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  • Page 1 WLAN 11g Broadband Router User Manual...
  • Page 2 This product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC. Product Name: X-Micro WLAN 11g Broadband Router Model Name : XWL-11GRIX COUNTRY Spain 2400-2483.5 MHz France 2400-2454 MHz France 2454-2483.5 MHz Italy 2400-2483.5 MHz...
  • Page 3 REGULATORY INFORMATION X-Micro WLAN 11g Broadband Router must be installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions. This device complies with the following radio frequency and safety standards.
  • Page 4 Copyright Copyright 2004 by X-Micro Technology Corp., All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of X-Micro Technology Corp.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1. OVERVIEW ...6 1.1 Product Feature...6 1.2 System Requirements ...6 1.3 Applications ...6 2. Installing Your Router...7 2.1 Installation Instructions ...7 3. Preparing Your Network ...8 3.1 Configuring Windows for IP Networking ...8 3.2 To Configure Windows to Receive Dynamic IP Address:...8 3.3 Collecting ISP Information ...10 4.

  • Page 6: Overview

    1. OVERVIEW 1.1 Product Feature Compliance with IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b standards Highly efficient design mechanism to provide unbeatable performance Strong network security with WEP and 802.1X encryption Achieving data rate up to 54Mbps for 802.11g and 11Mbps for 802.11b with wide range coverage;...

  • Page 7: Installing Your Router

    2. Installing Your Router In this chapter, you’ll learn how to connect your router. 2.1 Installation Instructions To Connect the Router: 2.1.1. Make sure all equipments are turned off, including the router, Desktop or Laptop PCs, the cable and DSL modem, and so on. 2.1.2.

  • Page 8: Preparing Your Network

    3. Preparing Your Network In this chapter, you’ll learn what to do before configuring your network. Before configuring your router, you need set up the computers in your network for TCP/IP networking and collect relevant ISP information if necessary. 3.1 Configuring Windows for IP Networking Each computer in your network should be configured for TCP/IP networking.
  • Page 9 FIGURE 3-1: Local Area Connection Status dialog box 3.2.3. Click Properties. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears, seen in FIGURE 3-2: FIGURE 3-2: Local Area Connection Properties dialog box. 3.2.4. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click Properties. The Internet protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears, seen in FIGURE 3-3:...

  • Page 10: Collecting Isp Information

    FIGURE 3-3: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box 3.2.5. Click Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. 3.2.6. Click OK. You need restart your computer now or at a later time. Note : The procedural steps above apply to Windows 2000 only. For Windows 95/98/ME/NT/XP, refer to your Windows Documentation.

  • Page 11: Basic Functions

    Company AP Router provides, including Setup, Global Address, Wireless Tools, Status, DHCP, Log and Printer. The X-Micro WLAN 11g Broadband Router provides you a Web-based Administration Tool with which you can easily set up the router and customize the basic router settings. You can use this Web-based Tool from any computer in your network.
  • Page 12 4.1.3. Type admin in the User Name box. 4.1.4. Type the password in the box. Note : The default password is “1234”. You can change the password on the Tools page. For detailed instructions, see To Change the Administrative Password for Your Router. 4.1.5.

  • Page 13: Setup

    4.2 Setup The Setup page allows you to edit the basic configuration parameters for your router, such as Host Name, Domain Name, LAN IP Address, WAN IP Address, PPPoE Login, UPNP, and so on. In most cases, the default settings will be Okay for you. However, different ISPs (Internet Service Provider) may ask for specific requirements, please check it with your ISP if you are not sure.
  • Page 14 4.2.1.2. Type the Host Name, System Name or Account Name in the Host Name box if your ISP requires. 4.2.1.3. Type the Domain Name of your ISP in the box if your ISP requires, such as xyz.isp.com. 4.2.1.4. Optional. Review the firmware version number and date information that you are currently using.
  • Page 15 Note : If you choose to obtain an IP Address automatically, skip Step 11. 4.2.1.11. Optional. If you select Specify an IP Address, type the WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, ISP Gateway Address and DNS in the boxes, seen in FIGURE 4-3. You can collect such information from your ISP.
  • Page 16 4.2.2. To Set PPPoE Login Parameters: 4.2.2.1. Click Enable next to PPPoE Login. FIGURE 4-4: Set PPPoE Login Parameters 4.2.2.2. Type the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. 4.2.2.3. For connection types, you can select either Connect on Demand or Connect Manually.

