Accton Technology CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway AC-IG2004W, User Manual

Page 1: ...CheetahAccessTM Wireless Gateway AC IG2004W User Guide...

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Page 3: ...User Guide CheetahAccessTM Wireless Gateway 10 100 Mbps Wireless Gateway with 3 10 100 Mbps RJ 45 Ethernet LAN ports and 1 10Mbps RJ 45 WAN Port...

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Page 5: ...corporates these newer technologies At that point the obsolete product is discontinued and is no longer an Active Accton product A list of discontinued products is attached with the most recent versio...

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Page 7: ...onnecting the Power Adapter 2 8 Verify Port Status 2 8 Chapter 3 Configuring Client PCs 3 1 TCP IP Configuration 3 1 Printer Client Installation 3 1 Chapter 4 Configuring the CheetahAccess Wireless Ga...

Page 8: ...ort Monitor 6 1 Configure the Print Server 6 4 Configure the Network Printer in Windows 95 98 ME 2000 6 4 Configure the Network Printer in Windows NT 6 8 Configure the Network Printer in Unix Systems...

Page 9: ...ver Internet access through the secondary WAN port i e the serial port can be used for primary or backup Internet access This new CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway technology provides many cost effective...

Page 10: ...sers with a shared IP address Using only one ISP account multiple users on your network can browse the Web at the same time Virtual Server If you have a fixed IP address you can set up the CheetahAcce...

Page 11: ...e connection to their corporate network If your service provider supports VPNs then any of these protocols can be used to create an authenticated and encrypted tunnel for passing secure data over the...

Page 12: ...Introduction 1 4...

Page 13: ...packing materials in case there is a need to return the product Please fill out and return the Warranty Registration Card to Accton or register on Accton s Web site at register acctontech com The Chee...

Page 14: ...el printer port as well as two antennas on the rear panel The following figure shows the components of the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway Figure 2 1 Front and Rear Panels Item Description LEDs Power W...

Page 15: ...dem This port is fixed at 10 Mbps full duplex Use a Category 5 cable to connect this WAN port to a xDSL or Cable modem One RS 232 serial port to connect to an ISDN Terminal Adapter TA or to a PSTN ana...

Page 16: ...ecial wiring or cooling requirements are needed You should however comply with the following guidelines Keep the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway away from any heating devices Do not place the CheetahAc...

Page 17: ...e to half duplex or full duplex These LAN ports also support auto configuration for pin signals auto MDI MDI X that allows you to use straight through cable for connecting the CheetahAccess Wireless G...

Page 18: ...osition one antenna along the vertical axis and the other along the horizontal axis Try to place the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway in a position that is located in the center of your wireless network...

Page 19: ...greater with RJ 45 plugs to connect the broadband modem directly to the WAN port on the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway Use either straight through or crossover cable depending on the port type provid...

Page 20: ...he power adapter into the power socket on the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway and the other end into a power outlet Check the indicator marked Power on the front panel to be sure it is on If the power...

Page 21: ...ng TCP IP Protocol in Your PC on page 5 1 All PCs connected to the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway must be set to the same IP subnet as the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway The default IP address pool of...

Page 22: ...Configuring Client PCs 3 2...

Page 23: ...etahAccess Wireless Gateway login screen will appear Leave the Password field blank and click on login There is no password by default The home page displays the Main Menu on the left hand side of the...

Page 24: ...for newer versions of stored pages should be Every visit to the page Main Menu Using the Web management interface you can define system parameters manage and control the CheetahAccess Wireless Gatewa...

Page 25: ...al number Security Log Displays any illegal attempts to access your network DHCP Client Log Displays information on all DHCP clients attached to your network Tools Menu Contains options to reset the s...

Page 26: ...ddress and DHCP address pool for dynamic client address allocation the WAN connection options DNS domain name mapping the wireless interface and other advanced services You can use the Setup Wizard by...

Page 27: ...d is lost or you cannot gain access to the management interface press the Reset button on the front panel holding it down for at least five seconds to restore the factory defaults Set Time Zone Set th...

