Advantek Networks AWR-MIMO-54RA, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 802 11g 54Mbps MIMO Wireless Broadband Router User s Manual Model AWR MIMO 54RA ...

Page 2: ...n for 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 r...

Page 3: ...rt of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written consent from the company Trademarks All trade names and trademarks are the properties of their respective companies Revision History Revision History V1 0 First release ...

Page 4: ...ion 10 2 1 TCP IP Networking Setup 10 2 2 Setting up Internet Access 17 2 3 Configure Wireless Stations 19 3 Setup Wireless Router Configurations via Web Browser 19 3 1 Start your Web Browser 19 3 2 System 20 3 3 WAN 28 3 4 LAN 30 3 5 NAT 32 3 6 Firewall 37 3 7 Routing 41 3 8 UPnP Universal Plug and Play 43 3 9 DDNS 44 3 10 Wireless 45 3 11 Wizard 52 3 12 Help 55 3 13 Logout 56 4 Troubleshooting 5...

Page 5: ...mum transfer rate up to 90 Mbps from WAN to LAN 100 Mbps from LAN to LAN and 11 54 Mbps through wireless channel Built in DHCP server automatically to assign IP addresses to all workstations on your LAN It supports the advanced wireless security WPA and WPA2 standards to guarantee the best security for users It also has firewall and NAT function to help prevent potential attacks from the Internet ...

Page 6: ...Features Compatible with IEEE 802 11g standard and maximum data transfer rate up to 54Mbps Increase Speed and Coverage by MIMO XRTM and Packet OVERDRIVETM Technology Dynamic date rate scaling at 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6Mbps for 802 11g Dynamic date rate scaling at 11 5 5 2 and 1Mbps for 802 11b Maximum reliability throughput and connectivity with automatic data rate switching Supports Quality of ...

Page 7: ...e allows all LAN users to share a single IP address and all users IPs is hidden From the external viewpoint there is no network only Wireless Router exists Firewall All incoming data packets are monitored and all incoming server requests are filtered 1 2 Package Contents One Wireless Broadband Router One Power Adapter One CD including user s manual One RJ 45 Ethernet Cable 1 3 System Requirements ...

Page 8: ...r Status On Flashing Wireless Router is hung Wireless Router is up and ready LAN 1 2 3 4 On Flashing LAN port is successfully connected Data is being sent or received WAN On Flashing WAN port is successfully connected Data is being sent or received WLAN LINK ACT Flashing On Data is being sent or received WLAN is successfully connected Back Panel Connectors ...

Page 9: ...ith straight LAN cables 3 Connect the DSL or cable modem to the WAN port on the Wireless Router 4 Power on DSL or cable modem first then connect power adapter to the power jack on the rear panel of Wireless Router and plug the power cable into an outlet 5 Check LEDs a Once power on Wireless Router Power LED should be on b LAN LED should be on for each active LAN connection c The WAN LED should be ...

Page 10: ...ddress to each system when systems boot up For all non server version of Windows the default TCP IP setting acts as a DHCP client If user chooses fixed IP addresses for client systems the Gateway of the client system must be set to the IP address of the Wireless Router and DNS of the client system should be set to the address provided by your ISP 2 1 TCP IP Networking Setup Checking TCP IP Setting...

Page 11: ...n click OK to confirm your settings Once you restart your system Wireless Router will obtain an IP address for this system If you decide to use fixed IP address for your system select Specify an IP address and make sure that IP Address and Subnet Mask are correct c Select Gateway tab and enter correct gateway address in New gateway field then click Add ...

Page 12: ...12 d Select DNS Configuration tab and make sure select Enable DNS enter the DNS address provides from your ISP in the DNS Server Search Order field then click Add ...

Page 13: ...ecking TCI IP Setting for Windows NT4 0 a Select Control Panel Æ Network click Protocols tab then select TCP IP protocol window shown as below will appear b Click Properties window shown as below will appear ...