  • Page 17: Global Address

    4.3 Global Address On the Global Address page, you can set up NAT (Network Address Translation) to provide internal-to-external IP address mappings. Have you enabled DMZ on the DHCP page? Depending on whether DMZ is enabled, you may follow different procedural steps. Notes : If you want to use Global Address mapping, you must enable NAT on the Filters page.
  • Page 18 4.3.1.2. Review the first line in the above figure. It shows the default WAN IP address which is specified on the Setup page. If your ISP assigns you an IP address automatically, it will display here. 4.3.1.3. In Line 2 – Line 8, you can list up to 7 additional static, external IP addresses provided by your ISP.
  • Page 19 4.3.2.2. Review the first line in the above figure. It shows the default WAN IP address which is specified on the Setup page. If your ISP assigns you an IP address automatically, it will display here. 4.3.2.3. Next to External - Internal, you can list up to 6 static, external IP addresses provided by your ISP.

  • Page 20: Wireless

    4.4. Wireless Using Wireless, you can configure your router for wireless access. There are three parts on the Wireless page: Radio Settings: Allows you to configure your Gateway for wireless access, including Wireless Enable/Disable, Mode, ESSID, Beacon Interval, RTS Threshold, Preamble Type, Distribution System, and so on.
  • Page 21 FIGURE 4-7: Wireless – Radio Settings Page 4.4.1.2. Click Enable next to Wireless. 4.4.1.3. Optional. Review the firmware version number and date information that you are currently using. 4.4.1.4. Enter the following basic radio parameters: Paramet Mode ESSID Description Selects the Wireless Mode that your Company AP Router supports from the drop-down list.
  • Page 22 Channel 4.4.1.5. Enter the following advanced radio parameters: Parameter Beacon Interval Threshold Fragmentatio n Threshold DTIM Interval Preamble Type Distribution System It is case-sensitive and cannot exceed 32 characters. Selects one IEEE 802.11G channel for wireless LAN transmissions from the drop-down list.
  • Page 23 Note : You can see the default values of the above advanced wireless settings on the right of the page. If you don’t know how to change the settings, please leave as they are in Figure 4-8: FIGURE 4-8: Default Values for Radio Settings 4.4.1.6.
  • Page 24 FIGURE 4-10: Wireless – Security Settings Page 4.4.2.2. Select one of Open System, Shared Key and Both from the Authentication Type drop-down list. Notes : Authentication Type indicates an authentication algorithm which can be supported by the Access Point: Open System: The simplest of available authentication algorithms. Essentially it is a null algorithm.
  • Page 25 4.4.2.3. Next to Enhanced Security, select either Enable or Disable. If you choose to enable the enhanced security feature, go to Step 6. 4.4.2.4. Optional. If you have enabled Enhanced Security, you can choose to hide your SSID (Service Set Identifier) in Beacon frame.
  • Page 26 Note : 128 Bit encryption can provide you a more secure encryption algorithm, but it will slow down your network data transmission rates. 4.4.3.3. If you want to generate WEP Keys automatically, do the following action: 4.4.3.3.1. Select Automatic next to WEP Key Type. 4.4.3.3.2.
  • Page 27 4.4.3.5. Select the default encryption key from the Default TX Key drop-down list, such as Key 1. 4.4.3.6. When you have completed editing all the settings, click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes. 4.4.4. To Set Wireless Access Control: 4.4.4.1.
  • Page 28 FIGURE 4-13: Wireless – Status Page 4.4.5.2. To see the wireless devices of which the AP (Access Point) is aware, click Display Association Table. 4.4.5.3. Optional. You can click Refresh to see the most current data. 4.4.6. To Disable Wireless: 4.4.6.1.

