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Using the Advanced Router Functions

Dynamic DNS

Your Wireless Router has a built-in update client function that 
meets www.DynDNS.org update specifications—your Wireless 
Router can act as a dynamic DNS update client. Dynamic DNS is 
disabled by default.

Note: 

You must have a dynamic DNS account as your 

registered URL name for this function to work. Refer to 

www.DynDns.org

 for more information.

To enable Dynamic DNS:

1

Open the Utility and log in. (See 

page 22

.)

2

Click 

Dynamic DNS 

under Advanced on the menu list.

3

Click 

Enable

4

Type in your User Name, Password, and Domain Name(s).

5

Click 

Save & Restart

.

Summary of Contents for AWN-8084

Page 1: ...R Adaptec Ultra WirelessTM Router User s Guide ...

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Page 8: ...etup 10 Installing Your Wireless Router 12 Setting Up Your Network Stations 21 Understanding the Web based Wireless Router Utility 22 Configuring Your Wireless Router 25 Managing Your Wireless Router 31 Changing the Setup of Your WLAN 38 Using the Advanced Router Functions 48 Troubleshooting 58 Technical Specifications 62 Glossary 63 ...

Page 9: ...WN 8084 Ultra Wireless Router Ethernet straight through cable Power adapter Wireless Router CD which contains documentation Adaptec Ultra Wireless Router Quick Start Guide System Requirements To complete the installation of your Wireless Router you must have A PC compatible computer with Windows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 or Windows XP Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later or Netscape V4 7 or l...

Page 10: ...access control network security and the two way application support required by instant messaging online gaming and similar applications See Choosing a Router Setup on page 10 for more information about installing your Wireless Router Wireless stations only Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Wired stations only Local Area Network LAN Computers with wireless network adapters Computers with wired netw...

Page 11: ...o a Wide Area Network WAN which is typically the Internet Your Wireless Router connects wired and wireless stations on a single network lets you share one Internet connection among multiple network computer stations and provides extra protection for your data by helping to prevent outsiders from accessing your network See Changing the Setup of Your WLAN on page 38 and Using the Advanced Router Fun...

Page 12: ...lude unauthorized users from your WLAN See page 40 Use WEP Encryption and Authentication to exclude unauthorized users from your WLAN See page 41 Filter MAC addresses to control which wireless stations can connect to your Wireless Router See page 47 Control Internet access to your Wireless Router See page 49 Limit access to the Internet from specified internal network stations See page 49 Limit ac...

Page 13: ... your Wireless Router s LEDs LED LED is on LED is off LED is blinking Ready N A Not working Working normally LAN At least one LAN port is connected No LAN ports are connected Data is being transmitted through any of the four LAN ports Wireless At least one wireless station is connected No wireless stations are connected Data is being transmitted on the WLAN WAN Modem receiver is connected Modem re...

Page 14: ...onnects your Wireless Router to a Wide Area Network WAN which is most often the Internet through a Broadband modem or receiver The INIT button resets your Wireless Router to its factory default settings Press and hold the INIT button for at least 5 seconds to reset LED On Off Blinking LINK ACT LAN connection is made on port No connection on port Data is being transmitted 100Mbps Port is connecting...

Page 15: ...etup for your Wireless Router that is most appropriate for your new or existing network See page 10 Physically install your Wireless Router See page 12 Set up your network computer stations to communicate with your Wireless Router See page 21 Open and log in to the Web based Wireless Router Utility See page 22 Configure your Wireless Router to work within your network and with your Internet connec...

Page 16: ...pe Note If you don t have this information available your ISP should be able to provide it If you have a static connection you may also need the IP address and MAC address of your modem If you have a PPPoE connection you ll also need your user name password and service name If you have a PPTP connection you ll also need your IP address server IP address subnet mask and PPTP account number and pass...

