MiLAN MIL-W0311 manual

Sh Air Office Multi-Function Internet & Wireless Gateway Models MIL-W0311 & MIL-W1311 Broadband Internet A ccess Wireless A ccess Point Dial-in RA S Print Serv er User’s Guide[...]

i T ABLE OF C ONTEN TS CHAPTER 1 IN TRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1 Wireless Gateway Features .............................................................................................. 1 Package Contents ..................................................................[...]

ii URL Filter ..................................................................................................................... ... 66 Virtual Servers ................................................................................................................ .6 8 DMZ..........................................................................[...]

1 Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapt er provides an overvi ew of the Wir eless Gatew ay's features and capabilities . Congratulations on the purch ase of your new Wireless Gateway Multi-Function Wireless Gateway . The Wireless Gateway is a m ulti-f unction device providing the follow ing services (the w ireless funct ions are only availa ble on[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 2 • Multi Segment LAN Support. LA Ns contain ing on e or more segm ents are supported, via the Wireless Gatew ay's built- in static routing table. If NA T (Network A ddress T ransla- tion) is disabled, the Wireless Gateway will fun ction as a static router. Internet A ccess Features • Shared Internet Access. Al[...]

Introduc tion 3 A dvanced Internet Functions • Virtual Servers. This feature allow s Internet users to access Internet se rvers on y our LA N. T he required se tup is quick an d easy. • User-Defined V irtual Servers. Internet us ers can access n on-standard In ternet Servers on your LAN by using this fe ature . • Special Internet A pplication[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 4 NA T Firewall Protectio n The firew all pr otection provided b y th e Wireless Gateway is an intrinsic side effect of NAT (Netw ork Address T ranslation). A ll users on th e LAN sh are a single external IP address. From the extern al viewpoin t, there is no netw ork, only a sing le device. For internal u sers, the Wir[...]

Introduc tion 5 Wireless On - Wireless connection available; Wireless Access Point is ready f or use. Off - No Wireless con nection available. Flashing - Data is transmitted or received via the Wireless access point. This includes "netw ork traffic" as w ell as user data. Print Error On - Printer error detected. Off - No printer error det[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 6 Reset Button This button has three (3) functions : • Reboot . When pressed and released, th e Wireless Gateway w ill reboot (restart). • Diagnos tic print-out . If held d own for 3 seco nds, a dia gnostic print-out w ill be sent to the attached printer. • Ensure the printer is ready . • Both Print LEDs w ill f[...]

Introduc tion 7 DIP Switches DIP Swit ch Settin g Description 1=off 2=off Normal Operation . 1=off 2=on DHCP Server functio n disab led . 1=on 2=off Used to restore Def ault IP Address and clear Passw ord (See below ). 1=on 2=on Normal Operation . Restore Default IP A ddress and Clear Passw ord If th e Wireless Gatew ay 's IP A ddress or passw[...]

8 Chapter 2 Installation This Chapt er covers the physi cal installation of the Wirele ss Gateway. Requirements • Ethern et LA N (10/100BaseT) and the TCP/IP prot ocol. • For Internet A ccess, an Intern et Access accoun t with an ISP, and either of: • A DS L or Cable m odem (f or WAN port u sage) • An analog m odem or ISDN T A (f or serial [...]

Installatio n 9 2. Insert Wirel ess PCMCIA card Ensuring the supplied W ireless PCMCIA card is the right way up, insert it into the slot on the rear. Push it firm ly un til it clicks into position. 3. Connect LAN Cable Conn ect a standard LA N cable from a 10BaseT or 100BaseT Hub on y our LA N to the “HUB” port on the Wireless Gateway . 4. Conn[...]

10 Chapter 3 Configuration This C hapter provides detai ls of the configur ation process. Overv iew This chapter describes th e procedure for: • Quick setup • Wireless access poin t configu ration • Using th e Status screens PCs on your local LA N may also req uire config uration. For de tails, see Chapt er 4 - PC Con- figuration . Other conf[...]

