SMC Networks Wireless Broadband Router manual

W ir eless Br oadband Router User Guide The information fu r nished by SMC Netw or ks, Inc. (SMC ) is believed to be accurate and reli able. However, no re sponsibil ity is as sumed by SMC for its use, no r for any infringements o f patents or other rights of third parties wh ic h may result from its use. No licens e is granted by implication or ot[...]

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-2- T radem arks : SMC is a registered tradem ark and Barricade is a registered tradem ark of SMC Networks, Inc. Other products and company names are trademarks or reg istered trademarks of t heir respective holders. FCC Interference S tatement: This equip m en t has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pu rs[...]

-3- T able of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction .............................................................................. 5 1.1 Functions and Features .................................................................. 5 1.2 Packing List ................................................................................... 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Insta[...]

-4- Appendix A: TCP/IP Configuration for Windows 95/98 ........................... 33 A.1 Install TCP/ I P Protocol into Y our PC ......................................... 33 A.2 Set TCP/IP Protocol for W orking with IP Sharer ........................ 34[...]

-5- Chapter 1 Introduction Congr atulat ions o n your pur chase o f this o utstand ing SM C W ir eless Br oadb and Rout er . This product is desi gned specifically f o r small of fice and home of fice needs. It provides a complete SOHO solution for Internet surfing and is easy to configure and operate even for non-techni ca l users. Instructions fo[...]

-6-  DHCP server supported All of the networked computers can retrieve TCP /IP settings auto matically from this product.  W eb-based config uring Config urable through any networked com puter ’ s w eb browser us i ng Net scape or Intern et Explorer .  Access Control supported Allow s you to ass ign diff erent access right f o r[...]

-7- Chapter 2 Hardw are Inst allation 2.1 Panel Layout 2.1.1. Front Pan el The front pan el features three 10/100 Mb ps Ethernet ports , one Wide A rea network (W AN) port, an d diagnostic LED in dicators. The W AN port conn ects your DSL or cable modem to the rou ter . T he LA N ports are us ed to connect to you r co mputers or other netw ork devi[...]

-8- W AN: the port wh ere you w ill co nnect your cable (or DSL) m od em or Ethernet router . Port 1-3: the ports wh ere you will conn ect networked computers an d o ther devices.[...]

-9- LED: LED Function Color S tatus Description M1 System status 1 Orange Blinking Thi s p rod uct is funct ioning properly On This product i s worki ng for a specific serv ice M2 Sy stem st atus 2 Orange Blinki ng This pr oduc t i s being c onfigure d or up grad e d. Don’t turn it off ! On The W AN port is linked WA N W AN port activity Green Bl[...]

-10- 2.1.2. Rear Pan el Figure 2- 2 Rear P anel Ports: Port Description ON/OFF Power sw itch DC IN Power inlet (DC 5V) COM Serial port (connect an alog modem or console cable) PRINTER Pr inter Po rt 2.2 Pr ocedure for Hardware Installation 1. Decide where to place your Wireless Broadband Router: Y ou can place your W ireless Broadband Router on a d[...]

-11- 2. Set up LAN co nnection: a. Wired L AN connection: connect an Ethernet cable f ro m y o ur com p uter ’ s Ethernet port to one of the LAN ports of this product. b. Wireless LA N co nnection: make sure the antennas are in a vertical position (if not, rotate them m ore than 90 degrees). Figu re 2-3 Setup of LAN and W AN connecti o ns for thi[...]

-12- 4. Power on: By co nnecting the power cord to the po w er i nlet a nd turning the power switch on, this product w ill a utomatically enter the sel f-test phase. When it is in the self-test phase, the indicat ors M1 and M2 will be lig hted ON for about 10 secon ds, and then M1 an d M2 will be flashed 3 times to indicate that the self-test opera[...]

-13- Chapter 3 Netw or k Settings and Sof tw a r e Inst allation T o us e this product correctly , y o u have to properly configure the network set t ings of your computers and install the attached setup program into y o ur MS W indo w s plat form (W indow s 95/98/NT/2000). 3.1 Make Corr ect Netw ork Settings of Y our Com puter The default IP addr [...]