Page 28: ...ient PCs WAN Configuration Specify the WAN connection type required by your Internet Service Provider then click More Configuration to provide detailed configuration parameters for the selected connec...

Page 29: ...by your ISP You can use the Clone MAC Address button to copy the MAC address of the Ethernet Card installed by your ISP in your PC and replace the WAN MAC address with this MAC address Static IP Addr...

Page 30: ...by your ISP The Service Name is normally optional but may be required by some providers Dial up on Demand Modem If you are accessing the Internet via an ISDN TA or PSTN modem attached to the serial p...

Page 31: ...er your ISP account user name and password Has your Internet Service Provider given you an IP address If you are assigned a dynamic IP address every time you dial up mark No for this item However if y...

Page 32: ...SSID or Encryption from the Setup menu on the left side of the screen Channel and SSID You must specify a common radio channel and service domain i e Service Set ID to be used by the CheetahAccess Wi...

Page 33: ...ic 128 bit security generates a single key by entering a passphrase To manually configure the keys enter five hexadecimal pairs for each 64 bit key or enter 13 pairs for the single 128 bit key A hexad...

Page 34: ...these functions using the Setup Wizard by clicking Enter at the bottom of the Advanced Settings screen or by selecting specific items from the menu on the left of the screen Firewall Protection The C...

Page 35: ...ay redirects the external service request to the appropriate server located at another internal IP address The WAN interface must have a fixed IP address to utilize this function For example if you se...

Page 36: ...s use the following screen to specify the additional public ports to be opened for each application Specify the port normally associated with an application in the Trigger Port field select the protoc...

Page 37: ...n IP address application type i e HTTP port and time of day For example this screen shows that clients in the address range 192 168 2 50 99 are permanently restricted from using FTP Port 21 while clie...

Page 38: ...eck Connection control to control which of the wired AND wireless clients will be able to connect to the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway and to the Internet If a client is denied connection to this dev...

Page 39: ...se MAC addresses are not listed in the Control table When a wireless client is allowed to associate to the wireless LAN and connect to the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway that means it can have full ac...

Page 40: ...default management access is only available to users on your local network However you can also manage the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway from a remote host by adding the IP address of an administrat...

Page 41: ...k on this button to release the WAN IP address Renew Click on this button to renew the WAN IP address GATEWAY Displays system IP settings the status for DHCP and Firewall services as well as the wirel...

Page 42: ...use the Reset button on the front panel the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway performs a power reset and restores the factory settings The Backup Settings button allows you to save your CheetahAccess Wir...

Page 43: ...ess on a PC refer to Setting TCP IP to Work with the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway on page 5 2 Installing TCP IP Protocol in Your PC 1 Click the Start button and choose Settings then click Control Pa...

Page 44: ...plete the install procedure and restart your PC to enable the TCP IP protocol Setting TCP IP to Work with the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway 1 Click the Start button and choose Settings then click Con...

Page 45: ...equirements Note that the default IP address of the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway is 192 168 2 1 Dynamic IP Allocation via a DHCP Server Select Obtain an IP address automatically in the IP Address ta...

Page 46: ...Wireless Gateway default 192 168 2 1 in the New gateway field and click Add 3 In the DNS Configuration tab add the IP address for the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway and click Add This automatically r...

Page 47: ...ur computer and the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway has been successfully established Otherwise if you get the following messages Pinging 192 168 2 1 with 32 bytes of data Request timed out there may b...

Page 48: ...Configuring Client TCP IP 5 6...

Page 49: ...s 95 98 ME NT 2000 or Unix see Configure the Print Server on page 6 4 Install the Printer Port Monitor Skip this section if you are using Unix For Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 clients you need to install...

Page 50: ...stination folder and click on the Next button The setup program will then begin to install the programs into the destination folder 3 Select the Program Folder that will contain the program icon for u...

Page 51: ...port monitor in your system and press Next 5 When the setup program finishes installing the port monitor select the item to restart your computer and then click OK 6 After rebooting your computer add...

