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USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER 

Version: 1.2 

3

 

Software configuration 

There are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs 

done easily. 

 

The X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router is delivered with the following factory default 

parameters on the Ethernet LAN interfaces. 

Default IP Address

192.168.1.254

 

Default IP subnet mask

255.255.255.0

 

WEB login User Name

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WEB login Password

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3.1

 

Prepare your PC to configure the X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router 

For OS of Microsoft Windows 95/ 98/ Me:   

1.

 

Click the 

Start

 button and select 

Settings

, then click 

Control Panel

. The 

Control 

Panel

 window will appear.   

Note:

 Windows Me users may not see the Network control panel. If so, 

select

 

View 

all Control Panel options

 on the left side of the window 

2.

 

Move mouse and double-click the right button on 

Network

 icon. The 

Network

 

window will appear. 

3.

 

Check the installed list of 

Network Components

. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the 

Add

 button to install it; otherwise go to step 6. 

4.

 

Select 

Protocol

 in the 

Network Component Type

 dialog box and click 

Add

 button. 

5.

 

Select 

TCP/IP

 in 

Micro oft

 of 

Select Network Protocol

 dialog box then click OK 

button to install the TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to 

complete the installation. Close and go back to 

Network

 dialog box after the TCP/IP 

installation. 

s

6.

 

Select 

TCP/IP

 and click the 

properties

 button on the 

Network

 dialog box. 

7.

 

Select 

Specify an IP address

 and type in values as following example. 

9

 

IP Address: 

192.168.1.1

, any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is 

good to connect the Wireless LAN Access Point. 

9

 

IP Subnet Mask: 

255.255.255.0

 

8.

 

Click OK and reboot your PC after completes the IP parameters setting.   

 

For OS of Microsoft Windows 2000, XP:   

1.

 

Click the 

Start

 button and select 

Settings

, then click 

Control Panel

. The 

Control 

Panel

 window will appear. 

 

 

6

 

Summary of Contents for WL-1502

Page 1: ...IEEE 802 11b WLAN 11b Broadband Router User Manual...

Page 2: ...IEEE 802 11b X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router User s Manual Version 1 2...

Page 3: ...MENT CONTAINS OF PROPRIETARY TECHNICAL INFORMATION THAT IS THE PROPERTY OF X MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORP AND NO PART OF THIS DOCUMENTATION MAY BE REPRODUCED STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OR TRANSMITTED IN AN...

Page 4: ...ce Spread Spectrum FCC Federal Communications Commission FTP File Transfer Protocol IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IP Internet Protocol ISM Industrial Scientific and Medical LAN...

Page 5: ...11B BROADBAND ROUTER 6 3 2 CONNECT TO THE X MICRO WLAN 11B BROADBAND ROUTER 8 3 3 MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION ON THE X MICRO WLAN 11B BROADBAND ROUTER8 3 3 1 STATUS 8 3 3 2 WIRELESS BASIC SETTINGS 10...

Page 6: ...ISM BANDS 30 4 4 HOW DOES WIRELESS NETWORKING WORK 30 4 5 WHAT IS BSSID 31 4 6 WHAT IS ESSID 31 4 7 WHAT ARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE 32 4 8 WHAT ARE THE OPEN SYSTEM AND SHARED...

Page 7: ...enabled and working now 1 1 Package contents The package of the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router includes the following items 9 The X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router 9 The AC to DC 9V Power Adapter...

Page 8: ...ss data transmission Supports IEEE 802 3x full duplex flow control on 10 100M Ethernet interface Supports DHCP server to provide clients auto IP addresses assignment Supports DHCP client for Ethernet...

Page 9: ...ting or receiving on the LAN interface Off No data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN interface 6 LAN 10 100M LED On Connection speed is 100Mbps on LAN interface Off Connection speed is 10Mbps on...

Page 10: ...BAND ROUTER Version 1 2 3 Power The power jack allows an external DC 9 V power supply connection The external AC to DC adaptor provide adaptive power requirement to the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Rout...

Page 11: ...Connect the Ethernet WAN interface of X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router by category 5 Ethernet cable to your switch hub xDSL modem or cable modem A straight through Ethernet cable with appropriate ca...