Page 17: ...talling your Wireless Router Create a new network with wireless stations only Add wireless to an existing wired network Create a new network with both wired and wireless stations See Setting Up a New Network LAN WLAN on page 13 See Setting Up a New Network WLAN only on page 15 See Adding a WLAN to an Existing LAN on page 17 Change a wired network to wireless only See Changing a LAN to a WLAN on pa...

Page 18: ...ng the setup instructions provided in Setting Up a New Network WLAN only on page 15 I m adding my Wireless Router to existing WLAN Follow the setup instructions provided in Changing a LAN to a WLAN on page 19 I don t want any wireless stations on my network Ensure that your computers have Ethernet connections then follow the setup instructions provided in Setting Up a New Network LAN WLAN on page ...

Page 19: ... page 8 is to connect your Wireless Router This chapter provides suggestions for locating your Wireless Router in the best possible position and guides you through the installation process Installation instructions are provided for four different situations Setting Up a New Network LAN WLAN on page 13 Setting Up a New Network WLAN only on page 15 Adding a WLAN to an Existing LAN on page 17 Changin...

Page 20: ...s Router the better the signal coverage will be especially if you have wireless stations upstairs from your Wireless Router Caution Keep it as far away as possible from potential sources of interference such as microwave ovens 2 4 GHz wireless telephones baby monitors and other wireless devices 2 If desired attach your Wireless Router to the wall using the mounting screws provided 3 Connect the po...

Page 21: ...nect the other end of the cable to an Ethernet port on your computer 6 Add more LAN stations to your Wireless Router if desired using network cables You can connect up to four LAN stations or you can connect a Ethernet hub or switch to extend your LAN To continue with the next Installation Task see Setting Up Your Network Stations on page 21 ...

Page 22: ...ormation on Adaptec Wireless PC Cards and Wireless PCI and USB adapters To connect your Wireless Router 1 Find a suitable location to install your Wireless Router For maximum performance install it in the center of your network in a place that has a line of sight to all the devices connecting to it The higher you place your Wireless Router the better the signal coverage will be especially if you h...

Page 23: ...n plug it into a power outlet 4 Plug your broadband modem into the WAN port on your Wireless Router using the Ethernet cable provided See the Figure in Step 3 To continue with the next Installation Task see Setting Up Your Network Stations on page 21 Step 3 Connect the power adapter Step 4 Connect the WAN ...

Page 24: ...reless PCI and USB adapters To connect your Wireless Router 1 Find a suitable location to install your Wireless Router For maximum performance install it in the center of your network in a place that has a line of sight to all the devices connecting to it The higher you place your Wireless Router the better the signal coverage will be especially if you have wireless stations upstairs from your Wir...

Page 25: ...Connect a network cable to one of the four LAN ports on your Wireless Router See the Figure in Step 6 Connect the other end of the cable to an Ethernet port on your computer 8 Add more LAN stations to your Wireless Router if desired using network cables You can connect up to four LAN stations or you can connect a network hub or switch to extend your LAN To continue with the next Installation Task ...

Page 26: ... assume that you have an broadband modem currently connected to one of your wired computer stations To connect your Wireless Router 1 Find a suitable location to install your Wireless Router For maximum performance install it in the center of your network in a place that has a line of sight to all the devices connecting to it The higher you place your Wireless Router the better the signal coverage...

Page 27: ...ord 5 Disconnect your modem from the computer You can include this computer in your WLAN by installing a wireless network adapter See the Note on page 19 6 Plug your broadband modem into the WAN port on your Wireless Router as shown below using the Ethernet cable provided To continue with the next Installation Task see Setting Up Your Network Stations on page 21 To complete your WLAN set up follow...

Page 28: ... Router provides DHCP server service If you have disabled DHCP re enable it before continuing Refer to your operating system s documentation to configure your wired network stations 1 Ensure that the TCP IP protocol for your network adapter is installed 2 Ensure that your network adapter is set to obtain an IP address automatically Your network adapter should have DHCP enabled 3 Repeat these steps...

