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  • Page 1 IEEE 802.11b WLAN 11b Broadband Router User Manual...
  • Page 2 IEEE 802.11b X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router User’s Manual Version 1.2...

  • Page 3: Copyright Statement

    Trademarks ©2003 X-Micro Technology Corp. Contents are subject to change without notice. All trademarks belong to their respective proprietors. Copyright Statement THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS OF PROPRIETARY TECHNICAL INFORMATION THAT IS THE PROPERTY OF X-MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORP. AND NO PART OF THIS DOCUMENTATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL, BY PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR OTHERWISE, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF X-MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORP.

  • Page 4: Terminology

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Terminology ANSI American National Standards Institute Access Point Complementary Code Keying CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Avoidance CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Federal Communications Commission File Transfer Protocol IEEE...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Table of Contents TERMINOLOGY ... IV INTRODUCTION... 1 ACKAGE CONTENTS RODUCT PECIFICATIONS RODUCT EATURES RONT ANEL ESCRIPTION ANEL ESCRIPTION INSTALLATION ... 5 ARDWARE NSTALLATION OFTWARE NSTALLATION SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION ... 6 REPARE YOUR ONNECT TO THE ANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION ON THE 3.3.1...
  • Page 6 USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER 3.3.16 ASSWORD ETUP FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)... 30 HAT AND HOW TO FIND MY HAT IS IRELESS HAT ARE BANDS OW DOES WIRELESS NETWORKING WORK BSSID? ... 31 HAT IS ESSID? ... 31 HAT IS HAT ARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE HAT ARE THE...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER 1 Introduction The X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router is an affordable IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN broadband router solution, setting SOHO and enterprise standard for high performance, secure, manageable and reliable WLAN. This document describes the steps required for the initial IP address assign and other WLAN router configuration.

  • Page 8: Product Features

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Dimension Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity 1.3 Product Features Complies with IEEE 802.11b standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN. Supports 11Mbps data transfer rate with automatic fallback to 5.5M, 2M and 1Mbps. Supports bridging, routing functions between wireless and wired Ethernet interfaces.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel Description

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER 2. WLAN Activity LED 3. WAN ACT LED 4. WAN 10/100M LED 5. LAN ACT LED 6. LAN 10/100M LED 1.5 Rear Panel Description Figure 2 – X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Rear Panel Interfaces 1.
  • Page 10 USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER 3. Power 4. Antenna The power jack allows an external DC +9 V power supply connection. The external AC to DC adaptor provide adaptive power requirement to the X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router. The Wireless LAN Antenna.

  • Page 11: Installation

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER 2 Installation 2.1 Hardware Installation Step One: Place the X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router to the best optimum transmission location. The best transmission location for your X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router is usually at the geographic center of your wireless network, with line of sign to all of your mobile stations.

  • Page 12: Software Configuration

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER 3 Software configuration There are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs done easily. The X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the Ethernet LAN interfaces.
  • Page 13 USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER 2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Connections icon. Move mouse and double-click the Local Area Connection Local Area Connection 3. Check the installed list of button to install it; otherwise go to step 6. 4.

  • Page 14: Connect To The X-Micro Wlan 11B Broadband Router

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER 3.2 Connect to the X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router Open a WEB browser, i.e. Microsoft Internet Explore, then enter 192.168.1.254 on the URL to connect the X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router. 3.3 Management and configuration on the X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router 3.3.1 Status This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device, includes...
  • Page 15 USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Screenshot – Status-2 Item System Alias Name Uptime Firmwar version Wireless configuration SSID Channel Number Associated Clients D escription It shows the alias name of this X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router. It shows the duration since X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router is powered on.

  • Page 16: Lan I Nterface

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER BSSID LAN configuration IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DHCP Server MAC Address WAN configuration Attain IP Protocol IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway MAC Address 3.3.2 Wireless Basic Settings This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients that may connect to your Broadband Router.
  • Page 17 USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Screenshot – Wireless Basic Settings Item Alias Name Disable Wi eless LAN Interface SSID Channel Number Associated Clients Apply Changes Reset D escription It is the alias name of this X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router.

  • Page 18: Wireless Advanced Settings

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER 3.3.3 Wireless Advanced Settings These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN. These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router.

  • Page 19: Wireless Security Setup

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Preamble Type Broadcast SSID Apply Changes Reset 3.3.4 Wireless Security Setup This page allows you setup the WEP security. Turn on WEP by using encryption keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network. Screenshot –...

  • Page 20: Wireless Access Control

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Key Format Default Tx Key Encryption Key 1 Encryption Key 2 Encryption Key 3 Encryption Key 4 Apply Changes Reset WEP encryption key (secret key) length: Format 3.3.5 Wireless Access Control If you enable wireless access control, only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your Access Point.
  • Page 21 USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Screenshot – Wireless Access Control Item Enable WEP Security MAC Address Comment Apply Changes Reset Current Access Control List Delete Selected Delete All D escription Click the check box to enable wireless access control. This is a security control function;...

