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CDW531AM-002
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  • Page 1 User Manual CDW531AM-002 Wi-Fi Combo Router...

  • Page 2: Copyright

    Copyright The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, stored, transcribed in an information retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, magnetic, electronic, optical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents COPYRIGHT ..........................2 FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT ..................2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..................... 4 1.1 PACKAGE LIST....................4 1.2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION................ 5 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED WITH EASY SETUP UTILITY........7 2.1 EASY SETUP BY WINDOWS UTILITY............7 2.2 EASY SETUP BY CONFIGURING WEB PAGES ........

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The Wi-Fi Combo Router is a high-performance tool that supports wireless networking at home, work, or in a public place. The Wi-Fi Combo Router supports a USB 3G modem card, either WCDMA or EVDO and even HSDPA as well, and supports wireless data transfers up to 150M bps, and wired data transfers up to 100 Mbps.

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    1.2 Hardware Installation A. Hardware configuration Antenna Reset Button Mobile/Status LED WAN LED WiFi LED LAN LED WPS Button Power JACK WAN PORT LAN PORT USB PORT...
  • Page 6 B. Installation Steps DO NOT Note: connect the router to power before performing the installation steps below. Step 1. Plug a USB modem into USB port. Step 2. Insert RJ45 cable into LAN Port on the back panel of the router. Then plug the other end of into computer. Step 3.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Getting Started With Easy Setup Utility

    Chapter 2 Getting Started with Easy Setup Utility There are two approaches for you to set up the Wi-Fi Combo Router quickly and easily. One is through executing the provided Windows Easy Setup Utility on your PC, and the other is through browsing the device web pages and configuration.
  • Page 8 Step 4： Click “Next” to continue. Step 5： Select Wireless Enable, and then click “Next” to continue. Step 6： Enter SSID, Channel and Security options, and then click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 9 Step 7： Click” Let me select WAN service by myself” to select WAN service manually. Step 8： Select 3G Service by clicking 3G icon to continue. Step 9-1： Select “Auto-Detection” and the Utility will try to detect and configure the required 3G service settings automatically.
  • Page 10 Step 9-2： Or you can select “Manual” and manually fill in the required 3G service settings provided by your ISP. Click “Next” to continue. Step 10: Click “Next” to save your setting. Step 11： The Wi-Fi Combo Router is rebooted to make your entire configuration take effect.
  • Page 11 Step 12： Click “Next” to test the Internet connection or you can ignore test. Step 13： Click “Next” to test WAN Networking service. Step 14： Setup is completed.

  • Page 12: Easy Setup By Configuring Web

    2.2 Easy Setup by Configuring Web Pages You can also browse web UI to configure the device. Browse to Activate the Setup Wizard Type in the IP Address (http://192.168.123.254) Type in the default password “admin” in the System Password and then click ‘login’...
  • Page 13 Configure with the Setup Wizard Step 1 Change System Password. Set up your system password. (Default：admin) Step 2: Select Time Zone Step 3: Select WAN Type. Choose Auto-Detecting or Manually to set WAN Type.
  • Page 14 Step 4: Select Wan Type. If you want to use 3G service as the main internet access, please set the WAN interface as “Wireless WAN” and the WAN type as “3G”. Step 5: 3G Mode. Select Auto-Detection then click “Next” to continue. Step 6: Set up your Wireless Network.
  • Page 15 Step 7: Setup your Encryption Key here, then click”Next” to continue. Step 8: Apply your Setting. Then click Apply Setting. Step 9: Click Finish to complete it.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 Making Configuration

