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  • Page 2: Copyright

    This DOCUMENT is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of BROWAN.
  • Page 3 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Page 3 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 4 This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination. The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user. Page 4 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 5 2,4 GHz ISM band and using wide band modulation techniques; Harmonized EN covering essential requirements under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive EN 301 489-1 V1.6.1: (2005-09) Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio Spectrum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 1: Common technical requirements Page 5 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 6 øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF. Deutsch Hiermit erklärt [Name des Herstellers], dass sich das Gerät [Gerätetyp] in [German] Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den übrigen einschlägigen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG befindet. Page 6 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 7 Ar šo [name of manufacturer / izgatavotāja nosaukums] deklarē, ka [type of equipment [Latvian] / iekārtas tips] atbilst Direktīvas 1999/5/EK būtiskajām prasībām un citiem ar to saistītajiem noteikumiem. Lietuvių Šiuo [manufacturer name] deklaruoja, kad šis [equipment type] atitinka esminius Page 7 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 8 [Meno výrobcu] týmto vyhlasuje, že [typ zariadenia] spĺňa základné požiadavky a všetky [Slovak] príslušné ustanovenia Smernice 1999/5/ES. Suomi [Valmistaja = manufacturer] vakuuttaa täten että [type of equipment = laitteen [Finnish] tyyppimerkintä] tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen. Page 8 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 9 Svenska Härmed intygar [företag] att denna [utrustningstyp] står I överensstämmelse med de [Swedish] väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG. Page 9 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS ......................10  ABOUT THIS GUIDE ....................15  Purpose......................................15  Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge..............................15  Conventions Used in this Document ..............................16  Help Us to Improve this Document! ...............................17  Browan Technical Support ................................17  CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION................18  Product Overview...................................18  Page 10 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 11 TOP Cover View ..................................25  Connection View..................................28  Bottom Case ....................................30  Product and Safety Label ................................31  Hardware Installation ..................................35  Mounting the BW1230 ................................35  Installing the BW1230.................................36  Software Installation..................................38  Accessing Your BW1230 ................................38  CHAPTER 3 – APPLICATION MODE ..............43  CHAPTER 4 – REFERENCE MANUAL ..............44 ...
  • Page 12 LAN Settings | DHCP lease table..............................81  Wireless Settings | Configuration ..............................82  Wireless Settings | Encryption ...............................83  Wireless Settings | WDS ................................89  Wireless Settings | WMM ................................90  Wireless Settings | Connection Control............................95  Wireless Settings | Client List.................................96  Wireless Settings | Advanced ................................97  Page 12 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 13 Firewall | URL Filter..................................145  System Tools | Restart.................................147  System Tools | Time Zone ................................148  System Tools | Configuration ...............................149  System Tools | Upgrade................................151  Advanced | Static Route................................152  Advanced | RIP ....................................153  Advanced | DDNS ..................................154  Advanced | Security ..................................157  Page 13 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 14 Advanced | 1 to 1 NAT .................................162  Advanced | SNMP..................................163  Status and Logs | Status ................................164  Status and Logs | Logs ................................166  Status and Logs | Routing Table ..............................168  Status and Logs | Syslog ................................169  Support | Support ..................................170  APPENDIX ......................171  Page 14 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 15: About This Guide

    Purpose This document provides information and procedures on hardware installation, setup, configuration, and management of the BROWAN BW1230 SMB Wireless Router. Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge To use this document effectively, you should have a working knowledge of Local Area Networking (LAN) concepts and wireless Internet access infrastructures.

  • Page 16: Conventions Used In This Document

    Input field format, limitations, and/or restrictions. Words in The texts in Bold mean that those words are the Key Words. Bold Words in The texts in Bold and Italic mean that there are the Bold and Explanations about the words. Italic Page 16 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 17: Help Us To Improve This Document

    If you should encounter mistakes in this document or want to provide comments to improve the manual please send e-mail directly manuals@browan.com Browan Technical Support If you encounter problems when installing or using this product, please consult the Browan website at www.browan.com for: Direct contact to the Browan support centers.

