Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AWR-1054GR Advantek Networks
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1 Wirele ss Broa db and Router + Access Poin t / Bridg e User’s Ma nu al Model # A WR-1054G R.
2 FCC Warning This device i s intended o nly form OEM integra tors un der the followi ng condit ions: 1) The antenna m ust be installed su ch that 20 cm is ma intained be tween the antenna an d users, and 2) The transmitte r module m ay not b e co-located with any o ther tra nsmitter or a ntenna .
3 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...... ..... .... .... ..... ... ... ..... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .... ..... .. 5 1.1 Features ........ ......... ...... .......... ......... ......... .......... ...... ......... .......... ..6 1.2 Package Contents .
4 3.5 TCP/IP Settings ...... ......... .......... ...... ............. ......... ...... .......... ...... 48 3.5.1 LAN Interface ..... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ...... ..... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ... 48 3.5.2 WAN Interface .. .... .
5 1. Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the W ireless 11g A ccess Point (AP) Router. This W ireless AP Router, I EEE802.11g standar d comp liant, is a high qua lity and reliable Intern et routin g and security d evice, en ables multiple u sers t o share the Broadband Internet conne ction w ith or without w ires thro ugh a Cable or D SL mod em.
6 1.1 Features Internet Access Featu res • Shared Intern et Access: All user s on th e L AN or W LAN c an access the Inter net through the W ireless Router , using only a single e xternal I P addres s. The l ocal (invalid) IP addresse s are hid den fro m e xternal sourc es.
7 L A N Featu res • 4-Port Et hernet sw itch : The W ireless Router pro vides 4 10/100 BaseT sw itch ing ports • DHCP Ser ver S upport: This feature provides a d ynamic IP addres s to PCs an d other de vices upon requ est. The W ireless Router can act as a DHCP Server for devices on your local LAN and W LAN.
8 1.3 LEDs Indication & Co nnectors of Wireless Router Front Panel LEDs In dicatio n LED Light Stat us Description PWR On Off W ireless Router is p owered on. No power. LAN (1, 2, 3, 4) On Flashing LAN port is successf ully connected . Data is be ing sent or receiv ed.
9 Back Pan el Connecto rs Button /port Description Reset Reset configurati ons to def ault. Press the butt on and hol d for 10 seconds. LAN (1x, 2x, 3x, 4x) Connect LA N systems with RJ-45 cable. W AN Connect DS L or Cabl e modem. AC IN Connect w ith AC Pow er Adapter.
10 4) Power on DSL or cable mo dem first, then c onne ct power adapter to the p ower j a ck on the W ireless Router a nd plug th e pow er cable into a n outlet. 5) Check LEDs. a) Once pow er on W ireless Router, Power L ED shoul d be on. b) LAN LED sh ould be o n for each active LAN connectio n.
11 2 PC Configuration User needs t o co nfigure TCP/IP networ k s ettings, Intern et acce ss configuration and W ireless configuratio n for ea ch system w ithin W ireless Router ’s LAN netw ork .
12 b) C lick “ Propert ies ”, the w indow below w ill appear: • If you decide to use DHC P, select “ O btain an IP address automati cally ”, then click “ OK” to co nfirm your se ttings. Once you restart your system, W ireless Router w ill obtain an IP addre ss for this s ystem.
13 d) Select “ D NS Co nfigur ation ” tab a nd m ake sure se lect “ En able DNS ”, ente r the D NS address pr ovide s from your ISP in the “ DNS Ser ver Se arch Ord er ” fie ld, the n clic.
14 Checking TC I/IP Setting for Wind ow s NT4.0 a) Select “ Control Panel Netw ork ”, click “ Protocols ” tab then select “ TCP/IP protocol ”, w indow show n as below will app ear: b) Click “ Properties ”, window shown as be low w ill appear.
