Hawking HWRN2 User Manual

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  • Page 2 Hawking Technology reserves the right to revise or updates its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity. Please direct all inquiries to:techsupport@hawkingtech.com...
  • Page 3: Fcc Part

    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. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 4 Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment. 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: R&Tte Compliance Statement

    R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
  • Page 6 C O N T E N T S CHAPTER I: PRODUCT INFORMATION 1-1 Introduction and safety information 1-2 Safety Information 1-3 System Requirements 1-4 Package Contents 1-5 Product Overview CHAPTER II: SYSTEM AND NETWORK SETUP 2-1 Build network connection 2-2 Connecting to wireless broadband router by web browser 2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup 2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup 2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup...
  • Page 7 2-4-3 Remote Management 2-5 Setup Internet Connection (WAN Setup) 2-5-1 Setup procedure for ‘Dynamic IP’ 2-5-2 Setup procedure for ‘Static IP’ 2-5-3 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE’ 2-5-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPTP’ 2-5-5 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP’ 2-5-6 Setup procedure for ‘DNS’ 2-5-7 Setup procedure for ‘DDNS’...
  • Page 8 CHAPTER III: ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 3-1 Quality of Service (QoS) 3-1-1 Basic QoS Settings 3-1-2 Add a New QoS Rule 3-2 Network Address Translation (NAT) 3-2-1 Basic NAT Settings (Enable or disable NAT function) 3-2-2 Port Forwarding 3-2-3 Virtual Server 3-2-4 Port Mapping for Special Applications 3-2-5 UPnP Setting 3-2-6 ALG Settings 3-3 Firewall...
  • Page 9 CHAPTER IV: APPENDIX 4-1 Hardware Specification 4-2 Troubleshooting 4-3 Glossary...
  • Page 10: Chapter I: Product Information

    Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing the HWRN2 Hi-Gain 300N Router! This highly efficient router is the best choice for Small office / Home office users, all computers and network devices can share a single xDSL / cable modem internet connection at high speed.
  • Page 11  Allows you to monitor the router’s status like: 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 12 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This router is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this router outdoors. 2. DO NOT put this router at or near hot or humid places, like kitchens or bathrooms.
  • Page 13 1-3 System Requirements  One computer (Mac or PC) with an available CD or DVD-ROM drive.  Internet Web Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.)  A Wired or Wireless networking adapter (e.g. Airport card, built-in Ethernet adapter, etc.)  Broadband Modem (e.g. Cable or DSL)
  • Page 14 1-4 Package Contents Before you start to use this router, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items: Broadband Router (main body, 1 pcs)………………………….. 1 □ Quick Installation Guide (1 pcs) …………………………..…… 2 □...
  • Page 15: Top Panel

    1-5 Product Overview Top Panel Image above may not be the exact same model. LED images however are LED Name Light Status Description Wireless Flashing Internet 10/100M Flashing Internet LNK/ACT Flashing 10/100M similar. Router is switched on and correctly powered Wireless network is switched on or WPS mode is on.
  • Page 16: Back Panel

    LNK/ACT Flashing Back Panel Antenna A Item Name Description Antenna A to B All are 3dBi dipole antennas. Power Power connector, connects to A/C power adapter. Reset Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings). Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults.
  • Page 17: Chapter Ii: System And Network Setup