  • Page 29: Tools

    4.5 Tools On the Tools page, you can: Change the Administrative Password for Your Router Restore the Factory Default Configuration Reset Gateway Upgrade the Firmware Important: We strongly recommend that you change the administrative password after the first login. Restoring the default factory settings will reset all of the router configurations in every page, so we recommend that you backup the configuration data from the Gateway to your PC simply using DOS commands.
  • Page 30 4.5.1.2. Type the Old Password in the box. The default password is 1234. Note : Password must be less than 64 characters. 4.5.1.4. Type the new password in the Confirm Password box. 4.5.2. To Restore the Factory Default Configuration: 4.5.2.1. On the Tools page, click Restore to Default next to Restore Factory Defaults.
  • Page 31 To backup the configuration data, under the DOS window, use the following command: tftp –i gateway_Ip_address GET filename To restore the configuration data, under the DOS window, use the following command: tftp –i gateway_Ip_address PUT filename gateway_Ip_address: The IP address of the Gateway where you want to back the configuration data.
  • Page 32 FIGURE 4-15: FIGURE 4-15: Choose File Dialog Box for Upgrading 4.5.5.3. Locate the firmware you have downloaded and click Open. 4.5.5.4. The Choose file dialog box closes. 4.5.5.5. Click Upgrade Now. The firmware of the device will be Caution : The firmware upgrade may take about 10 seconds, please DONOT power off the unit when it is being upgraded.

  • Page 33: Status

    4.6 Status On the Status page, you can view the most current information about your Router which will be continuously refreshed per 10 seconds, such as Host Name, Domain, PPPoE Login, LAN/WAN and DDNS Status. Different configuration may bring you to different data, compared in FIGURE 3-16 and FIGURE 4-17.
  • Page 34 Notes : If you have chosen the Dynamic IP and disabled PPPoE Login, you can see the DHCP Release and DHCP Renew buttons: To release the most current WAN IP address, click DHCP Release. To renew the WAP IP address, click DHCP Renew. FIGURE 4-17: Status Page with PPPoE Login Disabled Status Detail: Paramet...
  • Page 35 Disconnected. Shows the current IP Address and Subnet Mask of the device, as seen by users in your internal network. Shows the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS of the router, as seen by external users on the Internet. DDNS Shows the Dynamic DNS Server and Status.

  • Page 36: Dhcp

    4.7 DHCP On the DHCP page, you can set your NAT/Firewall Gateway as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, and DHCP servers will automatically assign IP addresses to all the client PCs in Notes If you want to enable DHCP, make sure that there is not already a DHCP server on your router.
  • Page 37 4.7.1.4. Click Enable next to DHCP Server. 4.7.1.5. Type a IP Pool Starting Address to designate the first IP address that can be assigned to a PC in your network. 4.7.1.6. Type a IP Pool Ending Address to designate the last IP address that can be assigned to a PC in your network.

  • Page 38: Log

    4.8 Log On the Log page, you can set up Access Log and view log files that record the access activity of LAN and WAN client PCs, including Session Event Log, Block Event Log, Intrusion Event Log and Wireless Event Log. What do you want to do? Set up Access Log on Your Router View Session Event Log...
  • Page 39 The Session Event Log Table appears, including each session event entry information like Record Name, Transport type, Source IP and so on, seen in FIGURE 4-21: FIGURE 4-21: Session Event Log Table 4.8.2.2. Optional. Click Refresh to obtain the most current data. 4.8.2.3.
  • Page 40 4.8.4.1. Click Intrusion Event Log on the Log page. The Intrusion Event Log Table appears, including each intrusion event entry’s Record Name and Intrusion Type, seen in FIGURE 4-23: Intrusion Event Log Table 4.8.4.2. Optional. Click Refresh to obtain the most current data. 4.8.4.3.

  • Page 41: Statistics

    4.9 Statistics On the Statistics page, you can view the statistics information of LAN, WAN and AP (Access Point) Radio ports, including Status, Max.Mb/s, IP Addr and MAC Addr, Receive data and Transmit data. You can click Statistics on the navigation bar, and then the Statistics page appears, seen in FIGURE 4-25: FIGURE 4-25: Statistics Page 4.9.1.
  • Page 42 4.9.1.3. AP Radio: Lists out the data on the Access Point’s radio. Note : You can also click Refresh in any part above to obtain the most current data.

  • Page 43: Advanced Function

    5. Advanced Function In this chapter, you will learn how to use the advanced administrative functions that the Company AP Router provides, including Virtual Server, Filters, IP/URL Block, Special Apps, DMZ Host, MAC Clone, Dynamic DNS, Proxy DNS and SNMP. The Web-based Administration Tool provides you some advanced services on the Advanced Function navigation bar, such as Filtering and cloning your MAC addresses.

