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  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2015 by Hawking Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical,...
  • Page 3 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
  • Page 5 Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter I: Product Information .................. 8 1-1 Introduction and Safety Information .............. 8 1-2 Safety Information ..................10 1-3 System Requirements ................... 12 1-4 Package Contents ..................13 1-5 Product Overview ................... 14 Chapter II: System and Network Setup ..............16 2-1 Build your network (Initial hardware setup) ..........
  • Page 7 3-2-2 Port Forwarding ..................71 3-2-3 Virtual Server ................... 74 3-2-4 Port Mapping for Special Applications ..........76 3-2-5 UPnP Setting ................... 79 3-2-6 ALG Settings .................... 80 3-3 Firewall ......................82 3-3-1 Access Control ..................83 3-3-4 Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) ..............94 3-4-2 Internet Connection Status ..............

  • Page 8: Chapter I: Product Information

    Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and Safety Information Thank you for purchasing the HOW2R1 Hi-Gain™ Outdoor Wireless-300N Dual Radio Smart Repeater! This advanced Smart Repeater is the best choice for your home, office, RV, boat or other range extending applications. The Hi-Gain Outdoor Wireless Dual Radio Smart Repeater is the most intelligent and easy to configure, high performance Wi-Fi range extending solution on the market.
  • Page 9  Allows you to monitor device and network status features: DHCP Client Log, System Log, Security Log and Device/Connection Status  Easy to use Web-based GUI for network configuration and management purposes  Remote management function allows configuration and upgrades from a remote computer (over the Internet) ...

  • Page 10: Safety Information

    1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. DO NOT pull any connected cable with force; disconnect them from the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater first. 2. If you want to place this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater in a high location or hang on the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater on a wall, please make sure the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater is firmly secured.
  • Page 11 the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater or power supply, remove the power supply or switch the electrical power off immediately, and call dealer of purchase for help. 8. Be sure to use weather proof cabling when connecting your HOW2R1. Try to keep as much of your installation away from weathering as possible.

  • Page 12: System Requirements

    1-3 System Requirements  One computer (Mac or PC)  Internet Web Browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox recommended)  A Wired or Wireless networking adapter (e.g. Airport card, built-in Ethernet adapter, etc.)  Wireless Internet Connection (e.g. Hotspot, 802.11b/g network, etc.)

  • Page 13: Package Contents

    1-4 Package Contents Before you start to use this access point, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:...

  • Page 14: Product Overview

    1-5 Product Overview ™ Hi-Gain Outdoor Wireless-N Dual Radio Smart Repeater Antenna Port Antenna Port Ethernet Port (connect to PoE Adapter (Side 1) PoE Adapter (Side 1), Labeled “Power + PoE Adapter (Side 2), Labeled “LAN” Data Out” The LAN port here is not needed for (Connect to HOW2R1 Smart Repeater, installation.

  • Page 16: Chapter Ii: System And Network Setup

    1m. However, the PoE and its power adapter is not outdoor rated. These should be placed indoors or in a protected area 3. Aim the HOW2R1 towards the wireless source. Behind the Hawking Logo, on the front of the HOW2R1, is an 11dBi directional antenna. This needs to be aimed at the wireless network you intend to repeat.
  • Page 17 the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater before connecting.

  • Page 18: Accessing The Web Setup Menu

    2-2 Accessing the Web Setup Menu After your Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater has been connected and powered the next step is to access the Web Menu for initial configuration. To do this, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address).

  • Page 19: Ip Address Setup For Windows 95/98/Me

    2-2-1 IP address setup for Windows 95/98/ME: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network icon, and Network window will appear. Select ‘TCP/IP’, then click ‘Properties’. 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server’ and then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 20: Ip Address Setup For Windows 2000

    2-2-2 IP address setup for Windows 2000: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon; click Local Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear.

  • Page 21: Ip Address Setup For Windows Xp

    automatically’, then click ‘OK’. 2-2-3 IP address setup for Windows XP: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click ‘Properties’...

