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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Introduction... 4 Features... 4 Minimum Requirements ... 4 Package Content ... 4 Note... 4 Getting to know the Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router... 5 Back Panel ... 5 Front Panel ... 6 Setup Diagram... 7 Getting started... 8 Connecting to the Router from a Mac Computer... 17 Chapter 1 ...
  • Page 3 Chapter 4 ... 88 Tools ... 88 4.1 Configuration Tools ... 89 4.2 Firmware Upgrade ... 90 4.3 Reset... 91 Common Issues for Mac Users ... 92 Appendix A ... 95 Glossary ... 96 Hawking Technologies Contact Information ………...……………………………. 100...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the Hawking Technology Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router. This Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router is a cost-effective, powerful solution for sharing your broadband internet connection wirelessly or wired. The router features the latest in wireless technology to ensure the greatest distance and performance within your network.

  • Page 5: Getting To Know The Hi-Gain Wireless-108G Mimo Router

    (warning: your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings) 4) Antenna Connector (ANT) Antenna connectors for the included WiFi antennas in your packaging. Upgradeable to Hawking Hi-Gain WiFi Range Extending Antennas 5) Power (DC-12v) Power plug port for included power adapter. Figure 1.0...

  • Page 6: Front Panel

    Front Panel On the router’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the router’s current status. Below is an explanation of each LED and its description. Light Status Power Internet Internet LNK/ACT (Port 1-4) (Top and Bottom) Wireless Description Router’s power supply is on...

  • Page 7: Setup Diagram

    Setup Diagram Figure 1.2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network (LAN).

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Configure IPv4 drop down menu. Click on Renew DHCP Lease and click Apply Now. This procedure should set your Mac up with a new IP address obtained directly from the Hawking Wireless- G Router Mac Fixed IP Configuration If your Mac is using a fixed IP Address (aka Manual IP Address), its IP Address must be within the range 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 to be compatible with...
  • Page 9 “Configure IPv4” from the Network menu of your specific network adapter. Select Manually and enter the correct information in your IP Address fields. Ensure that your Computer and the Wireless Router are on the same network segment. (If you don't have a router, this must be the case.) Ensure you are using the wired LAN interface.
  • Page 10 8: Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router’s DHCP server. Note: Please make sure that the Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3 2b) Windows XP...
  • Page 11 5: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router’s DHCP server. Note: Please make sure that the Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3.
  • Page 12 automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the following screen. 6: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router’s DHCP server. Note: Please make sure that the Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN.
  • Page 13 button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation. 5: After you install TCP/IP, go back to the Network window. Select TCP/IP from the list of Network Protocols and then click the Properties button. 6: Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings: IP Address: Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.
  • Page 14 Setup Continued… 3) Once you have configured your Macs and PCs to obtain an IP address automatically, the router’s DHCP server will automatically give your computers an IP address. By default the Hi- Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router’s DHCP server is enabled so that you can obtain an IP address automatically.
  • Page 15 Status Information (Chapter 3) The Status Information section is for you to monitor the router’s current status information only. Tools (Chapter 4) If you want to Reset the router (because of problems) or save your configurations or upgrade the firmware then the Tools section is the place to do this. Menu Quick Setup Wizard (Chapter 1) Advanced Menu (Chapter 2)
  • Page 16 Tools (Chapter 4) Logout 7) Click on Quick Setup Wizard (see chapter 1) to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that you can start accessing the Internet. The other sections (Advanced menu, Status Information and Tools) do not need to be configured unless you wish to implement/monitor more advance features/information.

  • Page 17: Connecting To The Router From A Mac Computer

    To obtain a better signal you may: 1) Move the router to a location with less interference 2) Replace your AirPort card on your computer with a Hawking Hi-Gain Network Adapter for Mac Users. 3) Upgrade the antenna on the Wireless-G Router to a Hawking Hi-Gain Antenna or Signal...

