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Wireless LAN 802.11g NIC Series

Users Guide

Version 1.0
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.Contents 1. Introduction.... 3 2. Wireless LAN Basics... 4 3. Installation for Windows platform... 5 3.1. Installation Overview.6 3.2. Install Procedure for Windows XP.7 3.3. Install Procedure for Windows 98/ME/2000.9 4. Configuration Utility.... 17 4.1 Link Information19 4.2 Availiable Network21 4.3 Profile Setting22 4.4 About25 5. Troubleshooting.... 26

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing your Wireless LAN, Wireless LAN 802.11g Adapter. This Quick Installation Guide will assist you with the installation procedure.
The package you have received should contain the following items:
Wireless LAN 802.11g Adapter Quick Installation Guide CD containing Wireless LAN Management utility, drivers and Multi-lingual Users Guide Note: if anything is missing, please contact your vendor
The CD contains drivers and Configuration Utility program that is used for managing the Wireless LAN Adapters and establishing the wireless connection with your Local Area Network.
Note: This manual is valid for all Wireless LAN 11g Series products, such as PC Card, USB, mini-USB, PCI adapter, mini-PCIetc.

2. Wireless LAN Basics

Wireless LAN (Local Area Networks) systems offer a great number of advantages over a traditional, wired system. Wireless LANs (WLANs) are more flexible, easier to setup and manage and often more cost effective than their wired equivalence.
Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data over the air, minimizing the need for wired connections. Thus, WLANs combine data connectivity with user mobility, and, through simplified configuration, enable movable LANs.
With wireless LANs, users can access shared information without looking for a place to plug in and network managers can set up or augment networks without installing or moving wires. Wireless LANs offer the following productivity, convenience and cost advantages over traditional wired networks: Mobility - Wireless LAN systems can provide LAN users with access to real-time information anywhere in their organization. This mobility supports productivity and service opportunities not possible with wired networks. Installation Speed and Simplicity - Installing a wireless LAN system can be fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings. Installation Flexibility - Wireless technology allows the network to go where wires cannot go. Reduced Cost-of-Ownership - While the initial investment required for wireless LAN hardware might be higher than the cost of wired LAN hardware, overall installation expenses and life-cycle costs will be significantly lower. Long-term cost benefits are greatest in dynamic environments requiring frequent moves, adds, and changes. Scalability - Wireless LAN systems can be configured in a variety of topologies to meet the needs of specific applications and installations. Configurations are easily changed and range from peerto-peer to full infrastructure networks, also allow roaming over a broad area.

3. Installation for Windows platform
The following section will assist you in installing wireless LAN Adapter successfully. You will first install software (Utility) and then insert / attach the Wireless LAN Adapter to your system, and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you wish to install. The Wireless LAN card can easily be installed and used, without bothering to connect cables for keeping your computer to use network resources.
3.1. Installation Overview
Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection:
Install the Access Point at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. Install the software using the Install CD. Install the Wireless LAN Card (WIRELESS LAN 802.11g Adapter). Install the network protocol(s) required to communicate on your network. Most likely you will need the TCP/IP protocol.
3.2. Install Procedure for Windows XP
Note: Do not insert the WLAN Adapter until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation of your WLAN device.
1. Insert the given Installation CD in the CD-ROM and then click on the Setup. Follow the instruction to finish the installation. 2. Insert your WLAN card into PCMCIA/PCI slot or USB connector of your system, and then system will detect new hardware.
Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) , and then click Next to continue. Once your system detected the driver, Microsoft will show a warning message as below.
Click Continue Anyway for next step.
After copy the file to your system, then the setup is finish.
3.3. Install Procedure for Windows 98/ME/2000
Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the WLAN Adapter successfully.
1. Power on your computer and allow Windows 98/ME/2000 to load fully. 2. Be sure that the Wireless LAN 802.11g Adapter is not inserted yet.
3. Insert the given Installation CD in the CD-ROM and then click on the Setup.
At the Welcome window, click Next.
4. Accept the license agreement.
Accept the license agreement. Click Yes to accept.
Click Yes to finish the setup.
5. Insert / attach Wireless LAN 802.11g Adapter to your system Windows will recognize the WLAN adapter and auto detect the driver, if the system did not find the driver automatically, please install the driver manually.
Click Yes to finish the installation.
6. Click the right button of mouse on My Computer