  • Page 18: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Chapter 1 – Introduction Thank you for choosing BROWAN BW1230 SMB Wireless Router. You could have the better and easier wireless network with a series of BROWAN’s products. Product Overview The BW1230 SMB Wireless Router is an integrated router, IEEE 802.11g wireless access point, four-port switch, and firewall to provide a high-speed, secure, affordable and easy-to-use wireless LAN solution that combines the flexibility of wireless networking and services required in Small Medium Business networks.
  • Page 19 Virtual AP technology BW1230 supports multiple BSSIDs, so-called Virtual AP which delivers multiple services from one piece of hardware. It can create up to 3 virtual AP with different wireless security settings respectively, allowing different users to access the services they need (e.g., guests only get Internet access).
  • Page 20 TKIP ensures that every data packet is sent with its own unique encryption key. AES: Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a block cipher adopted as an encryption standard by the U.S. government. And a block cipher is a symmetric key cipher which operates on fixed-length groups of bits. Page 20 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 21: Features Highlight

    Hidden SSID Transparent VPN pass-through (PPTP, L2TP) Web-based configuration PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP client Remote management via http and SNMP DHCP server/relay/client Firmware upgrade via web UI Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) Backup/Restore configuration file System log to log server Page 21 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 22: Chapter 2 - Installation

    Chapter 2 - Installation This chapter provides installation instructions for the hardware and software components of the BROWAN BW1230 SMB Wireless Router. It also includes the procedures for the following tasks: The Product Package Hardware Introduction Hardware Installation Software Installation...

  • Page 23: The Product Package

    The Product Package The items in the package If any of these items are missing or damaged, please Item contact your reseller or Browan sales representative BROWAN BW1230 SMB Wireless Router immediately. Power adapter RJ-45 Ethernet cable External antenna Installation CD with::...

  • Page 24: Hardware Introduction

    Hardware Introduction General Overview Cost-effective solution is the design concept of BW1230. Users could share a single broadband internet connection between several wired and wireless computers. Also BW1230 could present user a safe internet connection by block any unauthorized users to see your files or damage your computers.

  • Page 25: Top Cover View

    TOP Cover View The Top Cover of BW1230 contains some indicator lights (LEDs), and they could help you to know the status of your networking and connection operations. Figure2 shows the Top Cover view of BW1230. Power LED: It tells you the power is on or off.
  • Page 26 WAN LED: 1. If the WAN LED is on it indicates the connection between the BW1230 and your DSL/Cable Modem is working fine. 2. If the WAN LED is off it indicates the connection is failed. 3. If the WAN LED is flashing it indicates the...
  • Page 27 The LED indication of BW1230 shown as below： Item Number Status Description Power is ON Power Power is OFF Wireless is activated Wireless Wireless is idle Flashing Data is transmitting WAN is activated WAN is idle Flashing Data transmitting LAN is activated LAN 1 –...

  • Page 28: Connection View

    Connection View Figure3 shows the connectors of BW1230. Power Adapter Socket Please only use the power adapter provided by this BW1230 SMB Wireless Router. Reset You could press Reset button to restore your router back to the factory default. Connect your WAN port to your DSL/Cable Modem for Figure 3 –...
  • Page 29 External Antenna Socket To install the BW1230 External Antenna. Press the Reset button for less than 5 seconds to reboot the device. Press the Reset button for more than 5 seconds to set the device to factory defaults. Page 29...

  • Page 30: Bottom Case

    Bottom Case You could find the product label on the bottom case, shown as Figure4. Product Label Figure 4 – BW1230 Bottom Case Page 30 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 31: Product And Safety Label

    4. BW1230 has passed the requirement of RoHS. 5. BW1230 has passed the requirement of WEEE. 6. BW1230 has passed the requirement of FCC. 7. BW1230 has passed the requirement of China RoHS. 8. Browan Logo. 9. The Revision of BW1230.
  • Page 32 RoHS is often referred to as the lead-free directive, but it restricts the use of the following 6 substances: 1. Lead 2. Mercury 3. Cadmium 4. Hexavalent chromium (Chromium VI or Cr6+) 5. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) 6. Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) Page 32 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 33 Government use of the radio spectrum (including radio and television broadcasting), and all interstate telecommunications (wire, satellite and cable) as well as all international communications that originate or terminate in the United States. It is an important factor in US telecommunication Page 33 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 34 The FCC took over wire communication regulation from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Page 34 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 35: Hardware Installation

    ○ 2 Screws ○ 1 Wall Plug. And screw the to the Step 4: ○ 3 BW1230 Now you could hang your on the wall. ○ Screw Figure 7 – Mounting the BW1230 on the wall Page 35 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 36: Installing The Bw1230

    WAN Port, and insert another end of RJ-45 network cable into your existing Cable/DSL Modem. You might check the connection status of the BW1230 and Cable/DSL modem from the WAN LED indicator. Step3: Connect the Cable/DSL modem to your internet service with a RJ-45 network cable.
  • Page 37 ( including wireless computers ) after the configuration completed Directly connect a computer to the any LAN Port of BW1230 for your preliminary configuration. Because you might lose contact with router if you configure the router from a wireless computer.

