nt er the username and password provided by y our ISP . Th[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 18 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Scheduled: The connection will only be established in a specified period. 4. If your ISP pro vides L2TP connectio n, select L 2TP/ Russia L2TP as your W AN C onnection T y pe. User name/P assword : E nt er the username and password provided by y our ISP . These fields a[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 19 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration LAN MA C Addr ess : The physical address of the router . IP Address : The LAN IP Addr ess of the router . Subnet Mask : The Sub net Mask assoc iated with the LAN IP Address. Note: If you changed the LAN IP Address of the router , please log in thi s w eb management page[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 20 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Dynamic DNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. If you want to use thi s feature, please register for thi s service with DDNS service providers suc h as www. no- ip.com first. If you have regi stered with a DDNS s ervice provid[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 21 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Wireless Sett ing s There are s e ven submenus under t he wireless m enu: Wireless Basic Settings , Wireless Secur ity Settings , Wireless MAC Address Filter , Advanced Wirel ess Settings , Wireless Clients List , WPS Settings and WDS Settings . Clic k any of them, you [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 22 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Wireless Mode : If all of the wireless d evices connected with this wireless route r are in th e same transmission mode (eg. 802.11b), y ou can choose "Only" mode (eg. 11b only). If you have some devices which use a different transmission mode, choose the appr[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 23 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration C lick Best Channel Butt on, it can help you choose the best channel. Wireless Security Setting s You can configure the s ecurity of your wi reless network(s) i n this page. There are six wireless security m odes suppor ted by this router: Open , Shared, WEP A UTO , WP [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 24 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Wireless Network Name (SSID): Select the S SID which you want to enable the s ecurity. Security Mod e: Y ou can choo se Disable, O pen, Shared , WEPAUTO, W PA - Personal, W PA 2 - Personal, WP A - P erso nal/ WP A2 - Personal. Mode 1: Security Mode > Disable If y ou [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 25 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Mode 3: Security Mode > W PA - Personal , WP A2 - P ersonal, WP A - P e rsonal/ WP A2 -Personal Y ou can selec t one of following versions: W PA - P ersonal : Pre - shared key of WP A. W PA 2 - P ersonal : Pre - sh ared key of WP A2. W PA - Personal/ WP A2 -P e rsona[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 26 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Click Apply button. If you want MAC addr ess (00:0A:EB:0 0:07:5F) cannot access the W ireless Net work while others can: Step1: click Add button. S tep2 : cho oses Reject in the Policy . Step3 : F ill in MA C addr ess 00:0A:EB:00: 07:5F , Click Apply button.[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 27 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Advanced Wireles s Settin gs This section i s to configure the advanced wireless setting of the R outer , if you are not familiar with the setting i tems in this page , it’s strongly rec ommended to keep t he provided default values , otherwise it may result in lower [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 28 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration C lick WMM C onfigura tion button, you c an see this page: Wireless Clients List C lick Refresh button to check the w ireless clients .[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 29 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration WPS Settings The WPS func tion can help you add a new dev ice to the network qui ckly. If the client device suppor ts Wi - F i Protected Setup and is equipped wi th a WPS button, you can add it to the network by pressing the WPS button on the device and th en press the [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 30 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration PIN: If this option is enabled, you need to enter a wireless cli ents PIN code in th e blank and keep the same code in the c lient. WDS Settings T he WDS func tion c an help you extend the wireless range, it suppo r ts Bridge M ode and Repeater Mode. Bridge Mode: You ca[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 31 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration H ere take bridge mode as an example: Security Mode : You ca n select WEP 64 / 1 28bits mode , WPA - PSK (TKIP) o r WPA2 - PSK (AES ). Password : Enter the key, the key fo rmat is decided by the encryption method you selected. Wireless Access Node MAC Address: Inp ut th[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 32 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration DHCP If you enable DHCP se rver of the ro uter, the DHCP se rver automatically c onfigures the TCP/IP protocol for each computer in the LAN. DHCP Ser ver: I f you disable the se r ver , please m ake sure you hav e another DHCP s er ver in your ne two r k . Star t IP Add[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 33 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Address Reserv ation When you speci fy a reserved IP add ress for a PC in the LAN, that PC w ill always receive th e same IP address each time wh en it accesses the DHCP server. Re served IP addresses c ould be assigned to servers that req uire permanent IP set tings. I[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 34 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Choose Enabled , Then click Add button . Rule ’ s Name : Y ou can give this rule a name . Ser ver IP Address : The LAN IP address of the ser ver you want to open the por t, it is like 192.168.0.X . if you click Search IP Addr ess button , you can see this pag e: Ser v[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 35 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Click Add button . Application Name: Describe the name o f the application that being set. Please select one of the applica tion s : There are f ew common applications available such as Dailpad, MSN gaming, PC Phone etc. the blank will be automatically filled once been [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 36 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration C hoose Enable DMZ , DMZ Status: you can enable or di sable the DMZ. IP Address of the DMZ Host: Enter the IP address of the computer in the LAN that you want to set to a DMZ host in th e DMZ Host IP Address field. Note: • Before using DMZ Host, you should assign a st[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 37 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Group IP : The IP Address of the Mu lticast F or warding Group . Host IP: The IP Addr e ss of the Group member s. P ort: The por t number o f the Multicast group. Status: The status of the Multic ast group . Security Optio ns There ar e four submenus under the Security [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 38 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Common Service P ort drop - down list contains