Properties

Hardware Device Manager.
Check whether it has WLAN adapter in one of the sockets or not. If you find SparkLAN Wireless Network PC Card in one of the sockets, it means the card is detected properly.
Click right button of mouse on the Network Neighborhood.
8. Select Properties from the pop up menu. For Windows 98 the networks properties box appears. * For Windows ME and 2000, please select the Local Area Connections properties to check the following menu.
9. Click on the General tab and then click on the Install button. Select Network Component Type box appears. Click on the Protocol then click the Add button.
10. Select Network Protocols box appears. From the list of network protocols list, select NetBEUI, then click OK.
11. The NetBEUI protocol is now installed. After clicking on OK return back to Network Component Type box. 12. Repeat the step 9 and 10 to add IPX/SPX protocol.
13. Click on the TCP/IP option for setting the IP address for your computer. You can select either Obtain an IP address automatically or Use the following IP address setting. If your choice is the second one then enter the IP value, Subnet masking, DNS, Domain/ Workgroup name, and Gateway Address values. After setting these parameters appropriately, click OK to return to Network Component Type and you can select the File and Printer Sharing options as well for sharing your computers resources. Click on OK.
14. Screen message do want to restart your Computer will pop up. Select Yes. It will shut down your computer and restart.
Important: Restart your computer to make the changes effective before you reinstall the driver.

Uninstall Procedure

Step 1:
If you want to uninstall the WLAN adapter, just simply click Start Menu Program Wireless Network Uninstall,
it shall uninstall all related programs.

Step 2:

Restart your Computer.

4. Configuration Utility

Wireless LAN 802.11g Wireless LAN adapter uses its own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. Usually this application starts automatically, or click icon from Start Menu to start the Utility application.

should appear in your Icon tray. If the icon is in red, it means that Wireless LAN A new icon 802.11g NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete. Sometimes icon can be colored in yellow. This may happen when communication is defined poor connection or incorrectly.
Figure 1 Icon tray with a new icon
User can navigate through sheets, by clicking tabs. X button will minimize window. To provide more information, click More button. Below description explains the use and meanings of the various screen messages.

4.1 Link Information

Connected To Network
This field is used to display the current status of connection. When the state shows Connected to Network means normal flow of operation in Infrastructure mode. The PC is connected to access point. Networking is available. A state of Scanning means that the node is searching for available access point and detecting the SSID for an available access point within range. This field will also display an error message for some reason if the driver fails to initialize.

Network Type

Infrastructure Mode - The driver will scan all available channels continuously until it finds one or more Access Points that match its SSID. associate with the Access Point. At that point it will try and authenticate and
Peer to Peer Mode - The driver will scan for 5 seconds looking for an existing Ad Hoc network using the same SSID.
Current Channel and Transmit Rate
Shows the channel of the radio and transmit rate being currently used for an active connection. This value has no meaning when the radio is Scanning

Link Quality

The Link Quality bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays the quality of the link between the node and Access Point.

Signal Strength

The Signal Strength bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays normalized signal strength as reported by the radio, averaged over all frames over 100 bytes long that are received from the Access Point.
4.2 Availiable Networks The Connections Tab shows current status of available APs within the network.
User may select profile or ESSID from above list, click Connect to connect with the AP.
Click Refresh to rescan the network, this utility with site survey function, it will detect and list all available APs within network.

4.3 Profile Setting

Profile Setting allows user to create profiles for different network environments.
Click Add button to create new profiles. Edit for editing current exist profile. Click Delete button if you wish to delete profiles.
This field allows you to select from a list of supported Network Modes. The modes displayed will have two values: Peer to Peer and Access Point.