    Chapter 3 Making Configuration Whenever you want to configure your network or this device, you can access the Configuration Menu by opening the web-browser and typing in the IP Address of the device. The default IP Address is: 192.168.123.254 Enter the default password “admin” in the System Password and then click ‘login’ button. Then, you can browse the “Advanced”...
  • Page 17 3.1.1. Network Setup LAN IP Address: The local IP address of this device. The computers on your network must use the LAN IP address of this device as their Default Gateway. You can change it if necessary. Subnet Mask: Input your Subnet mask. (All devices in the network must have the same subnet mask.) The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 18 secondary WAN can only configure as 3G WAN type. When Primary WAN type is 3G Wan type, secondary WAN can only configure as Ethernet WAN type. You can click “New Add” to add a secondary WAN type. Hostname: add a public URL in the column for make sure connection keeps alive. Ex: www.google.com 3.
  • Page 19 A. 3G For 3G WAN Networking. The WAN fields may not be necessary for your connection. The information on this page will only be used when your service provider requires you to enter a User Name and Password to connect with the 3G network. Please refer to your documentation or service provider for additional information.
  • Page 20 3. Connection Control: Select your connection control. There are 3 modes to select: Connect-on-demand: The device will link up with ISP when the clients send outgoing packets. Auto Reconnect (Always-on): The device will link with ISP until the connection is established.
  • Page 21 B. Static IP Address: WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary and Secondary DNS: Enter the proper settings provided by your ISP.
  • Page 22 C. Dynamic IP Address: 1. Host Name: Optional, required by some ISPs, for example, @Home. 2. Connection Control: There are 3 modes to select: Connect-on-demand: The device will link up with ISP when the clients send outgoing packets. Auto Reconnect (Always-on): The device will link with ISP until the connection is established.
  • Page 23 C. PPP over Ethernet 1. PPPoE Account and Password: The account and password your ISP assigned to you. For security, this field appears blank. If you don't want to change the password, leave it blank. 2. Connection Control: There are 3 modes to select: Connect-on-demand: The device will link up with ISP when the clients send outgoing packets.
  • Page 24 session. Set it to zero or enable “Auto-reconnect＂ to disable this feature. 4. PPPoE Service Name: Optional. Input the service name if your ISP requires it. Otherwise, leave it blank. 5. Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU): Most ISP offers MTU value to users. The default MTU value is 0 (auto).
  • Page 25 designated Gateway provided by your ISP. 4. PPTP Account and Password: The account and password your ISP assigned to you. If you don't want to change the password, keep it blank. 5. Connection ID: Optional. Input the connection ID if your ISP requires it. 6.
  • Page 26 F. L2TP 1. IP Mode: Please check the IP mode your ISP assigned, and select “Static IP Address” or “Dynamic IP Address”. 2. My IP Address and My Subnet Mask: The private IP address and subnet mask your ISP assigned to you. 3.
  • Page 27 dropped. 7. Connection Control: There are 3 modes to select: Connect-on-demand: The device will link up with ISP when the clients send outgoing packets. Auto Reconnect (Always-on): The device will link with ISP until the connection is established. Manually: The device will not make the link until someone clicks the connect-button in the Status-page.
  • Page 28 Press “Clients List” and the list of DHCP clients will be shown consequently. Press “Fixed Mapping” and the DHCP Server will reserve the special IP for designated MAC address.
  • Page 29 2.1.3. Wireless Settings Wireless settings allow you to set the wireless configuration items. 1. Wireless Module: You can enable or disable wireless function. 2. Network ID (SSID): Network ID is used for identifying the Wireless LAN (WLAN). Client stations can roam freely over this device and other Access Points that have the same Network ID.
  • Page 30 Open Open system authentication simply consists of two communications. The first is an authentication request by the client that contains the station ID (typically the MAC address). This is followed by an authentication response from the AP/router containing a success or failure message. An example of when a failure may occur is if the client's MAC address is explicitly excluded in the AP/router configuration.
  • Page 31 WPA2 WPA2 add uses AES and TKIP for encryption, the others are same the WPA. WPA-PSK/WPA-PSK2 Another encryption options for WPA-PSK-TKIP and WPA-PSK2-AES, the others are same the WPA-PSK. WPA/WPA2 Another encryption options for WPA-TKIP and WPA2-AES, the others are same the WPA. By pressing “WPS Setup”, you can configure and enable the easy setup feature WPS (Wi-Fi Protection Setup) for your wireless network.
  • Page 32 3.1.4. Change Password You can change the System Password here. We strongly recommend you to change the system password for security reason. Click on “Save” to store your settings or click “Undo” to give up the changes.