-14- Request timed out. there must be something wrong in your installation pro cedure. Y ou have to check the followin g items in sequence: 1. Is the Ethernet cable cor rectl y connected between this pr oduct and your comput er? Tip : The LAN LED of this product and th e l ink LED of the netw ork card on your computer m ust be lit. 2. Is the TC P/I[...]

-15- Step 2: Click on th e IN ST ALL butto n. W ait until the follo wing We l c o m e dialog ap pears, and click on the Next button. Step 3: Select th e de stination folder and click on t he Next button. The setup pro gram will then begin to install th e p rogram s into the destination folder .[...]

-16- Step 4: When th e following w indow is displayed, click on th e Finish button. Step 5: Select the item to res tart the computer , then clic k the OK b utt on to reboot your compu ter . Step 6: After rebooting you r co m p uter, th e so ftw are installation procedure is complete. Now , you can configure th e Internet Sharer (refer to Chapter 4)[...]

-17- Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless Broadband Router This product prov ides a W eb-based conf iguration scheme, i.e., conf iguring by Netscape Communi ca tor or Intern et Explorer . This approach can be adopted in any MS W indows, Macintos h or UNIX based platf orm. 4.1 S tartup and Login Activa te yo ur bro w se r , and disable the pr oxy or add t[...]

-18- 4.2 S tatus This optio n pr o vides the fu nction for observing this product’ s working statu s: A. W AN Port Status. If the W AN port is assigned a dy namic IP , there may appear a “ Renew ” or “ Release ” button on t he Si denote column. Y o u ca n click this button to rene w or release IP manually . B. Modem Stat us. C. Printer S [...]

-19- 4.3 T oolbox This option enables y ou to change the administrator password. Y ou can also get inform atio n abo ut Firm ware version and W AN's MAC Add ress . Y ou can reboot th is product by cl icking th e Reboot button. Note: W e strongly recommen d that you chan ge the sys tem passw ord for security reasons.[...]

-20- 4.4 Prim ary Setup This optio n is es sen t ial to enable this product to w or k properly . T he setting items and the w eb appearance depend on the W AN type. C hoose the correct W AN type bef o re you start. 1. LAN IP Addres s : this product’ s IP ad dress. The def ault address is 192.168.123.254 . Y ou can change it if necessary . 2. WA N[...]

-21- 4.4.1 S tatic IP Addr ess W AN IP Addr ess, Sub net Mask, Gateway , Primary an d Secondary DNS : enter the proper setting valu e p rovided by y o ur ISP . 4.4.2 Dynam ic IP Address 1. Host Name : optional, required by som e ISPs, for exam ple, @Hom e. 2. Renew IP For ever : this fea ture en able s this product to renew the IP address autom ati[...]

-22- 4.5 DHCP Server The settings of the TCP/IP environment include Host IP , Subnet Mask, Gateway , and DNS configurations . It i s not easy to correctly conf i gure all the computers in your LAN environment. Fortunatel y , DHCP provides a simple approach to handle these settin gs. This product su pports the fun ction of DHCP server . If you enabl[...]

-23- 4.6 V irtual Server This product ’ s NA T firew a ll filters ou t unrecognized packets to protect y our Intranet, thus all ho sts behi nd this p rod uct are external ly invi sible . If you wish, you c an ma ke some o f them accessible by enablin g the V irtual Server M apping . A virtual server is defined as a Service Port , and all requests[...]

-24- 4.7 Special AP Some applications require multiple connectio ns, su c h as Internet games, video conferencing , Internet telephony , etc.. Due to th e firewa l l fun ct ion, t hese applications cannot work with a pu re NA T router . Special Applications enables some of t hese applications to work with an NA T router . If Special A pp licatio ns[...]

-25- 4.8 Access Contr ol Access Control allows you to assign diff erent access rights to different users. First, you have to divide users into dif ferent groups. Users are identified by their IP addresses. Y ou can assign acces s rig h ts to th e m e mbers of Grou p 1, 2 and 3. T he oth ers are all mem ber s of the Default Group. Next, you have to [...]