Peer to Peer - This is the 802.11g peer-to-peer mode of operation. In 802.11g Ad Hoc, only one wireless cell is supported for each different SSID. All communication is done from Client to Client without the use of an Access Point. 802.11g Ad Hoc networking uses the same SSID for establishing the wireless connection.
Access Point - This mode of operation requires the presence of an 802.11g / 802.11b Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point, which relays packets to other wireless Clients in the BSS as well as to nodes on a wired network such as Ethernet.
Transmit Rate The transmission rate at which client of AP transmits the data packets. You may set this to fixed 1Mbps, fixed 2 Mbps, fixed 5.5 Mbps, fixed 11 Mbps or Automatic for 802.11bs AP and fixed 6Mbps, fixed 9Mbps, fixed 12Mbps, fixed 18Mbps, fixed 24Mbps, fixed 36Mbps, fixed 48Mbps, fixed 54Mbps or Automatic for 802.11gs AP. Encryption (WEP) - You may desire an additional measure of security on your wireless network, which can be achieved by using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption.
When an encrypted frame is received it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly. This will only happen if the receiver has the WEP Key used by the transmitter.
This panel allows to entry for 64/128-bit encryption according to WEP function select. To be written to the driver and registry, such as Hexadecimal format, each key must consist of hex digits, which means that only digit 0-9 and letters A-F are valid entries. If entered incorrectly program will not write keys to a driver.

4.4 About

About tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver, Application and firmware versions. Users must use this version number when reporting their problems to technical support.

5. Troubleshooting

If you encounter any problems during the installation, or to confirm that the WLAN 11Mbps device is installed properly, please read the following troubleshooting section.

In Windows 98:

To check that the WLAN 802.11g device is installed properly, please do the following:
Go to START>SETTINGS>CONTROL PANEL>NETWORK. Choose the Configuration Tab. If you find the WLAN 802.11g Adapter, it means the card is installed properly. If you see the Yellow Question-mark (?) means the resources are conflicting. (Please read further in this section for solutions.) -orNetwork Adapter. You will find the WLAN 802.11g Adapter if it is installed successfully. If you see the Yellow sign, the resources are conflicting. Click on the PCMCIA Card and then on the PCMCIA Card Service, you can see the status of the PC card. If there is a yellow sign either on the adapter or the PC card, please check the following. 1. Check to see if your computer has a free IRQ. If not, make an IRQ free by assigning the same IRQ to some devices, for example COM 1; COM 2 can be assigned the same IRQ values. Check that you have inserted the right card and have installed the proper driver.

2. Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Select the Device Manager and click on the

In Windows 2000:

1. Check the Windows 2000 Diagnostics. See if there is any conflict in the resource allocation or the I/O Address, IRQ allocations. If you find that the IRQ or I/O Addresses are already assigned to some other devices, you must change that value. I/O Address needs 40h byte length. Go to the Control panel. Double click on the PCMCIA Card and you will see WLAN Adapter. Double clicking on that will show you the Card Information, driver name and the driver file. If you do not find the names, there are some problems and the driver is not installed properly. Reinstall the driver.
Note: Check the PnP BIOS setup menu and select no in case of the WLAN Adapter installation.

Automatic Configuration - DHCP Static IP PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) These types can be selected from the drop-down menu next to Internet Connection. The information required and available features will differ depending on what kind of connection type you select. Some descriptions of this information are included here: Internet IP Address and Subnet Mask This is the Router's IP Address and Subnet Mask as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). If your Internet connection requires a static IP address, then your ISP will provide you with a Static IP Address and Subnet Mask. Default Gateway Your ISP will provide you with the Gateway IP Address. DNS (Domain Name Server) IP Address Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS IP Address. User Name and Password Enter the User Name and Password you use when logging onto your ISP through a PPPoE or PPTP connection. Connect on Demand You can configure the Router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables 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 Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the WX-6615 802.11g AP Router max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Keep Alive Option This option keeps you connected to the Internet indefinitely, even when your connection sits idle. To use this option, click the radio button next to Keep Alive. The default Redial Period is 30 seconds (in other words, the Router will check the Internet connection every 30 seconds).
LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask: This is the Router's IP Address and Subnet Mask as seen on
the internal LAN. The default value is 192.168.1.1 for IP Address and 255.255.255.0 for Subnet Mask.
Wireless: This section provide the Wireless Network settings for your WLAN 2.4GHz Settings
SSID: The service set identifier ( SSID ) or network name. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters, which may be any keyboard character. You shall have selected the same SSID for all the APs that will be communicating with mobile wireless stations. Domain: Please select the correct Domain for your physical location. European countries differ from American region. Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. You shall assign a different channel for each AP to avoid signal interference. WEP: Make sure that all wireless devices on your network are using the same encryption level and key. WEP keys must consist of the letters "A" through "F" and the numbers "0" through "9."

