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Page 1: User Manual
WAP-5813n Gigabit Wireless Router User Manual Version C1.0, May 20, 2009 260097-001... - Page 2 Copyright Copyright©2009 Comtrend Corporation. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary to Comtrend Corporation. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of Comtrend Corporation.
- Page 3 Protect Our Environment This symbol indicates that when the equipment has reached the end of its useful life, it must be taken to a recycling centre and processed separate from domestic waste. The cardboard box, the plastic contained in the packaging, and the parts that make up this router can be recycled in accordance with regionally established regulations.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION......................5 1.1 F ............................5 EATURES 1.2 A ...........................5 PPLICATION CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION......................6 2.1 H ...........................6 ARDWARE ETUP 2.2 LED I ..........................8 NDICATORS CHAPTER 3 WEB USER INTERFACE....................9 3.1 D .........................9 EFAULT ETTINGS 3.2 IP C ........................10 ONFIGURATION 3.3 L... - Page 5 CHAPTER 8 MANAGEMENT ......................58 8.1 S ............................58 ETTINGS 8.1.1 Backup Settings.......................58 8.1.2 Update Settings.......................58 8.1.3 Restore Default .......................59 8.2 S ..........................60 YSTEM 8.3 TR-069 C ..........................61 LIENT 8.4 I ..........................63 NTERNET 8.5 A .........................63 CCESS ONTROL 8.5.1 Passwords ........................63 8.6 U ........................64 PDATE OFTWARE...
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Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction The WAP-5813n Gigabit Wireless Router provides wired and wireless access for high-bandwidth applications in the home or office. It is designed to connect to an ADSL or GPON (Gigabit-Capable Passive Optical Network) modem. It includes one 10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet WAN port and four 10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports. -
Page 7: Chapter 2 Installation
2.2 LED Indicators for details). NOTE: If pressed down for more than 20 seconds, the WAP-5813n will go into a firmware update state (CFE boot mode). The firmware can then be updated using an Internet browser pointed to the default IP address. - Page 8 FRONT PANEL The Wi-Fi & WPS buttons are located on the bottom-left of the front panel, as shown. WI-FI BUTTON Press this button to enable/disable the wireless LAN (WLAN). WPS BUTTON Press this button to begin searching for WPS clients. These clients must also enable WPS push button mode.
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Page 9: Led Indicators
2.2 LED Indicators The front panel LED indicators are shown below and explained in the following table. This information can be used to check the status of the device and its connections. Color Mode Function The wireless module is ready. (i.e. -
Page 10: Chapter 3 Web User Interface
Chapter 3 Web User Interface This section describes how to access the device via the web user interface (WUI) using an Internet browser such as Internet Explorer (version 5.0 and later). 3.1 Default Settings The factory default settings of this device are summarized below. •... -
Page 11: Ip Configuration
3.2 IP Configuration DHCP MODE When the WAP-5813n powers up, the onboard DHCP server will switch on. Basically, the DHCP server issues and reserves IP addresses for LAN devices, such as your PC. To obtain an IP address from the DCHP server, follow the steps provided below. - Page 12 STATIC IP MODE In static IP mode, you assign IP settings to your PC manually. Follow these steps to configure your PC IP address to use subnet 192.168.1.x. NOTE: The following procedure assumes you are running Windows XP. However, the general steps involved are similar for most operating systems (OS).
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Page 13: Login Procedure
3.3 Login Procedure Perform the following steps to login to the web user interface. NOTE: The default settings can be found in section 3.1. STEP 1: Start the Internet browser and enter the default IP address for the device in the Web address field. For example, if the default IP address is 192.168.1.1, type http://192.168.1.1. - Page 14 STEP 3: After successfully logging in for the first time, you will reach this screen.