  • Page 38: Software Installation

    Software Installation Accessing Your BW1230 Use the Web browser to access Step 1 : Please setup your network connection. Select Local Area Connection Status. Click on Properties. Figure 10-1 – Local Area Connection Status Page 38 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 39 Double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Figure 10-2 – Local Area Connection Status Page 39 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 40 Please select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS sever address automatically. Click on OK to apply the changes. Figure 10-3 – Local Area Connection Status Page 40 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 41 Open the Web browser and enter the default IP address of the BW1230： http://192.168.1.1 (check up the connection between your computer and any LAN Port of BW1230 with a RJ-45 network cable) Figure 11 – Setup with Web browser Page 41 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 42 Enter the BW1230 administrator login credential to access the Web management interface. The Default System Password is admin, and it is case sensitive. Figure 12 – Login page Page 42 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 43: Chapter 3 - Application Mode

    Chapter 3 – Application Mode You could share the internet with everybody in anywhere. Page 43 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 44: Chapter 4 - Reference Manual

    This chapter contains the illustration of the main functions in the configuration. After the network connection setup (refer to Accessing Your BW1230), open the Web browser and enter the default IP address of the BW1230: http://192.168.1.1 Enter the System Password, admin.
  • Page 45 If you forget your password, please click on the here. After you click on the here, there will be a popup window. And the popup window will show you what you should do. Page 45 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 46: Welcome | Wizard

    The Wizard feature could help you to easily configure the router. The Wizard screen would display automatically for your preliminary configuration, or you could manually click on Wizard tag. Please click on the WIZARD button to launch the wizard feature. Page 47 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 47: Welcome | Wizard | Setup Wizard

    Welcome | Wizard | Setup Wizard Router Configuration Wizard This screen is the first screen appears after you start the setup wizard. Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 48 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 48 Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Browan recommand you to change a new password for your wireless network sercurity. And the password is case sensitive. Page 49...
  • Page 49 Please select the time zone from the drop-down menu, and check the Enable Daylight saving selection if necessary Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 50 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 50 PPTP is required (some DSL users in Europe) Heart Beat Signal (Bigpond/Telstrra) is required L2TP (used by some European providers) Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 51 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 51 Enter your password in this box. This field is required, and will be provided to you by your ISP. PPPoE Service Name: If your ISP provided you with a Service Name, you should enter this here. If not, you should leave this blank. Page 52 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 52 Router disconnects from your ISP. Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 53 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 53 Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 54 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 54 This option will assign the MAC address of the PC you are using to manage the Router to the WAN port. If this is the PC that you used previously to connect to your ISP, then you should select this option. Page 55 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 55 MAC address of the previous device used with your ISP. Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 56 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 56 This setting is required, and will be provided to you by your ISP. ISP Gateway Address: This is sometimes referred to as Default Gateway. This setting is required, and will be provided to you by your ISP. Page 57 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 57 DNS (Domain Name Server) address, and you should enter the first here. A Domain Name Server performs the translation between user-friendly names (such as www.browan.com) and IP addresses. Note that this setting is optional, and can be left at 0.0.0.0 if it is not required.
  • Page 58 This setting is required, and will be provided to you by your ISP. The PPTP Server is typically located in your DSL modem. In the case of an Alcatel Speed Touch modem, its default address is 10.0.0.2 Page 59 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 59 ISP, they will be displayed on the Status screen. MTU: The MTU settings should be obtained from your Internet Service Provider. If you do not know this value, just leave it at the default value. Page 60 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 60 Router disconnects from your ISP. Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 61 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 61 The PPTP Server address and the Initial IP Address that ISP provides sometimes may not be in the same Subnet. In this case, the Initial Default Gateway is necessarily to be provided to establish the PPTP Page 62 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 62 Initial Default Gateway to 0.0.0.0 or 0. Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 63 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 63 Heart Beat Server: Your ISP will provide you with the Heart Beat Server's IP Address. Heart Beat User Name: Enter the User Name you use when logging onto your ISP through a Heart Beat Signal connection Page 64 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 64 Internet Service Provider. If you do not know this value, just leave it at the default value. Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 65 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 65 DSL modem. L2TP User Name: Enter your User Name in this box. This field is required, and will be provided to you by your ISP. L2TP Password: Enter your password in this box. This field is required, Page 66 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 66 Internet Service Provider. If you do not know this value, just leave it at the default value. Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 67 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 67 The L2TP Server address and the Initial IP Address that ISP provides sometimes may not be in the same Subnet. In this case, the Initial Default Gateway is necessarily to be provided to establish the L2TP Page 68 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 68 Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 69 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 69 The default value is 255.255.255.0. Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 70 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 70 This defines the end address of the IP address range. The default value is 192.168.1.254. Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard. Page 71 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 71 The Service Area Name may also be referred to as ESSID depending on your networking vendor. By default the Router uses the name BROWAN. Click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Next to continue the setup wizard.
  • Page 72 Configuration Summary This screen will show the configuration of your BW1230. Click Print to print out the configuration. And click Back to go to previous screen. Or Click Finish to complete the setup wizard. Or click Cancel to quit the setup wizard.
  • Page 73 Wizard Completed Your BW1230 settings have been completely saved. Now you are ready to enjoy your wire and wireless network. Page 74 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 74: Welcome | Notice Board

