iBall Baton iB-W4GX150N, User Manual

Page 1: ...4G Wireless N Router Model No iB W4GX150N User Guide Ver 1 0 0...

Page 2: ...n a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is sub...

Page 3: ...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...

Page 4: ...ts 6 2 3 Connecting the Router 6 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 8 3 1 TCP IP Configuration 8 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 10 Chapter 4 Configuring the Router 18 4 1 Login 18 4 2 Status 18 4 3 Quic...

Page 5: ...ol 69 4 11 Access Restriction 72 4 11 1 Rule 72 4 11 2 Host LAN 75 4 11 3 Target WAN 77 4 11 4 Schedule 79 4 12 Static Routing 80 4 12 1 Static Routing List 81 4 12 2 System Routing Table 82 4 13 Band...

Page 6: ...4 16 6 Restart 96 4 16 7 Password 96 4 16 8 System Log 97 4 16 9 Statistics 99 Appendix A FAQ 101 Appendix B Configuring the PCs 107 Appendix C Specifications 111 Appendix D Glossary 112 Appendix E Co...

Page 7: ...Guide RJ45 Patch cord Resource CD for iB W4GX150N 4G Wireless N Router including This Guide Other Helpful Information Conventions The Router or iB W4GX150N mentioned in this guide stands for iBallBato...

Page 8: ...gh RJ45 WAN Port Auto WAN failover with 3G Backup With multiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption WiFi protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA P...

Page 9: ...Connection with Broadband Failover 3G 4G Connection 3G 4G Backup Broadband Connection with 3G Failover Broadband Connection Multi SSID security feature Firewall security features as Access Restriction...

Page 10: ...port Off No device is linked to the corresponding port 3G On The USB 3G dongle is connected Flashing Data is received or sent through the 3G dongle Off No device is linked to the USB port WPS Reset S...

Page 11: ...here you will connect the power adapter Please use the power adapter provided with this IB W4GX150N 4G Wireless N Router ON OFF The switch for the power WAN This WAN port is where you will connect the...

Page 12: ...y near the center of the area in which your PC s will wirelessly connect c Adjust the direction of the antenna Normally upright is a good direction d Configure the Internet connection as below steps B...

Page 13: ...G Wireless N Router e Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router and the other end into an electrical outlet f Power on your PC the Router and Cable DSL modem g When all of the device...

Page 14: ...ble DSL Modem and the Router 2 Locate an optimum location for the Router The best place is usually at the center of your wireless network The place must accord with the Installation Environment Requir...

Page 15: ...ns as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PC 2 Configure the network parameters The IP address is 192 168 1 xxx xxx is any number from 2 to 254 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 an...

Page 16: ...it means the connection between your PC and the Router has failed Figure 3 2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps 1 Is the connection between your PC and th...

Page 17: ...n utility open a web browser and type in the default address http 192 168 1 1 in the address field of the browser Figure 3 3 Login the Router After a moment a login window will appear similar to Figur...

Page 18: ...WAN access is valid or if no 3G USB modem is inserted the router would switch to WAN access Once the router succeeds to connect to the 3G network the router would stop the WAN connection and switch b...

Page 19: ...P is not listed in the Mobile ISP check the box before Set the Dial Number and APN manually and fill the Dial Number and APN blanks below Dial Number APN Fill these two parameters manually after Set t...

Page 20: ...ord provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive If you have difficulty with this process please contact your ISP Figure 3 9 Quick Setup PPPoE If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP the...

Page 21: ...s MAC in the field WAN MAC Address Figure 3 11 Quick Setup MAC Clone If the connection type detected is Static IP the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 12 Enter the parameters in the corres...

Page 22: ...his field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on Channel Width Select any channel width from the pull down list The default setting is automatic which can adjust the channel width for...

Page 23: ...Finish button to finish the Quick Setup Figure 3 14 Quick Setup Finish If there is something changed on the Wireless page you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3 15 Click the Reboot button t...

Page 24: ...fter your successful login you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web based utility On the right there are the corresponding explanations and instructions The detailed explanations for...