Page 52: ...2000 first install the port monitor as described in the previous section before adding the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway s print server to your operating system Configure the Network Printer in Windo...

Page 53: ...3 Specify the printer type attached to the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway and press Next 4 From the list of manufacturers and printers in the next window select the printer you have attached to the C...

Page 54: ...talling the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway print server The printer type you specified will now be added to your Printers menu 6 From the Start menu click Settings and then select Printers 7 Choose th...

Page 55: ...default port name is AC IG2004W and then click the Configure Port button 10 Enter the IP address of the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway and click OK and then click Next in the Add Printer Wizard dialo...

Page 56: ...T 1 On a Windows NT platform open the Printers window in the My Computer menu and double click the Add Printer icon 2 Follow the prompts to add a local printer to your system 3 Select the monitored po...

Page 57: ...the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway 6 Continue following the prompts to finish installing the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway print server The printer type you specified will now be added to your Printe...

Page 58: ...Configuring Printer Services 6 10...

Page 59: ...utlet power cord or external power supply However if the unit powers off after running for a while check for loose power connections power losses or surges at the power outlet If you still cannot isol...

Page 60: ...ake sure that the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway and all mobile users are configured to use the same radio channel wireless domain SSID and encryption keys Ensure that all mobile users are within rang...

Page 61: ...tahAccess Wireless Gateway except for the WAN port support automatic MDI MDI X configuration This means that you can use straight through cable to attach the LAN ports to any network device However wh...

Page 62: ...s use only twisted pair cables with RJ 45 connectors that conform with FCC standards Straight Through RJ 45 Pin Assignments End 1 End 2 1 TD 1 TD 2 TD 2 TD 3 RD 3 RD 6 RD 6 RD Pins 4 5 7 and 8 are not...

Page 63: ...2 DB 9 Serial Port Pin Numbers DB 9 Port Pin Assignments EIA Circuit CCITT Signal Description Gateway s DB9 DTE Pin PC DB9 DTE Pin Modem DB25 DCE Pin Signal Direction DTE DCE CF 109 DCD Data Carrier D...

Page 64: ...4 DTR DSR 6 5 SGND SGND 5 6 DSR DTR 4 7 RTS CTS 8 8 CTS RTS 7 9 RI RI 9 Gateway s 9 Pin Serial Port CCITT Signal Modem s 25 Pin DCE Port 1 DCD 8 2 RXD 3 3 TXD 2 4 DTR 20 5 SGND 7 6 DSR 6 7 RTS 4 8 CT...

Page 65: ...to connect to the printer port are provided in the following table Figure B 3 DB 25 Printer Port Pin Numbers DB 25 Printer Port Pin Assignments Pin Signal Name Direction 1 Strobe To printer 2 Data 0 T...

Page 66: ...Cables B 6...

Page 67: ...Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Transmission Rate 11 Mbps automatic fallback to 5 5 2 or 1 Mbps Maximum Channels US Canada 11 Europe ETSI 13 Range Up to 1000 ft 304 8 m Frequency US Canada Europe 2 400...

Page 68: ...P Extension RFC 1570 PPPoE RFC 2516 NAT RFC 1631 PPP RFC 1661 HTML RFC 1866 HTTP RFC 1945 CHAP RFC 1944 DHCP RFC 2131 PPTP RFC 2637 Indicator Panel WAN WLAN LAN Link Activity Power Dimensions 21 91 x...

Page 69: ...C 3 C Tick AS NZS 3548 1995 Class B ETS 300 328 MPT RCR STD 33 EN 61000 3 2 3 Immunity EN 61000 4 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 Safety UL 1950 EN60950 T V CSA 22 2 No 950 Warranty Limited Lifetime...

Page 70: ...Specifications C 4...

Page 71: ...Information CheetahAccess Internet Gateway Products AC IG1004 4 port Internet Gateway WAN LAN Print Server AC IG1008 8 port Internet Gateway WAN LAN Print Server AC IG2004W 4 port Wireless Gateway WA...

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Page 74: ...AC IG2004W E102001 R01 Part Number 650 10511...