Hawking HI-GAIN HAW2R1 User Manual

Hawking HI-GAIN HAW2R1 User Manual

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  • Page 1 HAW2R1 HI-GAIN WIRELESS-300N SMART REPEATER PRO website www.hawkingtech.com USER’S MANUAL e-mail techsupport@hawkingtech.com © COPYRIGHT 2010 HAWKING TECHNOLOGIES,INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright ©2010 by Hawking Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means,...
  • Page 3 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter I: Product Information ................... 1   1-1 Introduction and safety information ................. 1   1-2 Safety Information ....................3   1-3 System Requirements ....................5   1-4 Package Contents ...................... 6   Chapter II: Basic Configuration and Setup ............... 10  ...
  • Page 6 3-4-3 Wireless Security ..................... 70   3-4-4 Wireless Access Control .................. 79     3-4-5 WPS - Wi-Fi Protected Setup ................82 3-4-6 Security Tips for Wireless Network ..............85   Chapter IV: Advanced Functions ..................86   4-1 Quality of Service (QoS) ..................86  ...
  • Page 7: Chapter I: Product Information

    802.11n within your local surroundings, the Hi-Gain™ Wireless-300N Smart Repeater Pro is the only repeater capable of recreating an independent network from any 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi source. The HAW2R1 features a full function Wireless-300N router as well as an 802.11b/g modem port.
  • Page 8  Allows you to monitor device and network status features: DHCP Client Log, System Log, Security Log and Device/Connection Status  Easy to use Web-based GUI for network configuration and management purposes  Remote management function allows configuration and upgrades from a remote computer (over the Internet) ...
  • Page 9: Safety Information

    1-2 Safety Information In order to maintain the safety of the users and properties, please adhere to the following safety instructions: 1. This Smart Repeater Pro is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this Smart Repeater Pro outdoors 2.
  • Page 10 experienced technician for help. 9. If you smell something strange, or even see some smoke coming out from the Smart Repeater Pro or power supply, remove the power supply or switch the electrical power off immediately, and call dealer of purchase for help.
  • Page 11: System Requirements

    1-3 System Requirements  A computer  Internet web browser  A wired or wireless networking adapter (e.g. AirPort card, built-in Ethernet adapter, etc.)  Broadband modem (e.g. Cable or DSL) or wireless Internet connection (e.g. Hotspot, 802.11b/g network, etc.)
  • Page 12: Package Contents

    1-4 Package Contents Before you start to use this Smart Repeater Pro, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:  1 x Hi-Gain™ Wireless-300N Smart Repeater Pro ...
  • Page 13 1-5 Product Overview Top Panel LED Name Light Status Description (Front Left to Right) Stable ON Smart Repeater Pro is switched on and correctly powered Stable OFF Smart Repeater Pro is off Slow Blinking Factory Default Reset (Reset button is held for longer than 5 seconds) Fast Blinking Standard Reset (Reset button is held for less than 5...
  • Page 14 Fast Blinking Normal Wireless Connection (Signal Strength between 36% and 70%) Local (LAN) Fast Blinking Connected with Traffic Wireless Stable ON Connected without Traffic Stable Off No Connection. Wireless LAN Off Wired Fast Blinking Connected with Traffic Internet Stable On Connected without Traffic Stable Off No Connection...
  • Page 15 to restore all settings to factory defaults. If pressed for less than 5 seconds, the Smart Repeater Pro will simply reboot. Wired (1 – 4) Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4. Used for wired connections to your computers and network devices. Wired Modem Wired Wide Area Network (WAN / Internet) port.
  • Page 16: Chapter Ii: Basic Configuration And Setup

    2. Connect the power adapter to the Smart Repeater Pro 3. Connect all ‘wired’ users to the HAW2R1 via the Wired Local Area Network (LAN) ports in grey. For wireless users, scan for the SSID of the Smart Repeater Pro (Smart_Repeater_Pro) and connect.
  • Page 17 If you do not plan on using the Wireless Internet Connection and instead plan on using a traditional wired modem connection (such as Cable or DSL) then you will need to attach the Ethernet cable from your modem to the blue ‘Modem’ port on the Smart Repeater Pro. This will allow the Smart Repeater Pro to function as a traditional wireless router.
  • Page 18: Accessing The Web Setup Menu