Page 29: ...the Installation Task List see page 8 opening and logging in to the Web based Wireless Router Utility About the Web based Wireless Router Utility The Web based Wireless Router Utility referred to in the rest of this User s Guide as the Utility helps you change the settings of your Wireless Router It is not a separate software application that needs to be installed it s a management tool that resid...

Page 30: ...ting on your Wireless Router press and hold the INIT button for at least five seconds To log in to the Utility 1 Open your Web browser 2 In the browser s address box type http 192 168 8 1 The Login page appears 3 Type admin in the User Name box 4 By default no password is set See Changing the Password on page 34 for instructions on setting or changing the password However if you set a password dur...

Page 31: ...our Wireless Router Note Only one user at a time can be logged in to the Utility An Administrator who is logged in but inactive is automatically logged out after a set time See Setting an Automatic Logout Time on page 35 for more information See Configuring Your Wireless Router on page 25 to continue with the next Installation Task Menu List ...

Page 32: ... The last step on the Installation Task List see page 8 is to configure your Wireless Router to work on your network and with your Internet connection To configure your Wireless Router choose one of the situations listed in the boxes below then complete the listed tasks in order Wired network stations only Wireless and wired network stations Wireless network stations only 1 Adjust WAN settings pag...

Page 33: ...ns to fill in the connection information Some information fields may be filled in automatically by the Utility based on data provided by your ISP 4 PPPoE users only Enable Dial on Demand if you want your Wireless Router to attempt to connect with your ISP when there is at least one network user wanting to access the Internet and there is no current WAN connection Enable Auto disconnect if you want...

Page 34: ...4 and 5 3 Choose a DHCP Server setting Set DHCP Server to Disabled if you want to use fixed IP addresses for your network stations then skip to Step 8 on page 28 You must manually assign IP addresses to your network stations Refer to your operating system s documentation for more information Set DHCP Server to Enabled if you want your Wireless Router to automatically assign IP addresses to the sta...

Page 35: ...ng the IP pool range 6 Click More Additional settings appear These settings are optional and don t need to be adjusted unless required for your network 7 Type in the IP address and MAC address of any network station you want to assign a fixed IP address to Most network adapters are labeled with their MAC address 8 Click Save Restart If you are using your Wireless Router with wireless network stati...

Page 36: ...n existing WLAN or are setting up a new WLAN using non Adaptec brand wireless adapters you must adjust the Wireless settings on your Wireless Router to work with your wireless devices Continue with the instructions provided in this section Note See Before You Begin on page 9 for a list of information you ll need to successfully adjust the Wireless settings To adjust the Wireless settings 1 Open th...

Page 37: ... WEP Configuration Settings on page 41 for detailed information Each station on your WLAN must have identical WEP Configuration settings 7 Click Save Restart You have completed the Installation Task List and your Wireless Router is ready for use See the sections starting with Managing Your Wireless Router on page 31 to learn more about using your Wireless Router If you select WEP Enabled you must ...

Page 38: ...d perform administrative tasks You can Monitor Internet usage on your internal network See page 32 Save restore or reset system settings See page 33 Change the Utility password See page 34 Set an automatic Utility logout time See page 35 View the system log See page 36 Upgrade your Wireless Router s firmware See page 37 ...

Page 39: ...r network To check Internet usage 1 Open the Utility and log in See page 22 The Device Info page appears 2 Check the WAN Traffic Bytes statistics The TX statistic refers to bytes transmitted through your Wireless Router the RX statistic refers to bytes received through your Wireless Router 3 Click Clear to reset the WAN Traffic counters to zero if desired ...

Page 40: ...l system settings back to their factory default values The Wireless Router restarts automatically after the reset is complete Note You can also reset your Wireless Router to its factory default settings by pressing and holding the Router s INIT button for 5 seconds Click Backup Setting to save all current settings in a file If you make further configuration changes this file can be used to restore...

