Advantek Networks AWR-654GR, User Manual

Page 1: ...Wireless G Broadband Router Users Manual Model AWR 654GR ...

Page 2: ... help the receiver is connected FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference receiv...

Page 3: ...le for re evaluating the end product including the transmitter and obtaining a separate FCC authorization CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Copyright 2009 All Rights Reserved No part of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written con...

Page 4: ...g up a wired connection 9 2 2 Setting up a wireless connection 9 3 Configuring the network client 9 3 1 Windows 9x ME 10 3 2 Windows NT4 0 11 3 3 Windows 2000 13 3 4 Windows XP 14 3 5 Windows Vista 15 4 Configuring via the web GUI 17 4 1 To configure via the web GUI 17 4 2 Wireless 18 4 2 1General 18 4 2 2 WPS 19 4 2 3 Wireless MAC Filter 20 4 2 4 Professional 20 4 3 LAN 21 4 3 1 LAN IP 22 3 4 3 2...

Page 5: ...wall 30 4 5 1 General 30 4 5 2 URL Filter 31 4 5 3 MAC Filter 32 4 5 4 LAN to WAN Filter 32 4 6 Administration 34 4 6 1 Status 34 4 6 2 System 35 4 6 3 Firmware Upgrade 36 4 6 4 Restore Save Upload Setting 36 4 7 System Log 38 4 7 1 General Log 38 4 7 2 System Status 39 4 7 3 DHCP Leases 39 4 7 4 Wireless Log 40 4 7 5 Routing Table 40 4 ...

Page 6: ...router your network is armed with the highest levels of protection The Router provides a total solution for the Small and Medium sized Business SMB and the Small Office Home Office SOHO markets giving you an instant network today and the flexibility to handle tomorrow s expansion and speed 1 1 Features Internet Access Features Shared Internet Access All users on the LAN or WLAN can access the Inte...

Page 7: ...port Support WPA2 TKIP AES WPS Support Access Control This feature ensures that only access Wireless Stations that can access your LAN Simple Configuration All default settings can be changed easily LAN Features 4 Port Ethernet switch The Wireless Router provides 4 10 100BaseT switching ports DHCP Server Support This feature provides a dynamic IP address to PCs and other devices upon request The W...

Page 8: ...r One External Power Adapter One CD including user s manual One RJ 45 Ethernet Cable 1 3 LEDs Indication Connectors of Wireless Router Front Panel LEDs Indication LED Light Status Description PWR On Off Wireless Router is powered on No power WLAN Slow Blinking Blinking WLAN is successfully connected Data is being sent or received WAN On Blinking WAN port is successfully connected Data is being sen...

Page 9: ...0Base T 100Base TX network cables with RJ 45 connectors In case to use Wireless Access Point all Wireless devices must be compliant with IEEE 802 11b g System with MS Internet Explorer ver 6 0 or later version 1 5 Before you proceed Take note of the following guidelines before installing the Wireless Router The length of the Ethernet cable that connects the device to the network hub ADSL cable mod...

Page 10: ...se hardware damage 2 2 Setting up a wireless connection 1 Turn on your router and the modem 2 Using an Ethernet cable connect the modem to the router s WAN port 3 Connect an IEEE 802 11b g compatible WLAN card Refer to your wireless adapter user manual for wireless connection procedures By default the SSID of the Wireless Router is default in lower case encryption is disabled and open system authe...

Page 11: ...the Network setup window 2 Select TCP IP then click Properties 3 If you want your computer to automatically obtain an IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically then click OK Otherwise click Specify an IP address then key in the IP address and Subnet Mask 10 ...

Page 12: ...then click Add 5 Select the DNS configuration tab and click Enable DNS Key in Host Domain and DNS Server Search Order then click Add 6 Click OK 3 2 Windows NT4 0 11 1 Go to Control Panel Network to display the Network setup window then select the ...

Page 13: ...hen click Properties 3 From the IP Address tab of the Microsoft TCP IP Properties windows you can Select the type of network adapter installed in your system Set the router to assign IP address automatically Manually set up the IP address subnet mask and default gateway 12 ...

Page 14: ... Panel Network and Dial up Connection Right click Local Area Connection then click Properties 13 2 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP then click Properties 3 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if you want the IP settings to be assigned automatically Otherwise select Use the following IP address and key in IP address ...