    2-2 Accessing the Web Setup Menu After your Smart Repeater Pro has been connected and powered the next step is to access the Web Menu for initial configuration. To do this, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address setting). Try to access: http://setup.hawkingtech.com (or try typing: http://192.168.5.200 into your Internet browser’s address bar) If the Web Menu appears you can skip the next steps and go to step 2-3.
  • Page 19: Windows 95/98/Me Ip Address Setup

    2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP Address Setup: 1. Click “Start” button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network icon, and Network window will appear. Select “TCP/IP”, then click “Properties”. 2. Select “Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server” and then click “OK”.
  • Page 21: Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup

    2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP Address Setup: 1. Click “Start” button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon; click Local Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”...
  • Page 23: Windows Xp Ip Address Setup

    2-2-3 Windows XP IP Address Setup: 1. Click “Start” button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click ‘Properties’...
  • Page 25: Windows Vista/7 Ip Address Setup

    2-2-4 Windows Vista/7 IP Address Setup: 1. Click “Start” button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Under Network and Internet, Click View Network Status and Tasks, then click Manage Network Connections/Change Adapter Settings on the right hand column.
  • Page 27: Mac Os X Ip Address Setup

    2-2-5 Mac OS X IP Address Setup Go to your system preferences, go to network. Select your network connection. Make sure “Configure” is set to “Using DHCP”.
  • Page 28: Smart Repeater Pro Ip Address Lookup

    2-2-6 Smart Repeater Pro IP address lookup After your computer obtained an IP address from Smart Repeater Pro, please start your web browser, and input the IP address of Smart Repeater Pro in address bar. The following message should be shown (or you may type in http://setup.hawkingtech.com access the quick setup menu): Please input user name and password in the field respectively, default user name is...
  • Page 29: Quick Setup

    2-3 Quick Setup This Smart Repeater Pro provides a “Quick Setup” procedure, which will help you to complete all required settings you need to access the Internet in a very short time. Please follow the following instructions to complete the “Quick Setup”: a.
  • Page 31 b. Click “Scan” to locate all the networks within your area. Once you have found the network you wish to repeat, highlight it and click “Connect”. Each wireless network will be listed with their respective signal strengths and whether or not they are using security.
  • Page 32 settings of your Internet Connection. Most networks use Dynamic IP settings to automatically assign IP Addresses to incoming connections. Click “Apply”. If the network you are connecting does not use Dynamic IP settings or you wish to manually configure your IP, you can choose “Manual Setup”. d.
  • Page 33 e. When the connection has been established the wizard will prompt you if you wish to adjust the name of the wireless network used within your home (a.k.a. the SSID of the network that users will be connecting to from within your home – the redistributed wireless network).
  • Page 34 f. Click “Finish” to complete your setup. Then press “Apply” to initiate the restart of your Smart Repeater Pro. Allow the Smart Repeater Pro to reboot.
  • Page 35 After the system restarts, you can test your Internet connection to check that your setup was successful. Once your Internet connection has tested successfully your setup is officially complete.
  • Page 36: Network Pass Through (Bridge Mode)

    2-3-1 Network Pass Through (Bridge Mode) The Smart Repeater Pro by default creates a separate wireless network. When you search for wireless networks, you will see your original as well as the Smart Repeater. Because of these default settings, wireless devices connected to the Smart Repeater Pro will be on a separate IP range.
  • Page 37: Chapter Iii: General Setup

    Chapter III: General Setup In this chapter, you’ll learn how to change the time zone, password, and remote management settings. Please start your web browser and log onto Smart Repeater Pro web management interface (See Section 2-2), then click on the “General Setup” tab. 3-1 System The system page allows you to configure the time zone, password settings and remote management...
  • Page 38: Time Zone

    3-1-1 Time Zone Please follow the following instructions to set time zone and time auto-synchronization parameters: Please click “System” tab in menu on the left of web management interface, then click on “Time Zone”. Please select the correct time zone from the drop-down list, and input the IP address or host name of time server.
  • Page 39: Change Management Password

    3‐1‐2 Change Management Password The default password of this Smart Repeater Pro is “1234”, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it. This is very important when you have wireless function enabled.
  • Page 40 If the password you typed in “New Password” and “Confirmed Password” fields are not the same, you’ll see the following message: Please retype the new password again when you see above message. If you see the following message: This error displays when the “Current Password” field is entered incorrectly. Click “OK”...
  • Page 41: Remote Management