* Click Apply to save your settings.

4.2. Security

Router Password: Changing the password for the AP Router is as easy as typing the password into the Enter New Password field. Then, type it again into the Re -enter to confirm. * Click the Apply button to save the setting. Use the default password when you first open the configuration pages, after you have configured these settings, you should set a new password for the Router (using the Security screen). This will increase security, protecting the Router from unauthorized changes. VPN Pass-Through: Virtual Private Networking (VPN) is typically used for work-related networking. For VPN tunnels, the Router supports IPSec Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, and PPTP PassThrough.
IPSec - Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a suite of protocols used to implement secure exchange of packets at the IP layer. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router, IPSec Pass-Through is enabled by default. To disable IPSec Pass-Through, uncheck the box next to IPSec. L2TP - Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is a protocol used to tunnel Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) over the Internet. To allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the Router, L2TP Pass-Through is enabled by default. To disable L2TP Pass-Through, uncheck the box next to L2TP. PPTP - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol is the method used to enable VPN sessions to a Windows NT 4.0 or 2000 server. To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router, PPTP Pass-Through is enabled by default. To disable PPTP Pass-Through, uncheck the box next to PPTP.
Web Filters: Using the Web Filters feature, you may enable up to four different filters.
Proxy - Use of WAN proxy servers may compromise network security. Denying Proxy will disable access to any WAN proxy servers. To enable proxy filtering, click the box next to Proxy. Java - Java is a programming language for websites. If you deny Java, you run the risk of not having access to Internet sites created using this programming language. To enable Java filtering, click the box next to Java. ActiveX - ActiveX is a programming language for websites. If you deny ActiveX, you run the risk of not having access to Internet sites created using this programming language. To enable ActiveX filtering, click the box next to ActiveX. Cookies - A cookie is data stored on your PC and used by Internet sites when you interact with them. To enable cookie filtering, click the box next to Cookies.

DMZ: The DMZ hosting feature allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to one PC. The Port Forwarding feature is more secure because it only opens the ports you want to have opened, while DMZ hosting opens all the ports of one computer, exposing the computer so the Internet can see it. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP address assigned to it because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function. 1. 2. 3. To expose one PC, select Enable. Enter the computer's IP address in the DMZ Host IP Address field. Click the Apply button.
Block WAN Request: By enabling the Block WAN Request feature, you can prevent your network from being "pinged," or detected, by other Internet users. The Block WAN Request feature also reinforces your network security by hiding your network ports. Both functions of the Block WAN Request feature make it more difficult for outside users to work their way into your network. This feature is enabled by default. Select Disable to disable this feature.
* Check all the settings and click Apply to save them.

4.3. System

Restore Factory Defaults: Click the Yes button to reset all configuration settings to factory default values. Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. Click the No button to disable the Restore Factory Defaults feature. *Click the Apply button to save the setting.
Firmware Upgrade: Click the Upgrade button to load new firmware onto the Router. New firmware versions are posted at www.sparklan.com and can be downloaded for free. If the Router is not experiencing difficulties, then there is no need to download a more recent firmware version, unless that version has a new feature that you want to use. Note: When you upgrade the Router's firmware, you may lose its configuration settings, so make sure you write down the Router settings before you upgrade its firmware. s To upgrade the Router's firmware: 1. Download the firmware upgrade file from the Sparklan website. 2. 3. Extract the firmware upgrade file. Click the Upgrade button.

