LAN and Wireless users the most cost-effective method with multiple accesses to the Internet. Using just single public IP address (IP Sharing) SP916GK enables multiple users to share the Internet through an ADSL or cable modem. The friendly WEB-based graphics interface makes setup easy for any inexperienced users.
• Provides MAC access control and hidden SSID function • WDS supported with WEP, TKIP and AES encryption • Channel : USA 11, Europe 13, Japan 14 • Supports NAT/NAPT IP Sharing • Supports Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP, & DHCP client •...
Back Panel The diagram (fig1.0) below shows the broadband router’s back panel. The router’s back panel is divided into three sections, LAN, WAN and Reset: 1) Local Area Network (LAN) The 4 LAN ports are for you to connect to your LAN’s PCs, printer servers, hubs and switches etc.
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 what each stands for. Light Status Status (Port 1-4) WLAN Description This indicator lights green when the Wireless Router is receiving power;...
2. Installing and Using Wireless Router This Chapter provides a step-by-step guide to the installation and configuration of the Wireless Router. We suggest you go over the whole chapter before doing more advanced operation. 2.1 Network configuration setup Steps to build up the network: Step1.
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If you are in Start menu view, click Start Control Panel Connections. Double click “Local Area Connection” Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. You may choose “Obtain an IP address automatically” (recommend) to get IP address automatically or choose “Use the following IP address” to specify IP addresses manually.
3. Management Wireless Router 3.1 Wireless Router configuration setup In order to make the whole network operate successfully, it is necessary to configure the Wireless Router through your computer with a WEB browser installed. Please follow the steps listed below. Double click the Internet WEB browser icon on your desktop screen (Netscape Communicator 4.0 and Internet Explorer 3.0 or above version) Type 192.168.1.1 into the URL WEB address location and press Enter.
The Graphic User Interaface After the password authorization, the Setup Wizard shows up as the home page of the Graphic User interface. You may click on each folder on left column of each page to get access to each configuration page. 3.2 Setup Wizard If you are using the router for the first time, you may follow the procedures of the setup wizard to do a step-by-step configuration.
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Select your demanding operation mode and click “Next”. Mark the check box to enable synchronizing time by NTP server. Select the religion you live in and a NTP server by clicking the drop list, then click “Next” Specify an IP address and subnet mask for connecting to the router in LAN. - 9 -...
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Select a WAN access type for the router to connect to Internet. Fill in the parameters required in each blank, and then click the “Next” button. Those parameters should be provided by your ISP. Select the wireless parameters that are used for associating with this router and click “Next”...
3.3 Operation Mode Setup To select an operation mode for this router, click on the mode that you want to perform and click the button to execute. - 11 -...
3.4 Wireless Setup Wireless Access Point builds a wireless LAN and can let all PCs equipped with IEEE802.11b/g wireless network adaptor to connect to your Intranet. It supports WEP encryption and MAC address filter to enhance the security of your wireless network.
Click <Apply changes> button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced settings or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) Active Wireless Client Table This is the window that pops up after clicking the “Show Active Clients” button. MAC Address MAC address of this active wireless station.
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Configuration Authentication Type Fragment Threshold RTS Threshold Beacon Interval Data Rate Preamble Type Open Wireless AP can associate with this System wireless router without WEP mode encryption. You should also set up WEP key in the "Security" page. Wireless AP Shared Key associated with this wireless router mode...
Broadcast SSID IAPP 802.11g Protection Click the <Apply Changes> button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced settings or start using the router. Security Setting At the page, you can set up the WEP, WPA Encryption to ensure the security of your Wireless network.
WPA Authentication Mode WPA Cipher Suite WPA2 Cipher Suite Pre-Shared key Format To define the format, select what you need in the Pre-shared Key Enable Pre- Authentication Authentication RADIUS Sever Click <Apply Change> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced settings or start using the router.
MAC Address & Comment Current Access Control list Click <Apply Change> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced settings or start using the router WDS Setting Wireless Distribution System allows the router to communicate with other APs wirelessly.
3.5 TCP/IP Setting LAN Interface Setting This sections cover how to set up the configuration of LAN interface, Private IP of you router LAN Port and Subnet mask for your LAN segment. Configuration IP address The IP of your Router LAN port (Default 192.168.1.1) Subnet Mask Subnet Mask of you LAN (Default 255.255.255.0) To give your LAN Client an IP, you have to enable “DHCP...
