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Multi-Function Wireless A/P Router User’s Guide Model CNWR-811P Wireless Access Point Router W / Printer Sharing.
i T ABLE OF C ONTEN TS CHAPTER 1 IN TRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1 CNWR-811P Features ........................................................................................
ii APPENDIX A TROUBL ESHOOTI NG ................................................................................. 59 Overview ....................................................................................................................... .... 59 General Problem s.
1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction This C hapter provides an overview of the CNW R-811P's f eatures and capa- bilities. Congratu lations on the purch ase of y our new C NWR-811P Multi- Function Wireless A /P Router.
CNW R-811P User Guide 2 Internet A ccess Features • Shared Internet Access. All users on the LA N can access the Internet through the CNWR- 811P, using on ly a sin gle external IP Address . T h e local (invalid) IP A ddresses are hidden f rom external sou r ces .
Introduct ion 3 Security Features • Configuration Data . Optional pas sword protection is provided to preven t unauth orized users fr om m o difying the co nfiguratio n. • Access Control Features . T he L AN Admi nistrator can limit Internet access by individ- ual w o rk stations.
CNW R-811P User Guide 4 Phy sical Details Figure 2: CNWR-811P Multi-Fun ction Wireless A/P R o u ter LEDs Power On - pow er on Off - no pow er Status (Red) On - Error condition. Off - Norm al operation Blinking - T his LED bli nks during star t up. WAN On - WAN connection is established.
Introduct ion 5 Rear Panel Figure 3: Rear Panel Printer Port Standard parallel printer port. If you w ish to share a printer, connect it here . WAN port (10BaseT) Connect th e ADSL or Cable Modem here. If your m odem cam e with a cable, use the s upplied cable.
CNW R-811P User Guide 6 DIP Switches DIP Swit ch Setting Description 1=off 2=off Normal Operation 1=off 2=on DHCP Server functio n disable d. 1=on 2=off Used to restore Def ault IP Address and clear Passw ord (See below) 1=on 2=on Normal Operation .
7 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Installation Installation Installation Installation This C hapter covers the physical installat ion of the CN WR-811P. Requirements • Ethern et LAN (10/100Bas eT X) an d the TCP/IP protocol. • For Internet A ccess, an ADSL or Cable modem , and an In ternet Acces s account w ith an ISP.
CNW R-811P User Guide 8 3. Connect LAN Cable Connect a standard LA N cable from a 10BaseT or 100BaseTX Hub on y our LAN to th e “HUB” port on the CNWR -811P. 4. Connect WAN Cable Conn ect the ADSL or Cable modem to the WAN port on th e CNWR-811P. Use t he cable suppli ed w ith you r modem .
9 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Configuration Configuration Configuration Configuration This C hapter provi d es details of the configur ation proces s.
CNW R-811P User Guide 10 Configurati on Program The CNWR- 811P contains a HTTP server. This enable s y o u to connect to it, an d configure it , using your W eb Bro w ser .
Configurati on 11 Passw ord If y ou have assi gned a pas sword to the C NWR-811P y ou will be prom pted for the passw ord, as show n below . Figure 5: Pass w ord D ialog • Leave th e " User Nam e" blank. • Enter the passw or d for th is device, if one has been set.
CNW R-811P User Guide 12 LA N Screen The LAN screen, lik e the example below, w ill be disp lay ed when y ou first connect. Figure 6: LAN Screen LA N Configuration. For most users, the def ault values for these f ields should be satisfactor y , and no changes w ill b e required.
Configurati on 13 DISABLED, an d the existing DHCP serv er must be re-con figured. See Chapter 5 f or furthe r details. Start IP Ad- dress Finish IP Address The IP Start Addres s and IP Finish Addres s fields set the va lues us ed by the DHCP server. This rang e also determi nes the nu mber of DHC P clients su pported.
CNW R-811P User Guide 14 WA N Configur ation To configure the WA N port: • Select WAN from the menu. • Select the appropriate connection type ( Direct Connection or PPPoE ) on th e screen below, then Click th e “Config ure” button.
Configurati on 15 Hardware (MAC) Address Also called Networ k Adapter Address or Physic al Address . Provide this value to y o ur ISP if requested. If y ou did not pro v id e th is value w hen first con nected, there is no need to provide it n o w .