    2-1 Build network connection Please follow the following instructions to build the network connection between your new WIRELESS router and your computers and other network devices: 1. Connect your xDSL / cable modem to the WAN port of router by Ethernet cable.
  • Page 18 2-2 Connecting to wireless broadband router by web browser After the network connection is built, the next step you should do is setup the router with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network environment. Before you can connect to the router and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address).
  • Page 19 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server’ and then click ‘OK’. 2-2-2Windows 2000 IP address setup: 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;...
  • Page 20 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.
  • Page 21 2-2-3Windows XP IP address setup: 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 2-2-4Windows Vista IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, and then click Manage Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Network, then select ‘Properties’. Local Area Connection Properties window will appear, select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click ‘Properties’...
  • Page 23 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.
  • Page 25 2-2-5 Router IP address lookup After the IP address setup is complete, please click ‘start’ -> ‘run’ at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop: Input ‘cmd’, then click ‘OK’...
  • Page 26 Input ‘ipconfig’, then press ‘Enter’ key. Please check the IP address followed by ‘Default Gateway’ (In this example, the IP address of router is 192.168.1.2, please note that this value may be different.) NOTE: If the IP address of Gateway is not displayed, or the address followed by ‘IP Address’...
  • Page 27 NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface, and you are being prompted to input user name and password again, it means you didn’t input username and password correctly. Please retype user name and password again. If you are certain that user name and password you typed are correct, please go to ‘4-2 Troubleshooting’...
  • Page 28 2-3 Using ‘Quick Setup’ This router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ procedure, which will help you to complete all required settings you need to access the Internet in very short time. Please follow the following instructions to complete the ‘Quick Setup’: Please go to Quick Setup Wizard menu by clicking ‘Setup’...
  • Page 29 And the following message will be displayed: 1. Set Time Zone Here are descriptions of every setup items: Set Time Please press Zone (1): will be shown, and you can choose a time zone of the location you live. Time Server Address (2): Input the IP address / host name of time server here. Daylight If the country you live uses daylight saving, Savings(3):...
  • Page 30 2. Broadband Type Please choose the broadband (Internet connection) type you’re using and then click ‘Next’. There are six types of Internet connection, they are: Cable Modem Fixed-IP xDSL PPPoE xDSL PPTP xDSL If you’re not sure, please contact your Internet service provider. A wrong Internet connection type will cause connection problems, and you will not be able to connect to internet.
  • Page 31 2-3-1 Setup procedure for ‘Cable Modem’: 2-3-1 Setup procedure for ‘Dynamic IP (Cable Modem)’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Host Name (1): Please input the host name of your computer, this is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to do so.
  • Page 32 2-3-2 Setup procedure for ‘Fixed-IP (DSL modem)’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: IP address assigned Please input IP address assigned by your Service by your service provider. Provider (1): Subnet Mask (2): Please input subnet mask assigned by your service provider DNS address (3): Please input the IP address of DNS server provided by your service provider.
  • Page 33 NOTE: You can choose this Internet connection method if your service provider assigns a fixed IP address (also known as a static address) to you, and not using DHCP or PPPoE protocol. Please 2-3-3 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE xDSL’: contact your service provider for further information. Here are descriptions of every setup items: User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet service...
  • Page 34 Connection Please select the connection type of Internet Type (5): connection you wish to use (detailed explanation listed below). Idle Time Out (6): Please input idle time out, (detailed explanation listed below). When you finish with all settings, please click ‘OK’ (7); if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’.
  • Page 35 2-3-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPTP xDSL’: PPTP xDSL requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting: Select how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’...
  • Page 36 Now please go to PPTP settings section: Here are descriptions of every setup item: User ID (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here.
  • Page 37 Setting item ‘BEZEQ-ISRAEL’ is only required to check if you’re using the service provided by BEZEQ network in Israel. When you finish with all settings, please click ‘OK (8); if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’.
  • Page 38 2-4 Basic Setup In this chapter, you’ll know how to change the time zone, password, and remote management settings. Please start your web browser and log onto router web management interface, then click ‘Admin’ tab. 2-4-1 Time zone and time auto-synchronization Please follow the following instructions to set time zone and time auto-synchronization parameters: Please click ‘Admin’...
  • Page 39 Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router 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 40 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 41 If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click ‘Apply’, you’ll be prompted to input your new password: Please use new password to enter web management interface again, and you should be able to login with new password. 2-4-3 Remote Management This router does not allow management access from Internet, to prevent possible security risks (especially when you defined a weak password, or...
  • Page 42 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Host Address (1): Input the IP address of the remote host you wish to initiate a management access. Port (2): You can define the port number this router should expect an incoming request. If you’re providing a web service (default port number is 80), you should try to use other port number.
  • Page 43 NOTE: When you want to manage this router from another computer over the internet, you have to input the IP address and port number of this router. If your Internet service provider assigns you with a static IP address, it will not be a problem; but if the IP address your service provider assigns to you will vary every time you establish an internet connection, this will be a problem.
  • Page 44 2-5 Setup Internet Connection (Setup) Internet connection setup can be done by using ‘Quick Setup’ menu described in chapter 2-3. To start configuration, please follow the instructions: Please click ‘Setup’ tab at the top of the web management interface, and complete the time settings and click ‘Next’.
  • Page 45 2-5-1 Setup procedure for ‘Dynamic IP’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Host Name (1): Please input host name of your computer, this is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to do so. MAC Address (2): Please input MAC address of your computer, if your service provider only permits computer with certain MAC address to access internet.
  • Page 46 Please click ‘Continue’ (1) to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 2-5-2 Setup procedure for ‘Static IP’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: IP address assigned Please input IP address assigned...
  • Page 47 Please click ‘Continue’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 48 Service Name (3): Please give a name to this Internet service, this is optional MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value. Connection Please select the connection type of Internet Type (5): connection you wish to use.
  • Page 49 If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button. 2-5-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPTP’: PPTP requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting: Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here.
  • Page 50 Now please go to PPTP settings section: Here are descriptions of every setup items: User ID (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here.
  • Page 51 type (7): connection you wish to use, please refer to section 2-5-3 for detailed descriptions. Idle Time Out (8): Please input the idle time out of Internet connection you wish to use, and refer to section 2-5-3 for detailed descriptions. Setting item ‘BEZEQ-ISRAEL’...
  • Page 52 you don’t know, you can use default value. Connection Please select the connection type of Internet connection type (5): you wish to use, please refer to section 2-5-3 for detailed descriptions. Idle Time Please input the idle time out of Internet connection you Out (6): wish to use, and refer to section 2-5-3 for detailed descriptions.
  • Page 53 After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (3) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting).
  • Page 54 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Dynamic DNS (1): If you want to enable DDNS function, please select ‘Enabled’; otherwise please select ‘Disabled’. Provider (2): Select your DDNS service provider here. Domain Name (3): Input the domain name you’ve obtained from DDNS service provider.
  • Page 55 After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (6) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting).
  • Page 56 Wired LAN Configuration Before all computers using wired Ethernet connection (i.e. those computers connected to this router’s LAN port 1 to 4 by Ethernet cable) can communicate with each other and access internet, they must have a valid IP address. There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers: static IP address (set the IP address for every computer manually), and dynamic IP address (IP address of computers will be assigned by router automatically.
  • Page 57 Please follow the following instructions to set wired LAN parameters: Please click ‘Local Network’ tab at the top of 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: 2-6-1 LAN IP section: Here are descriptions of every setup item: IP address (1):...
  • Page 58: Dhcp Server