  • Page 22: Ip Address Setup For Windows Vista/7/8/10

    automatically’, then click ‘OK’. 2-2-4 IP address setup for Windows Vista/7/8/10: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then type control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, and then click Manage Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Network, then select ‘Properties’.

  • Page 23: Mac Os X Ip Address Setup

    2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’. 2-2-5 Mac OS X IP Address Setup Go to your system preferences, go to network. Select your network connection. Make sure “Configure” is set to “Using DHCP”.

  • Page 24: Using 'Quick Setup

    2-3 Using ‘Quick Setup’ Once you enter in “192.168.5.220” in your browser, you should enter the settings page of the HOW2R1. The Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater provides a ‘Quick Setup’ procedure, which will help you to complete all required settings you need to access the Internet in a very short time. Please follow the following instructions to complete the ‘Quick Setup’: a.
  • Page 25 repeat is above 50% to ensure a solid connection to the Internet. Without a stable Internet connection, the rebroadcasted signal will be unstable as well. There will be a setting for passthrough. Skip this for now. For more information, go to section 2-3-1 c.
  • Page 26 d. If the network you are connecting is secure, a wireless security key is necessary and the wizard will prompt you to enter the key (if it is a open connection, this step is skipped. This key pertains to WEP and WPA wireless security keys and passphrases.
  • Page 27 e. When the connection has been established the wizard will prompt you if you wish to adjust the name of the wireless network used within your home (a.k.a. the SSID of the network that users will be connecting to from within your home – the redistributed wireless network). In addition, if you would like to add wireless security to your home wireless network you may do so here as well.
  • Page 28 Allow the HOW2R1 to reboot. There will be a countdown on the screen. When the countdown finishes, you can click “OK”. (Note that on Wireless connections, your computer may disconnect during the reboot process. Double check that you are connected to “Outdoor Repeater” or whatever you named it before you click “OK”...

  • Page 29: Network Pass Through (Bridge Mode)

    Once your Internet connection has tested successfully your setup is officially complete. Other Wireless computers can now find “Outdoor Repeater” or whatever you named it and connect to it and get online. 2-3-1 Network Pass Through (Bridge Mode) The HOW2R1 by default creates a separate wireless network. When you search for wireless networks, you will see your original as well as the Outdoor Repeater.
  • Page 30 To fix this, you have to do the following: first assign your computer a static IP of 192.168.5.100. After you do this, open your browser and type in 192.168.5.220. This should take you into the settings page of the HOW2R1.

  • Page 31: Basic Setup

    2-4 Basic Setup In this section, you’ll learn how to change the time zone, password, and remote management settings. Please start your web browser and log onto Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater web management interface, and then click on the ‘General Setup’ tab. 2-4-1 Time Zone and Time Auto-Synchronization Please follow the following instructions to set time zone and time auto-synchronization parameters:...

  • Page 32: Change Management Password

    Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots. NOTE: You can refer to the instructions given in the last chapter: ‘Using Quick Setup’, for detailed descriptions on time zone settings.
  • Page 33 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Current Please input current password here. Password (1): New Password (2): Please input new password here. Confirmed Please input new password here again. Password (3): When you finish, click ‘Apply’. If you want to keep original password unchanged, click ‘Cancel’.
  • Page 34 Please retype the new password again when you see above message. If you see the following message: This error displays when the ‘Current Password’ field is entered incorrectly. Please click ‘OK’ to go back to previous menu, and input your current password again.

  • Page 35: Remote Management

    2-4-3 Remote Management This Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater does not allow management access from Internet, to prevent possible security risks. However, you can still manage this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater from a specific IP address by enabling the ‘Remote Management’ Function. To do so, please follow the instructions: Please click ‘General Setup’...
  • Page 36 When you finish with all settings, click ‘Apply’, and you’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots.

  • Page 37: Setup Internet Connection (Setup)

    2-5 Setup Internet Connection (Setup) The Wireless Internet connection setup can be configured through the ‘Quick Setup’ menu described in chapter 2-3. However for a more detailed setup of either a wired setup (via DSL or Cable Modem) or a wireless Internet connection setup please navigate to the ‘Internet Connection’...