    3-1-3 Remote Management This Smart Repeater Pro by default does not allow management access from the Internet in order to prevent possible security risks. However, you can still manage this Smart Repeater Pro from a specific IP address by enabling the “Remote Management” Function. To do so, please follow these instructions: Click the “General Setup”...
  • Page 42: Internet Connection (Setup)

    When you finish with all of your settings, click “Apply” and you’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro so the settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 43: Setup Procedure For Wireless Internet Connection

    3-2 Internet Connection (Setup) The Wireless Internet connection setup can be configured through the “Quick Setup” menu described in Chapter 2-3. However for a more detailed setup of either a wired setup (via DSL or Cable Modem) or a wireless Internet connection setup click on the “General Setup Tab”...
  • Page 44 You may manually enter the SSID of the wireless network you plan on connecting to or you can click “Site Survey” to have the web interface scan for local networks in your vicinity. (See Site Survey Menu below)
  • Page 45 After you have selected a wireless Internet connection network, you may configure the security settings for that network if required. Select the security type and the encryption method and enter the appropriate key for the network you plan on connecting to. Under IP Settings Most networks use Dynamic IP settings to automatically assign IP Addresses to incoming connections.
  • Page 46: Setup Procedure For 'Wired Internet Connections

    3-2-2 Setup procedure for ‘Wired Internet Connections: To setup a wired Internet connection such as Cable Modem or DSL, click “Configure” next to “Wired Internet Connection” A menu will appear with a choice of wired Internet connection types. Select the one that fits your connection and scroll to the menu describing your selection below.
  • Page 47 Dynamic IP - Please go to section 3-2-2-1 Fixed IP - Please go to section 3-2-2-2 PPPoE - Please go to section 3-2-2-3 PPTP - Please go to section 3-2-2-4 L2TP - Please go to section 3-2-2-5...
  • Page 48 3-2-2-1 Setup procedure for Dynamic IP: Host Name (1): Please input host name of your computer, this is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to do so. MAC Address (2): Please input MAC address of your computer, if your service provider only permits computer with certain MAC address to access internet.
  • Page 49 Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro so the settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 50 3-2-2-2 Setup procedure for ‘Static IP’: IP address assigned Please input IP address assigned by your Service by your service provider. Provider (1): Subnet Mask (2): Please input subnet mask assigned by your service provider Service Provider Please input the IP address of DNS Gateway Address (3): server provided by your service provider.
  • Page 51 Before you click “Apply” to reboot, be sure to click on the DNS settings on the left and input your ISP’s DNS settings. (See Section 3-2-3). Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro.
  • Page 52 3-2-2-3 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE’: User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. Service Name (3): Please give a name to this Internet service, this is optional MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network connection here.
  • Page 53 connection is interrupted, the Smart Repeater Pro will re-connect automatically. Connect On-Demand – Only connect when you want to surf the Internet. “Idle Time Out” is set to stop the connection when the network traffic is not sending or receiving after an idle time. Manual –...
  • Page 54 3-2-2-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPTP’: PPTP requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting: Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’...
  • Page 55 PPTP settings section: User ID (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. PPTP Gateway (3): Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway assigned by your Internet service provider here.
  • Page 56 type (7): connection you wish to use, please refer to section 2-5-3 for detailed descriptions. Idle Time Out (8): Please input the idle time out of Internet connection you wish to use, and refer to section 2-5-3 for detailed descriptions. Setting item ‘BEZEQ-ISRAEL’...
  • Page 57 3-2-2-5 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP’: User ID (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. L2TP Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway Gateway (3): assigned by your Internet service provider here.
  • Page 58: Setup Procedure For 'Dns

    3-2-3 Setup procedure for ‘DNS’: If you select “Dynamic IP” or “PPPoE” as Internet connection method, at least one DNS server’s IP address should be assigned automatically. However, if you chose “Static IP” have preferred DNS server, or your service provider didn’t assign the IP address of DNS server for any reason, you can input the IP address of DNS server here.
  • Page 59 be displayed on your web browser: Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 60: Setup Procedure For 'Ddns

    3-2-4 Setup procedure for ‘DDNS’: DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is an IP-to-Hostname mapping service for those Internet users who don’t have a static (fixed) IP address. It will be a problem when such users want to provide services to other users on the Internet, because their IP address will vary every time when connected to the Internet, and other users will not be able to know the IP address they’re using at any certain time.
  • Page 61 Domain Name (3): Input the domain name you’ve obtained from DDNS service provider. Account / Input account or email of DDNS registration. E-Mail (4): Password / Key (5): Input DDNS service password or key. After you finish with all of your settings, click “Apply” and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Press “Go Back”...
  • Page 62: Home Network (Lan: Local Area Network) Configuration