Page 25: ...iB W4GX150N 4G Wireless N Router 19 Figure 4 1 Router Status 4 3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3 2 Quick Installation Guide...

Page 26: ...generating a new PIN Add device You can add the new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button b To add a new device If the wireless adapter supports Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS you...

Page 27: ...screen appears Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two Step 1 Press the WPS Reset Button on the front panel of the Router Note When p...

Page 28: ...reless N Router 22 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3 Wait for a while until the next screen appears Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration The WPS Configuration Screen of...

Page 29: ...vice Step 2 Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect Step 3 For the configuration of the wireless adapter please choose Push the button on my access point in the conf...

Page 30: ...Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4 2 then the following screen will appear Step 2 Choose Enter the new device s PIN and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field behind...

Page 31: ...he Current PIN code of the Router in Figure 4 2 each Router has its unique PIN code Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this Router for example Step 2 For the configuration of the wireless adapter ple...

Page 32: ...will light green all the time if the device has been successfully added to the network 2 The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled Please make sure the W...

Page 33: ...mmediately 3G 4G Connection In this mode the router will try 3G access only WAN access is disabled 3G 4G Backup Broadband Connection with 3G Failover In this mode the router will try WAN access first...

Page 34: ...in the 3G USB Modem field Otherwise Unknown Modem will be shown instead Please visit our website to get the latest USB modems compatibility list Note 3G settings are unavailable when the Internet Acc...

Page 35: ...nect Manually You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually After a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time the Router will disconnect your Internet connection and not be...

Page 36: ...nd Secondary DNS blanks below The Secondary DNS is optional Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from ISP Primary DNS Enter the DNS IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by...

Page 37: ...Click the Upload button to upload the configuration Figure 4 9 Add or Modify a 3G USB Modem Entry 4 5 3 WAN Choose menu Network Setting WAN you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the scree...

Page 38: ...es select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP Note If you get Address not f...

Page 39: ...e gateway IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes It is not recommended that you cha...

Page 40: ...this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP Static IP You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connec...

Page 41: ...and re established when you attempt to access the Internet again Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time since some applications are visitin...

Page 42: ...f your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the Router during login please click Use the following DNS servers check box and enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation of your ISP s...

Page 43: ...ou want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it was down Connect Manually You can click the Connect Dis...

Page 44: ...s the Router to automatically re establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again If you wish to activate Connect on Demand click the radio button If you want your Interne...

Page 45: ...ected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background 6 If your ISP provides PPTP connection please select PPTP option And...

Page 46: ...s soon as you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option click the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Other...

Page 47: ...correct MAC address into this field in XX XX XX XX XX XX format X is any hexadecimal digit Your PC s MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the Router If the MAC ad...

Page 48: ...Router 2 If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will change accordingly at the same time while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not tak...

Page 49: ...NOT the same as test Region Select your region from the pull down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless func...

Page 50: ...ions can connect to the AP It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 802 11b g n and all of 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n wireless stations can connect to the Router Channel width Select any c...

Page 51: ...urity type is the same as your AP s security type WEP Index This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP ASCII or WEP HEX It indicates the index of the WEP key Auth Type This option should be c...

Page 52: ...you can choose the version of the WPA PSK security on the drop down list The default setting is Automatic which can select WPA Personal Pre shared key of WPA or WPA2 Personal Pre shared key of WPA au...

Page 53: ...hich can select WPA Wi Fi Protected Access or WPA2 WPA version 2 automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request Encryption You can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES Note If...

Page 54: ...elect which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network Key Type You can select the WEP k...

Page 55: ...ant to filter Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled Description A simple description of the wireless station To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry click the Add New button...

Page 56: ...us page For example If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00 1E A6 00 07 8A and the wireless station B with MAC address 00 1E A6 00 23 11 are able to access the Router but all the...

Page 57: ...a wireless network Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons The default value is 100 RTS Threshold Here you can specify the RTS Request to Send Threshold If the packet is larg...

Page 58: ...ease the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time Enabled AP Isolation This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other Wireless devices will be able to communicate...

Page 59: ...s under the DHCP menu shown in Figure 4 29 DHCP Settings DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 7 1 DHCP Settings Ch...