    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 address assigned by this router from dropdown menu.
  • Page 59 2-6-3 Static DHCP Leases Table: This function allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever, so you don’t have to set the IP address for a computer, and still enjoy the benefit of using DHCP server. A maximum of 16 static IP addresses can be assigned here.
  • Page 60 After you clicked ‘Add’, the MAC address and IP address mapping will be added to ‘Static DHCP Leases Table’ section. If you want to delete a specific item, please check the ‘Select’ box of a MAC address and IP address mapping (1), then click ‘Delete Selected’ button (2);...
  • Page 61: Wireless Lan Configuration

    2-7 Wireless LAN Configuration If your computer, PDA, game console, or other network devices which is equipped with wireless network interface, you can use the wireless function of this router to let them connect to Internet and share resources with other computers with wired-LAN connection. You can also use the built-in security functions to protect your network from being intruded by malicious intruders.
  • Page 62 ‘Basic Settings’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: This wireless router can work in 6 modes: a. AP: Standard wireless AP (access point). b. Station-Infrastructure: Configure the router to Ethernet devices such as TV, Game player, HDD &...
  • Page 63 NOTE: For ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’ and ‘AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point’ mode, wireless router is operated in wireless bridge dedicated mode – wireless router is only used to expand the scope of network, and no wireless clients will be accepted. If you want to use your wireless router to expand the scope of network, and also accept wireless clients, please select ‘AP Bridge-WDS’...
  • Page 64 2-7-1-1 Setup procedure for ‘AP’: Please select the radio band you want to use from ‘Band’ dropdown menu (2), and the following message will be displayed: 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 router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).
  • Page 65 Multiplexing MIMO configuration. 2 antennas are for signal transmitting and 3 antennas are for signal receiving. ESSID (3): This is the name of wireless router. You can type any alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to identify your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless routers in the same area.
  • Page 66: Setup Procedure For 'Station-Infrastructure'