    3-3 Home Network (LAN: Local Area Network) Configuration A LAN is the network within your home. All computers accessing your Internet connection through the Smart Repeater Pro are considered part of your Home Network. Each of these users will either have their own manually configured IP address or an automatically configured IP address from the Smart Repeater Pro via its DHCP server.
  • Page 63 Please follow the following instructions to set wired LAN parameters: Click the “Home Network” tab at the left menu of the web management interface, there are three setup groups here: “LAN IP”, “DHCP Server”, and “Static DHCP Leases Table”.
  • Page 64: Lan Ip Section

    3-3-1 LAN IP section: IP address (1): Please input the IP address of this Smart Repeater Pro. This is the IP address used to access your Smart Repeater Pro. Make sure to make note of the new IP Address after you change it since the old one will no longer work.
  • Page 65 Recommended (Default) Values if you don’t know what to fill: IP Address: 192.168.1.200 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 802.1d Spanning Tree: Disabled DHCP Server: Enabled...
  • Page 66: Dhcp Server

    3-3-2 DHCP Server: These settings are only available when ‘DHCP Server’ in ‘LAN IP’ section is “Enabled”. Lease Time (1): Please choose a lease time (the duration that every computer can keep a specific IP address) of every IP address assigned by this Smart Repeater Pro from dropdown menu.
  • Page 67: Static Dhcp Leases Table

    3-3-3 Static DHCP Leases Table: This function allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever, so you don’t have to set the IP address for a computer, and still enjoy the benefit of using DHCP server. A maximum of 16 static IP addresses can be assigned here. (If you set “Lease Time”...
  • Page 68 If you want to delete a specific item, check the “Select” box of a MAC address and IP address mapping (1), then click “Delete” button (2); if you want to delete all mappings, click “Delete All” (3). After you finish all LAN settings, click “Apply” on the bottom of this page. After you click “Apply”, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Press “Go Back”...
  • Page 69: Wireless Home Network (Wlan) Configuration

    3-4 Wireless Home Network (WLAN) Configuration If your computer, PDA, game console, or other network devices has a wireless network adapter, you can use the wireless function of this Smart Repeater Pro to let them connect to Internet and share resources with other computers on your wired home network.
  • Page 70: Basic Wireless Settings

    3-4-1 Basic Wireless Settings Click “Basic Setup” menu at the top of web management interface, then click “Basic Settings”, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Band (1): Please select the radio band from one of following options:...
  • Page 71 2.4 GHz (B) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network clients to connect to this Smart Repeater Pro (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps). 2.4 GHz (N) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network clients to connect to this Smart Repeater Pro (maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).
  • Page 72 Number’, 1 to 11 for USA. (This product is only for use in the USA and is restricted to usage of the channels 1-11 only)You can choose any channel number you want to use, and almost all wireless clients can locate the channel you’re using automatically without any problem.
  • Page 73: Advanced Wireless Settings

    3-4-2 Advanced Wireless Settings This Smart Repeater Pro provides some advanced controls of the wireless parameters. If you want to configure these settings, click the “Advanced Settings” selection from the left side menu under “Wireless Home”, and the following message will be displayed: Fragment Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio.
  • Page 74 value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 100. DTIM Period (4): Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 3. Data Rate (5): Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value.
  • Page 75 WMM(12): Short for Wi-Fi Multimedia, it will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia contents when they’re being transferred over a wireless network. If you don’t know what it is / not sure if you need it, it’s safe to set this option to “Enable”, however, default value is “Disable”.
  • Page 76: Wireless Security