CNW R-811P User Guide 16 WA N - PPPoE Figure 9: WAN Port - PPPoE Data – WAN (PPPoE) A ccount Account/User Name The nam e of the Internet accou nt provided by your ISP. Passw ord & Verify Enter the pass word for the abov e account. Re-en ter the passw ord in the Verify field, to ensu re it is correct.
Configurati on 17 Wireless Configuration The CNWR-811P setting s must m atch the other Wireless s tations. An exam ple Wireless screen is sh own below . Figure 10: Wireless Screen Data – Wireless Screen Configuration Regulatory Domain It is illegal to use this device in an y location outside of the regulatory domai n.
CNW R-811P User Guide 18 Channel No. Select the value y ou wi sh to us e on your Wireless LA N. If you ex peri- ence lost con nections and/or slow data transfers y ou may need to experimen t with d if ferent channels to see w hich is the best. WEP Data Priv acy Off If OFF (default), data is NOT encry p ted before being tran smitted.
Configurati on 19 New statio n Address • Use this field to add a new station to the list. Just en ter its ad dress here, and click the "Add" button. • Use the softw are supplied w ith your Wireless unit to determin e its address. The address consists of 12 letters (A.
CNW R-811P User Guide 20 WA N Status Clicking WAN Status on the m enu bar will tak e you to the WAN Status screen. The screen show n w ill de pend on w hether y ou are using a Direct Connection or PPPoE .
Configurati on 21 WA N Status – PPPoE Figure 12: WAN Status – PPPoE Status Data WA N Status Physical A ddress The "Hardware" address of this device, as seen by other devices on the WAN . IP Address The IP Address of this devi ce, as seen by dev ices on the WAN.
CNW R-811P User Guide 22 Refresh Contact th is device and update the L og data. Connection Log Messages Messag e Description Connect on Deman d Connection attem p t h as been triggered by th e "Connect on De- mand" se tting. Manual connection Connection attem pt started by the " C onnect" button.
Configurati on 23 LA N/Device Status The LAN Status link on the m enu will result in a screen like the exam ple below. Figure 13: Status Screen Data – LA N/ Dev i ce Status Device Firm w are Version Version of the firm ware (em bedded softw are, including this prog ram) wh ich is currently installed.
CNW R-811P User Guide 24 Status P oss ible Status values are "Leased" (the IP Addres s is allocated to the device sh own) or "Reserv ed" (t he IP Address is not available). Note: The DHCP table will be empty unless the DHCP Server function is being used.
25 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 PC Configur PC Configur PC Configur PC Configur a a a at i on tion tion tion This C hapter details the PC Configur ation required on the local ("Internal") LAN.
CNW R-811P User Guide 26 Figure 15: IP Ad dress (Win 95) Ensure y our TCP/IP settings are correct, as follow s: Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain an IP Addr ess automaticall y . T his is th e default Windo w s settings. Restart your PC t o ensu re it obtains an IP Address from th e CNWR-811P.
PC Configurat ion 27 Figure 17: DNS Tab (Win 95/98) If your LA N has a Router , the LAN A dminis- trator must re- configure the Rout er itself. Refer to Chapter 6 - Routin g for de tails.
CNW R-811P User Guide 28 Internet A ccess Configuration If y ou are using th e CNWR-811P for Internet acces s: • Ensure that th e DSL modem, Cable m o dem , or oth er permanen t co n nection is fun ctio n al. • Use the f ollowin g procedure to configu re your Browser to acces s the Internet via th e LAN, rather than by a Dial-up conn ection.
PC Configurat ion 29 Printing Setup The CNWR- 811P provides prin ting su pport for 2 me thods of prin ting f rom Window s: • Print Port Driver. After in stalling the Print Port Driver, Windows users can print directly to the CNWR -811P. P rin t j obs are spooled (queued) on each PC.
CNW R-811P User Guide 30 If you see the fo llowing error messag e, either install Internet Explorer 4 or later, or follow the procedure in the "Trouble Shooting - Printing" section of A ppendix A . 7. A pop- up mes sage will in form you if the port has been created su ccessfu lly, and then th e Window s Add Printer wi zard will start.
PC Configurat ion 31 Figure 19: Print Port Con figuration Items shown on this screen are as f ollows : Port If desired, click Browse to select a dif ferent device. (The Select Device Port button is provided to allow this softw are to work with multi-port models.