    Site Survey (4) When you use this wireless router as a wireless station for Ethernet network device to have wireless capability, you have to associate it with a working access point. Click ‘Select Site Survey’...
  • Page 67 2-7-1-3 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’: In this mode, you can connect your wireless router with another, to combine two access points and expand the scope of wireless network, and all clients (wired only – AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode) of two wireless routers will think they’re on the same physical network.
  • Page 68 2-7-1-4 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point’: In this mode, you can connect your wireless router with at least four wireless routers to expand the scope of wireless network, and all clients (wired only – AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode) of the wireless routers will think they’re on the same physical network.
  • Page 69 Select the band you want to use, all the wireless routers must use the same setting. ESSID (3) Input the ESSID of your wireless router, the setting should be the same with other wireless routers for the convenience of roaming.
  • Page 70 Associated Clients 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. MAC address Input the MAC address of other wireless routers. 1 to 4 (6 - 8) Set Security (9) Click to set security settings for this connection...
  • Page 71 Select the band you want to use, all the wireless routers must use the same setting. ESSID (3) This is the name of wireless router. You can type any alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to identify your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless routers in the same area.
  • Page 72 Please click ‘Continue’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 2-7-2 Advanced Wireless Settings This router provides some advanced control of wireless parameters, if you want to configure these settings, please click ‘Wireless’...
  • Page 73 Broadcast ESSID(9): Decide if the wireless router will broadcast its own ESSID or not. You can hide the ESSID of your wireless router (set the option to ‘Disable’), so only those people who know the ESSID of your wireless router can get connected.
  • Page 74 Tx Power(11): You can set the output power of wireless radio. Unless you’re using this wireless router in a really big space, you may not have to set output power to 100%. This will enhance security (malicious / unknown users in distance will not be able to reach your wireless router).
  • Page 75 2-7-3-1 Disable wireless security When you select this mode, data encryption is disabled, and every wireless device in proximity will be able to connect your wireless router if no other security measure is enabled (like MAC address access control - see section 2-7-4, or disable ESSID broadcast).
  • Page 76: Wep - Wired Equivalent Privacy

    2-7-3-2 WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy When you select this mode, the wireless router will use WEP encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup item: Key Length (2): There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and 128-bit.
  • Page 77 Enable 802.1x IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every Authentication (9): user must use a valid account to login to this wireless router before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encryption the data...
  • Page 78 (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 2-7-3-3 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA): When you select this mode, the wireless router will use WPA encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite.
  • Page 79 your wireless client support the cipher you selected. Pre-shared Select the type of pre-shared key, you Key Format (3): can select Passphrase (8 or more alphanumerical characters, up to 63), or Hex (64 characters of 0-9, and a-f). Pre-shared Please input the WPA passphrase here. Key (4): It’s not recommended to use a word that can be found in a dictionary due to security reason.
  • Page 80: Wpa Radius