  • Page 38: Setup Procedure For 'Wireless Internet Connection

    2-5-1 Setup Procedure for ‘Wireless Internet Connection: To manually configure a Wireless Internet Connection select ‘Configure’ next to Wireless Internet Connection. The menu below should appear. You may manually enter the SSID of the wireless network you plan on connecting to or you can click ‘Site Survey’ to have the web interface scan for local networks in your vicinity.
  • Page 39 After you have selected a wireless Internet connection network, you may configure the security settings for that network if required. Select the security type and the encryption method and enter the appropriate key for the network you plan on connecting to. Click ‘Apply’...

  • Page 40: Home Network (Lan: Local Area Network) Configuration

    2-6 Home Network (LAN: Local Area Network) Configuration A LAN is the network within your home. All computers accessing your Internet connection through the HOW2R1 are considered part of your Home Network. Each of these users will either have their own manually configured IP address or an automatically configured IP address from the HOW2R1 via the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater’s DHCP server.
  • Page 41 Please follow the following instructions to set wired LAN parameters: Please click ‘Home Network’ tab at the left menu of the web management interface, there are three setup groups here: ‘LAN IP’, ‘DHCP Server’, and ‘Static DHCP Leases Table’. Here are setup instructions for each of them:...

  • Page 42: Lan Ip Section

    2-6-1 LAN IP Section: Here are descriptions of every setup item: IP address (1): Please input the IP address of this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater. This is the IP address used to access your Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater. Make sure to make note of the new IP Address after you change it since the old one will no longer work.

  • Page 43: Dhcp Server

    Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill: IP Address: 192.168.5.220 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 802.1d Spanning Tree: Disabled DHCP Server: Enabled 2-6-2 DHCP Server: These settings are only available when ‘DHCP Server’ in ‘LAN IP’ section is ‘Enabled’, and here are descriptions of every setup item: Lease Time (1): Please choose a lease time (the duration that every computer can keep a specific IP address) of every IP...

  • Page 44: Static Dhcp Leases Table

    NOTE: 1. The number of the last field (mentioned ‘d’ field) of ‘End IP’ must be greater than ‘Start IP’, and can not be the same as Smart Repeater’s IP address. 2. The former three fields of IP address of ‘Start IP’, ‘End IP’, and ‘IP Address of ‘LAN IP’...
  • Page 45 IP address (3): Input the IP address you want to assign to this computer or network device ‘Add’ (4): After you inputted MAC address and IP address pair, click this button to add the pair to static DHCP leases table. If you want to remove all characters you just entered, click ‘Clear’.

  • Page 46: Wireless Home Network (Wlan) Configuration

    Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 2-7 Wireless Home Network (WLAN) Configuration If your computer, PDA, game console, or other network devices has a wireless network adapter, you can use the wireless function of this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater to let them connect to Internet and share...
  • Page 47 After you click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots.

  • Page 48: Basic Wireless Settings

    2-7-1 Basic Wireless Settings Please click ‘Basic Setup’ menu at the top of web management interface, then click ‘Basic Settings’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please select the radio band you want to use from ‘Band’ dropdown menu (2), and the following message will be displayed:...
  • Page 49 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Band (2): Please select the radio band from one of following options: 2.4 GHz (B) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network clients to connect to this Smart Repeater (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps). 2.4 GHz (N) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network clients to connect to this Smart Repeater (maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).

  • Page 50: Advanced Wireless Settings

    ESSID value to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc. Associated Clients (5): Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button, then an “Active Wireless Client Table” will pop up. You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point.
  • Page 51 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Fragment Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what Threshold(1): it is, default value is 2346.
  • Page 52 RTS Threshold(2): Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347. Beacon Interval(3): Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 100.
  • Page 53 wireless access points. It’s recommended to set this option to ‘Auto’ or ‘Always’. However, if you set to ‘None’, your wireless Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater should be able to work fine, too. Tx Power(11): You can set the output power of wireless radio. Unless you’re using this wireless Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater in a really big space, you may not have to set output power to 100%.