some common ser vice p or ts. Y ou can selec t one and click Add t o add the ser vice por t to the vir tual ser ver list. Advanced Security Settings Anti DoS Attack: Check to enable it for attack prevention. IGMP - F lood P[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 39 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration management page , and add MAC addresses to the list, on ly MAC addresses in the list can access the web manag ement page of the rout er, while other co mputers in the L AN are blocked from access ing the rout er. MA C Address 1/2/3/4: Enter the MA C addresses of LAN com[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 40 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration set at least one filtering condition. Y o u may also set multiple cond itions or all the cond itions. E nable the MAC/IP/P o r t F ilter funct ion, click S a ve button. C lick Add button, H ere take MA C F ilter as an example: I f you want a comp uter which MAC address [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 41 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Note: Please synchronize the routers time first wh en selec ting the timing func ti on. Web URL Filter URL: Put in the URL you want to filter . Routing Se ttings There ar e two submen us under the Rou ting Se tting s menu: Static Routin g T a ble and Dynamic Routing Set[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 42 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Static Routing T able Static routes give the router inform ation that it cann ot learn automatic ally through other me ans Use the Static Ro uting page to add o r delete a route. The m ax number is 10 . Destination : This i s the IP add ress of the network o r host that[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 43 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Rip V ersion: Choose the version of RIP . Authentication Code: Choose the encr ypt method used bet ween routers . I P Bandwidth Control Enable IP bandwidth control: If you selec t it, t he bandwidth control rule takes effec t. T otal Uplink B andwidth: The ra te of uplo[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 44 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration System T ools There ar e ten submenus under the Syst em T ools : Netw ork T ime settings , Diagnostics , WOL , F actor y Defaults , Backup and Res tor e , P asswor d , Sys te m Lo g , T raffic S tatistics , F irmw are Up gra de and Reboot . Click any of them, and you wi[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 45 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Diagnostic s Select : Sel ec t Ping or T racer t. IP Address/Domain Name : The destination IP addr ess or domain name . Ping Packet T otal : The number of transmitte d data packet when P ing operation is carried out . Ping P ac ket Size : The size of transmitte d data p[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 46 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration W ake O n LAN WOL broadcasts so called M agic P acket Fr ames across a network to wake up ha rdware that understands such pack ets. These are normally N ICs with W ake On L AN func tion. MA C Addr ess: Add a MA C address to wake the comput er on. Explain PC: Description[...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 47 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration Backup and Re store In the Expor t Settings column, click Back up button to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file. T o restore the Router's configuration, follo w these instruction s: 1) Click Browse button to find the configuration file [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 48 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration System Log The system log is a de tailed record of the websites th at users on your n etwork have acc essed or attempted to access. Yo u can enable remote System Log fu nction to view the lo g in remote place . Enable rem ote S ystem L og : Check th is option to enable [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 49 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration T r affic Statistics This page used to display the cur rent system memory us age , WLAN, L AN and W AN net works to send and receive data packets to the number . Firmware Upgr ade You can upgrade the r outer to the last ed version in thi s page, please d ownload a most [...]
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300 Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 50 Chapter 3: R outer Config uration • Please make sure the sof tware version is matching with the existi ng hardware . Reboot Click Reboot button to reboot the R outer . Logout Click Lo g out on the lef t side menu to exit f rom the router ’ s configurat ion page.[...]
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30 0Mbps Wir eless N R outer www.phicomm.com 51 Chapter 4: Specification Chapter 4 : Specification W ireless Standard s IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, CSM A/CA with ACK Data R ate 11n: 30 0Mbps 11g: 54Mbps 11b: 11M bps F requen cy R ange 2.4 - 2.4835GHz Wireless T ran smit P ower < 20dBm Modulati on T ype OFDM/CCK/16 - QAM/64 - QAM Re[...]
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30 0Mbps Wir eless N R outer www.phicomm.com 52 Appendix A: T roubleshoot ing Appendix A: Troubleshooting 1. PHICOMM S etup cannot find m y Router . If PHICOMM Setup is not able to c ommunicate with your R outer during install ation, please check the followin g items: 1) En sure that the rout er and modem are both on. 2) M ake sure the comp uter go[...]
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30 0Mbps Wir eless N R outer www.phicomm.com 53 Appendix A: T roubleshoot ing 5. The computer cannot connect to the internet wireles sly. P lease make sure you can access the I nternet when plug in the Ethernet cable from the router to the comp uter, otherwise, please refer to Question 4. Then check the wireless connection status on your computer: [...]
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30 0Mbps Wir eless N R outer www.phicomm.com 54 Appendix B : Certification Appendix B: Certification FCC Statemen t This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a Class B digital devi ce, pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable p rotection against harmful inter fer ence in a [...]
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30 0Mbps Wir eless N R outer www.phicomm.com 55 Appendix B : Certification • This equipment should be instal led and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body . CE Mark W arning Marking with the above symbol indi cates compliance with t he Essential R equirements of the R&TTE Direct ive of the Europ[...]
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30 0Mbps Wir eless N R outer www.phicomm.com 56 Appendix C: Gl ossar y Appendix C: Glossary 802.11b: T he 802.11b standard sp ecifies a wireless n etworking at 11 Mbps using direct - sequence spread - spectrum ( DSSS) technology and o perating in the un licensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, an d WEP encryption fo r security. 802.1 1b networks are also[...]
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30 0Mbps Wir eless N R outer www.phicomm.com 57 Appendix C: Gl ossar y PPPoE (P oint to P oin t P rotocol ov er E thernet): PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always - on connection by simulating a dial - up conne ction. PPTP (Point - to - Point Tunnel ing Proto col ): It is a method for implementing virtual pri[...]
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