    2-7-3-4 WPA RADIUS: If you have a RADIUS server, this router 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 81 2-7-4 Wireless Access Control This function will help you to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless router; only those wireless devices who have the MAC address you assigned here can gain access to your wireless router. You can use this function with other security measures described in previous section, to create a safer wireless environment.
  • Page 82 To enforce MAC address filtering, Access Control (5): you have to check ‘Enable Wireless Access Control’. When this item is unchecked, wireless router will not enforce MAC address filtering of wireless clients. MAC Address (6): Input the MAC address of your wireless devices here, dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) are not required.
  • Page 83 it blank, however, it’s recommended to use this field to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a memory aid. Add (8): Click ‘Add’ button to add the MAC address and associated comment to the MAC address filtering table. Clear (9): Click ‘Clear’...
  • Page 84 WPS will do the rest for you.
  • Page 85 SSID: The SSID of this wireless router will be displayed here. Authentication Mode: The wireless security authentication mode of this wireless router will be displayed here. If you don’t enable security function of the wireless router before WPS is activated, the router will auto set the security to WPA (AES) and generate a set passphrase key for WPS connection.
  • Page 86 2 minutes. The ‘WLAN’ LED on the wireless router will be steady on for 2 minutes when this wireless router is waiting for incoming WPS request. Configure Please input the PIN code of the wireless client you via client wish to connect, and click ‘Start PIN’...
  • Page 87 3. You can hide the ESSID of this router by setting the ‘Broadcast ESSID’ option to ‘Disable’. Your wireless router will not be found by other people in proximity if they’re just using the AP scanning function of their wireless client, and this can reduce the chance of being intruded.
  • Page 88: 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 promised 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...
  • Page 89 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 90 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’. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (12) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’...
  • Page 91 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 92 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’. Remote IP Specify the remote (destination) IP address Address: (e): that will be affected by this rule. Please input the starting IP address in the left 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 93 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 94 Please click ‘Continue’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 3-2-2 Port Forwarding This function allows you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of Internet IP address to the same port of the IP address on local network.
  • Page 95 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.
  • Page 96 After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (13) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting).
  • Page 97 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable Virtual Check this box to enable virtual server, and uncheck Server (1): this box to disable virtual server. Private IP (2): Input the IP address of the computer which provides Internet service. Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here.
  • Page 98 Comment (7): Please input any text to describe this mapping, up to 16 alphanumerical characters. Add (8): Add the mapping to virtual server table. Reset (9): Remove all inputted values. Virtual Server All existing virtual server mappings will be displayed here. Table (10): Delete Please select a virtual server mapping by clicking the...
  • Page 99 3-2-4 Port Mapping for Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection at a time; these applications won’t work with simple NAT rules. In order to make these applications work, you can use this function to let these applications work. Go to ‘Apps and Gaming’...
  • Page 100 UDP Port to Open (5): This is the out going (Outbound) range of UDP port numbers for this particular application. Comment (6): The description of this setting. Pop. Applications: This section lists the more popular applications that (7): require multiple connections. Select an application from the Popular Applications selection and click ‘Add’...
  • Page 101 After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (14) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while the router is rebooting).
  • Page 102 There is only one option in this page, please select ‘Enable’ or ‘Disable’ to enable or disable UPnP function, then click ‘Apply’ button, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’...
  • Page 103 3-2-6 ALG Settings Application Layer Gateway (ALG) is a special function of this router. 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. Please click ‘Apps and Gaming’...
  • Page 104 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: Please click ‘Continue’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’...
  • Page 105 3-3 Firewall Besides NAT, this router 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 106 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:...
  • Page 107 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable MAC Filtering Check this box to enable MAC address based filtering, (1): and please select ‘Deny’ or ‘Allow’ to decide the behavior of MAC filtering table. If you select deny, all MAC addresses listed in filtering table will be denied from connecting to the network;...
  • Page 108 ‘select’ box of the MAC address you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (You can select more than one MAC addresses). Delete All (9): If you want to delete all MAC addresses listed here, please click ‘Delete All’ button. Reset (10): You can also click ‘Reset’...
  • Page 109 After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (16) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting).
  • Page 110 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 111 Protocol (d): If the service you need is not listed above, you can create a new service on your own. Please select TCP or UDP, if you’re not sure, please select ‘Both’. Port Range (e): Please input the port range of new service here. If you want to specify port 80 to 90, please input ’80-90’;...
  • Page 112 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable URL Check this box to enforce URL Blocking, Blocking (1): uncheck it to disable URL Blocking. URL/Keyword (2): Input the URL (host name or IP address of website, like http://www.blocked-site.com keyword which is contained in URL (like pornography, cartoon, stock, or anything).
  • Page 113 Delete All (7): If you want to delete all URL/Keyword listed here, please click ‘Delete All’ button. Reset (8): You can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all URL/Keywords. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (9) button, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’...
  • Page 114 Please click ‘Security’ tab at the top of web management interface, then click ‘DoS’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Ping of Death (1): Ping of Death is a special packet, and it will cause certain computer to stop responding.
  • Page 115 so. Check this box and the router will block all traffics which are trying to scan your Internet IP address. Sync Flood (4): This is another kind of attack, which uses a lot of fake connection request to consume the memory of your server, and try to make your server become unusable.
  • Page 116 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Ping of Death (a): Set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated. Please check the box of Ping of Death, and input the frequency of threshold (how many packets per second, minute, or hour), you can also input the ‘Burst’...
  • Page 117 After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (6) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting).
  • Page 118 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable DMZ (1): Check this box to enable DMZ function, uncheck this box to disable DMZ function. Public IP You can select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘Static IP’ here. address (2): If you select ‘Dynamic IP’, you have to select an Internet connection session from dropdown menu;...
  • Page 119 Reset (6): Click ‘Clear’ to remove the value you inputted in Public IP address and Client PC IP address field. Current All existing public IP address and private IP Address DMZ table (7): mapping will be displayed here. Delete If you want to delete a specific DMZ entry, check Selected (8): the ‘select’...
  • Page 120 3-4 System Status The functions described here will provide you with system related information. To enter system status menu, please either click ‘Status’ link located at the upper-right corner of web management interface, or click ‘Status’ button in main menu. 3-4-1 System information and firmware version You can use this function to know the system information and firmware version of this router.
  • Page 121 3-4-2 Internet Connection Status You can use this function to know the status of current Internet connection. Please click ‘Status’ menu at the top of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: NOTE: Information displayed here may vary.
  • Page 122 3-4-3 Device Status You can use this function to know the status of your router. Please click ‘Device Status’ tab at top of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: NOTE: Information displayed here may vary. 3-4-4 System Log All important system events are logged.
  • Page 123 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 All information about network and system security is kept here, and you can use this function to check the security event log of your router.
  • Page 124 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 router, you can use this function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this router.
  • Page 125 Please click ‘Statistics’ tab at the top of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click ‘Refresh’ button to display latest information. 3-5 Configuration Backup and Restore You can backup all configurations of this router to a file, so you can make several copied of router configuration for security reason.
  • Page 126 Here are descriptions of every buttons: Backup Press ‘Save...’ button, and you’ll be prompted to Settings (1): download the configuration as a file, default filename is ‘default.bin’, you can please save it as another filename for different versions, and keep it in a safe place. Restore Press ‘Browse…’...
  • Page 127 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 router. After a firmware upgrade file is selected, click ‘Apply’ button, and the router will start firmware upgrade procedure automatically.
  • Page 128 3-7 System Reset If you think you network performance is bad, or you find the behavior of the router is strange, you can perform a router 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 129: Chapter Iv: Appendix