  • Page 18: Chapter 1

    Chapter 1 Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is designed to get you using the Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router as quickly as possible. In the Quick Setup you are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet. Once you click on the Quick Setup Wizard in the HOME page, you should see the screen below.

  • Page 19: Step 2) Broadband Type

    Step 2) Broadband Type In this section you have to select one of four types of connections that you will be using to connect your Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router’s WAN port to your ISP (see screen below). Note: Different ISP’s require different methods of connecting to the Internet, please check with your ISP as to the type of connection it requires.

  • Page 20: Cable Modem

    1.1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address or if you know your connection uses a coax cable as your internet pipeline (cable-TV cable) Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name and MAC address (see screen below).

  • Page 21: Fixed-Ip Xdsl Or Cable

    Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the Cable Modem connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL or Cable Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use.

  • Page 22: Pppoe

    Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the Fixed-IP x DSL connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 1.3 PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet.
  • Page 23 Idle Time Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the PPPoE connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. If you select “Connect On Demand ”, the router will auto- connect to the ISP when someone want to use the Internet and keep connected until the WAN idle timeout.

  • Page 24: Pptp

    1.4 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address The ISP give you a static IP to be used to connect to the IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway...
  • Page 25 User ID Password PPTP Gateway Connection ID BEZEQ-ISRAEL Connection Type Idle Time Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the PPTP connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4.

  • Page 26: L2Tp

    1.5 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Obtain an IP address automatically MAC Address Description The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP before connecting to the L2TP server.
  • Page 27 Use the following IP address The ISP gives you a static IP to be used to connect to the IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway User ID Password L2TP Gateway Connection Type Idle Time Out replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of that PC (you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work).
  • Page 28 Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the L2TP connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. some software sends network packets to the Internet in the background, even when you are not using the Internet.

  • Page 29: Chapter 2

    Chapter 2 Advanced Menu Once you click on the Advanced menu button at the Home Page, you should see the screen above. If you have already configured your router using the Quick Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything thing in the Advanced menu screen to start using the Internet. The Advanced menu contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to meet your network’s needs such as: Wireless, Address Mapping, Virtual Server, Access Control,...
  • Page 30 2.5 QoS 2.6 NAT 2.7 Firewall Select one of the above five Advanced menu selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section You can setup the QoS bandwidth control policy. You can configure the Address Mapping, Virtual Server and Special Applications functions in this section. This allows you to specify what user/packet can pass your router’s NAT.

  • Page 31: System

    2.1 System The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, to change the system password and to specify a remote management user for the Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router. Parameters System Settings 2.1.1 Time Zone 2.1.2 Password Settings 2.1.3 Remote Management Select one of the above three system settings selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section Description...

  • Page 32: Time Zone

    2.1.1 Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings. Parameter Set Time Zone Time Server Address Enable Daylight Savings Start Daylight Savings Time End Daylight Savings Time Click <Apply>...
  • Page 33 Parameters Current Password New Password Confirmed Password Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other menu options or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) Description Enter your current password for the remote management administrator to login to your Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router.

  • Page 34: Remote Management

    2.1.3 Remote Management The remote management function allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router from a remote site. Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field. Parameters Description Host Address...
  • Page 35 Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)

  • Page 36: Wan

    2.2 WAN Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connection type. The WAN Settings screen allows to specify the type of WAN port connect you want to establish with your ISP. The WAN settings offer the following selections for the router’s WAN port, Dynamic IP, Static IP Address, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, DNS and DDNS.

  • Page 37: Dynamic Ip

    2.2.1 Dynamic IP Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name, Domain Name and MAC address (see chapter 1 “Cable Modem” for more detail) 2.2.2 Static IP Address Select Static IP address if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use.

  • Page 38: Dns

    2.2.7 DNS A Domain Name System (DNS) server is like an index of IP addresses and Web addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser, such as www.router.com, a DNS server will find that name in its index and the matching IP address. Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and convenience.