    Welcome | Notice Board The Notice Board is used to display warning messages if you've configured the Router in a non standard manner. For example, you would be warned if you had disabled the Firewall. Page 75 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 75: Welcome | Password

    Enter the new password again in the Confirm Password field. Click Apply to save the new password. Browan recommand you to change a new password for your wireless network sercurity. And the password is case sensitive. Page 76 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 76: Welcome | Wizard

    Welcome | Wizard This option allows you to run the Setup Wizard to change the configuration settings of the Router. You could click WIZARD bottom to start the wizard setup. Page 77 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 77: Lan Settings | Unit Configuration

    Protocol) Server for your LAN and can automatically allocate IP addresses to the other devices on the LAN. To use the Router as a DHCP Server, you must tick the The Router acts as a DHCP Server. Page 78 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 78 All DHCP messages are IP broadcast messages, and therefore all the computers on the segment can listen and respond through the DHCP relay to these broadcasts. A single scope on a solitary DHCP server is all that is required. Page 79 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 79: Lan Settings | Static Dhcp Assignment

    Assign this IP field, and enter the MAC address of the PC in the To this MAC field. Then click the Enabled checkbox. When you have finished your entries, click the Save button to save your changes. Page 80 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 80: Lan Settings | Dhcp Lease Table

    Interfaces, IP Addresses, and MAC Addresses. If you want to add any of the DHCP clients to the Static DHCP Client List, just click the Fixed checkbox. Then click the Save button. To view the most up-to-date information, click the Refresh button. Page 81 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 81: Wireless Settings | Configuration

    32 characters. Your Wireless PCs must be configured with exactly the same name or you will not establish a connection. The Service Area Name may also be referred to as ESSID Page 82 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 82: Wireless Settings | Encryption

    By default the Router uses the name BROWAN. Wireless Settings | Encryption The Router offers two methods of encryption for greater wireless network security： WPA — Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA is an enhancement over WEP and will strongly increase the level of data protection and access control on your wireless network.
  • Page 83 The Passphrase limits the possible number of key combinations and it is recommended that users enter text containing 20 characters or more. The text entered Page 84 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 84 Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys. WEP — Wired Equivalent Privacy. Wired Equivalent Privacy or WEP allows you to encrypt the traffic between your Wireless PC and the Router. Page 85 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 85 Different manufacturers have developed different ways of converting plain text and so interoperability is not guaranteed. If you are experiencing difficulty, the Manual Hex Key method is supported by most vendors. Page 86 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 86 ○ 1 Manual Hex Key — This method allows you to manually enter hex keys. Virtually all manufacturers support this scheme. ○ 2 BROWAN Encryption String — This method is only supported by BROWAN Wireless products. The string can contain any alpha numeric characters and must be between 6 and 30 characters long.
  • Page 87 ○ 4 Passphrase — This is another common method and similar to the BROWAN Encryption string. In 64 bit WEP, the Passphrase will generate 4 different keys. However, in 128 bit WEP, this method only generates 1 key which is replicated for all 4 keys.