    3-4-3 Wireless Security It’s very important to set wireless security settings properly! Consequences of wireless networks without security include intrusion from hackers and malicious users that can steal valuable data from your network. It is highly recommended to setup security settings for your wireless network.
  • Page 77 3-4-3-1 Disable Wireless Security When you select this mode, data encryption is disabled, and every wireless device in proximity will be able to connect your wireless Smart Repeater Pro if no other security measure is enabled (like MAC address access control - see section 3-4-4, or disable ESSID broadcast).
  • Page 78 3-4-3-2 WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy When you select this mode, the wireless Smart Repeater Pro will use WEP encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup item: Key Length (2): There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and 128-bit.
  • Page 79 Default Tx Key (4): You can set up to four sets of WEP key, and you can decide which key is being used by default here. If you don’t know which one you should use, select “Key 1”. Encryption Key Input WEP key characters here, the number of 1 to 4 (5): characters must be the same as the number displayed at “Key...
  • Page 80 After you finish with the WEP settings, click “Apply” and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 81 3-4-3-3 WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access: When you select this mode, the wireless Smart Repeater Pro will use WPA encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser: WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Cipher Suite (2): Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed.
  • Page 82 Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots. NOTE: Some wireless clients (especially those manufactured before year 2003) only support WEP or WPA (TKIP) cipher.
  • Page 83 3-4-3-4 WPA RADIUS: If you have a RADIUS server, this Smart Repeater Pro can work with it and provide safer wireless authentication. WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Cipher Suite: Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed.
  • Page 84 Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 85: Wireless Access Control

    3‐4‐4 Wireless Access Control This function will help you to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless Smart Repeater Pro; only those wireless devices who have the MAC address you assigned here can gain access to your wireless Smart Repeater Pro. You can use this function with other security measures described in previous section, to create a safer wireless environment.
  • Page 86 Enable Wireless To enforce MAC address filtering, Access Control (4): you have to check ‘Enable Wireless Access Control’. When this item is unchecked, wireless Smart Repeater Pro will not enforce MAC address filtering of wireless clients. MAC Address (5): Input the MAC address of your wireless devices here, dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) are not required.
  • Page 87 Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 88: Wps - Wi-Fi Protected Setup

    3-4-5 WPS - Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build a secure connection between wireless users and the Smart Repeater Pro. You do not have to select the specific wireless security encryption mode and input a long encryption passphrase each time a wireless user connects to your network.
  • Page 89 Enable WPS (1) Check this box to enable WPS function, uncheck it to disable WPS. Wi-Fi Protected WPS-related system information will be displayed here Setup Information (2) WPS Status: If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless Smart Repeater Pro is properly set, you’ll see ‘Configured’...
  • Page 90 SSID: The SSID of the Smart Repeater Pro will be displayed here. Authentication Mode: The wireless security authentication mode of the Smart Repeater will be displayed here. If you do not enable the security function of the Smart Repeater Pro before WPS is activated, the Smart Repeater Pro will automatically set the security to WPA (AES) and generate a set passphrase key for a WPS connection.
  • Page 91: Security Tips For Wireless Network

    3-4-6 Security Tips for Wireless Network Here are some quick tips to help you improve the security level of your wireless network: 1. Never use simple words (like school, apple and computer) as WEP encryption or WPA passphrase security keys. 2.
  • Page 92: Chapter Iv: Advanced Functions

    Chapter IV: Advanced Functions 4-1 Quality of Service (QoS) Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the internet bandwidth with a preset connection quality of internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other to get internet bandwidth, and some applications which require guaranteed bandwidth (like video streaming and network telephone) will be affected, therefore an undesirable result will occur, like the interruption of video / audio transfer.
  • Page 93 Enable QoS (1): Check this box to enable QoS function, unselect this box if you don’t want to enforce QoS bandwidth limitations. Total Download You can set the limit of total download Bandwidth (2): bandwidth in kbits. To disable download bandwidth limitation, input ‘0’...
  • Page 94 Delete You can delete selected rules by clicking this Selected (7): button. You can select one or more rules to delete by check the “select” the box of the rule(s) you want to delete a time. If the QoS table is empty, this button will be grayed out and cannot be clicked.
  • Page 95: Add A New Qos Rule

    4-1-2 Add a new QoS rule After you click “Add” button in QoS menu, the following message will appear: Rule Name (1): Please give a name to this QoS rule (up to 15 alphanumerical characters) Bandwidth (2): Set the bandwidth limitation of this QoS rule. You have to select the data direction of this rule (Upload of Download), and the speed of bandwidth limitation in Kbps, then select the type of QoS: “guarantee”...
  • Page 96 Local Port Please input the range of local (source) Range (4): port number that will be affected by this rule. If you want to apply this rule on port 80 to 90, please input “80-90”; if you want to apply this rule on a single port, just input the port number, like “80”.
  • Page 97: Network Address Translation (Nat)

    4-2 Network Address Translation (NAT) Network address translations solve the problem of sharing a single IP address with multiple computers. Without NAT, all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to get connected to Internet, but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresses to every user.
  • Page 98 Press “Go Back” to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 99: Port Forwarding