Page 60: ...is 120 minutes Default Gateway Optional Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the Router default value is 192 168 1 1 Default Domain Optional Input the domain name of your network Primar...

Page 61: ...When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the se...

Page 62: ...ous button to return the previous page 4 8 Forwarding Figure 4 34 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu shown in Figure 4 34 Virtual Servers Port Triggering DMZ and UPn...

Page 63: ...rotocol The protocol used for this application either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the Router Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled To setup a virtual server entry 1...

Page 64: ...entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page Note If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80 you must set the Web manage...

Page 65: ...oing request A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule You can input at most 5 groups of ports or port section Every group of ports must be set apart wit...

Page 66: ...n is released the according opening ports will be closed 2 Each rule allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused 3 Incoming Po...

Page 67: ...ormation about UPnP Universal Plug and Play in the screen shown in Figure 4 40 The UPnP feature allows the devices such as Internet computers to access the local host resources or devices as needed UP...

Page 68: ...the router Status The port s status displayed here Enabled means that port is still active Otherwise the port is inactive Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List 4 9 Security Figure 4...

Page 69: ...s firewall PPTP Passthrough Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP allows the Point to Point Protocol PPP to be tunneled through an IP network To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router keep th...

Page 70: ...t Enable H323 ALG To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT keep the default Enable RTSP ALG To allow RTSP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT keep the default Enable...

Page 71: ...3600 When the current UPD FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value the Router will startup the blocking function immediately Enable TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering Enable or Disable the TCP SYN FLO...

Page 72: ...digit Only the PCs with MAC address listed can use the password to browse the built in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked After click the Add button your PC...

Page 73: ...55 then all the hosts can access the Router from internet Note 1 To access the Router you should type your Router s WAN IP address into your browser s address in IE or Location in Navigator box follow...

Page 74: ...sting entry To add a new entry please follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 47 2 Enter the MAC address of the PC e g 00 11 22 33 44 AA...

Page 75: ...m on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB is without any restriction you should follow the settings below 1 Click Parental Control menu on the left to enter the Parenta...

Page 76: ...s Then you will go back to the Parental Control Settings page and see the following list as shown in Figure 4 48 Figure 4 48 Parental Control Settings 4 11 Access Restriction Figure 4 49 Access Restri...

Page 77: ...the corresponding rule Status This field displays the status of the rule Enabled means the rule will take effect Disabled means the rule will not take effect Modify Here you can edit or delete an exi...

Page 78: ...3 44 AA to access www google com only from 18 00 to 20 00 on Saturday and Sunday and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet you should follow the settings below 1 Click Access Restrictio...

Page 79: ...le Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the following list 4 11 2 Host Choose menu Access Restriction Host you can view and set...

Page 80: ...e g Host_1 2 In MAC Address field enter the MAC address 3 Click the Save button to complete the settings Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go...

Page 81: ...ue Information The target can be IP address port or domain name Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To add a new entry please follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button 2 In Mode field...

Page 82: ...or the keywords for example google in the blank Any domain name with keywords in it www google com will be blocked or allowed You can enter 4 domain names 3 Click the Save button Click the Delete All...

Page 83: ...4 In Domain Name field enter www google com 5 Click Save to complete the settings Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list 4 11 4 Schedule Choose menu Access Contr...

Page 84: ...utton to go to the next page or click the Previous button return to the previous page Figure 4 59 Advanced Schedule Settings For example If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with...

Page 85: ...t Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 4 12 1 Static Routing List Choose menu Static Routing Static Routing List you can configure the static route list in th...

Page 86: ...e network or host 3 Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull down list 4 Click the Save button to make the entry take effect Other configurations for the entries Click the Delete b...

Page 87: ...are provided below 4 13 1 Control Settings Choose menu Bandwidth Control Control Settings you can configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in the next screen Their values you configure sho...

Page 88: ...h Control Rules List Description This is the information about the rules such as address range Egress bandwidth This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port the default is...

Page 89: ...er the IP MAC Binding menu shown in Figure 4 68 Binding Setting and ARP List Click any of them and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each s...

Page 90: ...or modifying an IP MAC Binding entry shown in Figure 4 70 Figure 4 70 IP MAC Binding Setting Add Modify To add IP MAC Binding entries follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button as shown in Figu...