  • Page 39: Ddns

    2.2.8 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. This router supports DynDNS, TZO and other common DDNS service providers. Parameters Default Enable/Disable...

  • Page 40: Lan

    2.3 LAN The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your router’s LAN ports as well as a subnet mask for your LAN segment. Parameters Default LAN IP IP address 192.168.1.254 IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 802.1d Spanning Tree Disabled...
  • Page 41 Lease Time IP Address Pool Domain Name Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) MIMO Router if you want the router to be your LAN client’s default gateway The DHCP when enabled will temporarily give your LAN clients an IP address.

  • Page 42: Wireless

    2.4 Wireless Wireless Access Point builds a wireless LAN and can let all PCs equipped with IEEE 802.11b or 801.11g wireless network adaptor connect to your Intranet. It supports WEP and WPA2 encryption to enhance the security of your wireless network. Parameters Default Enable or disable...

  • Page 43: Basic Settings

    MIMO Router simply set the Airport Express into Client Mode and connect wirelessly to the Hawking Router based on the SSID that you have set for the router. i- Tunes™ audio streaming is supported by the Hawking Wireless Router through the Airport Express™...
  • Page 44 To do this you will need to enter the MAC address of the HWRGM1A that you are adding into your network. To find the MAC address of your router simply go to STATUS from the top menu in the web interface.
  • Page 45 To do this you will need to enter the MAC addresses of the HWRGM1A’s that you will be adding into your network. To find the MAC address of your router simply go to STATUS from the top menu in the web interface.
  • Page 46 To do this you will need to enter the MAC address of the HWRGM1A that you are adding into your network. To find the MAC address of your router simply go to STATUS from the top menu in the web interface.
  • Page 47 Parameters Default Mode Band ESSID default Channel Number MAC address Set Security Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) Description It allows you to set the AP to AP, Bridge or WDS mode.

  • Page 48: Advanced Settings

    If you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance. When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold, the wireless router will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet. The interval of time that this wireless router broadcast a beacon.
  • Page 49 DTIM Period Data Rate Preamble Type Broadcast ESSID CTS Protection Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router. The DTIM period you specify here indicates how often the clients served by this access point should check for buffered data still on the AP awaiting pickup.

  • Page 50: Security

    2.4.3 Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, include WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function. 2.4.3.1 WEP only When you select 64-bit or128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data.

  • Page 51: 802.1X Only

    Key Format Default Key Key 1 - Key 4 Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 2.4.3.2 802.1x only IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol.

  • Page 52: 802.1X Wep Static Key

    2.4.3.3 802.1x WEP Static key IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode also uses WEP to encrypt the data during communication.

  • Page 53: Wpa Pre-Shared Key

    2.4.3.4 WPA Pre-shared key Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre- shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP(AES) to change the encryption key frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers.

  • Page 54: Wpa Radius

    Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 2.4.3.5 WPA Radius Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication.
  • Page 55 RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIUS server. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)

  • Page 56: Access Control

    2.4.4 Access Control This wireless router provides MAC Address Control, which prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your wireless network. Parameters Enable wireless access control Add MAC address into the list Remove MAC address from the list Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now...

  • Page 57: Qos

    2.5 QoS The QoS can let you classify Internet application traffic by source/destination IP address and port number. You can assign priority for each type of application and reserve bandwidth for it. The packets of applications with higher priority will always go first. Lower priority applications will get bandwidth after higher priority applications get enough bandwidth.
  • Page 58 Edit a QoS rule Adjust QoS rule priority Edit QoS Rule: You can assign packet classification criteria by its local IP range, remote IP range, traffic type, protocol, local port range and remote port range parameters. The parameters that you leave as blank will be ignored.
  • Page 59 Local IP Address Local Port Range Remote IP Address Remote Port Range Traffic Type Protocol Apply Reset Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) second).