  • Page 22: Lan Interface Setup

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Reset 3.3.6 LAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network that connects to the LAN ports of your X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router. Here you may change the setting for IP address, subnet mask, DHCP, etc.

  • Page 23: Wan Interface Setup

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Show Client 802.1d Spanning Tree Clone MAC Address Apply Changes Reset 3.3.7 WAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the parameters for wide area network that connects to the WAN port of your X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router. Here you may change the setting for IP address, PPPoE and DNS, etc.
  • Page 24 USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Screenshot – WAN Interface Setup - 1 Screenshot – WAN Interface Setup - 2 Item Attain IP Automatically D escription Click to select DHCP support on WAN interface for IP address assigned automatically from a DHCP server. Version: 1.2...
  • Page 25 USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER (DHCP) Fixed IP IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway PPPoE User Name Password Connection Type Idle Time Click to select fixed IP support on WAN interface. There are IP address, subnet mask and default gateway settings need to be done.

  • Page 26: Firewall - Port Filtering

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Attain DNS Automatically Set DNS Manually DNS 1 DNS 2 DNS 3 Apply Changes Reset 3.3.8 Firewall - Port Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway.

  • Page 27: Firewall - Ip Filtering

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Port Range Protocol Comments Apply Changes Reset Delete Selected Delete All Reset 3.3.9 Firewall - IP Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway.

  • Page 28: Firewall - Mac Filtering

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Screenshot – Firewall - IP Filtering Item Enable IP Filtering Local IP Address Protocol Comments Apply Changes Reset Delete Selected Delete All Reset 3.3.10 Firewall - MAC Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway.

  • Page 29: Firewall - Port Forwarding

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Screenshot – Firewall - MAC Filtering Item Enable MAC Filtering MAC Address Comments Apply Changes Reset Delete Selected Delete All Reset 3.3.11 Firewall - Port Forwarding Entries in this table allow you to automatically redirect common network services D escription Click to enable the MAC filtering security function.
  • Page 30 USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER to a specific machine behind the NAT firewall. These settings are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway's NAT firewall. Screenshot –...

  • Page 31: Firewall - Dmz

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Delete Selected Delete All Reset 3.3.12 Firewall - DMZ A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network. Typically, the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Internet traffic, such as Web (HTTP) servers, FTP servers, SMTP (e-mail) servers and DNS servers.

  • Page 32: Statistics

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Reset 3.3.13 Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless, Ethernet LAN and Ethernet WAN networks. Screenshot – Statistics Item Wireless LAN Sent Packets Wireless LAN Received Packets Ethernet LAN Sent Packets...

  • Page 33: Upgrade Firmware

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Ethernet WAN Received Packets Refresh 3.3.14 Upgrade Firmware This page allows you upgrade the Access Point firmware to new version. Please note, do not power off the device during the upload because it may crash the system.

  • Page 34: Password Setup

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER file that was saved previously. Besides, you could reset the current configuration to factory default. Screenshot – Save/Reload Settings Item Save Settings to File Load Settings from File Reset Settings to Default 3.3.16 Password Setup This page is used to set the account to access the web server of Access Point.
  • Page 35 USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER Screenshot – Password Setup Item User Name New Password Confirmed Password Apply Changes Reset D escription Fill in the user name for web management login control. Fill in the password for web management login control. Because the password input is invisible, so please fill in the password again for confirmation purpose.

  • Page 36: Frequently Asked Questions (Faq)

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER 4 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 4.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address? IP address is the identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination.

  • Page 37: What I Bssid?

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER to the wired LAN for services (file servers, printers, Internet links) they will operate in infrastructure mode. Example 1: wireless Infrastructure Mode Ad hoc mode (also called peer-to-peer mode or an Independent Basic Service Set, or IBSS) is simply a set of 802.11 wireless stations that communicate directly with one another without using an access point or any connection to a wired network.

  • Page 38: What Are Potential Factors That May Causes Interference

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER What are potential factors that may causes interference? Factors of interference: Obstacles: walls, ceilings, furniture… etc. Building Materials: metal door, aluminum studs. Electrical devices: microwaves, monitors and electrical motors. Solutions to overcome the interferences: Minimizing the number of walls and ceilings.

  • Page 39: What I Beacon Interval?

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER fragments each of size equal to fragment threshold. By tuning the fragment threshold value, we can get varying fragment sizes. The determination of an efficient fragment threshold is an important issue in this scheme. If the fragment threshold is small, the overlap part of the master and parallel transmissions is large.

  • Page 40: What I Preamble Type?

    USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER stations to establish and maintain communications in an orderly fashion. Beacon Interval represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point).
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