Page 12: ...on Network icon The Network window will appear 3 Check the installed list of Network Components If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install it otherwise go to step 6 4 Select Protocol i...

Page 13: ...onnect the Wireless LAN Access Point 9 IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 8 Click OK to completes the IP parameters setting For OS of Microsoft Windows NT 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then c...

Page 14: ...ernet Explore then enter 192 168 1 254 on the URL to connect the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router 3 3 Management and configuration on the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router 3 3 1 Status This page show...

Page 15: ...mware version of X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Wireless configuration SSID It shows the SSID of this X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router The SSID is the unique name of X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Rou...

Page 16: ...nfiguration Attain IP Protocol It shows how the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router gets the IP address The IP address can be set manually to a fixed one or set dynamically by DHCP server or attain IP b...

Page 17: ...s the wireless network name The SSID can be 32 bytes long Channel Number Select the wireless communication channel from pull down menu Associated Clients Click the Show Active Clients button to open A...

Page 18: ...lick to select the authentication type in Open System Shar d Key or Auto selection e Fragment Threshold Set the data packet fragmentation threshold value can be written between 256 and 2346 bytes Refe...

Page 19: ...omplete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 3 3 4 Wireless Security Setup This page allows you setup the WEP secur...

Page 20: ...on Encryption Key 3 Secret key 3 of WEP security encryption function Encryption Key 4 Secret key 4 of WEP security encryption function Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new...

Page 21: ...band Router access capability Comment Fill in the comments for the registered client Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the client to new configuration setting Reset Click the Re...

Page 22: ...ask DHCP etc Screenshot LAN Interface Setup Item Description IPAddress Fill in the IP address of LAN interfaces of this X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Subnet Mask Fill in the subnet mask of LAN int...

Page 23: ...ion that request the clients to register to a server machine with one identified MAC address Since that all the clients will communicate outside world through the X Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router so...

Page 24: ...DBAND ROUTER Version 1 2 Screenshot WAN Interface Setup 1 Screenshot WAN Interface Setup 2 Item Description Attain IP Automatically Click to select DHCP support on WAN interface for IP address assigne...

Page 25: ...If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server Connection Type Select the connection type from pull down menu There are Continuous Connec...

Page 26: ...3 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 3 Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the pre...

Page 27: ...filtering list Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting Delete Selected Click to delete the selected port range that will be removed from the port fi...

Page 28: ...the Apply Changes button to register the IP address to IP filtering list Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting Delete Selected Click to delete th...

Page 29: ...address Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the MAC address to MAC filtering list Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting Dele...

Page 30: ...unction IPAddress Protocol Port Range Comment To forward data packets coming from WAN to a specific IP address that hosted in local network behind the NAT firewall fill in the IP address protocol port...

Page 31: ...irewall DMZ A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network Typically the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Interne...

Page 32: ...Item Description Wireless LAN Sent Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the wireless LAN interface Wireless LAN Received Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on...

Page 33: ...ote do not power off the device during the upload because it may crash the system Screenshot Upgrade Firmware Item Description Select File Click the Browse button to select the new version of web firm...

Page 34: ...ameters to your personal computer Load Settings from File Click the Browse button to select the configuration files then click the Upload button to update the selected configuration to the X Micro WLA...

Page 35: ...ement login control Confirmed Password Because the password input is invisible so please fill in the password again for confirmation purpose Apply Changes Clear the User Name and Password fields to em...

Page 36: ...s 9 Open the Command program in the Microsoft Windows 9 Type in ipconfig all then press the Enter button Your PC s IP address is the one entitled IP Address and your PC s MAC address is the one entitl...

Page 37: ...ork This mode is useful for quickly and easily setting up a wireless network anywhere that a wireless infrastructure does not exist or is not required for services such as a hotel room convention cent...

Page 38: ...ns the identity of the sending station The receiving station then returns a frame that indicates whether it recognizes the sending station Under shared key authentication each wireless station is assu...

Page 39: ...you ll want to keep this value as close to the maximum value as possible 4 11 What is RTS Request To Send Threshold The RTS threshold is the packet size at which packet transmission is governed by th...

Page 40: ...ort preamble is designed to improve efficiency for example for VoIP systems The difference between the two is in the Synchronization field The long preamble is 128 bits and the short is 56 bits 4 14 W...

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