  • Page 54: Wireless Security

    2-7-3 Wireless Security It’s very important to set wireless security settings properly! Consequences of wireless networks without security include intrusion from hackers and malicious users that can steal valuable data without your consent. It is highly recommended to setup security settings for your wireless network. To set wireless security settings, Please click ‘Wireless’...
  • Page 55 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Key Length (2): There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and 128-bit. Using ‘128-bit’ is safer than ’64-bit’, but will reduce some data transfer performance. Key Format (3): There are two types of key format: ASCII and Hex. When you select a key format, the number of characters of key will be displayed.
  • Page 56 at ‘Key Format’ field. You can use any alphanumerical characters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key format, and if you select ‘Hex’ as key format, you can use characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F. You must enter at least one encryption key here, and if you entered multiple WEP keys, they should not be same with each other.
  • Page 57 After you finish WEP setting, please click ‘Apply’ button (10) and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 58 Here are descriptions of every setup items: WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Cipher Suite (2): Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of them, but you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected.
  • Page 59 2-7-3-4 WPA RADIUS: If you have a RADIUS server, this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater can work with it and provide safer wireless authentication. Here are descriptions of every setup items: WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Cipher Suite: Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed.

  • Page 60: Wireless Access Control

    Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 2-7-4 Wireless Access Control This function will help you to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater;...
  • Page 61 All allowed MAC addresses will be displayed in ‘MAC Address Filtering Table’ (1). Here are descriptions of every setup items: Delete Selected (2): If you want to delete a specific MAC address entry, check the ‘select’ box of the MAC address you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’...
  • Page 62 After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (9) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots.

  • Page 63: Security Tips For Wireless Network

    2-7-5 Security Tips for Wireless Network Here are some quick tips to help you improve the security level of your wireless network: 1. Never use simple words (like school, apple and computer) as WEP encryption or WPA passphrase security keys. 2.

  • Page 64: Chapter Iii: Advanced Functions

    Chapter III: Advanced Functions 3-1 Quality of Service (QoS) Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the Internet bandwidth with a preset connection quality of Internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other to get Internet bandwidth, and some applications which require guaranteed bandwidth (like video streaming and network telephone) will be affected, therefore an unpleasing result will occur, like the interruption of video...
  • Page 65 Here are descriptions of every setting: Enable QoS (1): Check this box to enable QoS function, unselect this box if you don’t want to enforce QoS bandwidth limitations. Total Download You can set the limit of total download Bandwidth (2): bandwidth in kbits.
  • Page 66 Move Up (9): You can pull up the priority of the QoS rule you selected by clicking this button. Move Down (10): You can lower the priority of the QoS rule you selected by clicking this button. Reset (11): If you want to erase all values you just entered. Click ‘Reset’.

  • Page 67: Add A New Qos Rule

    3-1-2 Add a New QoS Rule After you click ‘Add’ button in QoS menu, the following message will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Rule Name (a): Please give a name to this QoS rule (up to 15 alphanumerical characters) Bandwidth (b): Set the bandwidth limitation of this QoS rule.
  • Page 68 Local Port Please input the range of local (source) Range (d): port number that will be affected by this rule. If you want to apply this rule on port 80 to 90, please input ’80-90’; if you want to apply this rule on a single port, just input the port number, like ‘80’.
  • Page 69 After you finish with all settings, please click ‘save’ button (i), you’ll be brought back to previous menu, and the rule you just set will appear in current QoS table; if you did anything wrong, you’ll get an error message when you click ‘Save’...

  • Page 70: Network Address Translation (Nat)

    3-2 Network Address Translation (NAT) Network address translations solve the problem of sharing a single IP address to multiple computers. Without NAT, all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to get connected to Internet, but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresses to every user.

  • Page 71: Port Forwarding

    After you made the selection, please click ‘Apply’ button (2) and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 72 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable Port Check this box to enable port mapping, Forwarding (1): and uncheck this box to disable port mapping. Private IP (2): Input the IP address of the computer on local network which provides Internet service. Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater will be listed here.
  • Page 73 Add (7): Add the mapping to port forwarding table. Reset (8): Remove all inputted values. Port Forwarding All existing port forwarding mappings will Table (9): be displayed here. Delete Please select a port forwarding mapping by clicking the ‘Select’ box of the mapping, then click Selected (10): ‘Delete Selected’...