Page 41: ... of your Wireless Router To set or change the password 1 Open the Utility and log in See page 22 2 Click Administration on the menu list 3 Scroll down to the Administrator section then type the old password If you are setting the password for the first time leave the Old Password box blank 4 Type your new password Retype it in the Confirm Password box 5 Click OK A pop up message appears saying tha...

Page 42: ...fter 300 seconds 5 minutes You can change the Auto Logout time setting as required Note Because only one user at a time can be logged in to the Utility maintaining a low Auto Logout time helps prevent an idle network station from blocking access to the Utility from other stations To change the Auto Logout time 1 Open the Utility and log in See page 22 2 Click Administration on the menu list 3 Scro...

Page 43: ...ws a date and time for each event To view the System Log 1 Open the Utility and log in See page 22 2 Click Administration on the menu list 3 Scroll down to the Miscellaneous Commands section then click View System Log to see a sequential list of system events 4 Click Refresh to view the most current information if required 5 Click Back to return to the Administration page ...

Page 44: ...he latest firmware from the Adaptec Web site www adaptec com 2 Open the Utility and log in See page 22 3 Click Administration on the menu list 4 Scroll down to the Upgrade Firmware section 5 Click Browse find the firmware file you downloaded then click Open 6 Click Go When the firmware upgrade is complete your Wireless Router restarts 7 When the Login page appears log in or close the Utility as re...

Page 45: ...e the set up of your WLAN You can Change the transmission rate See page 39 Require that all wireless stations use a specified SSID to connect to your Wireless Router See page 40 Change the encryption WEP settings See page 41 Limit access to your Wireless Router by filtering MAC addresses See page 47 ...

Page 46: ...ntain the Automatic setting However if your Wireless Router s transmission rate changes frequently you can set a lower transmission rate to achieve a more stable connection The fixed rate speed options are 11Mbps 5 5Mbps 2Mbps or 1 Mbps To change the transmission rate for your Wireless Router 1 Open the Utility and log in See page 22 2 Click Wireless under Basic Setup on the menu list 3 Click the ...

Page 47: ...ble or pose security risks You can limit access to your WLAN by requiring that all wireless stations connecting to your Wireless Router use a specified SSID This helps prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to your WLAN To set your Wireless Router to accept only specified SSIDs 1 Open the Utility and log in See page 22 2 Click Wireless 802 11 under Basic Setup on the menu list 3 Click the ...

Page 48: ...t to enable WEP all the computers on your WLAN must have identical WEP settings The WEP security is disabled by default however Adaptec recommends that you enable WEP security to protect your network Caution Unprotected networks are vulnerable to security breaches by unauthorized users You can enable or disable WEP encryption at any time Choose one of the situations listed in the boxes below then ...

Page 49: ...but 64 bit encryption has less impact on transmission speed WEP keys can be numeric alphabetic or a combination of both You can choose between Hexadecimal Hex which restricts you to numbers 0 9 and letters A F and Alphanumeric ASCII which restricts you to numbers 0 9 and letters a z A Z 6 Select Hex Key or ASCII Key Because you are setting up a new WLAN using Adaptec Ultra Wireless devices only yo...

Page 50: ...d the WEP Key to Use are generated Note Make a note of all the WEP settings so that you can apply them to all wireless stations on your WLAN 8 Set Authentication See Setting Authentication on page 46 for help choosing a setting 9 Click Save Restart In this example using 64 bit Hex keys 10 character WEP Keys are generated ...

Page 51: ...ity tab 4 Select WEP Enabled 5 In the WEP Key Length drop down box select 64 bit key or 128 bit key 128 bit encryption is stronger than 64 bit but 64 bit encryption has less impact on transmission speed WEP keys can be numeric alphabetic or a combination of both You can choose between Hexadecimal Hex which restricts you to numbers 0 9 and letters A F and Alphanumeric ASCII which restricts you to n...