Static IP Mode IP Address, Subnet Fill in the IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Mask and Default Gateway that provided by your ISP. Gateway DNS 1, 2 and 3 To specify the DNS, and enter the DNS provided by your ISP in DNS 1 2 3. DHCP Client Mode - 19 -...
Attain DNS If your DNS provided by ISP is dynamic, choose automatically: “Attain DNS automatically To specify the DNS, enter the DNS provided by your Set DNS Manually ISP in DNS 1 2 3. PPPoE Mode User Name, password Fill in the User Name, password and service name and service name that provided by your ISP.
automatically: “Attain DNS automatically Set DNS Manually To specify the DNS, enter the DNS provided by your ISP in DNS 1 2 3. PPTP Mode Fill in the IP address, Subnet Mask, Server IP IP Address, Subnet Mask, Server IP Address, User Name and password that provided by Address, User Name your ISP.
Common configurations for WAN interface Some settings can be configured with each WAN access types: Enable Web Server To enable the user to access this Router through Access on WAN from Internet, enter the specific IP and the port number port Enable IPsec pass Mark the check box to enable IPsec pass through on...
3.6 Firewall Configuration Port Filtering The firewall not only can obstruct outside intruders from intruding your system, but also restricting the LAN users. Port Filtering can be used to restrict certain type of data packets from your LAN to Internet through the Router by adding it on the Current Filtering Table. Configuration STEPS Click <Apply Change>...
IP Filtering The Wireless Router could filter the outgoing packets for security or management consideration. You can set up the filter against the IP addresses to block specific internal users from accessing the Internet. Configuration STEPS Click <Apply Change> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced settings or start using the router.
MAC Filtering The Wireless Router could filter the outgoing packets for security or management consideration. You can set up the filter against the MAC addresses to block specific internal users from accessing the Internet. Configuration STEPS Click <Apply Change> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced settings or start using the router.
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 helps you to host some servers behind the router NAT firewall. Configuration STEPS Click <Apply Change>...
URL Filtering The URL Filter allows users to prevent certain URL from being accessed by users in LAN. This filter will block those URLs that contain certain keywords. Configuration STEPS Click <Apply Change> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. Click the check box of “Enable URL Filtering”...
Virtual DMZ The virtual DMZ is used to enable protocols needed to open ports on the router. The router will forward all unspecified incoming traffic to the host specified in this page. Enter the Host IP (private IP address), and click “Apply changes” to activate the setting.
3.7 Management Status In the home page of the Wireless Router, the left navigation bar shows the options to configure the system. In the right navigation screen is the system status summary for viewing the configurations. System Uptime Firmware Version Wireless Configuration Mode Band...
BSSID Associated Clients LAN Configuration IP Address Subnet Mask DHCP Server MAC Address WAN Configuration Attain IP Protocol IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway MAC Address Statistics This page shows the sent & received packets counters of wireless, Ethernet LAN, and Ethernet WAN.
DDNS This page allows users to connect to DDNS. To enable DDNS, mark the “Enable DDNS” checkbox. Select the service provider from the drop list. Fill in domain name, username, and password. Click the “Apply Change” button after configuration. Time Zone Setting This page allows users to configure the time setting of the router.
To see all information of the system, select the “system all” checkbox. To see wireless information only, select the “wireless” checkbox. To send the log information to a certain note, select the “Enable Remote Log” checkbox and fill in the IP address in the “Log Server IP Address” box. Click the “Apply Changes”...
Save and Reload Setting To save setting to file, click “Save...” button. To load setting from file, Click “Browse…” to select the file Click upload to start the process and wait for it to complete To reset setting to Default, click reset to start the process, and when completed, the status LED will start blinking.
Product Specifications IEEE802.3, 10BASE-T IEEE802.3u, 100BASE-TX Standard IEEE802.3x full duplex operation and flow control IEEE802.11b wireless LAN infrastructure IEEE802.11g wireless LAN infrastructure 1 * WAN port Interface 4 * 10/100 RJ-45 Fast Ethernet switching ports Antenna: 802.11b/g wireless reverse SMA detachable Ethernet 10/100 Mbps WAN Connection RJ-45 (10BASE-T): Category 3,4,5 UTP...
Appendix A How to Manually find your 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) •...
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.
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ISP: Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations. LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of computers and devices connected together in a relatively small area (such as a house or an office). Your home network is considered a LAN. MAC Address: MAC stands for Media Access Control.
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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). TCP/IP, UDP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol.
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