15 • Select the ne twork card on your system fr om “ A d apt er ” field. • If you decide t o use IP a ddress f rom W ireless Router, select “ Obtain an IP address from a DHC P server ”. • If you d ecide t o use th e IP address yo u are de sired, se lect “ Spec ify a n IP address ”.
16 b) Select the “ Internet Protoco l (TC P/IP) ” for t he n etwork c ard on your system, th en click “ Properties ” , window shown a s below w ill appear.
17 • If you decide t o use IP a ddress f rom W ireless Router, select “ Obtain an IP address auto maticall y ”. • If you decide to use the IP addre ss you are de sired, se lect “ Use t he follow ing IP ad dress ”. Mak e sure enter co rrect addresses in “ IP A ddr ess ” and “ Subnet Mask ” fiel ds.
18 • If you decide t o use IP a ddress f rom W ireless Router, select “ Obtain an IP address auto maticall y ”. • If you decide to use the IP addre ss you are de sired, se lect “ Use t he follow ing IP ad dress ”. Mak e sure enter co rrect addresses in “ IP A ddr ess ” and “ Subnet Mask ” fiel ds.
19 2.2 S etting up I nternet Access This section d escribes how to setup W ireless Rout er Intern et a ccess th rough DSL or cab le modem. For Window s 9x/2000 a) Click “ Sta rt ” and sele ct “ Sett ings Control Panel Internet Option s ”.
20 If you d ecide to assign I P addres ses m anuall y instead of D HCP, s et t he Rou t er A dd ress f ield with w ireles s router’ s IP addres s and mak e sure DNS settin gs are correct. For Linux Cli ents To acces s Internet via th e wirele ss r outer, yo u ne ed to s et the w ireless r outer as t he “ Gatew ay ”.
21 3. Setup Wireless Router Configurations via Web Bro w ser The W ireless Ro uter co mes with a w eb-ba sed configu ration ut ility. Users can access this configurati on u tility fr om an y of client s ystem w ith in W ireless R outer’s LAN. Fo r b est results, either us e Micro soft Inter net Explorer 5.
22 3.2 Setup Wizard This Se tup W izard w ill guide you to co nfigure acces s for the f irst time. Plea se fo llow the s etup wizard step b y step. Depe nd on different m odes, the setup w izard w ill be different.
23 3.2.1 Gateway (1) Set up Operat ion Mod e – G atew ay: In this mo de, th e de vice is supposed to conne ct t o internet via AD SL/Cable Mod em. Th e NAT i s enabl ed and PC s in four LAN por ts shar e the same IP to ISP thro ugh W AN port. The connect ion type can be setup in WA N port.
24 server over th e Internet. (3) Setup L A N Interf ace: This page is u sed to configur e the parameters for local area n etwork which con nects to the LAN port of your AP Router. Here you ma y ch ange th e setti ng for I P address, sub net ma sk, DHCP, etc.
25 (4) Setu p WAN Interfac e: This pa ge is used to config ure th e par ameters for Inter net netw ork which conn ects to the W AN port of your AP Router. Here you ma y change t he acces s metho d to static IP, D HCP, PP PoE, PPT P, or L2TP by click the item val ue of W AN Access type.
26 (6) W irele ss Security: This pa ge allows you s etup t h e wireless se curity. Turn on W EP or W PA by using Encr yption Ke ys coul d prevent a ny unauth orized a ccess to your wireles s network .
27 (2) Choose your Ti me Zone : You can maintain t he system time by synchroni zing with a public server over th e Internet. (3) Setup L A N Interf ace: This page is u sed to configur e the parameters for local area n etwork which con nects to the LAN port of your AP Router.
28 A tt ention: DHCP serv er of LAN wi ll b e disabled when you are using BRIDGE m ode. P lease remember the IP address in this p age and set up y our computer with a nother fix IP i n the same domain to co nnect to th is setup pag e in the fu ture. For Exa mple: If t he IP addr ess of LA N is 192.