Configurati on 11 Where use o f a certain feat ure requires t hat PCs or other LAN devices be conf igured, this is also explained in the relevant chapter. Configurati on Program The Wireless Gatew ay contain s an HTT P server. This enables y ou to connect to it, an d config- ure it , using your W eb B ro wser. Most Brow sers s hould w ork, provided[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 12 Passw ord If you have a ssigned a password to the Wir eless Ga teway (on the Options screen) y ou w ill be prompted for the password, as show n below. (If no password has been set, this dialog w ill not appear.) Figure 4: Pass word Dialog • Leave th e "User Name" blank. • Enter the passw ord for the Wir[...]

Configurati on 13 Quick Setup Screen The Quick Setup screen, like th e example below, w ill be displayed w hen you f irst connect. Figure 5: Quick Setup Screen Quick Setup - Ov erview This screen contains all the basic data to make th e Wireless Gateway operational. For many users, the default v alues will be satisfactory , and no changes w ill be [...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 14 • Wireless Access Point To use the Wireless Access Point: • All Wireless devices m ust have the sam e SSID. Either the Wireless Access Point or the Wireless clients can be chang ed to ensure this. • All Wireless devices m ust have the sam e settings for WEP (Wired Equivalent Pri- vacy ). By default, WEP on the [...]

Configurati on 15 WA N Enable Ethernet Port Normally , this should be left at the default valu e of Enabled . • If no DSL or Cable modem is connected to th e WAN (Ethernet) port, then this setting should be Disabled. • If Intern et access via the Serial Port is Enabled, this setting w ill be automatically Disabled. It is not po ssible to simult[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 16 WEP Stat us This will state "Enabled" o r "Disabled ". The default is "Disab led". • In order to us e the Wireless Gatew ay's access point, the client wireless stations must have the same settings fo r WEP . • To change the Wireless Gateway 's WEP settings, use the Wire les[...]

Configurati on 17 Wireless Screen The Wireless Access Point settings mu st match the other Wireless stations. To change the Wireless Gateway 's default settings f or the Wireless Access Point, use the Wireless link on th e main menu to reach the Wireless screen. An ex ample screen is show n below . Figure 6: Wireless Screen Data – Wireless S[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 18 SSID (ESSID) To commu nicate, all Wireless stations MUST use th e same SSID/ESSID. The default value is default Note! The SSID is case sensitive. Channel No. Select the valu e you w ish to use on your Wireless L AN. If y ou experi- ence lost con nections and/or s low data trans fers you may need to experimen t with d[...]

Configurati on 19 Existing Sta tions • This lists the Wireless stations you h ave entered. If you hav e not entered any stations, this list will be em pty. • To delete an entry, select it, and click the "Delete" button. Multiple entries m ay be selected by hold down the CTRL key wh ile select- ing. (O n the Ma cintos h, use SHI FT i n[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 20 Status Screen Use the Status link on th e main m enu to view this screen. The LAN Status link on th e menu w ill result in a screen lik e the example below . Figure 7: Status Screen Data - St atus Screen LA N Device Name This sh ows the n ame of th e device. IP Address The IP Address of this device, as seen by other [...]

Configurati on 21 DHCP Table Use this link to view the IP Addresses wh ich have been allocated to LAN dev ices, or the Dial-in user, by th e DHCP Server function . The DHCP Table contains the follow ing data: • Port - The port w hich the DHCP client u sed to access this device. Possible valu es are LAN, WL AN (Wireless LA N), and RS232 (s erial p[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 22 A ccess Control Log Thi s log sho ws connecti on re quest s which have be en bl ocked by the Access Control feature or the built-in NAT Firew all. Accesses w hich have been blo cked for other reasons (e.g. URL filter, incorrect dial-in pass- w ord, incorrect WEP settings on the WLAN) are NOT show n in this log. (The [...]

Configurati on 23 WA N Status – D irect Connection If t he WA N (Ethe rnet) por t is u sing PPPoE, th en cli ckin g the WAN St atus link on th e Status screen w ill reveal a screen like the f ollowing. Figure 8: WAN Status – Direct Connection Data WA N Sta tus Physical Address The "Hardware" address of this device, as s een by oth er [...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 24 WA N Status – PPPoE If t he WA N (Ethe rnet) por t is u sing PPPoE, th en cli ckin g the WAN St atus link on th e Status screen w ill reveal a screen like the f ollowing. Figure 9: WAN Status – PPPoE Status Data WA N Sta tus Physical Address The "Hardware" address of this device, as s een by oth er devi[...]