CNW R-811P User Guide 32 LPD/LPR Printing LPD/L P R printing can be us ed with Window s NT 4.0 Server or Win dows 2000. No sof tware needs to be installed. Window s NT 4.0 Serv er Conf iguration To use LPD p rinting, M icrosoft TCP/I P Printing must be in stalled and enabled.
PC Configurat ion 33 Window s 2000 Server Configuration The LPD/LPR Port is not en abled by default. To enable it, use this procedure: 1. In Cont rol Panel , select Add/Remove Progr ams , then W indows C omponents . 2. Select Other Ne twork File and Print Ser vices , then click the Details button.
CNW R-811P User Guide 34 Figure 21: Win dows 2000: Select Port 4. In the Dialog requesting Nam e of Address of server provi ding lpd , enter the IP address of the C NWR-811P. 5. For Name of printer or print queue on that s erver , en ter L1. 6. Click OK, and then Next , and continue th e W izard.
PC Configurat ion 35 Maci ntosh Configuration The CNWR-811P curren tly does not su pport printing from the Macintosh, bu t you can access the Int ernet via the C NWR-811P. The procedure is as follow s. 1. Open the TCP/IP Control Pa n el. 2. Select Ethernet from the C onnect via pop-up men u.
36 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 DHCP DHCP DHCP DHCP This Chapt er covers the use of DHC P, using either an existing D HCP Server or the CN WR-811P's DHCP Server function. Overv iew If your LAN d oes not use DHCP, and y ou do not wish to use DH CP, you can i gnore this chapter.
DHCP 37 Using another DHCP Ser v er You can on ly u se one (1) DHCP Server. If y o u wish to u se another DHCP Server, rather th an the CN WR-811P’s, th e follow ing procedure is requ ired. 1. Disable the DHCP Server f eature in the CNWR-811P. This setting is on the L AN screen.
38 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 R outing R outing R outing R outing This C hapter explains the Routing features of t h e C NWR-811P. Overv iew While t he CNWR -811P includes a s tandard (static) rou ting table, this f eature can be com pletely ignor ed if you do not have a r outer i n y o ur LAN.
Routing 39 Routing Table Data An en try in the routin g table is required for each LA N segmen t on your Netw ork, other than the segm ent to wh ich this device is attached. The data in the Routing Table is as follows. Destination IP Address The netw ork address of the rem ote LAN segm ent.
CNW R-811P User Guide 40 Routing Example Router B (192.168.1.90) (192.168.2.70) Router A Segment 0 Segment 2 Segment 1 Wireless Router (192.168.0.xx) (192.
Routing 41 For Router A 's Default Route Destination IP A ddress 0.0.0.0 Netw ork Mask 0.0.0.0 Gatew ay IP A ddress 192.168.0.1 (CNWR- 811P's IP A ddress) For Router B's Default Route Destination IP A ddress 0.0.0.0 Netw ork Mask 0.0.0.
42 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Options Options Options Options This C hapter details the options available on the CNW R-811P's "Options" screen .
Options 43 NA T (Netw ork A ddress Translation) NAT allow s P C s on your L AN to share a sing le external (Internet) IP A ddress. This IP Addres s is supplied by y our ISP.
44 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Advanced Inte Advanced Inte Advanced Inte Advanced Inte r r r rne t net net net This Chapt er explains how to use the C NWR-811P's "Advanced Internet" features .
Advanced I nternet 45 Special Internet A pplications This feature is only req u ired if you wi sh to use Intern et ap plications w hich require 2-w ay comm unication, mu ltiple connections, or combined TCP/UDP connections. Exam ples of such application s are Internet Videoconferen cing, Telephony, Gam es Servers, and other special-pu rpose Servers.
CNW R-811P User Guide 46 • To Enable a defined Applica tion - Sel ect it f rom t he drop-dow n list - Click "Get Data" - Check the Enable checkbox - Click "Update" • To Disable a defined Applica tion - As above, but uncheck the Enable checkbox .
Advanced I nternet 47 Virtual Servers This feature allow s you to m ake Servers on y our LAN access ible to Internet users. Norm ally, Internet u sers w ould not be able to access a serv er on your LA N because: • Your Se rver do es not have a va lid externa l IP Addr ess.