  • Page 60: Nat

    2.6 NAT Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP.
  • Page 61 2.6.5 ALG Setting 2.6.6 Static Routing Click on one of the three NAT selections and proceed to the manual's relevant sub- section. Note: If NAT is disabled you the STATIC Routing feature will appear. You can manually configure your network routing protocols here. See section 2.6.6 for more information.

  • Page 62: Port Forwarding

    2.6.1 Port Forwarding The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port numbers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LAN IP address. It help you to host some servers behind the router NAT firewall. Parameter Enable Port Forwarding Private IP Type...
  • Page 63 Remove Port Forwarding into the table Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) click "Add". Then this Port Forwarding setting will be added into the "Current Port Forwarding Table"...

  • Page 64: Virtual Server

    2.6.2 Virtual Server Use the Virtual Server function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type.
  • Page 65 Type Public Port Comment Add Virtual Server Remove Virtual Server Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) Select the port number protocol type (TCP, UDP or both).
  • Page 66 Example: Virtual Server The diagram below demonstrates one of the ways you can use the Virtual Server function. Use the Virtual Server when you want the web server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users. The configuration below means that any request coming form the Internet to access your web server will be translated to your LAN’s web server (192.168.2.2).

  • Page 67: Special Applications

    2.6.3 Special Applications Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Parameters Enable Trigger Port Trigger Port Trigger Type Public Port Description...
  • Page 68 Public Type Comment Popular applications Add Special Application Remove Special Application If you want to remove some Special Application settings Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) Example: Special Applications If you need to run applications that require multiple connections, then specify the port (outbound) normally associated with that application in the "Trigger Port"...

  • Page 69: Upnp Settings

    router will allow incoming packets for ports 2300-2400 and 47624 to be directed to that user. Note: Only one LAN client can use a particular special application at a time. 2.6.4 UPnP Settings With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So you do not have to do any configuration for your PC and can access the Internet through this router easily.
  • Page 70 Parameters Default Enable Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) Description You can select to enable “Application Layer Gateway”, then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NAT gateway.

  • Page 71: Static Routing

    2.6.6 Static Routing This router provides a Static Routing function when NAT is disabled. With Static Routing, the router can forward packets according to your routing rules. The IP sharing function will not work any more in Static Routing mode. Note: The DMZ function of firewall will not work if static routing is enabled.
  • Page 72 Interface Add a Rule Remove a Rule Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) The interface that go to the next hop (router). Fill in the "Destination LAN IP", "Subnet Mask”, “Default Gateway”, "Hop Count "...

  • Page 73: Firewall

    2.7 Firewall The Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attack, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

  • Page 74: Access Control

    2.7.1 Access Control If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), then this is the place to set that configuration. Access Control allows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN. You can control which PC client can have access to these services.
  • Page 75 Filter client PC by MAC address Check “Enable MAC Filtering” to enable MAC Add PC Remove PC You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) Add PC Parameters Client PC Description Client PC IP Addresses Client PC Service Protocol...
  • Page 76 Apply Changes Reset Click <Apply Changes> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) Example: Access Control In the example below, LAN client A can only access websites that use Port 80. However, LAN client B is able to access websites and any other service that uses ports between 80 and 999.

  • Page 77: Url Blocking

    2.7.2 URL Blocking You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just a keyword of the Web site. Parameters Enable URL Blocking Add URL Keyword Remove URL Keyword You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) Description Enable/disable URL Blocking...

  • Page 78: Dos (Denial Of Service)

    2.7.3 DoS (Denial of Service) The Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. will log the events. Parameters Intrusion Detection Feature Ping of Death Discard Ping From WAN Port Scan Sync Flood Click <Apply>...

  • Page 79: Dmz

    2.7.4 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the client up to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN.

  • Page 80: Chapter 3

    Chapter 3 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the connection status of the Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router's WAN/LAN interfaces, the current firmware and hardware version numbers, any illegal attempts to access your network, and information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network.