    4-2-2 Port Forwarding This function allows you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of Internet IP address to the same port of the IP address on local network. The port number(s) of Internet IP address and private IP address (the IP address on local network) must be the same.
  • Page 100 computer. Type (4): Select the type of connection, TCP or UDP. If you’re not sure, please select ‘Both’. Port Range (5): Input the starting port number in the left field, and input the ending port number in the right field. If you only want to redirect a single port number, just fill the port number in the left field.
  • Page 101 Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 102: Virtual Server

    4-2-3 Virtual Server This function allows you to redirect a port on Internet IP address (on WAN port) to a specified port of an IP address on the local network. This allows you to setup an Internet service on the computer on the local network, without exposing it on the Internet directly. You can also build many sets of port redirections to provide many different Internet services on different local computers via a single Internet IP address.
  • Page 103 Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the Smart Repeater Pro will be listed here. You can easily to select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer. Private Port (4): Input the port number of the IP address which provides Internet service.
  • Page 104 Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 105: Port Mapping For Special Applications

    4-2-4 Port Mapping for Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection at a time; these applications won’t work with simple NAT rules. In order to make these applications work, you can use this function to let these applications work. Go to “Apps and Gaming” and click “Special Applications”.
  • Page 106 this particular application. UDP Port to Open (5): This is the out going (Outbound) range of UDP port numbers for this particular application. Comment (6): The description of this setting. Pop. Applications This section lists the more popular applications that (7): require multiple connections.
  • Page 107 After you finish with all of your settings, click “Apply” and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 108: Upnp Setting

    4-2-5 UPnP Setting This function enables network auto-configuration for peer-to-peer communications, with this function, network devices will be able to communicate with other devices directly, and learn information about other devices. Many network devices and applications rely on UPnP functions nowadays. Click “Apps and Gaming”...
  • Page 109 take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 110: Alg Settings

    4-2-6 ALG Settings Application Layer Gateway (ALG) is a special function of this Smart Repeater Pro. It includes many preset routing rules for numerous applications which require special support. With these supports, those applications which required special support will be able to work with NAT architecture.
  • Page 111 There are many applications listed here. Check the box for the special support for applications you need, and then click “Apply” and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply”...
  • Page 112: Firewall

    4-3 Firewall Besides NAT, this Smart Repeater Pro also provides firewall function to block malicious intruders from accessing your computers on local network. These functions include inbound attack prevention and blocking outbound traffic, like URLs which have pre-defined keywords. Please follow these instructions to enable or disable firewall function: Click “Security”...
  • Page 113 Press “Go Back” to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 114: Access Control

    4-3-1 Access Control This function allows or denies computers with specific MAC address from connecting to the network; it can also allow or deny computers with specific IP address, protocol, or port. Click “Security” tab at the top of web management interface, then click “Access Control”, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Enable MAC Check this box to enable MAC address based...
  • Page 115 other network devices. Client PC Please input the MAC address of computer MAC address (2): or network device here, dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) are not required. (i.e. If the MAC address label of your wireless device indicates “aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff”...
  • Page 116 addresses. Enable IP Check this box to enable IP address based Filtering Table (11): filtering, and please select “Deny” or “Allow” to decide the behavior of IP filtering table. If you select deny, all IP addresses listed in filtering table will be denied from connecting to the network;...
  • Page 117 “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 118 4‐3‐1‐1 Add PC After button is clicked, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Client PC Please input any text to describe this IP Description (1): address, up to 16 alphanumerical characters.
  • Page 119 Client PC IP Please input the starting IP address in the left address (2): field, and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses, or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address.
  • Page 120: Url Blocking

    4-3-2 URL Blocking If you want to prevent computers in a local network from accessing certain websites (like pornography, violence, or anything you wish to block), you can use this function to stop computers in a local network from accessing the site you define here. This function is useful for parents and company managers.
  • Page 121 Blocking (1): uncheck it to disable URL Blocking. URL/Keyword (2): Input the URL (host name or IP address of website, like http://www.blocked-site.com or http://11.22.33.44), or the keyword which is contained in URL (like pornography, cartoon, stock, or anything). Add (3): Click ‘Add’...
  • Page 122 Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 123: Dos Attack Prevention