Page 52: ...f characters in your WEP Keys depends on the WEP Key Length 8 Set Authentication See Setting Authentication on page 46 for help choosing a setting 9 Click Save Restart Number of HEX characters Number of ASCII characters 64 bit key 10 5 128 bit key 26 13 In this example using 64 bit Hex keys 10 characters are used for each WEP Key ...

Page 53: ...n gain access to any Access Point or Wireless Router Set Authentication to Open where performance is the main issue and you have no need for authentication Shared Key authentication provides more security than Open System authentication In a Shared Key system your wireless stations and your Wireless Router share a secret key that helps prevent unauthorized users from accessing your Access Point or...

Page 54: ...n tab 4 Select a MAC Filtering setting Select Allow all except listed below to exclude specific stations from accessing your network Select Deny all except listed below to exclude all unspecified stations from accessing your network 5 Add a MAC address to the list by typing the address in the bottom text box and clicking Add to List Repeat until all required MAC addresses are added 6 Click Save Re...

Page 55: ...assumes that you have advanced knowledge of routers and networks You can use your Wireless Router to Control access from WAN to LAN or from LAN to WAN See page 49 Set Internet access time limits See page 51 Block access to Web sites See page 52 Use virtual servers See page 53 Set up automatic support for two way applications like ICQ and online gaming See page 55 Enable Dynamic DNS See page 57 ...

Page 56: ...essing the current status of your Wireless Router Adaptec recommends that you set this option to Deny b Web Management from WAN Set this option to Deny unless your network Administrator will be configuring your Wireless Router from the Internet Adaptec recommends that you set this option to Deny to minimize security risks c Block Client in LAN Set this option to Enable if you want to prevent one o...

Page 57: ...s option to Enable if you want to block users on your network from particular Internet activities such as web surfing or retrieving Internet e mail After you select Enable you are asked to enter the port number of any Internet service you want filtered 4 Click Save Restart ...

Page 58: ...e Alternately you can set your Wireless Router to limit Internet access to specific times during the day To set service times 1 Open the Utility and log in See page 22 2 Click Service Time under Advanced on the menu list 3 Select the setting you want Select By Continuous Usage Time to limit Internet access to a certain number of hours in a row Then set the usage duration in hours and the break tim...

Page 59: ...c Web sites Your Wireless Router can deny access to any Web site containing a word that matches or partially matches any keyword you specify To set Web site blocking 1 Open the Utility and log in See page 22 2 Click Web Site Blocking under Advanced on the menu list 3 Click Enable 4 Type in the keywords you want blocked You can add up to 8 keywords 5 Click Save Restart ...

Page 60: ...rver In general all Internet servers use fixed TCP UDP service port numbers For instance WWW is TCP 80 FTP is TCP 21 and so on Therefore any packets downloaded from the WAN which have destination port numbers that match your Wireless Router s virtual server ports are forwarded to the pre defined network IP The destination port number can be kept the same or mapped into another network port TCP por...

Page 61: ...d Service Port numbers or add your own if the Service Port number you want is not listed 5 Add Server IP Addresses and Server Port numbers as required 6 Click Save Restart Port Name TCP Description 20 FTP DATA FTP data 21 FTP FTP command 23 TELNET Terminal Connection 25 SMTP SMTP e mail 53 DOMAIN Name Domain Name Server 79 FINGER Finger 80 HTTP Web 110 POP3 POP3 e mail 113 AUTH Authentication Serv...

Page 62: ...destination IP address Some two way applications like instant messaging and online gaming always connect using the same incoming and destination ports or range of ports For convenience your Wireless Router provides fully automated support for these types of applications To set up automatic two way applications 1 Open the Utility and log in See page 22 2 Click Auto 2Way Applications under Advanced ...

Page 63: ...an select from the commonly used applications listed in the Well Known Application drop down box select an ID number 1 6 in the ID drop down box then click Copy to Note Each trigger port can be used by only one network computer at a time 5 Continue to add Trigger Port and Incoming Port information as required for up to six IDs 6 Click Save Restart ...