CNW R-811P User Guide 48 Ty pes of Virtual Servers The CNWR- 811P supports tw o (2) ty pes of Virtua l Servers: • Pre-defined - Stan dard server types . T h e only data required is th e IP Address of th e server on y our LAN. • User-defined - Non-standard servers.
Advanced I nternet 49 Type Select the type of Server you w ish to use. Enable Check to enable th is Server. LAN IP Address • Enter the IP A ddress of a PC on your L AN. • You mu st install and configure the appropriate Server software on the PC en tered here.
CNW R-811P User Guide 50 • To Mo dify (Edit) a defined Server - Select it from the drop-down list, - Click "Get Data" - Make an y des ired chang es. Note that you can "Enable" and "Disable" a Server usin g this process.
Advanced I nternet 51 Connecting to the Virtual Servers Once conf igured, any one on the Intern et can connect to your Virtu al Servers. They m ust use the WAN Port IP Address (th e IP Address allocated to th is device by y our ISP). e.g. http://203.70.
CNW R-811P User Guide 52 Data Enable Enable DM Z Feature Use this to En able or Disable the DMZ f eature. T h e DMZ feature shou ld be disabled w hen not requi red. LA N IP A ddress LAN IP Address Enter the IP Address of the PC on your L AN which will becom e the "DMZ " PC.
53 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Access Control Access Control Access Control Access Control This Chapter explains how to configure and use the CNW R-811P's "Access Control " feat ure. Overv iew The Access C o n trol feature allows administrators to restrict Internet Access by individual PCs .
CNW R-811P User Guide 54 Security Gr oups The Security Gr oups screen is reached f r om the Access Co ntrol link o n the navigati on bar. An exam ple screen is show n below.
Access Co ntrol 55 Data The following da ta is required. A ccess Righ ts: Internet Access for this Group No restrictions No packets are block ed. Use this to create an "Unlimited A ccess" group, or to temporarily rem ove restrictions. Block all Access Group mem b ers cannot access the Internet at all.
CNW R-811P User Guide 56 PCs The PCs screen is reached from th e A ccess Contro l link on the na vigation b ar. An example screen is sho w n be low . Figure 32: PCs Screen Note that the drop-down box lists all PCs previously entered. If none have been entered, this box will be em pty.
Access Co ntrol 57 Data PC Nam e Enter a nam e to id en tify this P C . Network Adapter Address Hardw are address for th is P C . You can use the Window s "Winipcfg" program or your LA N man agemen t program to find th is address. Reserve entry in DHCP Table Check this if you wish to reserv e an IP address for this PC.
CNW R-811P User Guide 58 Data TCP Packets Define the packets y ou wish to be filtered out, by entering the follow ing data. TCP Filters Name En ter a d escriptive n ame for this entry . Port No. Enter an integer representing the Port Num ber for this type of packet.
59 Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A T roubleshooting T roubleshooting T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This Appendix cover s the most likely probl ems and their s olutions. Overv iew This chapter covers s ome comm on problems th at may be en countered wh ile using the CN WR- 811P and som e possible solu tions to them .
CNW R-811P User Guide 60 If this does solve the problem y ou can use the DMZ fu nction. This should work with almost every application, but: • It is a security risk, since the firew all is d isabled.
Appendix A - Troubleshooti ng 61 Printing Problem 1: When I tried to install the Printing software for Peer-to-Peer printing, I received an error m essage and the installation was aborted. . Solution 1: This m ay be caused by an existing installation of the printer por t softw are.
CNW R-811P User Guide 62 7. Click the Add Por t button. On the resu lting screen, select Other , then Shared Port , as the port to add, as show n below .
Appendix A - Troubleshooti ng 63 9. Click the Brow se Device button, s elect the des ired Internet Broadband Gateway , and click OK. 10. Click OK to return to the Printers folders, and righ t-click on the Printer. Ensure that the W ork o ff-line option is NOT checked.
64 Appendix B Appendix B Appendix B Appendix B Specific Specific Specific Specifica a a at i on s tions tions tions CNWR-811P Wireless A /P Router Model No.
Appendix B - Specif ications 65 PCMCIA Wireless Card Interface PCMC IA 68pin, 16bit data Standards IEEE802.11b WLAN, PCMC IA 2.1, JEIDA 4.2 Frequency 2.4 to 2.4835GHz ( Indu strial Scient ific Medical Band ) Channels Maximu m 14 Chann els, depending on regulatory auth o rities.
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