Page 14: ...rect addresses in IP Address and Subnet Mask fields You must set Wireless Router s IP address as Default Gateway c To enter DNS address is provided from your ISP Select DNS tab click Add under DNS Service Search Order list then enter DNS Server IP address in TCP IP DNS Server window and click Add Checking TCP IP Settings for Windows 2000 a Select Start Æ Control Panel Æ Network and Dial up Connect...

Page 15: ...15 b Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP for the network card on your system then click Properties window shown as below will appear ...

Page 16: ...eless Router s IP address as Default Gateway If the DNS Server fields are empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address is provided by your ISP then click OK Checking TCP IP Settings for Windows XP a Click Start select Control Panel Æ Network Connection and right click Local Area Connection then select Properties The window shown as below will appear b Select Intern...

Page 17: ...NS Server fields are empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address is provided by your ISP then click OK 2 2 Setting up Internet Access This section describes how to setup Wireless Router Internet access through DSL or cable modem For Windows 9x 2000 a Click Start and select Settings Æ Control Panel Æ Internet Options b Select Connection tab then click Setup button ...

Page 18: ...ete the setup process For Macintosh Clients To access Internet via wireless router on Macintosh system the set up procedures are showing below a Open the TCP IP Control Panel b Select Ethernet from the Connect via pop up menu c Select Using DHCP Server from the Configure pop up menu The DHCP Client ID field can be left blank d Close the TCP IP panel and save your new settings If you decide to assi...

Page 19: ...at PassPhrase WPA G Rekey Interval is set at 0 and WPA Data Encryption is at TKIP 3 Setup Wireless Router Configurations via Web Browser The Wireless Router comes with a web based configuration utility Users can access this configuration utility from any of client system within Wireless Router s LAN For best results either use Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or later or Netscape Navigator 4 7 or l...

Page 20: ...ngs Administrator Settings Firmware Upgrade Configuration Tools and System Log Although most users will be able for accept the default settings but every ISP is different Please check with your ISP if you are not sure which settings ISP requires System Status You can use the Status screen to see the connection status for the Wireless Broadband Router WAN LAN interfaces firmware and hardware versio...

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Page 22: ...wall status INFORMATION Displays the number of connected clients as well as the Wireless Broadband Router s hardware and firmware version numbers System Settings The System Settings window configures wireless broadband router basic settings such as router s Host Name Domain Name Set Time Zone Daylight Saving and NAT ...

Page 23: ...ight savings into account If you wish to use this function you must check tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration NAT You can select to enable NAT function Administrator Settings Use this menu to restrict management access based on a specific password By default there is no password So please assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible and store it in a safe...

Page 24: ...sers on your local network However you can also manage the Wireless Broadband Router from a remote host by adding the IP address of an administrator to this screen Password Settings Allows you to select a password in order to access the web based management website Remote Management You can specify a Host IP address that can perform remote management functions ...

Page 25: ...lick OK to proceed the upgrade Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Wireless Broadband router s system firmware To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC ...

Page 26: ...Defaults Backup Settings and Restore Settings Restart System Reset Wireless Broadband Router Reboot this device Restore Factory Defaults Reset the settings of this device to the factory default values Backup Settings Save the settings of this device to a file Restore Settings Restore the settings of this device to the backup settings ...

Page 27: ...tem Log window displays wireless broadband router s system activities such as System Log and Security Log System Log Wireless broadband router s system activity Remote Log Setting Setting the IP address of remote log server ...

Page 28: ...uration parameters for the selected connection type Dynamic IP address Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address Static IP address Your ISP has given you an IP address already PPPoE Your ISP requires PPPoE connection PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP connection L2TP Your ISP requires L2TP connection ...

Page 29: ...ou can enable or disable the Static DNS Server Domain Name Server DNS Address This is the ISP s DNS server IP address that they gave you or you can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address Secondary DNS Address optional This is optional You can enter another DNS server s IP address as a backup The secondary DNS will be used should the above DNS fail Search Static DNS Firstly You can enable...