29 (5) W irele ss Security: This pa ge allows you s etup t h e wireless se curity. Turn on W EP or W PA by using Encr yption Ke ys coul d prevent a ny unauth orized a ccess to your wireles s network .
30 (2) Choose your Ti me Zone : You can maintain t he system time by synchroni zing with a public server over th e Internet..
31 (3) Setup L A N Interf ace: This page is u sed to configur e the parameters for local area n etwork which con nects to the LAN port of your AP Router.
32 (5) Wire less L AN Set ting: This page is used to con figure the p arameter s for wireless L AN clients who ma y conne ct to your AP Ro uter..
33 (6) W irele ss Security: This pa ge allows you s etup t h e wireless se curity. Turn on W EP or W PA by using Encr yption Ke ys coul d prevent a ny unauth orized a ccess to your wireles s network .
34 3.3 Operation Mo de You can setup different modes to LAN and W LAN inte rface for N AT and bri dging function. Gatewa y: In this mode, the device is suppo sed to connect to internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. The NAT is enabled and PCs in LAN ports sha re the same IP to S|ISP thro ugh WAN port.
35 3.4 Wireless 3.4.1 Basic Settings This page i s used t o con figure th e param eters for wirele ss LAN clients w ho m ay connect to y ou r AP Route r. H ere you ma y change w ireless encr yption s ettings as w ell as w ireless n etwork parameter s.
36 3.4.2 A dvanced Setti ngs These setting s are onl y for more tec hnicall y advanced users wh o have a su fficient k nowledge about the w ireless LAN. T here se ttings sho uld note b e change d unles s you k now what effect the changes wil l have o n your A P Router.
37 3.4.3 Security This page allows you s etup the wirele ss securit y. Turn on W EP or W PA by usi ng Encr yption Keys could pre vent an y unauthori zed acces s to your wireless network .
38 3.4.4 A ccess Control If you choose “A llowed L iste d”, on ly tho se clients w hose wir eless M AC a ddress es are in the access contro l list will be a ble to connect to your AP Router. W hen “Deny List ed” is selected, these wireless clients on the lust w ill not be a ble to conn ect the AP Router.
39 3.4.5 WDS Settings W ireless Distr ibution S ystem u ses wire less media to com municat e with other A Ps, l ike the Ethernet d oes. To do t his, you must se t thes e A Ps in the same channe l and set MA C addre ss o f other APs w hich you w ant to commu nicate with in the t able and e nable the W DS.
40 3.4.6 Site Survey This pa ge pro vides tool to scan the wireless n etwork . If a n y AP R outer or IBSS is found, you could choose to connect it manu ally when client mode is enable d.
41 3.4.7 Easy Config This pag e al lows you to change t he setting f or E as yConfig. U se th is feature could l et your wireless clie nt auto maticall y sync hronize its settin g an d conn ect to t he A P Router in a minut e with an y hassle.
42 Realtek Eas yConfig has imple mented two methods a s: Button Mode: User only needs push a touch- button in AP and client utilit y (a button in client Utility program) , then it wi ll do Eas yConfig auto maticall y betwe en AP and client.
43 If an y one client has done t he Eas yConfig s uccessful ly, the PSK will be generat ed a nd y o u ma y see the encr yption k ey di spla yed on the E asyConfig pa ge (as shown in F igur e-1). W hen EasyConfig SSID and PSK are adopted , the EasyCo nfig L ED will be steady o n.
44 Figure 3 After “ Start ” is clicke d, Utility program w ill tr y to scan R ealtek EasyConfig A P, w aiting f or B utton Mode re quest (i.e., The EasyConfi g button h as been pressed and the EasyConfig LED is blinking in AP). If an y EasyCo nfig AP i s found, it will be shown on the li st table as above Figure-3.
45 Figure 5 Now, it will tr y to l ink EasyConfig AP a nd exc hange setti ngs. Afte r it i s done , you ma y s ee a successful m essage s hown in Figure- 5.