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Page 15: Chapter 4 Device Information
Chapter 4 Device Information The web user interface is divided into two windowpanes, the main menu (at left) and the display screen (on the right). The main menu has several options and selecting each of these options opens a submenu with more selections. NOTE: The menu items shown are based upon the configured connection(s) and user account privileges. -
Page 16: Wan
4.1 WAN Select WAN from the Device Info submenu to display the configured PVC(s). Heading Description Interface Name of the interface for WAN Description Name of the WAN connection Type Shows the connection type VlanMuxId Shows 802.1Q VLAN ID IGMP Shows Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) status Shows Network Address Translation (NAT) status Firewall... -
Page 17: Lan Statistics
4.2.1 LAN Statistics This screen shows data traffic statistics for each LAN interface. Heading Description Interface LAN interface(s) Received/Transmitted: - Bytes Number of Bytes - Pkts Number of Packets - Errs Number of packets with errors - Drops Number of dropped packets 4.2.2 WAN Statistics This screen shows data traffic statistics for each WAN interface. -
Page 18: Route
Number of Packets - Errs Number of packets with errors - Drops Number of dropped packets 4.3 Route Choose Route to display the routes that the WAP-5813n has found. Field Description Destination Destination network or destination host Gateway Next hub IP address... -
Page 19: Arp
4.4 ARP Click ARP to display the ARP information. Field Description IP address Shows IP address of host pc Flags Complete, Incomplete, Permanent, or Publish HW Address Shows the MAC address of host pc Device Shows the connection interface 4.5 DHCP Click DHCP to display all DHCP Leases. -
Page 20: Chapter 5 Advanced Setup
Chapter 5 Advanced Setup This chapter explains the following screens: 5.1 ETH WAN INTERFACE 5.2 WAN 5.3 LAN 5.4 NAT 5.5 Security 5.6 Parental Control 5.7 Routing 5.8 DNS 5.9 UPnP 5.10 Interface Grouping 5.11 Certificate 5.1 ETH WAN INTERFACE This screen displays the Ethernet WAN Interface configuration. -
Page 21: Wan
5.2 WAN This screen allows for the configuration of WAN interfaces. Heading Description Interface Name of the interface for WAN Description Name of the WAN connection Type Shows the connection type Vlan8021p VLAN ID is used for VLAN Tagging (IEEE 802.1Q) VlanMuxId Shows 802.1Q VLAN ID IGMP... - Page 22 NOTE: NAT is enabled so the DHCP Server Relay option is hidden above. (see underlined notes below). Consult the field descriptions below for more details. LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) SETUP GroupName: You can ignore this checkbox. IP Address: Enter the IP address for the LAN port. Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for the LAN port.
- Page 23 Enable LAN side firewall: Enable by ticking the checkbox DHCP Server: To enable DHCP, select Enable DHCP server and enter Start and End IP addresses and the Leased Time. This setting configures the router to automatically assign IP, default gateway and DNS server addresses to every PC on your LAN. Static IP Lease List: A maximum 32 entries can be configured.
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Page 24: Nat
Enter appropriate information for each setting and then click Apply/Save. LAN INTERFACE To configure a secondary IP address, tick the checkbox outlined (in RED) below. IP Address: Enter the secondary IP address for the LAN port. Subnet Mask: Enter the secondary subnet mask for the LAN port. 5.4 NAT To display this option, NAT must be enabled in at least one PVC shown on the Advanced Setup - WAN... - Page 25 To add a Virtual Server, click Add. The following will be displayed. Consult the table below for field and header descriptions. Field/Header Description Use Interface Select the WAN interface from the drop-down box. Select a Service User should select the service from the list. Custom Server User can enter the name of their choice.
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Page 26: Port Triggering
Field/Header Description External Port End Enter the ending external port number (when you select Custom Server). When a service is selected, the port ranges are automatically configured. Protocol TCP, TCP/UDP, or UDP. Internal Port Start Enter the internal port starting number (when you select Custom Server). -
Page 27: Dmz Host
Consult the table below for field and header descriptions. Field/Header Description Use Interface Select the WAN interface from the drop-down box. Select an Application User should select the application from the list. Custom Application User can enter the name of their choice. Trigger Port Start Enter the starting trigger port number (when you select custom application). -
Page 28: Security
To Activate the DMZ host, enter the DMZ host IP address and click Save/Apply. To Deactivate the DMZ host, clear the IP address field and click Save/Apply. 5.5 Security To display this function, you must enable the firewall feature in WAN Setup. For detailed descriptions, with examples, please consult Appendix A –... - Page 29 On the following screen, enter your filter criteria and then click Apply/Save. Consult the table below for field descriptions. Field Description Filter Name The filter rule label Protocol TCP, TCP/UDP, UDP, or ICMP. Source IP address Enter source IP address. Source Subnet Mask Enter source subnet mask.