On the Firmware Upgrade screen, click the Browse button to find the firmware upgrade file.
Double-click the firmware upgrade file. Click the Upgrade button, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: Do not power off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. Multicast Pass-Through: IP Multicasting occurs when a single data transmission is sent to multiple recipients at the same time. Using the Multicast Pass-Through feature, the Router allows IP multicast packets to be forwarded to the appropriate computers. Keep the default setting, Enable, to support the feature, or select Disable to disable it. MAC Cloning: The Router's MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification. Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your network card/adapter, which was connected to your cable or DSL modem during installation. If your ISP requires MAC address registration, find your adapters MAC address by following the instructions for your PCs operating system. For Windows 98 and Millennium: 1. Click the Start button, and select Run. 2. 3. 4. 5. Type winipcfg in the field provided, and press the OK key. Select the Ethernet adapter you are using. Click More Info. Write down your adapter's MAC address.
For Windows 2000 and XP: 1. Click the Start button, and select Run. 2. 3. 4. Type cmd in the field provided, and press the OK key. At the command prompt, run ipconfig /all, and look at your adapters physical address. Write down your adapter's MAC address.
To clone your network adapter's MAC address onto the Router and avoid calling your ISP to change the registered MAC address, follow these instructions: 1. 2. 3. Select Enable. Enter your adapter's MAC address in the MAC Address field. Click the Apply button.
To disable MAC address cloning, keep the default setting, Disable.
Remote Management: This feature allows you to manage your Router from a remote location, via the Internet. To disable this feature, keep the default setting, Disable. To enable this feature, select Enable, and use the specified port (default is 8080) on your PC to remotely manage the Router. You must also change the Routers default password to one of your own, if you haven't already. A unique password will increase security. To remotely manage the Router, enter http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080 (the x's represent the Router's Internet IP address, and 8080 represents the specified port) in your web browser's Address field. You will be asked for the Router's password. After successfully entering the password, you will be able to access the Router's web-based utility. Note: If the Remote Management feature is enabled, anyone who knows the Router's Internet IP address and password will be able to alter the Router's settings.
MTU: MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit. It specifies the largest packet size permitted for Internet transmission. Keep the default setting, Auto, to have the Router select the best MTU for your Internet connection. To specify a MTU size, select Manual, and enter the value desired (default is 1400). You should leave this value in the 1200 to 1500 range.

Log: The Router can keep logs of all incoming or outgoing traffic for your Internet connection. This feature is disabled by default. To keep activity logs, select Enable. To keep a permanent record of activity logs as a file on your PC's hard drive, Logviewer software must be used. This software is downloadable from the Sparklan website, www.sparklan.com. In the Send Log to field, enter the fixed IP address of the PC running the Logviewer software. The Router will send updated logs to that PC. To see a temporary log of the Router's most recent incoming traffic, click the Incoming Access Log button. To see a temporary log of the Router's most recent outgoing traffic, click the Outgoing Access Log button.
*Click the Apply button to save the setting.

4.4. DHCP

The DHCP screen allows you to configure the settings for the Router's Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function. The Router can be used as a DHCP server for your network. A DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address to each computer on your network. If you choose to enable the Router's DHCP server option, you must configure your entire network PCs to connect to a DHCP server, the Router. If you disable the Router's DHCP server function, you must configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and DNS for each network computer (note that each IP Address must be unique). DHCP Server: Select the Enable option to enable the Router's DHCP server option. If you already have a DHCP server on your network or you do not want a DHCP server, then select Disable from the options. Starting IP Address: Enter a numerical value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. Because the Router's default IP address is 192.168.1.1, the Starting IP Address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater, but smaller than192.168.5.253. The default Starting IP Address is 192.168.1.100. Number of DHCP Users: Enter the maximum number of PCs that you want the DHCP server to assign IP addresses to. The absolute maximum is 253 - possible if 192.168.1.1 is your starting IP address. The default is 50. Client Lease Time: The Client Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time, in minutes, that the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP address. The default is 0 minutes, which means one day. Static DNS 1-3: The Domain Name System (DNS) is how the Internet translates domain or website names into Internet addresses or URLs. Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS Server