Configurati on 25 Buttons Connect Disconnect N/A If not connected, this button w ill display "Connect" and can be used to establish a connection to your ISP If connected to y our ISP , this button w ill display "Disconnect" and can be use d to hang up t he co nnectio n. If PPPoE i s not conf igur ed, thi s but ton w ill display [...]

26 Chapter 4 PC Configuration This C hapter details the PC Configur ation require d on the local ("Internal") LAN. Overv iew For each PC, the f ollowing may to be configured: • TCP /IP networ k settings • Internet A ccess config uration • Netw or k printer • Wireless configuration Window s Cl ients Thi s sectio n de scrib es how t[...]

PC Configurat ion 27 Figure 10: Network Configuration 2. Select the TCP/IP protocol for y our netw ork card. 3. Click on the Pr operties button. You should th en see a screen like the follow ing. Figure 11: IP Ad dress (Win 95) Ensure y our TCP/IP settings are correct, as f ollows: Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain an IP Addres[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 28 Figure 12: Gateway Tab (Win 95/98) • On the DN S Configur ation tab, ensure Enable DNS is selected. If the DNS Ser ver Search Order list is empty , enter the DNS address p rovided by your ISP in the f ields beside the Add button, then click Add . Figure 13: DNS Tab (Win 95/98) If your LA N has a Router, the LA N A [...]

PC Configurat ion 29 Internet A ccess If y ou are using th e Wireless Gatew ay for Intern et access: • Ensure that th e DSL modem , Cable modem, or other permanen t connection is function al. • Use the f ollowing procedure to configu re your Brows er to access the Intern et via the LA N, rather than by a Dial-up con nection. 1. Select Start Men[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 30 Printing Setup The Wireless Gatew ay prov ides print ing s upport for 2 m ethods of printi ng from Window s: • Print Port Driver. After in stalling the Print Port Driver, Windows users can print directly to the Wireless Gatew ay . Print jobs are spooled (queued) on each PC. The suppl ied Print Port Driver su pports[...]

PC Configurat ion 31 If you see the fo llowi ng error message, eith er install Int ernet Explorer 4 or later, or follow the procedur e in the "Trouble Shooting - Printing" section of Appendix A . 7. A pop- up messag e will inf orm y ou if the port has been created successf ully, and th en the Window s Add Printer wizard w ill start. • S[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 32 Figure 15: Print Port C onfiguration Items show n on this screen are as follow s: Port If desired, click Browse to s elect a different dev ice. (The Select Device Port button is provided to allow th is software to w ork with m ulti-port models.) The Port N ame is shown in the Printer' s Properties . Banner Check[...]

PC Configurat ion 33 8. In the Shar ed dialog box, enter the s hared printer nam e. The shared nam e is how other users w ill see this printer. You should advise client PCs of the Server n ame and this printer name. 9. Click OK to save and exit. Window s 2000 Server Configuration The LPD/LPR Port is not enabled by default. To enable it, use this pr[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 34 Figure 17: Win dows 2000: Select Port 4. In the Dialog requesting Name of Address of server pr oviding lpd , enter the IP address of the Wireless Gateway . 5. For Name of printe r or print queue on that server , enter L 1. 6. Click OK, and then Next , and continu e the Wizard. 7. At the Select Sharing screen, s elect[...]

PC Configurat ion 35 Dial-in Configuration This section describ es how to co nfigu re your PC to use the Wireless Gateway 's RAS Dial-in feature. To use the RAS Dial- in feature of th e Wireless Gateway : • An Analog Modem or ISDN TA mu st be connected to the Serial Port on the Wireles s Gatew ay. • The W ireless Gateway' s Seria l Po[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 36 Dial-up Net w orking Properties Log on to ne twork This setting refers to a logon to a Server on y our LAN, not the login to the Wireless Gatew ay. This should be disab led; checking th is op tion will cau se a min or de lay in establishing a connection. Enable software com pression Normally , this should be checked,[...]

