Table Of Contents - Loopcomm LP-8186C User Manual

Terminology.......................................................................................................................................................4
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................6
Package contents........................................................................................................................................6
Product Specifications ...............................................................................................................................6
Product Features.........................................................................................................................................8
Front Panel Description .............................................................................................................................9
Rear Panel Description ............................................................................................................................10
Installation........................................................................................................................................................10
Hardware Installation...............................................................................................................................10
Software Installation ................................................................................................................................10
Software configuration..................................................................................................................................... 11
Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN Broadband Router ................................................................. 11
Connect to the WLAN Broadband Router...............................................................................................12
Management and configuration on the WLAN Broadband Router .........................................................12
Status................................................................................................................................................12
Setup Wizard....................................................................................................................................14
Operation Mode ...............................................................................................................................19
Wireless - Basic Settings..................................................................................................................19
Wireless - Advanced Settings ..........................................................................................................21
Wireless - Security Setup.................................................................................................................22
Wireless - Access Control ................................................................................................................25
WDS Security Setup ........................................................................................................................26
WDS AP Table .................................................................................................................................26
WDS Settings...................................................................................................................................27
Site Survey .......................................................................................................................................28
WPS Settings ...................................................................................................................................28
LAN Interface Setup ........................................................................................................................29
WAN Interface Setup .......................................................................................................................31
Firewall - Port Filtering ...................................................................................................................40
Firewall - IP Filtering.......................................................................................................................41
Firewall - MAC Filtering .................................................................................................................42
Firewall - Port Forwarding...............................................................................................................43
Firewall - URL Filtering ..................................................................................................................44
Firewall - DMZ ................................................................................................................................44
Management - Statistics...................................................................................................................45
Management - DDNS ......................................................................................................................46
Management - Time Zone Setting ...................................................................................................47
Management - Denial-of-Service.....................................................................................................48
Management - Log...........................................................................................................................49
Management - Upgrade Firmware ...................................................................................................50
Management - Save/ Reload Settings ..............................................................................................50
Management - Password Setup........................................................................................................51
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) ...............................................................................................51
What and how to find my PC's IP and MAC address?............................................................................51
What is Wireless LAN? ...........................................................................................................................52
What are ISM bands?...............................................................................................................................52
How does wireless networking work? .....................................................................................................52
What is BSSID? .......................................................................................................................................53
What is ESSID? .......................................................................................................................................53
What are potential factors that may causes interference?........................................................................53
What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications? .................................................................53
What is WEP? ..........................................................................................................................................53
What is Fragment Threshold? ..................................................................................................................53
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