  • Page 74: Virtual Server

    3-2-3 Virtual Server This function allows you to redirect a port on Internet IP address (on WAN port) to a specified port of an IP address on the local network. This allows you to setup an Internet service on the computer on the local network, without exposing it on the Internet directly.
  • Page 75 here. You can easily to select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer. Private Port (4): Input the port number of the IP address which provides Internet service. Select the type of connection, TCP or UDP. If you’re not Type (5): sure, please select ‘Both’.

  • Page 76: Port Mapping For Special Applications

    Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 3-2-4 Port Mapping for Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection at a time;...
  • Page 77 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable (1): Check this box to enable special applications and uncheck this box to disable virtual server. IP Address (2): Input the IP address of the computer which you want to open the ports. Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater will be listed here.
  • Page 78 "Reset" will clear your current selections. Delete Please select a special application by clicking the ‘Select’ box of the mapping, then click ‘Delete Selected (11): Selected’ button to remove the setting. If there’s no setting here, this button will be grayed out. Delete All (12): Delete all settings existed in trigger port table.

  • Page 79: Upnp Setting

    3-2-5 UPnP Setting This function enables network auto-configuration for peer-to-peer communications, with this function, network devices will be able to communicate with other devices directly, and learn about information about other devices. Many network device and applications rely on UPnP function nowadays. Please click ‘Apps and Gaming’...

  • Page 80: Alg Settings

    3-2-6 ALG Settings Application Layer Gateway (ALG) is a special function of this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater. It includes many preset routing rules for numerous applications which require special support. With these supports, those applications which required special support will be able to work with NAT architecture.
  • Page 81 There are many applications listed here. Please check the box of the special support for applications you need, and then click ‘Apply’ button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface;...

  • Page 82: Firewall

    3-3 Firewall Besides NAT, this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater also provides firewall function to block malicious intruders from accessing your computers on local network. These functions include inbound attack prevention, and block outbound traffics, like block URLs which have pre-defined keywords. Please follow instructions to enable or disable firewall function: Please click ‘Security’...

  • Page 83: Access Control

    3-3-1 Access Control This function allows or denies computers with specific MAC address from connecting to the network; it can also allow or deny computers with specific IP address, protocol, or port. Please click ‘Security’ tab at the top of web management interface, then click ‘Access Control’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items:...
  • Page 84 connect to the network, and rejecting all other network devices. Client PC Please input the MAC address of computer MAC address (2): or network device here, dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) are not required. (i.e. If the MAC address label of your wireless device indicates ‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff’...
  • Page 85 Enable IP Check this box to enable IP address based filtering, and please select ‘Deny’ or ‘Allow’ Filtering Table (11): to decide the behavior of IP filtering table. If you select deny, all IP addresses listed in filtering table will be denied from connecting to the network;...
  • Page 86 If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button. 3-3-1-1 Add PC After button is clicked, the following message will be displayed on your web browser:...
  • Page 87 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Client PC Please input any text to describe this IP Description (a): address, up to 16 alphanumerical characters. Client PC IP Please input the starting IP address in the left address (b): field, and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses, or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address.

  • Page 88: Url Blocking

    3-3-2 URL Blocking If you want to prevent computers in a local network from accessing certain website (like pornography, violence, or anything you want to block), you can use this function to stop computers in a local network from accessing the site you define here.
  • Page 89 URL/Keyword (2): Input the URL (host name or IP address of website, like http://www.blocked-site.com or http://11.22.33.44), or the keyword which is contained in URL (like pornography, cartoon, stock, or anything). Click ‘Add’ button to add the URL / keyword to the URL / Add (3): Keyword filtering table.
  • Page 90 Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 3-3-3 DoS Attack Prevention Denial of Service (DoS) is a common attack measure, by transmitting a great amount of data or request to your Internet IP address and server, the Internet connection will become very slow, and server may stop responding because it is not capable of handling too much traffic.
  • Page 91 certain computer to stop responding. Check this box and the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater will filter this kind of packet out. Discard Ping Ping is a common and useful tool to know From WAN (2): the connection status of a specified remote network device, but some malicious intruder will try to fill your network bandwidth with a lot of PING request data packet, to make your Internet connection become very...
  • Page 92 Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 3-3-3-1 DoS - Advanced Settings When you click ‘Advanced’...
  • Page 93 can also input the ‘Burst’ value, which means when this number of ‘Ping of Death’ packet is received in very short time, this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated. Discard Ping Check the box to activate this DoS From WAN (b): prevention mechanism.