  • Page 88: Wireless Settings | Wds

    Wireless repeating is where the WDS APs rebroadcasts the received signals to extend reach and range (at the expense of half or more of the throughput). Enabling the WDS will enable wireless repeating. Page 89 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 89: Wireless Settings | Wmm

    The IEEE 802.11e standard improves the Medium Access Control (MAC) of the legacy 802.11 with regard to Quality of Service (QoS) by introducing the Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA).The 802.11e MAC is based on both centrally-controlled and contention-based channel accesses. The EDCA Page 90 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 90 WMM (Wireless Multimedia) Transmission Opportunity: defined by IEEE 802.11e, the TXOP is the interval of time when a particular STA (station) has the right to initiate transmissions. ACM (Admission Mandatory): Advertised in the EDCA parameter set element to Page 91 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 91 The BC is determined as a random integer drawn from a uniform distribution over the interval (0, CW).The CW size is initially assigned CWmin, and increases when a transmission fails, i.e., the transmitted data frame has Page 92 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 92 AIFSN: should be smaller for delay-sensitive data TXOPLimit: These will allow multiple MAC frames consecutively as long as the whole transmission time does not exceed the TXOP limit. So keep it larger for delay-sensitive data. ACM: Page 93 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 93 Admission Mandatory; could be turned on to mandatory execution of the contention control. Page 94 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 94: Wireless Settings | Connection Control

    MAC Address. If you want to add any of the wireless clients to the Wireless MAC Filter List, just fill in wireless clients' Mac to to the Wireless MAC Filter List. Page 95 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 95: Wireless Settings | Client List

    MAC address, Connection Speed and Client Type of that device is displayed. As you connect more devices to the Wireless LAN, the client list will grow to a maximum of 32 (the maximum number of wireless devices that the Router can support). Page 96 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 96: Wireless Settings | Advanced

    (1-2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps, 18Mbps, and 24Mbps). Other options are 1-2Mbps, for use with older wireless technology, and All, when the Router can transmit at all wireless rates. The Basic Rate is not the Page 97 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 97 (Default) to have the Router automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible connection speed between the Router and a wireless client. The default value is Auto (Default). Page 98 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 98 802.11e QoS specification. Suggesting to enable this option on point to point should provide your network with greater performance, depending on the manufacturer of your wireless products. If you are not sure how to use this option, keep the default, Enabled. Page 99 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 99 Fragmentation Threshold This value specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the Fragmentation Page 100 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 100 After receiving an RTS, the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission. The RTS Threshold value should remain at its default value of 2347. Page 101 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 101: Wireless Settings | Multiple Ssdis

    Enable Multiple SSID Allows you to enable/disable the Multiple SSID. When disabled, only one SSID on your Wireless LAN. The default setting is BROWAN. Service Area Name/SSID This allows you to name your Wireless network. The field will accept any alphanumeric string but not spaces and has a maximum length of 32 characters.
  • Page 102 SSIDs in your area, your client will not list the Router SSID when this feature is enabled. We recommend that you install your wireless network with this feature unchecked and then enable it once your have set up the Router and wireless clients. Page 103 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 103: Internet Settings | Connection To Isp