PC Configurat ion 37 Maci ntosh Clients Internet A ccess From y our Macintosh , you can acces s the Internet vi a the Wireless Gatew ay. The procedure is as follows. 1. Open the TCP/IP Control P anel. 2. Select Ethernet from the Connect via pop-u p men u. 3. Select Using DHCP Server fro m the Configure pop- up m enu. The DHC P Client ID field can b[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 38 Linux Cli ents Internet A ccess on Linux Ensu re you are logged in as " root" before attem pting any chan ges. By defa ult, most U nix install atio ns use a fixe d IP Add ress. If you wish to co ntinue using a fixed IP Addr ess, make the follo wing changes to your co nfigura tion. • Set your "Default[...]

PC Configurat ion 39 Other Unix Sy stems For Internet A ccess v ia the Wireless Gateway • Ensu re the "Gateway " field for your n etwork card is set to the IP Address of the Wireless Gatew ay. • Ensure y our DNS setting s are correct. LPD Printing To use LPD printing to the Wireless Gateway 's printer, install an LPD printer usin[...]

40 Chapter 5 DHCP This Chapt er covers the use of DHCP, using either an existing DHCP Ser ver or the W ireless G ateway's DHCP Server function. Overv iew If your LAN d oes no t use D HCP, and you d o no t wish to use DH CP, you can igno re t his chapter. What DHCP Does A DHCP ( Dynamic Host Configura tio n Pro toc ol) server allocates a va lid[...]

DHCP 41 To Configure y our PCs to use DHCP This is the default setting f or T CP/IP under Windows 95/98/ME. See Chapter 4 – Client Configur ation for the procedu re to check these settin gs.[...]

42 Chapter 6 Serial P ort This Chapter details using the Serial (RS232) Port, either for Internet Access or Dial-i n use. Overv iew The Serial (RS232) port can be u sed for Internet A ccess or to provide RA S (Dial-in) acces s to you r LAN . • If us ed for Internet access, th e WAN (Ethernet) Port cannot be us ed. • Both Inter net Access and Di[...]

Seria l Port 43 Data - Seri al Port Scr een Modem Type Select None if nothing is connected to the Serial Port, or you do not w ish use to use the Serial Port. For Perm anent Connectio n (leased line) : • Ensure th e Serial Line Speed is set to m atch the speed on your leased line. • Ignore th e T elephone nu mbers an d "Disconnect after Id[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 44 IP Address from ISP Select the appropriate o ption: • Dynamic This is the def ault, and the m ost comm on. Leave this selected if y our ISP allocates an IP Address to the Wireless Gateway upon con- nection. • Fixed IP Address Select this if y our ISP has allocated you a fixed IP Address , then enter the IP A ddre[...]

Seria l Port 45 Status Use this link to view the Serial Por t status screen, described later in this chapter. Modem Pr operties Scr een This screen will be displayed w hen the "Modem Properties" button on the Serial Port screen is clicked. Norm ally, it is not neces sary to access th is screen. Figure 20: Modem Properties Screen Data – [...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 46 Buttons Save Save the data on this screen . Note that if the cu rrent modem w as not "Other" type, and you changed the Initial String , you can NOT use "Save". You m ust use "Save as Other" instead. Save as "Other" Assign the data shown on screen to the " Other" modem[...]

Seria l Port 47 Dial -in Users This section describes how to create an d manag e remote users w ho w ish to u se the Wireless Gateway 's RAS Dial- in facility. For details of conf iguring th e remote PC to use Dial- in access, refer to Dial-in in Chapter 4 - Clie nt PC Configur ation . Overv iew Upon connection, the Wireless Gatew ay w ill all[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 48 Dial-in Users Screen This screen is reach ed via the Dial-in U sers link on the Serial P ort screen. Figure 21: Dial-in Users Screen Data – Dial- in Users Screen Existing User s Dial-in Access • This lists all users w ho have Dial-in perm ission. • If no users h ave dial-in permission, this list w ill be empty [...]