Page 15: ... server settings to be assigned automatically Otherwise select Use the following DNS server address and key in the Preferred and Alternate DNS server 5 Click OK when done 3 4 Windows XP 1 Click Start Control Panel Network Connection Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties 14 ...

Page 16: ...ress automatically if you want the DNS server settings to be assigned automatically Otherwise select Use the following IP addresses and key in the Preferred and Alternate DNS server 5 Click OK when done 3 5 Windows Vista 1 Click Start Control Panel Network and Sharing Center Select Manage Network Connect at the left panel Right click Local Area Connection local network your ADSL hooked up with and...

Page 17: ...lect Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically Otherwise select Use the following IP addresses and key in the Preferred and Alternate DNS server 4 Click OK when done 16 ...

Page 18: ...work Connections Wireless Network Connection 2 Select a network from the Choose a wireless network window Wait for it to connect 3 After establishing a wireless connection launch a web browser 4 1 To configure via the web GUI The router s web graphics user interface web GUI allows you to configure the feature 1 After setting up a wired or wireless connection launch a web browser Enter this IP addr...

Page 19: ...ide SSID If YES is selected your SSID does not show in site surveys by wireless mobile clients and they can only connect to your Wireless Router with your SSID of AP Country Code The available channel differs from different countries For example United States is channel 1 11 European Union is channel 1 13 Channel The radio channel for wireless connection operation Wireless Mode This field indicate...

Page 20: ... data on your wireless WEP Key 1 4 Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm The key must match with the AP s Key Passphrase Select WEP 64bits or WEP 128bits in WEP encryption field to generate four WEP keys automatically Network Key Rotation Interval This field specifies the interval in seconds after which a WPA group key is changed Enter 0 zero to indicate that a periodic key change is not ...

Page 21: ...less MAC filter allows you to control packets from devices with specified MAC address in your Wireless LAN MAC Filter Mode In Accept mode WIRELESS ROUTER only accepts clients with MAC address in the list In Reject mode WIRELESS ROUTER will reject clients with MAC address in the list MAC Address Enter the complete MAC address which contains 12 hexadecimal letters 20 4 2 4 Professional Wireless Prof...

Page 22: ...ence affects transmission reliability If the frame size is too small it decreases transmission efficiency RTS Threshold Lower the signal RTS Request To Send to promote the transmission efficiency in condition of noisy environment or too many clients DTIM Interval DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message is included in Beacon packet The DTIM Interval 1 255 means the period of time to wake up wirele...

Page 23: ...ress of WIRELESS ROUTER The Default value is 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of WIRELESS ROUTER The Default value is 255 255 255 0 4 3 2 DHCP Server 22 WIRELESS ROUTER supports up to 253 IP address for your local network The IP address of a local machine can be is assigned manually by the network administrator or obtained automatically from WIRELESS ROUTER if the DHCP server is enabled...

Page 24: ...from the DHCP server IP Pool Starting Address The first address in the pool to be assigned by the DHCP server in LAN IP Pool Ending Address This field indicates the last address in the pool to be assigned by the DHCP server in LAN Lease Time The amount of connection time with the current dynamic IP address 23 Default Gateway This field indicates the IP address of gateway in your LAN ...

Page 25: ...cally be assigned to the clients on the network 4 3 3 Route This function allows you to add routing rules into WIRELESS ROUTER It is useful if you connect several routers behind WIRELESS ROUTER to share the same connection to the Internet Network Host IP It stands for the destination network or host of a route rule So it could be a host address such as 192 168 123 11 or a network address such as 1...

Page 26: ...ding on the connection type you selected WAN Connection Type WIRELESS ROUTER supports 5 methods of obtaining the WAN IP Address Automatic IP DHCP Automatic gets IP address from your ISP PPPoE ADSL PPPoE is a common connection type used for xDSL PPTP PPP Tunneling Protocol can support multi protocol Virtual Private Network VPN L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol can support multi protocol Virtual Priva...

Page 27: ...Type as PPPoE Idle Disconnect Time in seconds Disconnect After time of inactivity in seconds This field is optional and allows you to configure to terminate your ISP connection after a specified period of time This field is optional and allows you to end your ISP connection after the specified time of inactivity A value of zero allows infinite idle time If Tx Only is checked the data from Internet...

Page 28: ... Protocol This is the protocol used to trigger the special application Incoming Port This is the port number on the WAN side that will be used to access the application You may define a single port or a range of ports You can use a comma to add multiple ports or port ranges Incoming protocol This is the protocol used for the special application 4 4 3 Virtual Server 27 To make services like WWW FTP...

