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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Content CHAPTER 1. ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................ 2 ........................2 URPOSES ........................2 ONVENTIONS ..................2 VERVIEW OF THIS UIDE CHAPTER 2. INTRODUCTION................3 ....................3 VERVIEW OF THE OUTER ........................3 EATURES ........................4 ANEL AYOUT 2.3.1 The Front Panel ....................... 4 2.3.2 The Rear Panel......................
54M Wireless Router User Guide Package contents The following contents should be found in your box: One WR54-01 54Mbps Wireless Router One AC power Adapter for WR54-01 54Mbps Wireless Router Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for WR54-01 54Mbps Wireless Router, including: •...
54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 1. About this Guide Thank you for choosing the WR54-01 54Mbps Wireless Router. This router provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks. With your network all connected, your local wired or wireless network can share Internet access, files and fun for multiple PCs through one ISP account.
The WR54-01 54Mbps Wireless Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. The WR54-01 54Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better than ever, sharing Internet Access, files and fun, easily and securely.
Panel Layout 2.3.1 The Front Panel The front panel of the WR54-01 consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left to right. Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router.
The rear panel contains the following features. (View from left to right:) AC power socket: Please use the power adapter which is supplied with the WR54-01 54Mbps Wireless Router only, the use of a different adapter may result in product damage.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 3. Connecting the Router System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (you do not need it if you connect the router to the Ethernet) Each PC in the LAN needs a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45...
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 3-1 Hardware Installation of the WR54-01 54Mbps Wireless Router - 7 -...
TCP/IP configuration The default IP address of the WR54-01 54Mbps Wireless Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be seen from the LAN. They can be changed as you desire, as an example we use the default values for description in this guide.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in Figure 4-2, it means that your PC has not connected to the router. Figure 4-2 Failure result of Ping command...
With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and manage the WR54-01 54Mbps Wireless Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser. Connect to the router by typing http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of Web browser.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-5 Quick Setup Click Next, and then Choose WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 4-6. Figure 4-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet. Please select one compatible with your ISP.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-8 Quick Setup - Static IP Note: The IP parameters should have been provided by your ISP. IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP).
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices on your network. The default SSID is SHIRO. This value is case-sensitive. For example, SHIRO is NOT the same as shiro.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 5. Configuring the Router This chapter describes each Web page's key functions. Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are ten main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-1 Router Status - 15 -...
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide." Network Figure 5-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 5-2): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.4.2 WAN You can configure the WAN port parameters on this page. First, please choose the WAN Connection Type (Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/802.1X + Dynamic IP/802.1X + Static IP/Big Pond Cable/L2TP/PPTP) for Internet. The default type is Dynamic IP. If you aren’t given any login parameters (fixed IP Address, logging ID, etc), please select Dynamic...
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide If you choose PPPoE, you should enter the following parameters (Figure 5-6): Figure 5-6 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from the Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide and enter the IP Address in dotted-decimal notation, which your ISP provided. Detect Online Interval - The default value is 0, you can input the value between 0 and 120. The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval between seconds. If the value is 0, it means, do not detect.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP Password - Enter the password for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP. Click Login to start 802.1X authentication. Click Logout to end 802.1X authentication.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-10 Big Pond Settings User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-11 L2TP Settings User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-12 PPTP Settings User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port, which is used for the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-15 Wireless Settings SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is SHIRO, but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a different value.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide The default region is United States. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, Click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. Note Dialog Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide • Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station request. • Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication. • Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 seconds or from 30 seconds and up, 1-29 seconds are not usable figures. Enter 0 to disable the update.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access. Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled. Privilege - Select the privileges for this entry. You may select one of the following Allow / Deny / 64-bit / 128-bit / 152-bit.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. Click the Save button to save this entry. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-6. Note: When 64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit is selected, WEP Key will be enabled.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide button. 6. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station C in the Description field, select 128-bit in the Privilege pull-down list, enter 2F34D20BE2E54B326C5476586A in the WEP Key field and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer. Start IP Address - This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.2 is the default start address.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. Before the time is up, DHCP client will request to renew the lease automatically. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click on the Refresh button.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-27 Virtual Servers Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY, XXX is the start port, YYY is the end port).
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide If so, select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server. To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide 3. When necessary the external host will be able to connect to the local host using one of the ports defined in the Incoming Ports field. Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will "Trigger"...
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide There are many popular applications in the Popular Application list. You can select it, and the application will fill in the Trigger Port, incoming Ports Range boxes and select the Enable checkbox. It has the same effect as adding a new rule.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall related to the host will not work. 5.7.4 UPnP The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide There are six submenus under the Security menu (shown in Figure 5-33): Firewall, IP Address Filtering, Domain Filtering, MAC Filtering, Remote Management and Advanced Security. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-35 IP address Filtering To disable the IP Address Filtering feature, keep the default setting, Disabled. To set up an IP Address Filtering entry, click Enable Firewall and Enable IP Address Filtering on the Firewall page, and click the Add New…...
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide WAN IP- Enter a WAN IP Address or a range of WAN IP Addresses in the field, in dotted-decimal notation format. For example, 61.145.238.6 – 61.145.238.47. Keep the field open, which means all WAN IP Addresses have been put into the field.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.8.3 Domain Filtering The Domain Filtering page (shown in Figure 5-37) allows you to control access to certain websites on the Internet by specifying their domains or key words. Figure 5-37 Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. Click the Save button to save this entry. To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-39 MAC address Filtering Before setting up MAC Filtering entries, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable MAC Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. To Add a MAC Address filtering entry, clicking the Add New…...
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Remote Management IP Address - This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet. The default IP Address is 0.0.0.0. It means this function is disabled. To enable this function, change the default IP Address to another IP Address as desired.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide will the flood filters be effective. Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering. ICMP-FLOOD Packets threshold: (5 ~ 3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600 packets. When the current ICMP-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the router will start up the blocking function immediately.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Clear All button to clear all displayed entries. After the table is empty the blocked host will regain the capability to access Internet. Click the Return button to return to the Advanced Security page.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. Modify the information. Click the Save button.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide • Modify - Edit or delete item. When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP &...
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 5.10.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 5.11.1 Dyndns.org DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as shown in Figure 5-51: Figure 5-51 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings...
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-52 Oray.net DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-53 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.12.1 Time You can set time manually or get GMT from the Internet for the router on this page (shown in...
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide The time will be lost if the router is turned off. The router will obtain GMT automatically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet. 5.12.2 Firmware The page (shown in Figure 5-56) allows you to upgrade the latest version firmware to keep your router up-to-date.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.12.3 Factory Defaults This page (shown in Figure 5-57) allows you to restore the factory default settings for the router. Figure 5-57 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.12.5 Reboot This page (shown in Figure 5-59) allows you to reboot the router. Figure 5-59 Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot the router. Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: •...
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 5.12.7 Log This page (shown in Figure 5-61) allows you to query the logs of the router. Figure 5-61 System Log The router can keep logs of all traffic.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective. Packets Statistics Interval - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? Login to the router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Login to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-7 Remote Management Note: If the above configuration takes effect, to configure to the router by typing http://192.168.1.1:88 the LAN users (the router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed.
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: Setting IP address automatically...
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 3 Setting IP address manually Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available If the router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, type IP address is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX...
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ™ WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x 2x to 3x eXtended Range ™ to 3x eXtended Range WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless connections. With this ™...
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WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide network to a different IP address for the Internet. PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection.
WR54-01 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the WR54-01 54Mbps Wireless Router, please contact us. http://www.shirocorp.com Website: - 79 -...
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