    4-3-3 DoS Attack Prevention Denial of Service (DoS) is a common attack measure, by transmitting a great amount of data or request to your Internet IP address and server, the Internet connection will become very slow, and server may stop responding because it is not capable of handling too much traffic.
  • Page 124 Repeater Pro will filter this kind of packet out. Discard Ping Ping is a common and useful tool to know From WAN (2): the connection status of a specified remote network device, but some malicious intruder will try to fill your network bandwidth with a lot of PING request data packet, to make your internet connection become very slow, even unusable.
  • Page 125 Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 126 4-3-3-1 DoS - Advanced Settings When you click “Advanced” in DoS menu, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Ping of Death (1): Set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated. Please check the box of Ping of Death, and input the frequency of threshold (how many packets per second, minute, or hour), you can also input the “Burst”...
  • Page 127 be displayed on your web browser: Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 128: Demilitarized Zone (Dmz)

    4-3-4 Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) refers to a special area in your local network. This area resides in the local network, and all computers in this area use private IP addresses, too. But these private IP addresses are mapped to a certain Internet IP address, so other people on the Internet can fully access those computers in the DMZ.
  • Page 129 Public IP You can select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘Static IP’ here. address (2): If you select ‘Dynamic IP’, you have to select an Internet connection session from dropdown menu; if you select ‘Static IP’, please input the IP address that you want to map to a specific private IP address.
  • Page 130 be displayed on your web browser: Press “Go Back” to save the settings and go back to the web management interface; press “Apply” to save the settings made and restart the Smart Repeater Pro. The settings will take effect after it reboots.
  • Page 131: System Status

    4-4 System Status The functions described here will provide you with system related information. To enter system status menu, either click “Status” link located at the upper-right corner of web management interface, or click “Status” button in main menu. 4-4-1 System information and firmware version You can use this function to know the system information and firmware version of this Smart Repeater Pro.
  • Page 132: Internet Connection Status

    4-4-2 Internet Connection Status You can use this function to view the status of your current Internet connection. Click ‘Status’ menu at the top of web management interface, then select ‘Internet Connection’ from the left hand menu and the following message will be displayed: This information will vary depending on the connection status and the type of internet connection that you are using.
  • Page 133: Home Network

    4-4-3 Home Network The Home Network status page displays information regarding your local wireless home network and your wired home network. It will display the SSID of your home wireless network as well as the LAN IP settings of your home wired network. This information will vary depending on the device status.
  • Page 134: System Log

    4-4-4 System Log Important system events are logged here. You can use this function to check the event log of your Smart Repeater Pro. Click the “System Log” tab at the top of web management interface, and the following will be displayed on your web browser: The system events will be displayed in this page, and here are descriptions of every buttons: Save (1):...
  • Page 135 4-4-5 Security Log Information regarding your network and system security is kept here. You may use this function to check the security event log of your Smart Repeater Pro. Click the “Security Log” tab at the top of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: The system events will be displayed in this page: Save (1):...
  • Page 136: Active Dhcp Client List

    4-4-5 Active DHCP client list If you’re using the DHCP server function of this Smart Repeater Pro, you can use this function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this Smart Repeater Pro. Click the “Active DHCP client” tab at the top of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: All information about active DHCP leases issued by this Smart Repeater Pro will be displayed here.
  • Page 137: Statistics

    4-4-6 Statistics You can use this function to check the statistics of wireless, LAN, and WAN interface of this Smart Repeater Pro. Click the “Statistics” tab at the top of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Refresh”...
  • Page 138: Configuration Backup And Restore

    4-5 Configuration Backup and Restore You can backup all configurations of this Smart Repeater Pro to a file, so you can make several copies of Smart Repeater Pro configuration for security reasons. To backup or restore a Smart Repeater Pro configuration, follow these instructions: Click the “Admin”...
  • Page 139 Restore to Press “Reset” to remove all settings Factory Default (3): you made, and restore the configuration of this Smart Repeater Pro back to factory default settings.
  • Page 140: Firmware Upgrade

    4-6 Firmware Upgrade The system software used by this Smart Repeater Pro is known as ‘firmware’, just like any applications on your computer, when you replace the old application with a new one; your hardware will be equipped with new functions. You can also use this firmware upgrade to add new functions to your Smart Repeater Pro, even fix the bugs on this Smart Repeater Pro.
  • Page 141 Click “Browse” first, you’ll be prompted to provide the filename of the firmware upgrade file. Choose the file you downloaded earlier. After a firmware upgrade file is selected, click “Apply”, and the Smart Repeater Pro will start firmware upgrade procedure automatically. The procedure may take several minutes, please be patient.
  • Page 142: System Reboot