  • Page 44: Virtual Servers

    5.2 Virtual Servers In some situations, you might want users on the Internet to be able to access servers on your LAN, such as an FTP Server, Telnet Server or Web Server. Such remote services are accomplished by creating Virtual Server. Each virtual server has its own IP address and shares a single public IP address.
  • Page 45 FIGURE 5-3: Virtual Servers Page 5.2.1.2. If you have enabled DMZ and your Gateway is not configured to retrieve an IP address automatically, select either of the following options from the Choose Interface drop-down list: (1) External – Internal: To set up Virtual Server in your LAN network.
  • Page 46 Notes : Public Port is the TCP/UDP/Both port number used by the server PC on the WAN. It is also called the external port number because this port number is visible to the users on the Internet. Private Port is the TCP/UDP/Both port number used by the server PC on the LAN.

  • Page 47: Filters

    5.3 Filters On the Filters page, you can set up filters that can selectively allow traffic to pass in and out of your network. The Company AP Router comes with 9 factory default filters for you. In addition to 9 default filters, some filters may be created automatically to allow Virtual Servers or Special Applications to function.
  • Page 48 FIGURE 5-5: Filters Page 5.3.1.2. Select an option from the Filtering Page drop-down list: 1~12, 13~24, 25~36. 5.3.1.3. If you select Port Filtering from the Filtering Layer drop-down list, do the following action: 5.3.1.3.1. Select a traffic direction from the drop-down list: Inbound, Outbound and Both.
  • Page 49 5.3.1.4.1. Type an IP Protocol Number in the Proto Num box. Note - It ranges from 0 to 255, but can not be 6 (TCP) or 17 (UDP); otherwise, this port filter will not work. 5.3.1.4.2. Select a traffic direction from the drop-down list: Inbound Outbound and Both.
  • Page 50 5.3.2. To Delete Filters: You can delete any existing Port Filtering or Raw IP filer, but make sure that you are deleting an unwanted one, otherwise deleting the filters associated with Virtual Servers or Special Applications may cause to services to collapse down. 5.3.2.1.

  • Page 51: Ip/Url Block

    5.4 IP/URL Block On the IP/URL Block page, you can create filters that can selectively block users from specific IP addresses and domain names to pass in and out of your network. The Company AP Router provides two ways of blocking users: IP Block: Allows you to block a single IP address or a range of IP addresses.
  • Page 52 5.4.1.3. In Line 1 – Line 6, type the same IP addresses in both IP Block Starting Address and IP Block Ending Address boxes respectively. 5.4.1.4. Optional. You can click Clear All to conveniently delete all the existing IP addresses and then do Step 2. 5.4.1.5.
  • Page 53 5.4.3.3. In Line 1 – Line 36, type the URLs you want to block. 5.4.3.4. Optional. You can click Clear All to conveniently delete all the existing URLs and then do Step 2. 5.4.3.5. When you have completed editing all the domain names you want to block, click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

  • Page 54: Special Apps

    5.5 Special Apps On the Special Apps page, you can authorize certain ports to communicate with PCs outside your network. It may be necessary for multi-session applications, such as online games and voice conferencing. There are two ways of set up new special applications on your router: Popular Application Copy: Allows you to select one of frequently used applications from the Popular Applications drop-down list and...
  • Page 55 FIGURE 5-8: Popular Applications List 5.5.1.2. Select an option from the Popular Applications drop-down list, including AIM, Diablo II (1), Diablo II (2), StarCraft, StarCraft III, ICUII, FTP, CUseeMe, MSN Messenger and Real Player. Note : Make sure the specified ID presents an empty line unless you want to overwrite an existing application.
  • Page 56 FIGURE 5-9: Special Apps Page 5.5.2.3. Select a line corresponding to a specific ID. Note : Make sure you have selected an empty line unless you want to overwrite an existing application. Enter the following configuration information: Paramet Protocol Trigger Port Range Maximu...
  • Page 57 on UDP Address Replace ment Address Translati on Type Only 5.5.2.4. When you have completed editing all the settings, click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes. 5.5.3. To Delete Special Applications: 5.5.3.1. On the Special Apps page, for any application you want to delete, type 0 –...

