Zalip CDM532AM User Manual

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CDM532AM-001
WiFi Mobile Router
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  • Page 1 User Manual CDM532AM-001 WiFi Mobile 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 ............ 8 2.1 EASY SETUP BY WINDOWS UTILITY............8 2.2 EASY SETUP BY CONFIGURING WEB PAGES..........
  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding product: CDM532AM, WiFi Mobile Router. This product is specifically designed for mobile user who needs to have the Internet access beyond his/her home and office. It provides a complete solution for Internet surfing and broadband sharing.
  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    1.2 Hardware Installation A. Hardware configuration Reset RJ45 WPS Button WAN Mode Switch Power Jack Power/ Status LED Internet LED...
  • Page 6 B. LED indicators Power/ Status LED Blinking Color Status Description Speed Green Blinking Slow Device is on and system is working Green Blinking Quick Device is in Wi-Fi WPS mode None Device is powered off Internet LED Blinking Color Status Description Speed Solid...
  • Page 7 C. Installation Steps for 3G Connection Step 1. Plug in power: Connect with the power adapter to the receptor on the back panel of it. Then the device will be powered on. Step 2. Set WAN mode switch: Set WAN mode switch at “3G” side. Step 3.
  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Getting Started With Easy Setup

    Chapter 2 Getting Started with Easy Setup There are two approaches for you to set up the WiFi Mobile 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 9 Step 4: Click “Next” to continue. Step 5: Select Enable for Wireless if you want to setup WLAN configurations. Then click “Next” to continue. Step 6: Enter SSID, Channel and Security options, and then click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 10 Step 7: This utility will detect your WAN service automatically, or you can choose it by yourself. Here we check “Let me select WAN service by myself”. Step 8: Select 3G Service by clicking 3G icon to continue. Note. If you set WAN switch to “DSL”...
  • Page 11 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: This page will show new configurations you have set. Click “Next” to continue. Step 11: The WiFi Mobile Router is rebooted to make your entire configuration take effect.
  • Page 12 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: WAN connection is tested successfully. Clink “Finish” button to quit this utility.
  • Page 13: 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 14 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. Please set LAN IP address of this device. If you want to use 3G service as the main Internet access, please choose WAN type as “3G”.
  • Page 15 Step 4: Setup 3G profile. Select “Auto Detection”. Step 5: Setup your Wireless Network and SSID. Step 6: Setup Wireless Security configurations.
  • Page 16 Step 7: Applying new configurations you have set. Click “Next” to continue. Step 8: The device will save all new settings, and reboot automatically. After reboot, it will try to connect to Internet according to new settings.
  • Page 17: 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. 3.1 Basic Network Setting...
  • Page 18 3.1.1. LAN(WiFi) & WAN 3.1.1.1 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.
  • Page 19 A. 3G This device supports different WAN types of connection for users to connect to remote wireless ISP, such as 3G (WCDMA, HSxPA, HSPA+, CDMA2000, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA), iBurst, or Wi-Fi Hotspot. Note. Users need to insert USB modem card for 3G and iBurst WAN connections. 1.
  • Page 20 4. Telecom*: select your telecom. 5. 3G Network*: select the 3G network 6. APN*: APN information for your 3G data card. It will show a value after you choose country and telecom. You can also change it manually. 7. PIN Code: Enter the PIN Code for your SIM card if required. (Optional) 8.
  • Page 21 B. iBurst 1. WAN Type: Choose iBurst for WAN connection. 2. Account: Enter the User Name for iBurst connection. 3. Password: Enter new Password for iBurst connection. 4. Primary DNS: You can assign a Primary DNS server if required. (Optional) 5.
  • Page 22 C. Wi-Fi HotSpot WAN Type: Choose Wi-Fi HotSpot. This WAN type allows you to share one Wi-Fi Hotspot account with your friends or colleagues. Local clients connect to this device via Wi-Fi connection, and surfing Internet by connecting to remote Wi-Fi Hotspot. Just follow a few steps below to connect to remote Wi-Fi HotSpot.