Page 91: ...igure the items on the ARP list also This page displays the ARP List it shows all the existing IP MAC Binding entries shown in Figure 4 72 Figure 4 72 ARP List MAC Address The MAC address of the contr...

Page 92: ...ture which allows the hosting of a website FTP server or e mail server with a fixed domain name named by yourself and a dynamic IP address and then your friends can connect to your server by entering...

Page 93: ...page will appear as shown in Figure 4 74 Figure 4 74 Dyndns org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Type the User Name for your DDNS account 2 Type the Password for your DDNS...

Page 94: ...r DDNS account 3 Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider 4 Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is...

Page 95: ...me zone from this pull down list Date Enter your local date in MM DD YY into the right blanks Time Enter your local time in HH MM SS into the right blanks NTP Server Prior Enter the address for the NT...

Page 96: ...will not take effect 2 The time will be lost if the router is turned off 3 The router will obtain GMT automatically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet 4 16 2 Diagnostic Choose menu...

Page 97: ...nnection Ping Packet Size The size of Ping packet Ping Timeout Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet If there is no reply in the specified time the connection is overtime Traceroute M...

Page 98: ...website and can be downloaded for free There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use However when experiencing problems caused by the Router rathe...

Page 99: ...red 4 16 5 Backup Restore Choose menu System Tools Backup Restore you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figu...

Page 100: ...Some settings of the Router will take effect only after restarting which include Change the LAN IP Address system will reboot automatically Change the DHCP Settings Change the Wireless configurations...

Page 101: ...s Web based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router s default user name and password Note The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include any spa...

Page 102: ...ail feature is enabled or not Mail Settings Set the receiving and sending mailbox address server address validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature as shown in Figure 4 86 F...

Page 103: ...r at a specified time everyday or by intervals but only one could be the current effective rule Enter the desired time or intervals in the corresponding field as shown in Figure 4 86 Click Save to kee...

Page 104: ...s Interval 5 60 The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull down list The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic Sorted Rules Ch...

Page 105: ...the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate UDP Tx The number of UDP packets transmitte...

Page 106: ...he Network menu on the left of your browser and click WAN submenu On the WAN page select PPPoE for WAN Connection Type Type user name in the User Name field and password in the Password field finish b...

Page 107: ...submenu link On the MAC Clone page if your PC s MAC address is proper MAC address click the Clone MAC Address button and your PC s MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Or else type the M...

Page 108: ...ll your WAN IP which is displayed on the Status page 4 How to enable DMZ Host Log in to the Router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click DMZ submenu On the DMZ page click Ena...

Page 109: ...age check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG Remember to click the Save button Figure A 7 Basic Security 4 I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN what should I do 1 Because the WEB Server port...

Page 110: ...an configure the Router by typing http 192 168 1 1 88 the Router s LAN IP address Web Management Port in the address field of the Web browser 3 Log in to the Router click the Forwarding menu on the le...

Page 111: ...er 1 Make sure the Wireless Router Radio is enabled 2 Make sure that the wireless stations SSID accord with the Router s SSID 3 Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the R...

Page 112: ...pter s manual if needed 1 Install TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Click the Network and Internet Connections icon and...

Page 113: ...s window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default Now you have two ways to configure the TCP IP protocol below Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address...

Page 114: ...is 192 168 1 1 type in IP address 192 168 1 x x is from 2 to 254 and Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 3 Type the Router s LAN IP address the default IP is 192 168 1 1 into the Default gateway field 4 Select...

Page 115: ...iB W4GX150N 4G Wireless N Router 109 Figure B 0 4 Now click OK to keep your settings...

Page 116: ...00 STP maximum 100m LEDs PWR SYS WLAN LAN 1 4 WAN 3G WPS Safety Emissions FCC CE Wireless Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11n up to 150Mbps Automatic 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6M Automatic...

Page 117: ...tibility with IEEE 802 11b devices and WEP encryption for security DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address DHCP Dynami...

Page 118: ...less Access Point and to the wireless network name WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A data privacy mechanism based on a 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 st...

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