  • Page 81: Status And Information

    3.5 Security Log 3.6 Active DHCP Client 3.7 Statistics Select one of the above five Status selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section 3.1 Status and Information The Status and Information section allows you to view the router’s system information Parameters Information View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access...

  • Page 82: Internet Connection

    3.2 Internet Connection View the Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router’s current Internet connection status and other related information Parameters Internet Connection Description This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable/DSL connection. It also displays the router’s WAN port: WAN IP address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as well as the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used.

  • Page 83: Device Status

    3.3 Device Status View the Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router’s current configuration settings. The Device Status displays the configuration settings you’ve configured in the Quick Setup Wizard/Advanced menu section. Parameters Device Status Description This page shows the Hi-Gain Wireless-108G MIMO Router’s current device settings.

  • Page 84: System Log

    3.4 System Log View the operation log of the system. Parameters System Log Description This page shows the current system log of the Hi-Gain Wireless- 108G MIMO Router. It displays any events that occur after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save> to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared <Clear>...

  • Page 85: Security Log

    3.5 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network. Parameters Security Log Description This page shows the current security log of the Hi-Gain Wireless- 108G MIMO Router. It displays any illegal attempts to access your network.

  • Page 86: Active Dhcp Client

    3.6 Active DHCP Client View information regarding computers and network devices that are currently connected to your router’s DHCP server. Parameters Active DHCP Client Description This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. The “Active DHCP Client Table” displays the IP address and the MAC address and Time Expired of each LAN Client.

  • Page 87: Statistics

    3.7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. Parameters Statistics Description Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN.

  • Page 88: Chapter 4

    Chapter 4 Tools This page includes the basic configuration tools, such as Configuration Tools (save or restore configuration settings), Firmware Upgrade (upgrade system firmware) and Reset. Parameters 4.1 Configuration Tools 4.2 Firmware Upgrade 4.3 Reset Select one of the above three Tools Settings selection and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section Description You can save the router’s current configuration, restore the...

  • Page 89: Configuration Tools

    4.1 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory default. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection.

  • Page 90: Firmware Upgrade

    This page allows you to upgrade your router’s firmware. The firmware is the software that is embedded within your router. When new features and fixes are available they will be posted on the Hawking Technologies website for download and upgrading of your router. Parameters Firmware Upgrade Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click <Apply>...

  • Page 91: Reset

    4.3 Reset If you experience a problem or the router locks up for some reason you may perform a system reset. The reset function essentially Re-boots your router’s system. This can also be done by powering the router off and back on. Parameters Reset Description...

  • Page 92: Common Issues For Mac Users

    Connection Issues: Check to See if ALL Computers are Affected If you have more than one computer that connects through the Wireless Router, check to see if all clients are affected. This may allow you to skip sections of this guide that are not relevant to you.
  • Page 93 How do I File Share without using Apple Talk? Using standard TCP/IP methods, file sharing and local networking can be accomplished. Connecting to a Server To connect to a server (OS X 10.1 and above) using your Mac Keyboard hit the Apple Symbol and K simultaneously.
  • Page 94 View the Apple website for the latest information on your OS updates and AirPort Card Updates. Use appropriate AirPort software and base station firmware For Mac OS 9 AirPort versions 2.0 and 2.0.2 for Mac OS 9 work with Mac OS 9.0.4 or later, but Mac OS 9.1 or later is best.

  • Page 95: Appendix A

    Appendix A How to Manually find your Windows PC’s IP and MAC address 1) In Window’s open the Command Prompt program 2) Type Ipconfig /all and <enter> Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address (192.168.1.77) The router’s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway (192.168.1.254) Your PC’s MAC Address is the one entitled Physical Address (00-50-FC-FE-02-DB)

  • Page 96: Glossary

    Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router 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 97 ISP Gateway Address: (see ISP for definition). The ISP Gateway Address is an IP address for the Internet router located at the ISP's office. ISP: Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations.
  • Page 98 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. It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC).

  • Page 99: Contact Information

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