IP Address. If you wish to utilize another, enter that IP Address in one of these fields. You can enter up to three DNS Server IP Addresses here. The Router will utilize these for quicker access to functioning DNS servers. WINS: The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) manages each PCs interaction with the Internet. If you use a WINS server, enter that servers IP Address here. Otherwise, leave this blank. Currently Assigned: Click the DHCP Clients Table button to see a list of PCs assigned IP addresses by the Router. For each PC, the list shows the client hostname, MAC address, IP address, and the amount of DHCP client lease time left. Click the Refresh button to display the most current information.

4.5. SNMP

SNMP: The SNMP screen allows you to customize the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) settings. SNMP is a popular network monitoring and management protocol.
SNMPv2c Contact Identification To enable the SNMP support feature, select Enable. Otherwise, select Disable. In the Contact field, enter contact information for the Router. In the Device Name field, enter the name of the Device Name Router. Location In the Location field, specify the area or location where the Router resides. You may change the SNMP Community's name from its default, public. Then configure the community's access as either Read-Only or ReadWrite. You may change the SNMP Community's name from its default, private. Then configure the community's access as either Read-Only or ReadWrite.
(public) SNMP Community (private)

4.6. Status

This screen displays the Wireless Router's current status and settings. This information is read-only. This page will auto re-flash every 5 seconds to keep most update information. Host Name: The Host Name is the name of the Router. This entry is necessary for some ISPs. Domain Name: The Domain Name is the name of the Router's domain. This entry is necessary for some ISPs. DHCP Release: Click the DHCP Release button to delete the Router's current Internet IP address. DHCP Renew: Click the DHCP Renew button to get a new Internet IP address for the Router. *Click the Refresh button to refresh the Router's status and settings.

4.7. Advanced Wireless

Wireless MAC Filters: This function allow administrator to have access control by enter MAC address of client stations. When Enable this function, two new options will show up.
Depend on the filtering propose, it can be selected to Prevent or Permit. Click on Edit MAC Filter List to add the client stations MAC list. The table could store up to 40 different MAC addresses. Please follow the format that it required when an address is input.
Authentication Type: Auto: Auto is the default authentication algorithm.It will change its authentication type automatically to fulfill client requirement. s Open System: Open System authentication is not required to be successful while a client may decline to authenticate with any particular other client. Shared Key: Shared Key is only available if the WEP option is implemented. Shared Key authentication supports authentication of clients as either a member of those who know a shared secret key or a member of those who do not. IEEE 802.11 Shared Key authentication accomplishes this without the need to transmit the secret key in clear. Requiring the use of the WEP privacy mechanism. Transmission Rate: The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your wireless network. You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or you can select AUTO to have the Router automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto -Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible connection speed between the Router and a wireless client. The default setting is AUTO. DTIM Interval: This value indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Inte rval value. Access Point Clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages. Beacon Interval: The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. Enter a value between 20 and 1000. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to synchronize the wireless network. The default value is 100. RTS Threshold: This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are recommended. If a network packet is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled. The Router sends Request to Send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data

Set the days when access will be filtered. Keep the default setting, Everyday, or select the appropriate days of the week. Set the time when access will be filtered. Keep the default setting, 24 Hours, or check the box next to From and use the drop-down boxes to designate a specific time period.
Note: Access for the listed PCs will be controlled during the selected days and times. Any blocked services or websites will be blocked at all times.
8. In the Blocking Services drop-down boxes, select the services you want to block (the default setting is None). In the Blocking Services fields, the range of ports for this service will appear. If you want to change the range of ports, enter the new numbers in the Blocking Services fields, or edit the service settings (see below). s To add a service or edit a service's settings, follow these instructions: a. b. Click the Add Service button. To create a new service, enter the name of the service in the Service Name field. To edit a service's settings, select the service from the box on the right of the screen. From the Protocol drop-down menu, select the protocol type for this service: ICMP, UDP, TCP, or UDP & TCP. In the Port Range fields, enter the range of ports for this service. To add a service, click the Add button. To edit the settings for a service, click the Modify button. To delete a service, select the service from the box on the right of the screen. Click the Delete button. Click the Apply button to save your changes. Click the Cancel button to undo your changes. Click the Close button to close the Add Service window.

c. d. e. f. g.