- Page 30 To add a filter (to allow incoming IP traffic), click the Add button. On the following screen, enter your filter criteria and then click Apply/Save. Consult the table below for field descriptions.
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Page 31: Mac Filtering
Each network device has a unique 48-bit MAC address. This can be used to filter (block or forward) packets based on the originating device. MAC filtering policy and rules for the WAP-5813n can be set according to the following procedure. The MAC Filtering Global Policy is defined as follows. FORWARDED means that all MAC layer frames will be FORWARDED except those matching the MAC filter rules. -
Page 32: Parental Control
them must be met. Click Save/Apply to save and activate the filter rule. Consult the table below for detailed field descriptions. Field Description Protocol Type PPPoE, IPv4, IPv6, AppleTalk, IPX, NetBEUI, IGMP Destination MAC Address Defines the destination MAC address Source MAC Address Defines the source MAC address Source/Destination... -
Page 33: Url Filter
Click Add to display the following screen. See below for field descriptions. Click Save/Apply to add a time restriction. User Name: A user-defined label for this restriction. Browser's MAC Address: MAC address of the PC running the browser. Other MAC Address: MAC address of another LAN device. Days of the Week: The days the restrictions apply. -
Page 34: Routing
Enter the URL address and port number then click Save/Apply to add the entry to the URL filter. URL Addresses begin with “www”, as shown in this example. A maximum of 100 entries can be added to the URL Filter list. Tick the Exclude radio button to deny access to the websites listed. -
Page 35: Static Route
NOTE: After enabling the Automatic Assigned Default Gateway, the device must be rebooted to activate the assigned default gateway. 5.7.2 Static Route This option allows for the configuration of static routes. Click Add to create a new static route. Click Remove to delete the selected static route. Click the Add button to display the following screen. -
Page 36: Rip
Enter Destination Network Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address, and/or WAN Interface. Then click Apply/Save to add the entry to the routing table. 5.7.3 To activate RIP, configure the RIP version/operation mode and select the Enabled checkbox for at least one WAN interface before clicking Save/Apply. 5.8 DNS 5.8.1 DNS Server... -
Page 37: Dynamic Dns
Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS service allows you to map a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of many domains, allowing the WAP-5813n to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet. To add a dynamic DNS service, click Add. The following screen will display. - Page 38 Consult the table below for field descriptions. Field Description D-DNS provider Select a dynamic DNS provider from the list Hostname Enter the name of the dynamic DNS server Interface Select the interface from the list Username Enter the username of the dynamic DNS server Password Enter the password of the dynamic DNS server...
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Page 39: Upnp
5.9 UPnP Select the checkbox provided and click Apply/Save to enable UPnP protocol. 5.10 Interface Grouping Interface Grouping supports multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups. Each group performs as an independent network. To use this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button. - Page 40 Automatically Add Clients With the Following DHCP Vendor IDs: Add support to automatically map LAN interfaces to PVC's using DHCP vendor ID (option 60). The local DHCP server will decline and send the requests to a remote DHCP server by mapping the appropriate LAN interface. This will be turned on when Interface Grouping is enabled.
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Page 41: Certificate
5.11 Certificate A certificate is a public key, attached with its owner’s information (company name, server name, personal real name, contact e-mail, postal address, etc) and digital signatures. There will be one or more digital signatures attached to the certificate, indicating that these entities have verified that this certificate is valid. - Page 42 The following table is provided for your reference. Field Description Certificate Name A user-defined name for the certificate. Common Name Usually, the fully qualified domain name for the machine. Organization Name The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate. State/Province Name The state or province where your organization is located.