Seria l Port 49 Buttons >> Use the " >> " button to rem ove Dial-in access f or any us ers selected in the "Dial-in Users" list. << Use the " << " button to allow Dial-in access f or any us ers selected in the "Other Users" list. Del Delete the selected user or users in th e list above[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 50 Dial-in Enable dial-in access Use this to suspend or enable dial- in access. This setting can also be changed on th e Dial-in Users screen. Enforce connection tim e limit If checked, th e Wireless Gateway w ill term inate the Dial-in connection after the specified period. The tim e period can be set from 1 to 999 mi [...]

Seria l Port 51 Serial Port Status This screen is reach ed by either of the follow ing: • Status Screen - Serial Port Status lin k • Serial Port Screen - Status link. An ex ample screen is show n below . Figure 23: Serial Port Status Screen Overview • Status - This section display s the current con nection status for the serial port connectio[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 52 Physical Link If operating, the link will show ON. This means the m odem was able to connect to th e number dialed. PPP Link If ON, a PPP con nection w as s uccessf ully negotia ted. PPP IP Address This has 2 possible m eaning s, depending of the ty pe of conn ection: • Internet Access - This is the IP Address used[...]

Seria l Port 53 Sta rt PPP Hav ing e stabli she d a phy sica l conn ectio n, a PPP con nect ion is now being established. PPP up f ail The PPP con nect ion cou ld not be esta blish ed. PPP up su ccessfu lly The PPP connect ion w as establ ished su ccessfu lly . Stop PPP The PPP co nnec tion was term in ated. Th is w ill occur at the end of a sessio[...]

54 Chapter 7 Options This C hapter details t he options available on the W ireles s Gateway's "Op- tions" scr een. Overv iew An ex ample Options screen is show n below . Figure 24: Options Screen Passw ord Once a passw or d is entered, it is required in order to change the device config uration. Pass- w ord s are case sensitive an d [...]

Options 55 DNS (Domain Name Server • These entries are option al. T he m ain DNS (Domain Name Server) is eith er provided by you r ISP, or entered on t he Quick Setup screen. • If desired, enter any other DNS IP Addresses here. The first available DNS w ill be used. NA T (Netw ork A ddress Translation) NAT allow s PCs on y our LAN to sh are a s[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 56 2. In the "Address" bar, enter "HT T P://" followed by the WAN IP A dd ress of the Wireless Gatew ay. If the port num ber is not 80, the port number is also required. (Af ter the IP Ad- dress, en ter ":" followe d by the port num ber.) e.g. HTTP://123.123.123.123:8080 This exam ple ass u[...]

Options 57 Printer Object Type Sets the ty pe o f printer attached. The default setting is "Laser- Writer". If the attached printer is not a LaserWriter (or compatible), then y ou mu st: • Install th e correct printer driver for the prin ter on each Apple sy stem requ iring printer access • Check your P rint er's user manual or m[...]

58 Chapter 8 R outing This C hapter explains the Routing f eatures of the W ireless Gateway. Overv iew • If you do n't have o ther Router s or Gate ways on your LAN, igno re the "R outing" pa ge completely . • If the Wireless Gatew ay is only acting as a Gatew ay for the local LA N segmen t, ignore the "Ro uting" pa ge [...]

Routing 59 Figure 26: Routing Screen Data - Routi ng Screen RIP Enable RIP Ch eck this to enable the RIP (Routing Inf ormation Protoco l) feature of the Wireless Gateway . The Wireles s Gatew ay supports RIP 1 only . Static Routing Table Select Entry This dro p-down list show s all entries in the Routing Table. • To view or ch ange an entry , sel[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 60 Delete Delete the entry selected in the drop-down list, regardless of w hether its details are show n on s creen. Update Upda te the entry selected in the drop-down list, usin g the data shown on screen. List All List all entries in the Routing table. Save Save the RIP setting. This has no eff ect on the Static Routi[...]

Routing 61 Static Routing - Exampl e Figure 27: Routi ng Exam ple For the Wireless Gateway's Rout ing Table For the LAN sh own above, w ith 2 routers and 3 LAN segm ents, the Wireless Gatew ay requires 2 entries as follows. Entry 1 (Segment 1) Desti nation IP A ddress 192.168.1.0 Netw ork Mask 255.255.255.0 (Stan dard Class C ) Gatew ay IP Add[...]