  • Page 94: Demilitarized Zone (Dmz)

    3-3-4 Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) refers to a special area in your local network. This area resides in the local network, and all computers in this area use private IP addresses, too. But these private IP addresses are mapped to a certain Internet IP address, so other people on the Internet can fully access those computers in DMZ.
  • Page 95 You can select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘Static IP’ here. Public IP If you select ‘Dynamic IP’, you have to select an address (2): Internet connection session from dropdown menu; if you select ‘Static IP’, please input the IP address that you want to map to a specific private IP address.
  • Page 96 Press ‘Go Back to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater so the settings will take effect after it reboots. 3-4 System Status The functions described here will provide you with system related information.

  • Page 97: Internet Connection Status

    NOTE: Information displayed here may vary. 3-4-2 Internet Connection Status You can use this function to view the status of your current Internet connection. Please click ‘Status’ menu at the top of web management interface, then select ‘Internet Connection’ from the left hand menu and the following message will be displayed:...

  • Page 98: Home Network

    This information will vary depending on the connection status and the type of Internet connection that you are using. It will provide IP information, the Internet connection mode (i.e. wired or wireless) as well as the details of a wireless connection. 3-4-3 Home Network The Home Network status page displays information regarding your local wireless home network and your wired home network.

  • Page 99: System Log

    This information will vary depending on the device status. 3-4-4 System Log Important system events are logged here. You can use this function to check the event log of your Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater. Please click ‘System Log’ tab at the top of web management interface, and the following will be displayed on your web browser:...

  • Page 100: Security Log

    The system events will be displayed in this page, and here are descriptions of every buttons: Save (1): Save current event log to a text file. Clear (2): Delete all event logs displayed here. Refresh (3): Refresh the event log display. 3-4-5 Security Log Information regarding your network and system security is kept here.

  • Page 101: Active Dhcp Client List

    The system events will be displayed in this page, and here are descriptions of every buttons: Save (1): Save current event log to a text file. Clear (2): Delete all event logs displayed here. Refresh (3): Refresh the event log display. 3-4-5 Active DHCP client list If you’re using the DHCP server function of this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater, you can use this function to check all active DHCP leases issued by...

  • Page 102: Statistics

    All information about active DHCP leases issued by this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater will be displayed here. You can click ‘Refresh’ button to display latest information. 3-4-6 Statistics You can use this function to check the statistics of wireless, LAN, and WAN interface of this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater.
  • Page 103 to a file, so you can make several copied of Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater configuration for security reason. To backup or restore Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater configuration, please follow the instructions: Please click ‘Admin’ tab located at the upper-right of web management interface, then click ‘Configuration Tools’.

  • Page 104: Firmware Upgrade

    Factory Default (3): you made, and restore the configuration of this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater back to factory default settings. 3-6 Firmware Upgrade The system software used by this Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater is known as ‘firmware’, just like any applications on your computer, when you replace the old application with a new one;...
  • Page 105 Click ‘Browse’ button first, you’ll be prompted to provide the filename of the firmware upgrade file. Please download the latest firmware file from the Hawking Technologies website, and use it to upgrade your Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater. After a firmware upgrade file is selected, click ‘Apply’ button, and the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater will start firmware upgrade procedure automatically.

  • Page 106: System Reset

    3-7 System Reset If you think you network performance is bad, or you find the behavior of the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater is strange, you can perform a Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater reset. Sometimes it will solve the problem. To do so, please click ‘Admin’ tab located at the upper-right corner of web management interface, then click ‘Reset’.

