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Page 1: User Manual
Wireless LAN Router AWL-700 User Manual Version 1.1 June 2002 BENQ Corporation... - Page 2 BenQ Corporation. BenQ Corporation reserves the right to change this manual and the specifications to improve products without prior notice. So you can get the most recent software and user documentation for all BenQ Wireless LAN products on our web site.
- Page 3 Note: The AWL-700 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device and a low power transmitter, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential environment.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
2.6 Power On………………………………………………….……...6 Chapter 3. Configuration……………………………...7 3.1 Quick Installation Wizard…………………………………….…..…8 3.2 Information……………………………….………………………...11 3.3 Advanced Setting……………………….…………………………..13 3.4 User Account………………………………………………………23 3.5 Save Setting………………………………………………...…….….25 3.6 Reboot System……………………………………………..…….…25 3.7 Update Firmware…………………………………………..…….…26 3.8 Web Language……………………...………………...….……….…27 3.9 Load Default Setting…………………………………………….…..28 Chapter 4. Appendix…………………………………...29 Table of Contents BENQ Corporation... -
Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction
The AWL700 Wireless LAN Router can be used with wireless networking client devices such as the BenQ AWL100 Wireless LAN PC Card and BenQ AWL300 Wireless LAN USB Adapter for wireless access to an office LAN, or sharing of an xDSL/cable modem. - Page 6 PC. 1.2.7 Firmware Upgrade AWL700 provides an efficient way to upgrade firmware. Users can use web browser to do firmware upgrades and the device also allows TFTP clients to perform this task. BENQ Corporation...
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Page 7: Chapter 2. Hardware Installation
Broadband access device (ADSL/cable modem) or Office LAN UTP Cat-5 cable for linking ADSL/cable modem/LAN and the AWL500 Wireless LAN PC card (AWL100) or USB adapter (AWL300) Web browser (Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, or Netscape Navigator 6.2 or higher) BENQ Corporation... -
Page 8: Mechanical Description
When connect to the ADSL / Cable modem or connect to your PC, the LED should always be green. If this LED is not being lighted, this means link fails. When data is transmitted or received, this LED will be blinking. BENQ Corporation... -
Page 9: Back Panel Description
LAN via an RJ-45 cable. Allows the AWL700 to be connected to client devices such as LAN1/2/3/4 port NIC cards, switches, hubs, and modems with an RJ-45 cable. Where the radio signal carrying network data is transmitted and Antenna received. Description BENQ Corporation... -
Page 10: Connect Awl700 To Your Adsl / Cable Modem
Insert WLAN PC Card AWL100 to your notebook and install the driver for that. II. Plug WLAN USB Adapter AWL300 to your PC or notebook and install the driver for that. 2.6 Power on Connect your power cord to power inlet II. Turn on ADSL / Cable modem’s power III. Finish BENQ Corporation... -
Page 11: Chapter 3. Configuration
Admin Password section. Once your log in is successful, you will be presented with a welcome web page. In that page, you can proceed with AWL700 configuration or link to BenQ’s web site for advanced information. -
Page 12: Quick Installation Wizard
When you choose to use PPPoE mode to acquire your WAN IP addresses, you should first set up PPPoE parameters to facilitate AWL700 to communicate with your ISP. When you apply for ADSL dial-in service, you will acquire your PPPoE parameters from your ISP. BENQ Corporation... - Page 13 IP Address – Your IP address in LAN interface. Netmask – Subnet mask in your LAN interface. 3.1.4 IEEE802.11 Parameters You may make the settings on the Wireless Access Point such as ESSID, Channel, RTS Threshold, Fragment Threshold, Basic Rates, TX Rates and Preamble Type. BENQ Corporation...
- Page 14 Rates Set – By default the unit adaptively selects the highest possible rate for transmission. In case of obstacles or interference, the system will step down. Select the Basic Rates to be used among the following options: 1 - 2 (Mbps), 1 - 2 - 5.5 – 11 (Mbps). BENQ Corporation...