  • Page 23 Step 3: Click “Save” button to save settings after selecting. There will be a field here for you to input encryption key if remote Wi-Fi Hotspot or Wi-Fi AP requires. Step 4: Click “Reboot” button to restart device to take new settings effective.
  • Page 24 D. Dynamic IP Address 1. WAN Type: Choose Dynamic IP Address. 2. Host Name: Optional, required by some ISPs, for example, @Home. 3. ISP registered MAC Address: Some ISP (Cable company) will record your MAC address on PC. You can press “Clone” button to copy the MAC address on your PC here, or you can input it manually.
  • Page 25 E. Static IP Address 1. WAN Type: Choose Static IP Address. 2. WAN IP Address: Input the IP address you got from ISP. 3. Subnet Mask: Input the subnet mask of IP address you got from ISP. 4. WAN Gateway: Input the IP address of WAN gateway you got from ISP. 5.
  • Page 26 F. PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) 1. WAN Type: Choose PPP over Ethernet. 2. PPPoE Account and Password: The account and password your ISP assigned to you. 3. Primary DNS: You can indicate IP address of primary DNS if required. 4. Secondary DNS: You can indicate IP address of secondary DNS if required. 5.
  • Page 27 G. PPTP 1. WAN Type: Choose PPTP. 2. IP Mode: You can select “Static IP Address” or “Dynamic IP Address”. 3. My IP Address*, My Subnet Mask*, and Gateway IP*: The IP address, subnet mask, and IP address of gateway your ISP assigned to you. 4.
  • Page 28 H. L2TP 1. WAN Type: Choose L2TP. 2. IP Mode: You can select “Static IP Address” or “Dynamic IP Address”. 3. My IP Address*, My Subnet Mask*, and Gateway IP*: The IP address, subnet mask, and IP address of gateway your ISP assigned to you. 4.
  • Page 29 3.1.1.2 Wireless Wireless settings allow you to set the WLAN (WiFi) configuration items. 1. Wireless Module: You can enable or disable WLAN function. 2. Network ID (SSID): Network ID is used for identifying the Wireless LAN (WLAN). (The factory default setting is “default”) 3.
  • Page 30 Shared Shared key authentication relies on the fact that both stations taking part in the authentication process have the same "shared" key or passphrase. The shared key is manually set on both the client station and the AP/router. Three types of shared key authentication are available today for home or small office WLAN environments.
  • Page 31 By pressing “WPS Setup”, you can configure and enable the easy setup feature WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) for your wireless network. 1. WPS: You can enable this function by selecting “Enable”. WPS offers a safe and easy way to allow the wireless clients connected to your wireless network. 2.
  • Page 32 3.1.2. NAT In this section, you can configure Virtual Server, Special AP, and DMZ settings. 3.1.2.1 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.
  • Page 33 3.1.2.2 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. The Special Applications feature allows some of these applications to work with this product.
  • Page 34 3.1.2.3 DMZ 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.
  • Page 35 3.1.3. 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 36 3.1.3.2 Dynamic Routing Dynamic Routing: Routing Information Protocol (RIP) will exchange information about destinations for computing routes throughout the network. Please select RIPv2 only if you have different subnet in your network. Otherwise, please select RIPv1 if you need this protocol.
  • Page 37 3.1.4. Client/Server/Proxy In this section, you can configure DHCP Server and DDNS settings. 3.1.4.1 DHCP Server 1. DHCP Server: Choose either Disable or Enable. If you enable the DHCP Server function, the following settings will be effective. 2. IP Pool Starting/Ending Address: Whenever there is a request, the DHCP server will automatically allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer.
  • Page 38 Press “Fixed Mapping” and the DHCP Server will reserve the special IP for designated MAC address.
  • Page 39 3.1.4.2 Dynamic DNS To host your server on a changing IP address, you have to use dynamic domain name service (DDNS). So that anyone wishing to reach your host only needs to know the name of it. Dynamic DNS will map the name of your host to your current IP address, which changes each time you connect your Internet service provider.
  • Page 40: Advanced Network Setting