If you want to block websites with specific URL addresses, enter each URL address in a Website Blocking by URL Address field. You can enter up to four URL addresses. (This feature is not available if you chose Inbound Traffic for the Policy Type.)
10. If you want to block websites that use specific keywords as part of their URL addresses, enter each keyword in a Website Blocking by Keyword field. You can enter up to six keywords. (This feature is not available if you chose Inbound Traffic for the Policy Type. ) 11. Click the Apply button to save your settings for an Internet Access Policy. Click the Cancel button to cancel your unsaved changes. 12. To create or edit additional policies, repeat steps 1-11. To delete an Internet Access Policy, select the policy's number, and click the Delete button. To see a summary of all the policies, click the Summary button. The Internet Policy Summary screen will show each policy's number, Name, Type, Days, and Time of Day. To delete a policy,

Delete Summary

click its box, and then click the Delete button. Click the Close button to return to the Internet Filter screen.

4.9. Port Forwarding

The Port Forwarding screen sets up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications. (Specialized Internet applications are any applications that use Internet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or online gaming. Some Internet applications may not require any forwarding.) When users send this type of request to your network via the Internet, the Router will forward those requests to the appropriate PC. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and must have a new static IP address assigned to it because its IP address may change when using the DHCP function.
Customized Applications External Port TCP Protocol UDP Protocol IP Address Enable Port Triggering Enter the name of the public service or other Internet application in the field provided. Enter the numbers of the External Ports (the port numbers seen by users on the Internet). Click this checkbox if the application requires TCP. Click this checkbox if the application requires UDP. Enter the IP Address of the PC running the application. Click the Enable checkbox to enable port forwarding for the application. Port Triggering is used for special Internet applications whose outgoing ports differ from the
incoming ports. For this feature, the Router will watch outgoing data for specific port numbers. The Router will remember the IP address of the computer that sends a transmission requesting data, so that when the requested data returns through the Router, the data is pulled back to the proper computer by way of IP address and port mapping rules. Click the Port Triggering button to set up triggered ports, and follow these instructions: 1. 2. Enter the Application Name of the trigger. Enter the Outgoing Port Range used by the application. Check with the Internet application for the port number(s) needed. Enter the Incoming Port Range used by the application. Check with the Internet application for the port number(s) needed. Click the Apply button to save your changes. Click the Cancel button to cancel your unsaved changes. Click the Close button to return to the Port Forwarding screen.
Check all the settings and click Apply to save them.

4.10. Routing

On the Routing screen, you can set the routing mode and settings of the Router. Gateway mode is recommended for most users.
The default setting is Gateway. Operating Mode Choose the correct working mode. Keep the default setting, Gateway, if the Router is hosting your network's connection to the Internet (Gateway mode is recommended for most users). Select Router if the Router exists on a network with other routers. Note: This feature is not available in Gateway mode. The default setting is Disable. Dynamic Routing (RIP) Dynamic Routing enables the Router to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network's layout and exchange routing tables with other routers. The Router determines the network packets' route based on the fewest number of hops between the source and destination. To enable the Dynamic Routing feature, select Enable. To disable the Dynamic Routing feature for all data transmissions, keep the default setting, Disable. 1. To set up a static route between the Router and another network, select a number from the Static Routing drop-down list. (A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.) 2. Enter the following data: Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host to which you want to assign a static route. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.
Static Routing, Destination IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface
Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host. 3. Depending on where the Destination IP Address is located, select LAN & Wireless or Internet (WAN) from the Interface drop-down menu. 4. To save your changes, click the Apply button. To cancel your unsaved changes, click the Cancel button. For additional static routes, repeat steps 1-4. To delete a static route entry: 1. From the Static Routing drop-down list, select the entry number of the static route. Delete This Entry 2. Click the Delete This Entry button. 3. To save a deletion, click the Apply button. To cancel a deletion, click the Cancel button. Click the Show Routing Table button to view all of the valid route entries in use. The Destination IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface will be displayed for each entry. Click the Refresh button to refresh the data displayed. Destination LAN IP - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host. Interface - This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & Wireless (internal wired and wireless networks), the WAN (Internet), or Loopback (a dummy network in which one PC acts like a network necessary for certain software programs).