62 Chapter 9 Advanced Internet This Chapt er explains how to us e the Wirele ss Gateway's "Advanced Inter net" features . Overv iew For situations where th e Wireless Gateway is being used to provide shared In ternet access, the follow ing adva nced features are prov ided. • Special Internet A pplications • URL Filter • Virtual[...]

Advanced I nternet 63 Special Internet A pplications This feature is only required if you w ish to use Intern et applicatio ns w hich require 2-w ay comm unication, m ultiple connections, or combined TCP/UDP connections. Exam ples of such applications are Internet Videocon ferencing , T elephony , Game s Servers, and other special-pu rpose Servers.[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 64 Managing Special A pplicat ion Entri es Enable 1. Select th e entry f rom th e drop-dow n list 2. Click "Get Data" 3. Check th e Enable checkbox 4. Click "Update" Disable As above, bu t uncheck th e Enable checkbox . Disable all On the Advanced Internet s creen, you can Enable or Disable the Speci[...]

Advanced I nternet 65 Incoming Protocol The protocol (TCP or UDP) used w hen the application or service sen ds data to you. Po rt Range : Start The start of th e range of port nu mbers u sed by the application server w hen data is sent to you. If using only one port number, enter it in both the "Start" and "Finish" fields. Po rt[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 66 URL Filter The URL Filter provides a means to block access to undesirable Web sites . T he blockin g action applies to all PCs accessin g the Internet v ia the Wireless Gatew ay. Operation The URL Filter feature w orks by m atching the "Filter Strings " (text strings ) against the re- quested URL . For exam[...]

Advanced I nternet 67 URL Filter Screen Figure 30: URL Filter Screen Data - U RL Filter Screen Site List Site List This lists any existin g entries. If y ou have not entered any values, this list will be em pty. Filter String To ad d an entry to the list, enter it here, and click the "Add" button. An e n tr y ma y b e a D o mai n na me ( [...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 68 Virtual Servers This feature allow s y ou to make Serv ers on y our LAN accessi ble to Internet users. Norm ally, Internet u sers w ould not be able to access a serv er on your L AN because: • Your Se rver doe s not have a valid exter nal IP Addr ess. • Attem pts to connect to devices on your LA N are blocked b y[...]

Advanced I nternet 69 Virtual Serv er Screen The Virt ual Servers screen is reached by th e Advanced Internet - Virtual Servers link. Figure 32: Virtual Server Screen. Data – Virtual Server Screen WA N IP Address Current IP Address This show s the IP Address which Internet users must use to connect to a ny o f you r Vi r tu a l S e rv er s . • [...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 70 LAN IP Address • Enter the IP A ddress of a PC on y our LA N. • You mu st install and configure th e app ropriate Server software on the PC en tered here. • If us ing DHCP, the LA N IP Address of a PC may change. To solve this problem , use eith er of these m ethods: • Ass ign a fix ed IP Address to the Serv [...]

Advanced I nternet 71 Managing User Defi ned Virtual Servers Enable a Server 1. Select t he required entry from the drop-dow n li st 2. Click "Get Data" 3. Check th e Enable checkbox 4. Click "Update" Disable a Server As above, but u ncheck the Enabl e checkbox. Disable all Servers On the Advanced Internet screen, y ou can Enabl[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 72 Internal Port Num ber Enter the port num ber used by the Serv er to connect to clients. External Port Num ber The port num ber used by clients w hen connectin g to the Server. This is normally the sam e as the Internal Por t Number . If it is differen t, this device w ill perform a "mapping" or "transl[...]

Advanced I nternet 73 DM Z This feature, if enabled, allows one (1) compu ter on your L AN to be exposed to all u sers on the Internet, allow ing un restricted 2 -w ay com mun ication between th e " DMZ" PC and other Internet users or Serv ers. This allows conn ection to sp ecial-purpose servers w hich require proprietary client softw are[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 74 If us ing DHCP, the LA N IP Address of a PC m ay ch ange. To solve this problem , you can use either of th ese methods : • Ass ign a fix ed IP Address to the DMZ PC, en suring th at its IP Address is NOT within the address range allocated by th e DHCP Server. • Reserve an IP Address for the DMZ PC in the DHCP Ser[...]