    Logs on the left hand menu bar). Host Name: Some ISP's require a host name to identify you when you connect. If you have been provided a Host Name by your ISP, you should enter it here. This field is Page 104 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 104 This option will assign the MAC address of the PC you are using to manage the Router to the WAN port. If this is the PC that you used previously to connect to your ISP, then you should select this option. Page 105 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 105 Enter a new MAC address manually If the MAC addresses given by the previous two options are not correct, then you will need to find the MAC address of the previous device used with your ISP. Page 106 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 106 This setting is required, and will be provided to you by your ISP. Primary DNS Address: Your ISP will normally provide you with at least one DNS (Domain Name Server) address, and you should enter the first here. A Domain Name Server performs Page 107 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 107 (such as www.browan.com) and IP addresses. Note that this setting is optional, and can be left at 0.0.0.0 if it is not required. Secondary DNS Address: If your ISP has provided a second DNS address, you should enter it here.
  • Page 108 Enter your password in this box. This field is required, and will be provided to you by your ISP. PPPoE Service Name: If your ISP provided you with a Service Name, you should enter this here. If not, you should leave this blank. Page 109 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 109 Internet Connection is dropped due to inactivity. If you want to keep your Internet Connection established at all times, you should select Forever; Otherwise, select the amount of time that you want to pass before your Router disconnects from your ISP. Page 110 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 110 DSL modem. In the case of an Alcatel Speed Touch modem, its default address is 10.0.0.2 PPTP User Name: Enter your User Name in this box. This field is required, and will be provided to you by your ISP. Page 111 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 111 Maximum Idle Time: This is the amount of time that passes before your Internet Connection is dropped due to inactivity. If you want to keep your Internet Connection established at all times, you should select Forever; Otherwise, select Page 112 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 112 DSL modem, you can use the Suggest button to generate suitable values for you. The Suggest button will select an IP address on the same subnet as the PPTP server. Initial Default Gateway: The PPTP Server address and the Initial IP Address Page 113 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 113 Subnet. In this case, the Initial Default Gateway is necessarily to be provided to establish the PPTP connection. If the PPTP Server and Initial IP Address are in the same subnet, then you can set the Initial Default Gateway to 0.0.0.0 or 0. Page 114 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 114 Enter the User Name you use when logging onto your ISP through a Heart Beat Signal connection Heart Beat Password: Enter the Password you use when logging onto your ISP through a Heart Beat Signal connection Page 115 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 115 MTU: The MTU settings should be obtained from your Internet Service Provider. If you do not know this value, just leave it at the default value. Page 116 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 116 Enter your User Name in this box. This field is required, and will be provided to you by your ISP. L2TP Password: Enter your password in this box. This field is required, and will be provided to you by your ISP. Page 117 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 117 Some ISP may have the mechanism that automatically provides Initial IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. If your ISP provides such mechanism, you should check this option. Otherwise, you should manually enter your initial IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. Page 118 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 118 The L2TP Server address and the Initial IP Address that ISP provides sometimes may not be in the same Subnet. In this case, the Initial Default Gateway is necessarily to be provided to establish the L2TP connection. Page 119 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 119: Firewall | Virtual Servers

    Select the Block Request radio button, in the Virtual DMZ box. Redirecting to a Virtual DMZ Host 1. Select the Redirect Request radio button, in the Virtual DMZ box. 2. Enter the IP address of the Host. 3. Press the Apply button. Page 120 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 120 A protocol used to transfer files from PC to another across the network.(Internet, UNIX, etc.). For example, after developing the HTML pages for a website on a local machine, they are typically uploaded to the web server using FTP. Page 121 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 121 IP addresses. A domain name is a meaningful and easy-to-remember handle for an Internet address. 5. TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) A version of the TCP/IP FTP protocol that has no directory or password capability. Page 122 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 122 A standard mail server commonly used on the Internet. It provides a message store that holds incoming e-mail until users log on and download it. POP3 is a simple system with little selectivity. All pending messages and attachments are Page 123 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 123 (turned off, on, etc.). Start/End This is the port range. Enter the port number or range of external ports used by the server or Internet Page 124 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 124 Select the protocol(s) used for this application, TCP and/or UDP. To IP Address For each application, enter the IP address of the PC running the specific application. Enabled Click the Enabled checkbox to enable port forwarding for the relevant application. Page 125 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 125: Firewall | Special Apps

    Enter the application name of the trigger. Triggered Range For each application, list the triggered port number range. Check with the Internet application documentation for the port number(s) needed. In the first field, enter the starting port number of the Page 126 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 126 Forwarded Range. Enabled Click the Enabled checkbox to enable port range triggering for the relevant application. Each defined Special Application only supports a single PC user and up to 10 Special Applications can be defined. Page 127 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 127: Firewall | Spi

    Ping of Death (Ping flood) attack, SYN flood attack, IP fragment attack (Teardrop Attack), Land Attack, IP Spoofing attack, IP with zero length, TCP null scan (Port Scan Attach), UDP port loopback, Stork Attack etc. Page 128 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 128 Java, you run the risk of not having access to Internet sites created using this programming language. To enable Java filtering, click the Java box. 3. ActiveX ActiveX is a programming language for websites. If Page 129 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 129 To enable ActiveX filtering, click the ActiveX box. 4. Cookies A cookie is the data stored on your PC and used by Internet sites when you interact with them. To enable cookie filtering, click the Cookies box. Page 130 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 130: Firewall | Qos