  • Page 58: Dmz Host

    5.6 DMZ Host On the DMZ Host page, you can expose one or more client PCs in your network to the Internet. It is often used for online games that require unstricted two-way communications. The total number of DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) hosts you can have depends on how many Global Addresses you have configured on the Global Address page.
  • Page 59 5.6.1.4. When you have completed editing all the settings, click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes. 5.6.2. To Delete DMZ Hosts: 5.6.2.1. On the DMZ Host page, for any DMZ host you want to delete, select 0.0.0.0 from the Public IP Address drop-down list. 5.6.2.2.

  • Page 60: Mac Clone

    5.7 MAC Clone If your ISP restricts services at a PC level, using MAC Clone, you can copy a PC MAC (Media Access Control) address to the router. Then what story will begin? The router will appear as a single PC, and multiple PCs in your network will access the Internet via this “Single PC”.

  • Page 61: Dynamic Dns

    5.8 Dynamic DNS On the Dynamic DNS page, you can tie up your domain name to a dynamic DNS provider. These providers allow you to associate a static hostname with a dynamic IP address, then you can connect to the Internet with a dynamic IP address and use applications that require a static IP address.
  • Page 62 5.8.1.7. When you have completed editing all the settings, click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes. 5.8.2. To Disable a Dynamic DNS Server: 5.8.2.1. On the Dynamic DNS page, select Disable next to Dynamic DNS. 5.8.2.2. Click Apply.

  • Page 63: Proxy Dns

    5.9 Proxy DNS On the Proxy DNS page, you can map a domain name to a server IP address. Acting as a DNS server for internal and DMZ networks, it allows you to connect to local machines in your network without using an external DNS server.
  • Page 64 5.9.1.4. Type the IP address for the PC in the Virtual IP Address box. 5.9.1.5. Optional. If you want to delete all the existing Proxy DNS servers first, click Clear All and do Step 3 and Step 4. 5.9.1.6. When you have completed editing all the settings, click Apply, or click Cancel to undo your changes.

  • Page 65: Snmp

    5.10 SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application layer protocol that facilities the exchange of management information between network devices. It is part of TCP/IP (Transmission Control protocol/Internet Protocol) suite and enables you to control and monitor the network in a simple way. On the SNMP page, you can edit the basic Agent information and also configure up to 6 SNMP trap receiver’s IP Addresses.
  • Page 66 5.10.1. To Configure Agent Information, SNMP Trap Host IP Addresses and Community Names on Your Router: 5.10.1.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click SNMP. The SNMP page appears, seen in FIGURE 5-14: Enter the following Agent information: Paramet Name Contact Location FIGURE 5-14: SNMP Page Description...
  • Page 67 5.10.1.2. To send SNMP trap messages to any NMS, type up to 6 trap receiver IP addresses in the SNMP Trap Host IP Address 1 – SNMP Trap Host IP Address 6 boxes. 5.10.1.3. To secure SNMP with community names, do the following action: 5.10.1.3.1.

  • Page 68: Static Routing

    5.11 Static Routing The Static Routing is used to configure static routes to remote networks manually, where the route is predefined and is not supervised by the Routing Information Protocol (RIP). It can explicitly reduce the network traffic and speed the Internet connects for a small network. However, it may fall into a certain disadvantage.
  • Page 69 5.11.1. To Add a New Static Route: 5.11.1.1. On the Advanced navigation bar, click Routing. The Static Routing page appears, seen in FIGURE 5-15: 5.11.1.2. Enter the following static route information: Paramet Destinati on LAN Subnet Mask Gateway Interface FIGURE 5-15: Static Routing Page Description Specifies the network address of the remote LAN segment.
  • Page 70 5.11.1.3. Click <<Add. The new static route appears in the static routing list. 5.11.2. To Delete a Static Route: 5.11.2.1. On the Static Routing page, for any static route that you want to delete, review the relevant information, seen in FIGURE 5 – 5.11.2.2.
  • Page 71 6. Glossary IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry. Access point An Internet working device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad hoc An ad hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN.
  • Page 72 IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable on an enterprise scale for wireless access to a central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. ISM Band The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U.S.
  • Page 73 the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). TCP governs how a packet is sequenced for transmission the network. The term “TCP/IP” is often used generically to refer to the entire suite of related protocols. Transmit / Receive The wireless throughput in bytes per second (Bps) averaged over two seconds. Wide Area Network.
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