    3.2 Advanced Network Setting This router also support many advanced network features, such as firewall, QoS, and UPnP. You can finish those configurations in this section. 3.2.1 Firewall The firewall functions include Packet Filters, Domain Filters, URL Blocking, and MAC Control. 3.2.1.1 Firewall Status This page shows all firewall rules that you have set.
  • Page 41 3.2.1.2 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 42 For source or destination IP address, you can define a single IP address (4.3.2.1) or a range of IP addresses (4.3.2.1-4.3.2.254). An empty implies all IP addresses. For destination port, you can define a single port (80) or a range of ports (1000-1999). An empty implies all port addresses.
  • Page 43 3.2.1.3 Domain Filters Domain Filter prevents users under this device from accessing specific domains. 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 Internet domains.
  • Page 44 3.2.1.4 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 45 3.2.1.5 MAC Address 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 46 3.2.1.6 Others 1. Discard PING from WAN side: When this feature is enabled, any host on the WAN cannot ping this product. 2. DoS Attack Detection: When this feature is enabled, the router will detect and log the DoS attack comes from the Internet. Currently, the router can detect the following DoS attack: SYN Attack, WinNuke, Port Scan, Ping of Death, Land Attack etc.
  • Page 47: Qos

    3.2.2 QoS Provide different priorities 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 48: Management

    3.2.3 Management 3.2.3.1 UPnP The device supports the UPnP function. If the OS of your client computer supports this function, and you enabled it, like Windows XP, you can see the following icon when the client computer gets IP from the device.
  • Page 49 3.2.3.2 SNMP 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. This device can support SNMP v1 and v2c 1.
  • Page 50: System

    3.3 System 3.3.1 System Information This page will show current WAN type, and system time. 3.3.2 System Status 3.3.2.1 Web Log You can view the System Information and System log, and download/clear the System log, in this page.
  • Page 51 3.3.2.2 Syslog With enabling Syslog function, this device will send log to certain host periodically. You need to install a syslog utility on a host to receive syslogs. IP Address for Sys log: Host IP of destination where sys log will be sent to. Check Enable to enable this function.
  • Page 52 3.3.3 System Tools 3.3.3.1 Account & Password You can change the System Password here. We strongly recommend you to change the system password after you receive this device. 3.3.3.2 Firmware Upgrade If new firmware is available, you can upgrade router firmware here. Press “browse”...
  • Page 53 3.3.3.3 System Time You can set system time of this router here. 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.
  • Page 54 3.3.3.4 Others 1. Backup Setting: You can backup your settings by clicking the “Backup” button, and save it as a bin file. Once you want to restore these settings, please follow the same instructions for Firmware Upgrade. 2. Reset to Default: You can reset this device to factory default settings by clicking the Reset button.
  • Page 55 3.3.4 Scheduling You can set the schedule time to decide when service will be activated. 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 56 3.3.5 MMI 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 57: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 4 . Troubleshooting This Chapter provides solutions to problems for the installation and operation of the WiFi Mobile 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 Mobile It is recommended that you use...
  • Page 58 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 59 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 60 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 Mobile Router to default setting 6 How to reset to default? 1. Ensure the WiFi Mobile Router is powered on 2.
  • Page 61: Appendix A. Spec Summary Table

    Appendix A. Spec Summary Table Wireless WAN USB 2.0 for external 3G/3.75G modem RJ-45 port, 10/100Mbps, WAN/LAN Ethernet WAN/LAN Configurable Antenna PIFA internal antenna WPS Button For WPS connection Reset Button Reset router setting to factory default LED Indication Status/ Internet ●...
  • Page 62: 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 63 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 64 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 65 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 66 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.

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