    Remember that if you specify a speed exceeding your current broadband service capabilities, you will still only be able to achieve the maximum speed provided by your broadband service. If NAT is enabled: Maximum Uplink/Downlink Bandwidth: 25 Mbps Page 131 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 131 FTP. 2. Telnet A terminal emulation protocol commonly used on Internet and TCP/IP-based networks. It allows a user at a terminal or computer to log onto a remote device and run a program. Page 132 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 132 The person being fingered must have placed his or her profile on the system in order for the Page 133 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 133 POP3 uses the SMTP messaging protocol. 9. NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) The protocol used to connect to Usenet groups on the Internet. Usenet newsreaders support the NNTP protocol. Page 134 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 134 12. DC++ DC++ is an open source client for the Direct Connect network. Direct Connect allows you to share files over the Internet without restrictions or limits. The client is completely free of Page 135 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 135 RSVP requests will generally result in resources being reserved in each node along the data path. 14. H.323 H.323 is the international standard for multimedia communication over packet-switched networks, Page 136 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 136 L2TP uses UDP to transport the PPP data; this is often encapsulated in IPSec for encryption instead of using MPP. 16. PPTP PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) is a standard for transporting datagram over point-to-point links. It is Page 137 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 137 In this article I'll explain to you some of the fundamentals of IPSec, how it is used, and what products use it. Page 138 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 138 Port For preset applications, the port number is automatically displayed. For custom applications, enter the appropriate port number in the Port field. MAC Address Priority Client Device Name Enter the name of your network device. Priority Page 139 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 139 Select one of these priority levels: Highest, High, Above Normal, or Normal Enter the MAC address of the device. Enabled Click the Enabled checkbox to enable QoS for the appropriate MAC address. Page 140 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 140: Firewall | Internet Access Plicy

    No., Policy Name, Access, Days, Time, and status (Enabled). You can change the type of access, days, and times of a policy. To activate a policy, click the Enabled checkbox. To delete a policy, click its Delete button. Page 141 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 141 4. Click the Edit List button to select which PCs will be affected by the policy. The List of PCs screen will appear. You can select a PC by MAC Address or IP Address. You can also enter a range of IP Addresses if Page 142 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 142 For the preset applications you select, the appropriate ranges of ports will automatically be displayed. If the application you want to block is not listed or you want to edit Page 143 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 143 Keyword by entering a keyword in one of the Website Blocking by Keyword fields. 9. Click the Save button to save the policy settings. By pressing the Cancel button all changes will be discarded. Page 144 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 144: Firewall | Url Filter

    Website to be viewed if a match is found. All other URL requests are blocked. If a user attempts to access a blocked website, they will be presented with a warning message in their Internet Browser informing them that this website is blocked and to contact Page 145 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 145 The Filter Table allows the entry of either URLs or keywords. For example, a URL would typically look take the form: www.examplesite.com, www.another-site.org, www.eg_website.net. Whereas a Keyword would typically be a word or letters that should be blocked, for example: adult, xxx, excite. Page 146 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 146: System Tools | Restart

    Any network users who are currently accessing the Internet will have their access interrupted whilst the restart takes place, and they may need to reboot their computers when the restart has completed and the Router is operational again. Page 147 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 147: System Tools | Time Zone

    The system time is automatically updated from Time Servers on the Internet. The Daylight saving feature allows you to manually add 1 hour to the Internet time. This is not automatically updated when the Daylight saving time ends. Page 148 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 148: System Tools | Configuration

    Restore button to copy the data into the Router's memory. Note that the system password is NOT changed when a new configure file is loaded. Reset to Factory Default The Reset to Factory Default function will clear all the Page 149 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 149 Router and return it to the state it was in when it was shipped from BROWAN. The unit will then restart. This function might be useful if, for instance, a Router is moved from one network to another and you wish to start the configuration process from a known clean state.

  • Page 150: System Tools | Upgrade

    System Tools | Upgrade The Upgrade facility allows you to install on the Router any new releases of system software that BROWAN may make available. To install new software, you first need to download the software from the BROWAN support web site.