    4-7 System Reboot If you think you network performance is bad, or you find the behavior of the Smart Repeater Pro is strange, you can perform a Smart Repeater Pro reboot. It may solve the problem. To do so, click the “Tools” tab located at the upper-right corner of web management interface, then click “Reboot:”...
  • Page 143: Using The Support Utility

    4-8 Using the Support Utility The Smart Repeater Pro Support Utility is used to help troubleshoot a connection or easily access the basic configuration settings of the Smart Repeater Pro without having to log into the web interface. This Utility may often be used in conjunction with support calls from our support department or by the user when on site or for quick configuration purposes.
  • Page 144 Click on SCAN to locate the Smart Repeater Pro you wish to configure. Once selected click ‘CONNECT’ to connect to the Repeater. Note: before making any configurations on the Utility, you MUST be connected to a Repeater. The status of the Utility and Repeater connection is displayed on the bottom left corner.
  • Page 145 The Repeater Settings tab provides information on all current settings for the local network (LAN) as well as the Internet network (WAN). The firmware version and MAC Address are listed as well. The IP Address (LAN) tab allows you to enable or disable DHCP (automatic IP assignment to clients connecting to the Smart Repeater Pro) as well as make adjustments to the local IP Address of the Repeater.
  • Page 146 The Wireless Internet Connection tab allows you to see the current Internet (WAN) settings for the Repeater. From here you can also scan for other wireless networks detected by the Repeater and highlight them to change your Internet Connection source to begin repeating from a new wireless network.
  • Page 147 The Password Settings tab gives you access to change your current password for logging into the web interface. You will need to first enter your current login and password before you are able to change your login password. The Reset Settings tab allows you to reboot your Repeater in the event of a lock up or refresh while still saving all of your current settings.
  • Page 149: Chapter V: Appendix

    Chapter V: Appendix 5-1 Hardware Specification Flash: 4MB SDRAM: 16MB WAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 WAN Port: 802.11g Client LAN Ports: 10/100M UTP Port x 4 Outer Antennas: 3dBi Dipole Antenna x 2 (Reverse SMA) For WLAN (2T2R Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration) Center Antenna : 13dBi Dipole Antenna x 1 (Reverse SMA) For WAN (Dedicated Internet Antenna) Power: 12VDC, 1A Switching Power Adapter...
  • Page 150: Troubleshooting

    5-2 Troubleshooting If you found the Smart Repeater Pro is working improperly or stops responding, don’t panic! Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help, please read this troubleshooting first. Some problems can be solved by you in a very short time! Scenario Solution Internet Connection Test...
  • Page 151 could be a compatibly issue that is resolved with a newer firmware. Refer to section 4-6 for firmware upgrade instructions. Smart Repeater Pro is not a. Please check the connection of power cords and responding to me when I network cables of this Smart Repeater Pro. All want to access it by web cords and cables should be correctly and firmly browser...
  • Page 152 but you can still use other internet services, please check URL/Keyword filter. f. Try to reset the Smart Repeater Pro and try again later. g. Reset the device (modem) provided by your Internet service provider. h. Try to use IP address instead of hostname. If you can use IP address to communicate with a remote server, but can’t use hostname, please check the DNS setting.
  • Page 153 slow or breaks frequently try again. b. Source Internet connection is poor c. Try to reset the Smart Repeater Pro d. Multiple users may be accessing the Internet simultaneously. Attempt to download the file at another time. e. Contact Hawking Techsupport I can’t log onto web a.
  • Page 154: Glossary

    5-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Smart Repeater Pro): Every non-Smart Repeater Pro IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards the destination.
  • Page 155 bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, where each “b” can either be 0 or 1. A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern, and consists of consecutive leading 1’s followed by consecutive trailing 0’s, such as 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000. Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be described simply as “x”...
  • Page 156 NAT: Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address. Using the broadband Smart Repeater Pro’s NAT capability, you can access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP.
  • Page 157 Smart Repeater Pro: A Smart Repeater Pro is an intelligent network device that forwards packets between different networks based on network layer address information such as IP addresses. It provides modem access with any wireless 802.11b/g/n network and redistributes the signal via Ethernet or wireless Ethernet with full router capabilities. Subnet Mask: A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g.

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