Page 64: ...ic DNS update client Dynamic DNS is disabled by default Note You must have a dynamic DNS account as your registered URL name for this function to work Refer to www DynDns org for more information To enable Dynamic DNS 1 Open the Utility and log in See page 22 2 Click Dynamic DNS under Advanced on the menu list 3 Click Enable 4 Type in your User Name Password and Domain Name s 5 Click Save Restart ...

Page 65: ...e LAN ports Refer to the LAN status LEDs on the side of your Wireless Router for help locating the problem port s If you have blocked clients from accessing the Internet ensure that your computer s IP address isn t included in the list of blocked clients See Controlling Access on page 49 for more information The Wireless LED is off The Wireless LED is dark when there aren t any computers connected...

Page 66: ... to 255 255 255 0 to match your Wireless Router Try resetting your Wireless Router to it s factory defaults See the Note on page 21 for instructions I can t configure my Wireless Router from one of my LAN computers Make sure that your LAN computer can connect to your Wireless Router by working through the steps in the previous Troubleshooting question Double check the cable connection to the LAN p...

Page 67: ...ult user name admin to log in and reset your Wireless Router to its previous configuration See Configuring Your Wireless Router on page 25 for more information Change the Administrator password as required See Changing the Password on page 34 for instructions My computer cannot connect to my Wireless Router on the WLAN Check to see if radio interference is causing a problem Move your Wireless Rout...

Page 68: ... filtered MAC addresses If you have blocked clients from accessing the Internet ensure that your computer s IP address isn t included in the list of blocked clients See Controlling Access on page 49 for more information Ensure that the wireless adapter in your computer is functioning properly Refer to the adapter s documentation for more information ...

Page 69: ...ng UTP category 5 10 100 Mbps LAN Interface Four RJ 45 ports IEEE 802 3u 100BaseT CSMA CD LAN cabling UTP category 5 switched 10 100 Mbps WLAN IEEE 802 11b support 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps Power Input External DC 5V 2A Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage Temperature 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 157 F Operating Humidity 10 to 85 non condensing ...

Page 70: ...eless device must be tuned to the same channel In Infrastructure mode the channel is selected by the Access Point or Wireless Router It automatically selects a channel from the range available for your geographical location 11 channels are available for use in the United States and communicates that channel to your wireless device In Ad Hoc mode only you can set the channel yourself device driver ...

Page 71: ... often other networking devices such as bridges and hubs to create a LAN firewall A firewall is a security system that helps prevent Internet users from accessing your internal LAN or WLAN A firewall uses special software that keeps unauthorized users out of your network firmware Firmware is software stored in the memory of a hardware device hot swap To hot swap is to remove or attach a device wit...

Page 72: ...electronic devices MAC address A Media Access Control MAC address uniquely identifies each network device on your network for instance your Wireless USB adapter or Wireless Router A MAC address is built into each device so you can t alter MAC addresses Each network device is labelled with its MAC address NAT Network Address Translation NAT translates multiple private IP addresses on your LAN into ...

Page 73: ... wireless or peer to peer communication Use this mode if you don t have either a Wireless Access Point AP or Wireless Router and want to connect 2 or more computers with wireless network adapters Infrastructure mode is for WLANs that include an Access Point AP or Router and multiple computers PCI Stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect peer to peer mode See operating mode PPPoE connection Sta...

Page 74: ...multiple ports and it acts as a central connection point for the devices on your network Data coming into the switch is sent only to specific port Compare to hub transfer rate The transfer rate is the speed at which your wireless device is sending data It is expressed in megabits per second Mbps The default transfer rate setting Auto Rate or Automatic allows your wireless device to automatically a...

Page 75: ...cryption key length wireless device A wireless device or wireless network device is any wireless device that connects to the network See also network device Wireless Network ID The Wireless Network ID also referred to as the SSID is like a secret code that your Wireless Router and your wireless devices share to prevent unauthorized users from accessing your WLAN Your wireless devices can only conn...

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