  • Page 151: Advanced | Static Route

    After adding any entry in the static routing table, you could click Delete button to delete the entries you have made. Click Apply button to save the changes, otherwise click Cancel button to quit the setup. Page 152 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 152: Advanced | Rip

    (LAN) or an interconnected group of such LANs. Check the check box to enable RIP Mode, or uncheck the check box for disable RIP Mode. Page 153 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 153: Advanced | Ddns

    A common use is for running server software on a computer that has a dynamic IP address, as is the case with many consumer Internet service providers. The DDNS is disabled by default selection. Page 154 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 154 You could select DynDNS.org to Enable the DDNS. Please enter the Host Name, Username and Password you acquired form your DDNS provider (http://www.dyndns.com/).. Page 155 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 155 You could select TZO.com to Enable the DDNS. Please enter the Host Name, Username and Password you acquired form your DDNS provider (http://www.tzo.com/ Page 156 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 156: Advanced | Security

    Enabling this feature will make the Router less secure, as you no longer have control on which ports in the Firewall are opened. Universal plug and play is enabled by: Checking on the Enable universal plug and play Page 157 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 157 Click the Apply button. Disable NAT When NAT is Disabled, the Router does not perform IP address and port translation. The related features, such as Virtual Server, Special Applications, PC Privileges, Virtual DMZ, do not work after NAT Disabled. Page 158 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 158 Point-to-Point sessions via the Internet on the Layer 2 level. L2TP Pass-Through is enabled by default. PPTP Pass-through Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. PPTP Pass-Through is enabled by default. GUI timeout Page 159 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 159 2. In the case of a single PC, specify its IP address. In the case of a subnet, specify the address of a PC in the subnet, and the subnet mask. 3. The Remote PC can now administer the Router by entering http：//<Router_Internet_IP_Address>： 8000 into a web browser. Page 160 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 160: Advanced | Proxyarp

    PC in your LAN network such as from 10.0.0.3 to 10.0.0.14 3. Set PC in your LAN network with one of those Public IP, such as IP：10.0.0.3, submask：255.255.0.0, route： 10.0.0.1 Page 161 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 161: Advanced | 1 To 1 Nat

    Enable the entry of One-to-One NAT. Enter the Internet addresses in ISP Pool field. (WAN IP address). Enter the IP address in your LAN side to which you want to map it in LAN Pool field. Page 162 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 162: Advanced | Snmp

    Advanced | SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows a management application to retrieve statistics and status from the SNMP agent in this device. Page 163 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 163: Status And Logs | Status

    Status and Logs | Status This page summarizes most of the unit's configuration in one place. You may be asked to print this page out if you call BROWAN Support. You can refresh the information by clicking on the Refresh button.
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  • Page 165: Status And Logs | Logs

    Internet. View Log Select Incoming Log, Outgoing Log,Security Log, Security Log, or DHCP Client Log from the Type drop-down menu. The Incoming Log will display a temporary log of the Source IP Addresses and Destination Port Page 166 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 166 PC. To do this: 1. Click on the Save Log button. 2. Specify a location to save the file and click OK. Click the Refresh button to update the log The Clean button deletes all of the log contents. Page 167 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 167: Status And Logs | Routing Table

    Status and Logs | Routing Table The routing table details the default routing used by the router and any routing created using Static routing or RIP. Page 168 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 168: Status And Logs | Syslog

    Status and Logs | Syslog Syslog allows the user to to log system information to a remote server. You may need to modify your remote syslog server settings to accept remote logs. Page 169 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 169: Support | Support

    Works exactly like a browser's forward button Opens the Help Table of Contents. Table of Contents： This link will help you to find the keyword in help system quickly. Support from BROWAN： You could visit our support web page with is link. Page 170 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 170: Appendix

    18dBm(+/-2dBm)@ 11Mbps (not including Antenna gain) 16dBm(+/-2dBm)@ 54Mbps (not including Antenna gain) Receive Sensitivity -83dBm@11Mbps (IEEE 802.11b) -65dBm@54Mbps (IEEE 802.11g) Antenna One R-SMA connector for external antenna 1 detachable antenna, peak: 2.0dBi Radio 2.4GHz ISM band Page 171 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 171 Access control, Authorized application, Application port priority, URL filtering, Stateful packet inspection(SPI), Website blocking, Virtual Server, Virtual DMZ Internet connection Static IP, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, Heart Beat Signal, L2TP Remote management HTTPS, SNMP, back up and restore configuration files Firmware upgradeable Web firmware upgrade Page 172 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 172 Regulation Certification FCC, CE Compliance RoHS, WEEE Warranty Two years. Page 173 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

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