Page 30: ...re separated by periods The first three fields are the network portion and can be from 0 255 while the last field is the host portion and can be from 1 254 IP address This is the router s LAN port IP address Your LAN clients default gateway IP address Subnet Mask Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment The Gateway acts as DHCP Server You can enable or disable the DHCP server IP Pool Starting Ad...

Page 31: ...lient List The DHCP client list allows you to see which clients are connected to the Wireless Broadband Router via IP address host name and MAC address DHCP Client List This page shows all DHCP clients LAN PCs currently connected to your network The DHCP Client List displays the IP address and the MAC address and Remaining Time of each LAN Client Use the Refresh button to get the most updated situ...

Page 32: ...quest to the appropriate server Example ID Private IP Private Port Type Public Port Comment 1 192 168 2 20 80 TCP 200 Web Server 2 192 168 2 12 21 TCP 333 FTP Server 3 192 168 2 28 23 TCP 455 Telnet Server Private IP This is the LAN client host IP address that the Public Port number packet will be sent to Private Port This is the port number of the above Private IP host that the below Public Port ...

Page 33: ...ony and others These applications cannot work when Network Address Translation NAT is enabled If you need to run applications that require multiple connections specify the port normally associated with an application in the Trigger Port field select the protocol type as TCP or UDP then enter the public ports associated with the trigger port to open them for inbound traffic Example ID Trigger Port ...

Page 34: ...tion e g 2300 2400 47624 Public Type Select the Inbound port protocol type TCP UDP or both Comment The description of this setting Enable Enable the Special Application function Port Mapping This functionality allows one or more public IP addresses to be shared by multiple internal users Enter the Public IP address you wish to share into the Global IP field Enter a range of internal IP that will s...

Page 35: ...t The description of this setting Enabled Enable the Port Mapping function ALG Application Level Gateway The ALG window allows user to configure ALG settings for the wireless broadband router ALG Application Layer Gateway You can select to enable then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NAT gateway ...

Page 36: ...wo way Internet access Enter the IP address of a DMZ host to this screen Adding a client to the DMZ Demilitarized Zone may expose your local network to a variety of security risks so only use this option as a last resort DMZ Demilitarized Zone Enable disable DMZ Public IP Address The IP address of the WAN port or any other Public IP addresses given to you by your ISP IP Address of Virtual DMZ Host...

Page 37: ...for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet you can configure a specific client server as a demilitarized zone DMZ Firewall Options Select the functions that firewall supports The selections include Enable Hacker Attack Protect Discard PING from WAN side Unallow to PING the Gateway Drop Port Scan packets Allow to Scan Security Port 113 Discard NetBios Packets Accept Fragment ...

Page 38: ...plication types 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 clients in the address range 192 168 2 110 119 are blocked from browsing the Internet from Monday through Friday ...

Page 39: ...39 URL Filtering To configure the URL Filtering feature use the table as below to specify the web sites www somesite com and or web URLs containing the keyword you want to filter on your network ...

Page 40: ...in client PCs accessing the Internet based on MAC address MAC Address Control This function allows user to determine whether to filter out or accept the following MAC address connect to Internet Configure MAC Address Enter the MAC address to filter out or to accept ...

Page 41: ...ing Table The Routing Table window displays the current routing information in the system Static Routing A static route is a pre determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network ...

Page 42: ...of static routing maintenance The router using the RIP Routing Information Protocol protocol determines the network packet s route based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination In this case you could automatically adjust to physical changes in the network layout Working Mode Select whether the wireless broadband router acts like router or gateway Listen Mode Enable this...

Page 43: ...ery and configuration of equipment attached to your LAN UPnP is by supported by Windows ME XP or later It provides compatibility with networking equipment software and peripherals of the over 400 vendors that cooperate in the Plug and Play forum UPnP Settings You can enable or Disable UPnP feature here ...

Page 44: ...amic DNS DDNS Dynamic DNS provides you on the Internet with a method to tie their domain name to a computer or server DDNS allows your domain name to follow your IP address automatically by having your DNS records changed when your IP address changes DDNS Enable Disable the DDNS function of this router ...