Page 29: ...ific Local Port number you want to forward Protocol This is the protocol used to Virtual server 4 4 4 DMZ DMZ De Militarized Zone allows you to expose one computer to the Internet so that all the inbounds packets will be redirected to the computer you set It is useful while you run some applications that use uncertain incoming ports 28 ...

Page 30: ...mputer with a dynamic IP address Currently several DDNS services are embedded in WIRELESS ROUTER Enable the DDNS Client Enable Disable the DDNS server Default setting is Disable Server AP Router supports type DynDns org User Name or E mail address Enter the user name or e mail address that you register in DynDns org website Password or DDNS Key Enter the password or DDNS Key that you register in D...

Page 31: ...AN This feature allows you to configure WIRELESS ROUTER from the Internet If you are under Home Gateway mode please access WIRELESS ROUTER with 8080 port i e http Your WAN IP 8080 Port of Web Access from WAN To specify the port used to configure WIRELESS ROUTER from the Internet The default port is 8080 Respond Ping Request from WAN This feature allows you to respond to ping request from WAN VPN P...

Page 32: ... VPN Passthrough L2TP is an extension to the Point to Point Protocol which is an important component for VPNs VPNs allow users and telecommuters to connect to their corporate intranets or extranets 4 5 2 URL Filter To specify keyword URL filter will block specific URL access from clients Date to Enable URL Filter This field defines the dates that URL filter will be enabled Time of Day to Enable UR...

Page 33: ...ESS ROUTER will reject clients with MAC address in the list MAC Address Please enter the complete MAC address which contains 12 hexadecimal letters 32 4 5 4 LAN to WAN Filter LAN vs WAN filter allows you to block specified packets between LAN and WAN You can first define the date and time that filter will be enabled You can then choose the default action for filter in both directions and insert th...

Page 34: ...at LAN to WAN filter will be enabled Packets not specified will be This field defines those LAN to WAN packets which are not specified in IP Filter Table will be accepted or dropped Filtered ICMP packet types This field defines a list of LAN to WAN ICMP packets type that will be filtered For example if you would like to filter Echo type 8 and Echo Reply type 0 ICMP packets you need to enter a stri...

Page 35: ...ation Configure the system and upgrade the firmware of WIRELESS ROUTER 4 6 1 Status This page is to view the Wireless system status such as System Information Internet Configurations and Local Network information 34 ...

Page 36: ...g a remote server to record log messages of WIRELESS ROUTER If you leave it blank the system will record up to 1024 messages on WIRELESS ROUTER Time Zone The standard time in your area or locality NTP Server To synchronize your system time with NTP Server 35 ...

Page 37: ...utomatically start the upgrade process The system reboots after the upgrading process is finished Note 1 For a configuration parameter existing both in the old and new firmware its setting will be kept during the upgrade process 2 In case the upgrade process fails WIRELESS ROUTER enters the emergency mode automatically The LED signals at the front of WIRELESS ROUTER will indicate such situation Us...

Page 38: ...router reboots Save settings Click the Save button to save current setting of WIRELESS ROUTER into a file Note While you save current settings to a file it will be saved to flash as well Restore settings Specify the path and name of setting file Then click Upload to write the file to WIRELESS ROUTER Please wait 30 seconds until WIRELESS ROUTER reboots 37 ...

Page 39: ...system logs 4 7 1 General Log The log file keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the device The log always displays recent logs When the device is rebooted the log would not be cleared Boot time Elapsed time since system boot 38 ...

Page 40: ...4 7 2 System Status This page is to view the Wireless system status 4 7 3 DHCP Leases This page displays the DHCP leases log such as Hose Name MAC Address IP address and Expires In information 39 ...

Page 41: ...tion necessary to forward a packet along the best path toward its destination Each packet contains information about its origin and destination When a packet is received a network device examines the packet and matches it to the routing table entry providing the best match for its destination The table then provides the device with instructions for sending the packet to the next hop on its route a...

Page 42: ... accessed through one or more hops and default routes to use for certain types of traffic or when information is lacking Flags Possible flags include Î U Route is up H Target is a host G Use Gateway C Cache entry Reject route Metric A number used to indicate the cost of the route so that the best route among potentially multiple routes to the same destination can be selected Ref Number of referenc...