75 Chapter 10 Access Control This C hapter explains how to conf igure and use the W ireless G ateway's "Ac- cess C ontrol" feature. Overv iew The Access C ontrol feature allow s admi nistrators to restrict In ternet Access by individu al PCs. The process uses "P acket Filtering" to block or discard d ata packets. By default[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 76 Security Groups Screen The Securit y Groups screen is reached from the Acce ss Contro l link o n the navi gatio n ba r. An exam ple screen is sh own below . Figure 35: Security Groups Screen Note that the Securit y grou ps are pre-nam ed "Every one", " Group 1", "Group 2", "Group 3&[...]

Access Co ntrol 77 Data – Security Groups Screen The followin g data is required. A ccess Rights: Internet A ccess for th is Group No restrictions No packets are blocked. Us e this to create an "Unlim ited Access" group, or to temporarily rem ove restrictions. Block all Access Groups m embers cann ot access the Internet at all. Use th i[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 78 PCs Screen The PCs s creen is reached from the Access Co ntrol l ink on the naviga tion b ar. An example screen is sho wn below. Figure 36: PCs Screen Note that the drop-down box lists all PCs previously entered. If none have been entered, this box will be em pty. Operations Create a new entry 1. Click the "Clea[...]

Access Co ntrol 79 Details PC Nam e Enter a n ame to identify this PC. Network Adapter Address Hardw are address for this PC. You can use the Window s "Winipcfg " program or your L AN m anagem ent prog ram to f ind this address. Reserve entry in DHCP Table Check this if you w ish to reserve an IP address for this PC. T his is usef ul if y[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 80 Filters Screen The Filters screen is reached from the Acc ess Cont rol link o n the na vigatio n ba r. An exa mple screen is sho wn below. Figure 37: Filters Screen This screen allows you to define packet filters. Wh en you defin e security groups, on th e " Secu- rity Groups" screen, y ou can select from a[...]

81 Appendix A T roubleshooting This Appendix cover s the most likel y problems and their s olutions. Overv iew This chapter covers some com mon problem s that m ay be encou ntered wh ile using th e Wireless Gateway and some p ossibl e soluti ons to them. If you follo w the suggested st eps and the Wi re- less Gatew ay still does not function proper[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 82 wh ich do not function correctly. If this does solve the problem you can u se the DMZ function. This should w ork with alm ost every application, but: • It is a security risk, since the firew all is disabled. • Only one (1) PC can use th is feature. • When the DMZ f eature is being us ed, the Special Applicat i[...]

Appendix A - Troubleshoot ing 83 Printing Problem 1: When I tried to install the Printing software for Peer-to-Peer printing, I received an error m essage and the installation was aborted. Soluti on 1: This may be caused b y an existing installation of the printer port softw are. Before attempting an other installation: • Remove the ex isting ins[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 84 7. Click the Add Por t button. On the resulting screen, select Other , then Shared Port , as the port to add, as sh own below. 8. Click OK to see the Print Port Configura tion screen, as s hown below.[...]

Appendix A - Troubleshoot ing 85 9. Click the Brow se Device button, select the desired Wireless Gateway , and click OK. 10. Click OK to return to the Printers folders, and righ t-click on the Printer. Ensure that the Work off-line option is NOT checked. The Printer should n o longer be gray ed out, and is ready for use. Problem 3: On m y M acintos[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 86 Dial-in A ccess Problem 1: Rem ote PC can't connect to the Wireless Gateway. Solution 1: Check the s ettings on the Wireless Gateway • Serial Port is Enabled. • Dial-in is Enabled. • User has been created, and has Dial- in permis sion. • Call-back settings are correct for th is user. • Modem s ettings [...]

Appendix A - Troubleshoot ing 87 Problem 3: On the LAN, there is an IP Address conflict involving the Dial-in PC. How do I set the IP Add ress allocated to the Dial-in PC? Answer 3: This problem can only occur if the Wireless Gatew ay's DHCP Server is Disabled. In this situation, th e DHCP Server m ust still allocate an IP Address to the Dial-[...]