Page 45: ...is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters To communicate all wireless devices in the network should share the same SSID BSSID Basic Service Set Identification BSSID is used to identify the name of an ad hoc wireless network Channel The channel used by the wireless LAN by default channel 6 All devices in the same wireless LAN should use the same channel SSID Broadcast To enable or disable...

Page 46: ...ing item are changed based on the key format Passphrase The name of the set of WEP keys Key 1 Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below 64 bit WEP input 10 digit Hex values in the AF a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII character as the encryption keys 128 bit WEP input 26 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 ran...

Page 47: ...RTS Threshold Fragmentation DTIM Period Basic Rate Set TX Rates and Preamble Rate Mode Allow user to select the rate mode The choice has Disable B Only Mexed G Only Regulatory Domain Allows user to select the region wireless broadband router is located The router s Default setting is Auto that means router will automatically adjust which regulatory ...

Page 48: ...specifies the default packet size DTIM Period This parameter specifies the number of beacon intervals between successive Delivery Traffic Indication Maps DTIMs Basic Rate Set Basic data transfer rate Control Tx Rates The value is between 1Mbps to 54Mbps CTS Protection CTS Protection Mode boosts your gateway s ability to intercept Wireless G and 802 11b transmissions Conversely CTS Protection Mode ...

Page 49: ...ted MAC addresses to access the router MAC Address Filter This field allows user to select whether the broadband wireless router allows the MAC address to access the wireless network or prevent the MAC address to access the wireless network MAC Address List Enter the MAC addresses for the router filtering function ...

Page 50: ...ws displays all the clients connect to wireless broadband router Security The Security Setting window allows user to set up wireless security settings such as Security Mode WPA PSK Pass Phrase WPA G Rekey Interval and WPA Data Encryption ...

Page 51: ...r uses TKIP or AES data encryption RADIUS The Radius Settings windows allows user to set up wireless broadband router s Radius server such as Radius Server server IP address Radius Server Port Shared Secrete like password and Confirm Shared Secrete confirm password Radius Server Enter the Radius Remote Authentication Dial In user Service server IP address Radius Server Port Enter the Raduis server...

Page 52: ...ided by the ISP Default Wireless_Router Domain Name Enter a Domain Name if it provided by the ISP Default Router Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection Daylight Saving The router can also take Daylight savings into account If you wish to use this function you must check tick the enable box to enable your daylight savi...

Page 53: ...y your ISP Fixed IP xDSL If your broadband wireless router connects to the Fixed IP xDSL click Fixed IP xDSL to enter the IP address and gateway address are provided by ISP Dial Up xDSL PPPoE If your broadband wireless router connects to the Dial Up xDSL click Dial Up xDSL to enter the login information is provided by ISP PPTP If your broadband wireless router connects through the PPTP click PPTP ...

Page 54: ...settings only if you enabled the DNS server under the WAN configuration page please refer DNS configuration in page 31 After you change the DNS configurations click Finish to update the DNS settings of the broadband wireless router ...

Page 55: ... button of each Web based Utility section to connect Help screen On the Help screen you can see each Web based Utility of wireless broadband router The wireless broadband router functions are described and some technology terms are listed too ...

Page 56: ...56 3 13 Logout Click Logout in the task bar to initiate wireless broadband router logout process Click OK to logout the wireless broadband router utility ...

Page 57: ...ck the Properties for the TCP IP protocol Q2 When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timed out error Ans A number of things could be causing this Try the following troubleshooting steps a Check if other PCs work If they do ensure that your PCs IP settings are correct If using a fixed static IP address check the Network Mask Default gateway and DNS as well as the IP Address b If the PCs are config...

Page 58: ...t the transmission range can be as short as 100 feet in poor environment Q5 Wireless connection speed is very slow Ans A wireless system transmission speed depends on the distance and the environment To obtain the highest possible connection speed you can try the followings a Try to adjust wireless router location and orientation b If there are interference problems change to another wireless chan...