46 first time Q &A mode conf iguration for the AP, you should asser t th e checkbox of “ Fi rst Time Configuratio n ”, and t hen se lect the question to an swer. You cou ld input any a nswer as you like, but you s hould re member which que stion and answ er you set f or the other client configurat ion.
47 EasyConfig is done. W hen the client has adopted Eas yConfig the setting, the Eas yConfig LED will be steady on. Except push button on e valuation b oar d, user ma y enable the req uest by cli ck “ Do EasyCo nfig (Butt on )” on web p age. Beside But ton mod e, use r ma y select Q&A mo de f or Eas yConfig.
48 be saved as curren t setting. “ WL A Nn_ XXXX ”, where ‘ n ’ could be 0 or 1 repr esente d a s 1 st and 2nd wlan interface. By defau lt, 1st wlan interface wi ll use the 8186 internal wlan contro ller, and 2nd interface w ill base on extern al wlan ada pter thro ugh 8186 PCI interfac e.
49 This page is used to configure the parameters for Internet netw ork which connec ts to t he W AN port of y o ur AP Router. Here you m a y change the Acce ss Method to st atic IP, PPPoE, P P TP or L2TP by click the item va lue of W AN Access Type. 3.
50 3.6.1 Port Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data pack ets from your local network to Internet through the Gatew ay.
51 3.6.3 MAC Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data pack ets from your local network to Internet throu gh the Gat ewa y.
52 3.6.4 Port Forwarding Entries in thi s table a llow you to au tomati cally r edire ct common n etwork s ervice s to a specific machine be hind the NA T fire wall.
53 3.6.6 DMZ A Demilit arized Zo ne is used to pro vide I nternet servic e w ithout sacrificing u nauthor ized a ccess to its local pr ivate network . Typi cally, the D MZ h ost con tains d evices a ccessibl e to In ternet traffic, such as Web (HTTP) server s, FTP ser vers, SM TP(e-mail) servers a nd DNS ser vers.
54 This page is u sed to set up dynam ic routing pr otocol or edit stat ic route entr y. 3.8 Management.
55 3.8.1 Status This page show s the current status and s ome ba sic sett ings of the device, such a s S ystem information, W ire less Configuratio n, TCP/IP C onfigur ation, and W AN Configuratio n.
56 This page shows the p acket counters for transmission and reception rega rding to wireless and Ethernet netw ork s. 3.8.3 DDNS Dynamic DN S is a service that provides y ou with a val id, unch anging, i nternet do main name (an URL) to go with that (po ssibl y ever-changing) IP addr ess.
57 3.8.4 Time Zone Setting You can maint ain the syste m time b y synchronizi ng with a pu blic time server over the Int ernet. 3.8.5 Log This page ca n be used to set rem ote log se rver and show the s ystem log.
58 3.8.6 Upgrade Firmw are This p age allows you upgrade th e AP R outer fir mware to new v ersion. Pl ease note DO NOT power off the de vice d uring the upload be cause it ma y crash th e system.
59 3.8.8 Password This page is used to set the account to access the web server of AP Router. Empty user name and password w ill disab le the prot ection.
6 0 Click “ Apply Change ” button t o logout the webserver. And then, y ou w ill see the b elow sc re en: 4 Troubleshooting.
61 This chapter covers some common problems that user may encounter while accessing the wireless ro uter and some possible solutio ns for th em. If you fo llow the su ggested instruction s to configure th e w ireless router, but router still d oes not function properl y, please contact your loca l dealer for assista nce.
62 Ans: Check the foll owing. a) If your PC is set to Infr astructur e M ode, b ecause the ro uter is alw ays in Infrastructure Mode. b) If th e SSID o n y o ur P C a nd wir eless ro uter are the s ame. Remember t hat the SSID is ca se-sensiti ve. c) If both of your PC and w ireless rout er have the same W EP settings.
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