-26- 4.9 Misc. Items 1. IP Address of DMZ H ost : DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) The host is one witho ut th e protection of firewall. It allows a co mputer to be exposed to u nrestricted t w o -way comm unication. Note th at this feature shou ld be used only w hen needed. 2. Rem ote Adm inistrator Host : In general, only Intranet user s can browse the b[...]

-27- 4.10 Wir eless Setting W ireless settings allow y o u to set the wireless configu r atio n item s. 1. Networ k ID(SSID) : Network ID is used to identify the WLAN. Clie nt stations can roam freely on this product and other A ccess Po ints that have th e sa me Network ID. (T he facto ry setting is “ default ”) 2. Channel : The radio ch annel[...]

-28- Chapter 5 Print Serv er This product provides the function of the netw ork print server for MS W indows 95/98/NT/2000 and Un ix-based pl atforms. Y ou mus t configure each st ation individually to connect to your server p rinter . 5.1 Configuring on W indows 95/98 Platforms After you complete the software insta llation procedure describ ed in [...]

-29- 1. Find out t he corresponding ic on of y our s erver printer , f or example, the HP LaserJet 6L . Click the m ouse’ s right button on that icon, and then select th e Propert ies item: 2. Click the Details item :[...]

-30- 3. Choose the “PR T mate: (All-in-1)” from the list attached at the Print T o ite m. Be sure that the Printer Driver item is conf igured to the correct driver of y our server printer . 4. Click on the button of Port Settings : T y p e in the IP address of this product and then click the OK button. 5. Make sure that all the settings mention[...]

-31- Compared to the procedure in the previous section, the selection of Details is equi vale nt to the selection of Ports , an d Po rt Settings is equiva l ent to Co nfigure Port . 5.3 Configuring on W indows 2000 Platforms The confi g urat ion procedure for a W indow s 2000 platf or m is similar to th at of W indows 95/98, except for the s creen [...]

-32- 5.4 Configuring on Unix-based Platforms Please follow the traditio nal configuration pr ocedure on Unix platfor ms to set up the print server of this product. T he prin ter name is “lp.”[...]

-33- A ppendix A: TCP/IP Confi guration for Window s 95/ 98 This sect ion advises on how to in stall TCP/IP protocol int o your personal com puter . It assum e s y o u have s uccessfully install ed one network card on y our personal computer . If not, p lease r efer to yo ur net work card manual . Also, Se ction A.2 tel ls yo u how to se t TCP/IP v[...]

-34- 5. Select the Micr osoft item in the manufact ure rs list. Choose TCP/IP in the Ne twork Pr otocols . Click OK button to return to Network w indow . 6. T he T CP/IP protocol will be lis ted in the Netw ork window . Click OK to complete the install procedu r e and restart your PC to en able the TCP/IP protocol. A.2 Set TCP /IP Pr otocol f or W [...]

-35- 2. Double click Network icon. Select the T CP/IP line that has been associated to your netw or k card in th e Co nfiguration tab of the Ne twork w indow . 3. Click Propert ies button to set the TCP/IP protocol for this IP Sharer . 4. Y o u now have two setting metho ds: A. Get IP via DHCP server[...]

-36- a. Select Obtai n an IP address au tom a tically in the IP Addr ess tab.[...]

-37- b. Do not input any value in the Gateway tab.[...]

-38- c. Choos e Disable DNS in the DN S Configuration tab.[...]

-39- B. Configure I P m anua l ly a. Select Specify an IP addr ess in the IP Ad dres s tab. The default IP addr ess of this product is 192.168.123.254. T heref ore, please use 192.168. 123. xxx ( xxx is b etwe en 1 a nd 253) for IP A ddr ess field a nd 255.255.255.0 for Subnet Mas k fie ld.[...]

-40- b. In the Gateway tab, add the IP address of t h is produ ct (default IP is 192.168.123.254); in t he New gateway f ield and click Add button.[...]

-41- c. In the DNS Configur ation tab, add the DNS values which are provided by the ISP into DNS Server Sear ch Or der field an d click Add button.[...]