88 Appendix B About Wireless LANs This Appendi x provides some backgr ound information about using Wi reless LANs (WLANs). Modes Wireless LANs can w ork in either of two (2) modes: • Ad-ho c • Infrastru cture A d-hoc Mode Ad- hoc mode does n ot require an A ccess Point or a wired (Eth ernet) LA N. Wireless Sta- tions (e.g. n otebook PCs w ith w[...]

Appendix B - About W ireless LA Ns 89 Channels The Wir eless Cha nnel set s the ra dio freq uency used for c ommunicatio n. • Access Po ints us e a fixed Chan nel. You can select the C hannel used. This allow s y ou to choose a Ch annel w hich provides th e least interference an d best perform ance. In the USA and Can ada, 11 channel are availabl[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 90 A ccess Control The Access Co ntrol feature allows y ou to determine w hich Wireless Stations can use th e Access Po int. You n eed to identify each Wireless Station by its Hardware or ph ysical A ddress. On Window s, y ou can determin e the Hardw are (physi cal) Address us ing Win IP Cf g , as follow s: 1. Use Start[...]

91 Appendix C A T Commands A T Commands This Appendix details the "AT" comm ands used by m odems and ISDN TAs. This information is provi ded to assist u sers w ho are usi ng the Wi reless Gatew ay 's se rial (RS232 port). It is not relevant to Cable or DSL m odems connected to the WAN (Ethern et) por t. Required Settings For the Wire[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 92 Figure 39: Conn ection Properties (W95/98) 4. Select Advanced to see the screen below. Figure 40: Advan ced Connection (W95/ 98) 5. Check the option Record a lo g file . Then click OK and ex it. 6. Use Dial-up N etworking to m ake your on- line connection norm ally. A log f ile MODEMLOG.TXT will be created in you r W[...]

Appendix C – AT Com mands 93 Standard A T Commands Most modems u se the standard AT comman ds, as shown in th e following tables. Consu lt the ma nual for y our m odem to s et wh at AT comm ands it supports. Note that the trailing "n" in m any com mands indicates a num ber. The allowable n umbers, an d their effect, are lis ted below th[...]

W ireless Gateway User Guide 94 AT Ln Speaker volu me control. n =0-7 AT Mn Speaker control M0 Speaker alw ays of f M1 Speaker on until carrier is detected M2 Speaker alw ays on M3 Speaker on af ter last digit dialed, off at carrier detect AT Nn Ring vo lume contr ol, n =0 d isab les r ing functio n. (n= 0. .7) AT O Return to on-line state AT P Pul[...]

Appendix C – AT Com mands 95 Extended "A T&" Commands (Includ es RT S/CTS Flo w Control Commands) Command Description &Bn Data rate, terminal-t o-modem &B1 DT E/DCE rate fixed at DTE setting &Cn Carrier Detect operations &C1 Carrier Detect tracks pres ence of carrier &Dn Data Terminal Ready (DTR) operations &[...]

96 Appendix D Specifications Wireless Gatew ay Models MIL- W0311 & MIL- W1311 Dimensions 2 4 0 mm( W ) * 1 20 mm( D ) * 3 5mm( H ) Operating Temperatu re 0 ° C to 40 ° C Storage Temperature -10 ° C to 70 ° C Netw ork Protocol : TCP /IP Netw ork Interface: 3 Ethern et: 2 * 10/ 100BaseT (RJ45) for LA N 1 * 10Bas eT (RJ45) for WAN PCMC IA Sl o[...]

Appendix D - Specif icati ons 97 PCMCIA Wireless Card (M IL-W1311 only ) Interface PC MCIA 68pin , 16bit data Standard s IEEE802.11b WLA N, PCMCIA 2.1, JEIDA 4.2 Freq uency 2.4 to 2.4835GHz ( Indus trial Scien tific Medical Band ) Channels Maximum 14 Channels, depending on regulatory au thorities Data Rate 11 / 5.5 / 2 / 1 Mbps Cover age Are a Clos[...]