Show Routing Table

4.11. DDNS
The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other server behind the Router. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service with one of two DDNS service providers, DynDNS.org or TZO. DynDNS.org
To disable DDNS Service, keep the default setting, Disable. To enable DDNS Service using DynDNS.org, follow these instructions: DDNS Service 1. On the DDNS screen, select DynDNS.org from the DDNS Service Provider drop-down menu. 2. Sign up for DynDNS service at www.dyndns.org (you can click the link on the DDNS screen). Write down your account information. 3. Complete the User Name, Password, and Host Name fields. 4. Click the Apply button to save your changes. Click the Cancel button to cancel unsaved changes. The Router's current Internet IP Address is displayed here. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.
Internet IP Address Status
TZO.com To disable DDNS Service, keep the default setting, Disable. To enable DDNS Service using TZO.com, follow these instructions: 1. On the DDNS screen, select TZO.com from the DDNS Service Provider drop-down menu. 2. Sign up for a free, 30-day trial of TZO service at sparklan.tzo.com, or order TZO service at www.tzo.com/order.html (you can click the appropriate link on the DDNS screen). Write down your account information. 3. Complete the Email Address, TZO Password Key, and Domain Name fields. 4. Click the Apply button to save your changes. Click the Cancel button to cancel unsaved changes. The Routers current Internet IP Address is displayed here. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

DDNS Service

5. Troubleshooting
Basic Functions Note: If you are using a cable or DSL modem and are experiencing problems connecting to the Internet, follow these steps: 1. Power off your cable or DSL modem, PC, and the Router. 2. Power on your modem and wait a few minutes until the modem has established a connection with your ISP. 3. Power on the Router. 4. Power on your PC and attempt to connect to the Internet. For most users, the Router's default values should be satisfactory. Some users may need to enter additional information in order to connect to the Internet through their ISP or broadband (cable or DSL) carrier. For example, some cable providers require a specific MAC address for connection to the Internet. To learn more about this, click the Advanced tab and then the MAC Address Clone tab. My Wireless AP Router will not turn on. No LED light up. s Cause: The power is not connected. Resolution: Connect the power adapter to your AP and plug it into the power outlet. Note: Only use the power adapter provided with your AP. Using any other adapter may damage your AP Router. LAN Connection Problems I can access my AP Router. t Cause: The unit is not powered on. There is not a network connection. The computer you are using does not have a compatible IP Address. Resolution: Make sure your AP is powered on. Make sure that your computer has a compatible IP Address. Be sure that the IP Address used on your computer is set to the same subnet as the AP. For example, if the AP is set to 192.168.1.1, change the IP address of your computer to 192.168.1.15 or another unique IP Address that corresponds to the 192.168.1.X subnet. Use the Reset button located on the rear of the AP Router to revert to the default settings. I can connect to other computers on my LAN. t Cause: The IP Addresses of the computers are not set correctly. Network cables are not connected properly.

Windows network settings are not set correctly.
Resolution: Make sure that each computer has a unique IP Address. If using DHCP through the AP Router, makes sure that each computer is enable DHCP function and restart the computer. Make sure that the Link LED is on. If it is not, try a different network cable. Check each computer for correct network settings. Wireless Troubleshooting I can access the Wireless AP Router from a wireless network card t Cause: Out of range. IP Address is not set correctly. Resolution: Make sure that the Mode, SSID, Channel and encryption settings are set the same on each wireless adapter. Make sure that your computer is within range and free from any strong electrical devices that may cause interference. Check your IP Address to make sure that it is compatible with the Wireless AP Router.