  • Page 107: Using The Support Utility

    3-8 Using the Support Utility The Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater Support Utility is used to help trouble shoot a connection or easily access the basic configuration settings of the HOW2R1 without having to log into the web interface. This Utility may often be used in conjunction with support calls from our support department or by the user when on site or for quick configuration purposes.
  • Page 108 After your Utility is installed, click on the Support Utility icon on your desktop to open the program. Click on SCAN to locate the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater you wish to configure. Once selected click ‘CONNECT’ to connect to the Repeater. If you do not see the device, check the following: 1) Make sure you are connected to the HOW2R1 either wirelessly or wired.
  • Page 109 The Repeater Settings tab provides information on all current settings for the local network (LAN) as well as the Internet network (WAN). The firmware version and MAC Address are listed as well. The IP Address (LAN) tab allows you to enable or disable DHCP (automatic IP assignment to clients connecting to the HOW2R1) as well as make adjustments to the local IP Address of the Repeater.
  • Page 110 The Wireless Internet Connection tab allows you to see the current Internet (WAN) settings for the Repeater. From here you can also scan for other wireless networks detected by the Repeater and highlight them to change your Internet Connection source to begin repeating from a new wireless network. If the network you are trying to connect to uses encryption it will be required that you enter the Security Key in the field below.
  • Page 111 upload the firmware of your Repeater. The Password Settings tab gives you access to change your current password for logging into the web interface. You will need to first enter your current login and password before you are able to change your login password. The Reset Settings tab allows you to reboot your Repeater in the event of a lock up or refresh while still saving all of your current settings.

  • Page 113: Chapter Iv: Appendix

    Chapter IV: Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification Flash: 4MB SDRAM: 16MB WAN Wireless: 802.11b/g/n Client LAN Ports: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 External Antennas (WLAN): N-Type Jack 5dBi Omni directional antennas Broadcasting Radio (WLAN) Output Power:  11n: 15±1dBm  11g: 15±1dBm ...
  • Page 114 Outdoor Rating: IP67 certified, dust proof and protected against the effect of immersion between 15cm and 1m. Note this is only for the antennas and actual device. The PoE and power adapter should be placed indoors since this is not outdoor rated. Certification: FCC...

  • Page 115: Troubleshooting

    4-2 Troubleshooting If you found the Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater is working improperly or stops responding to you, don’t panic! Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help, please read this troubleshooting first. Some problems can be solved by yourself within very short time! Scenario Solution I am getting drastically...
  • Page 116 HOW2R1? HOW2R1. This is by default for security reasons, especially if you are connecting to an open/public network. If you wish the two wireless signals to be on one network, during the quick setup, there is a check box for bridging/passthrough mode. Please check this box and go through the setup process.
  • Page 117 IP address. e. If you did a firmware upgrade and this happens, contact Hawking Tech Support. f. Contact Hawking Tech Support for further help. How do I reset the Run the software on the CD (or download it from HOW2R1 to factory www.hawkingtech.com).
  • Page 118 IP settings entered. h. Contact Hawking Tech Support File download is very a. Are you using QoS function? Try to disable it slow or breaks and try again. frequently b. Source Internet connection is poor c. Connection to source wireless network is poor.

  • Page 119: Glossary

    4-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater): Every non-Outdoor Wireless-N Smart Repeater IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards the destination.
  • Page 120 The IP address is a 32-bit binary pattern, which can be represented as four cascaded decimal numbers separated by “.”: aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each “aaa” can be anything from 000 to 255, or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by “.”: bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, where each “b” can either be 0 or 1.
  • Page 121 unique identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface. It is comprised of two parts: 3 bytes of data that corresponds to the Manufacturer ID (unique for each manufacturer), plus 3 bytes that are often used as the product’s serial number. NAT: Network Address Translation.
  • Page 122 and redistributes the signal via Ethernet or wireless Ethernet with full router capabilities. Subnet Mask: A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g. 255.255.255.0) configured like an IP address.

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