  • Page 33: Forwarding Rules

    3.2 Forwarding Rules 3.2.1 Virtual Server This product’s NAT firewall filters out unrecognized packets to protect your Intranet, so all hosts behind this product are invisible to the outside world. If you wish, you can make some of them accessible by enabling the Virtual Server Mapping. A virtual server is defined as a Service Port, and all requests to this port will be redirected to the computer specified by the Server IP.

  • Page 34: Special Ap

    Service Port Server IP Enable 192.168.123.1 192.168.123.2 1723 192.168.123.6 Click on “Save” to store your settings or click “Undo” to give up the changes. 3.2.2 Special AP Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, Video conferencing, Internet telephony, etc. Because of the firewall function, these applications cannot work with a pure NAT router.

  • Page 35: Miscellaneous

    3.2.3 Miscellaneous 1. IP Address of DMZ Host DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Host is a host without the protection of firewall. It allows a computer to be exposed to unrestricted 2-way communication for Internet games, Video conferencing, Internet telephony and other special applications. 2.

  • Page 36: Security Setting

    3.3 Security Setting 3.3.1 Packet Filters Packet Filter includes both outbound filter and inbound filter. And they have same way to setting. Packet Filter enables you to control what packets are allowed to pass the router. Outbound filter applies on all outbound packets. However, inbound filter applies on packets that destined to Virtual Servers or DMZ host only.
  • Page 37 You can specify 8 rules for each direction: inbound or outbound. For each rule, you can define the following: • Source IP address • Source port • Destination IP address • Destination port • Protocol: TCP or UDP or both. •...
  • Page 38 3.3.2 Domain Filters Domain Filter prevents users under this device from accessing specific URLs. 1. Domain Filter: Check if you want to enable Domain Filter. 2. Log DNS Query: Check if you want to log the action when someone accesses the specific URLs.
  • Page 39 3.3.3 URL Blocking URL Blocking will block LAN computers to connect with pre-define Websites. The major difference between “Domain filter” and “URL Blocking” is Domain filter require user to input suffix (like .com or .org, etc), while URL Blocking require user to input a keyword only. In other words, Domain filter can block specific website, while URL Blocking can block hundreds of websites by simply a keyword.
  • Page 40 3.3.4 MAC Control MAC Address Control allows you to assign different access right for different users and to assign a specific IP address to a certain MAC address. 1. MAC Address Control: Check “Enable” to enable the “MAC Address Control”. All of the settings in this page will take effect only when “Enable”...
  • Page 41 3.3.5 Miscellaneous 1. Administrator Time-out: The time of no activity to logout automatically, you may set it to zero to disable this feature. 2. Remote Administrator Host/Port In general, only Intranet user can browse the built-in web pages to perform administration task.

  • Page 42: Advanced Setting

    3.4 Advanced Setting 3.4.1 System Log This page support two methods to export system logs to specific destination by means of syslog (UDP) and SMTP(TCP). The items you have to setup including:...
  • Page 43 1. IP Address for Sys log: Host IP of destination where sys log will be sent to. Check Enable to enable this function. 2. E-mail Alert Enable: Check if you want to enable Email alert (send syslog via email). 3. SMTP Server IP and Port: Input the SMTP server IP and port, which are connected with ':'.
  • Page 44 3.4.3 QOS Provide different priority to different users or data flows, or guarantee a certain level of performance. 1. QOS Control: Check Enable to enable this function. 2. Bandwidth of Upstream: Set the limitation of upstream bandwidth 3. Local IP : Ports: Define the Local IP address and ports of packets 4.
  • Page 45 3.4.4 SNMP In brief, SNMP, the Simple Network Management Protocol, is a protocol designed to give a user the capability to remotely manage a computer network by polling and setting terminal values and monitoring network events. 1. Enable SNMP: You must check “Local”, “Remote” or both to enable SNMP function. If “Local”...
  • Page 46 3.4.5 Routing If you have more than one routers and subnets, you will need to enable routing table to allow packets to find proper routing path and allow different subnets to communicate with each other. The routing table allows you to determine which physical interface address to use for outgoing IP data grams.
  • Page 47 3.4.6 System Time 1. Time Zone: Select a time zone where this device locates. 2. Auto-Synchronization: Check the “Enable” checkbox to enable this function. Besides, you can select a NTP time server to consult UTC time. 3. Sync with Time Server: Click on the button if you want to set Date and Time by NTP Protocol manually.
  • Page 48 3.4.7 Scheduling You can set the schedule time to decide which service will be turned on or off. 1. Schedule: Check to enable the schedule rule settings. 2. Add New Rule: To create a schedule rule, click the “Add New Rule” button. You can edit the Name of Rule, Policy, and set the schedule time (Week day, Start Time, and End Time).