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Page 15: Information
This configuration page can bring traffic information to user who has the idea to know the quantity of received or transmitted Ethernet and Wireless packets in AWL700. You can see the number of received or transmitted packets and bytes count. This information will be dynamically changed and be updated every three seconds. BENQ Corporation... -
Page 16: Advanced Setting
This information is quite useful for users to see if system is in a right status. 3.2.3 Associated Table This is a list of all the stations that have ever associated. This table provides information to track how many stations have ever associated with the Access Point. 3.3 Advanced Setting BENQ Corporation... - Page 17 3.3.2.2 DHCP Server Parameters AWL700 can act as a DHCP server in user’s LAN interface. It can make users to acquire their IP addresses without doing a lot of configuration. AWL700 can offer hosts parameters that are shown below. BENQ Corporation...
- Page 18 However, users can assign MAC address and IP address to be one pair. When DHCP server receive request from that host which MAC address is one of those pairs in its mapping table, DHCP server will assign that mapping IP address to host. 3.3.3 NAT/DMZ Setup BENQ Corporation...
- Page 19 W IC 0 ET H PW R AC T /C H 0 AC T/C H 0 AC T C OL AC T/C H 1 A C T/CH 1 2 1 1 .2 1 .8 5 .1 4 1 BENQ Corporation...
- Page 20 Number of Address – Limits the range that configured by users. If you have five hosts to be converted to public IP addresses, you can limit this range to 5. In the second table, you can assign a range of public IP addresses that wait to be mapped BENQ Corporation...
- Page 21 RIP routers. However, the default value is “disable” in AWL700. If you have to use RIP to deal with packets passed through AWL700, you can choose “enable” to turn on this feature. “Enable” means RIP can be sent and received from that interface. BENQ Corporation...
- Page 22 To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, the 11Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point offers WEP (Wired Equivalency Privacy). You can set up 4 encryption keys but choose one key to encrypt your data. BENQ Corporation...
- Page 23 When WEP64 is selected, enter 10 digit hexadecimal values in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9”, (e.g. 1234567890). When WEP128 is selected, enter 26 digit hexadecimal values in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (e.g. 11223344556677889900aabbdd). BENQ Corporation...
- Page 24 Change – to change and add the entries in the table if you enter the incorrect MAC address Reverse Access – Change to Enable for reverse access (Only those Mac Address in the table are prohibited ) NOTE BENQ Corporation...
- Page 25 “Save Setting” 3.3.7 802.1x Security setup 802.1x is enterprise-class security mechanism. It gives user higher security and protection by way of backend radius server. Please reference IEEE 802.1x, RFC 2284, RFC 2138 and RFC 2866 for details. NOTE BENQ Corporation...
- Page 26 EAP Authenticate Parameter Wireless Interface– Enable EAP-MD5 certification for wireless interface. Radius Parameters Radius IP – A specify IP address of the remote RADIUS server. Radius Port – For auth-port port-number, specify the UDP destination port for BENQ Corporation...
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Page 27: User Account
Authenticate Retry – Number of times that is the Authenticator authenticates process. 3.4 User Account You may change the default password by entering the new password. Enter the new password in the Confirm Change field to make the new setting take affect. BENQ Corporation... - Page 28 And user could add more user account to differentiate their access right. Administrator type give highest rights including reading web page, writing web page and adding user account. Power user type give rights including reading web page and writing page. Normal user could only read web page. BENQ Corporation...
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Page 29: Save Setting
AWL700 offers a remote reboot function to reboot your AWL700. This means users do not need to approach to their AWL700s to reset systems. ALL settings will not take effect until “Save Setting” and “Reboot System” performed. NOTE BENQ Corporation... -
Page 30: Update Firmware
When all progresses have been done, the web browser will connect to AWL700’s web server automatically, and please do not press any key before all progresses are completed. BENQ Corporation... -
Page 31: Web Language
3.8 Web Language Here, you can choose different web language. The second item in the following diagram is traditional Chinese and the third is simplified Chinese. BENQ Corporation... -
Page 32: Load Default Setting
AWL700 function abnormally. If this situation has occurred, you can go to this page and try to load AWL700’s default setting. After you have loaded the default setting of AWL700, all your previous configurations will be lost forever. BENQ Corporation... -
Page 33: Chapter 4 Appendix
4. Restart your computer. b. DHCP setting: Select Obtain an IP address automatically in the IP address tab. Do not need to input values in Gateway tab. Choose Disable DNS in the DNS Configuration tab. Restart your computer. Appendix BENQ Corporation...
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