    Chapter IV: Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification Switch: IC+ IP175C (5 Port Switch) Flash: 4MB SDRAM: 16MB WAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 LAN Ports: 10/100M UTP Port x 4 Antenna: 3dBi Dipole Antenna x 3 (2T3R Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration.
  • Page 130 4-2 Troubleshooting If you found the router 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 Router is not...
  • Page 131 d. Check PPPoE / L2TP / PPTP user ID and e. Call your Internet service provide and check f. If you just can’t connect to one or more g. Try to reset the router and try again later. h. Reset the device (modem) provided by your i.
  • Page 132 management interface: IP address of the router! password is wrong b. Password is case-sensitive. Make sure the ‘Caps Lock’ light is not illuminated. c. If you really forgot the password, do a hard reset. Router becomes hot a. This is not a malfunction, as long as it is not b.
  • Page 133 4-3 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 134 A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern, and consists of consecutive leading 1’s followed by consecutive trailing 0’s, such as 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000. Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be described simply as “x” number of leading 1’s. When both are represented side by side in their binary forms, all bits in the IP address that correspond to 1’s in the network mask become part of the IP network address, and the remaining bits correspond to the host ID.
  • Page 135 Application Protocol Port Number Telnet SMTP POP3 H.323 1720 SNMP SNMP Trap HTTP PPTP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method originally created for dial-up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet connections.
  • Page 136 transmission over the Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol. TCP performs proper error detection and error recovery, and thus is reliable. UDP on the other hand is not reliable. They both run on top of the IP (Internet Protocol), a network layer protocol.

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