  • Page 49: Tool Box

    3.5 Tool Box 3.5.1 System Info You can view the System Information and System log, and download/clear the System log, in this page.
  • Page 50 3.5.2 Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade firmware by clicking “Upgrade” button. 3.5.3 Backup Setting You can backup your settings by clicking the “Backup Setting” function item and save it as a bin file. Once you want to restore these settings, please click Firmware Upgrade button and use the bin file you saved.
  • Page 51 3.5.5 Reboot You can also reboot this device by clicking the Reboot function item. 3.5.6 Miscellaneous 1. Domain Name or IP address for Ping Test: Allow you to configure an IP, and ping the device. You can ping a specific IP to test whether it is alive. Click on “Save”...

  • Page 52: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 4 . Troubleshooting This Chapter provides solutions to problems for the installation and operation of the WiFi Combo Router. You can refer to the following if you are having problems. 1 Why can’t I configure the router even the cable is plugged and the LED is lit? Do a Ping test to make sure that the WiFi Combo Note:...
  • Page 53 Select Properties to ensure that all drivers are installed properly. Look under Device Status to see if the device is working properly. Click “OK”. 2 What can I do if my Ethernet connection does not work properly? Make sure the RJ45 cable connect with the router. Ensure that the setting on your Network Interface Card adapter is “Enabled”.
  • Page 54 Why my 3G connection is keep dropping? Please check 3G signal strength from your ISP in your environment is above middle level. 4 Something wrong with the wireless connection? Can’t setup a wireless connection? Ensure that the SSID and the encryption settings are exactly the same to the Clients.
  • Page 55 5 What to do if I forgot my encryption key? 1. Go back to advanced setting to set up your Encryption key again. 2. Reset the WiFi Combo Router to default setting 6 How to reset to default? 1. Ensure the WiFi Combo Router is powered on 2.

  • Page 56: Appendix A. Spec Summary Table

    Appendix A. Spec Summary Table 3G Access USB port Standards IEEE 802.11b/g IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11 B\G\N 11B: 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps Data Rate 11G: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Mbps 11N: Max physical rate up to 150Mbps Frequency 2.4 –...

  • Page 57: Appendix B. Licensing Information

    Appendix B. Licensing information This product includes copyrighted third-party software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Please refer to the GNU General Public License below to check the detailed terms of this license. The following parts of this product are subject to the GNU GPL, and those software packages are copyright by their respective authors.
  • Page 58 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it.
  • Page 59 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION 0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the terms of this General Public License. The "Program", below, refers to any such program or work, and a "work based on the Program"...
  • Page 60 a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or, b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange;...
  • Page 61 integrity of the free software distribution system, which is implemented by public license practices. Many people have made generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice.
  • Page 62 低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法 第十二條 型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或 使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性 及功能。 第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通 信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時 方得繼續使用。 前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。 低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波 輻射性電機設備之干擾。 註１：廠商在出廠時，會利用軟體鎖定頻道，讓終端使用者 無法任意選擇頻道。 註２：此產品頻道選擇，只提供Auto、1、2.11等11個頻道。...

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