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Page 43: Trusted Ca
5.11.2 Trusted CA CA is an abbreviation for Certificate Authority, which is a part of the X.509 system. It is itself a certificate, attached with the owner information of this certificate authority; but its purpose is not encryption/decryption. Its purpose is to sign and issue certificates, in order to prove that these certificates are valid. -
Page 44: Chapter 6 Wireless
Chapter 6 Wireless The Wireless menu provides access to the wireless options discussed below. 6.1 Basic The Basic option allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface. You can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID) and restrict the channel set based on country requirements. -
Page 45: Security
Option Description Clients When enabled, it prevents client PCs from seeing one another in My Isolation Network Places or Network Neighborhood. Also, prevents one wireless client communicating with another wireless client. Disable WMM Stops the router from ‘advertising’ its Wireless Multimedia (WMM) Advertise functionality, which provides basic quality of service for time-sensitive applications (e.g. -
Page 46: Network Authentication
Click Save/Apply to implement new configuration settings. WIRELESS SECURITY Wireless security settings can be configured according to Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or Manual Setup. The WPS method configures security settings automatically (see section 6.2.1) while the Manual Setup method requires that the user configure these settings using the Web User Interface (see the table below). - Page 47 The settings for WPA authentication are shown below. The settings for WPA-PSK authentication are shown next. WEP Encryption This option specifies whether data sent over the network is encrypted. The same network key is used for data encryption and network authentication. Four network keys can be defined although only one can be used at any one time.
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Page 48: Wps
Every WPS certified device has both a PIN number and a push button, located on the device or accessed through device software. The WAP-5813n has both a WPS button on the rear panel and a virtual button accessed from the web user interface (WUI). - Page 49 NOTES: Your client may or may not have the ability to provide security settings to the WAP-5813n. If it does not, then you must set the WSC AP mode to Configured. Consult the device documentation to check its capabilities. In addition, using Windows Vista, you can add an external registrar using...
- Page 50 method. The WPS button on the rear panel of the router can be used for this purpose or the Web User Interface (WUI) can be used exclusively. The WPS push-button configuration is described in the procedure below. It is assumed that the Wireless function is Enabled and that the router is configured as the Wireless Access Point (AP) of your WLAN.
- Page 51 NOTE: Unlike the push-button method, the pin method has no set time limit. This means that the router will continue searching until it finds a client. Step 6: Select the PIN radio button in the WSC Setup section of the Wireless Security screen, as shown in A or B below, and then click the appropriate button based on the WSC AP mode selected in step 2.
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Page 52: Mac Filter
6.3 MAC Filter This option allows access to the router to be restricted based upon MAC addresses. To add a MAC Address filter, click the Add button shown below. To delete a filter, select it from the MAC Address table below and click the Remove button. Option Description Select... -
Page 53: Wireless Bridge
6.4 Wireless Bridge This screen allows for the configuration of wireless bridge features of the WLAN interface. See the table beneath for detailed explanations of the various options. Click Save/Apply to implement new configuration settings. Feature Description AP Mode Selecting Wireless Bridge (aka Wireless Distribution System) disables Access Point (AP) functionality, while selecting Access Point enables AP functionality. -
Page 54: Advanced
Feature Description Bridge Restrict Selecting Disabled disables wireless bridge restriction, which means that any wireless bridge will be granted access. Selecting Enabled or Enabled (Scan) enables wireless bridge restriction. Only those bridges selected in the Remote Bridges list will be granted access. Click Refresh to update the station list when Bridge Restrict is enabled. - Page 55 Field Description Auto Channel Auto channel scan timer in minutes (0 to disable) Timer (min) 802.11n/EWC An equipment interoperability standard setting based on IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 and Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) Bandwidth Select 20GHz or 40GHz bandwidth. 40GHz bandwidth uses two adjacent 20GHz bands for increased data throughput.
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Page 56: Station Info
Field Description Beacon Interval The amount of time between beacon transmissions in milliseconds. The default is 100 ms and the acceptable range is 1 – 65535. The beacon transmissions identify the presence of an access point. By default, network devices passively scan all RF channels listening for beacons coming from access points. - Page 57 Heading Description Lists the MAC address of all the stations. Associated Lists all the stations that are associated with the Access Point, along with the amount of time since packets were transferred to and from each station. If a station is idle for too long, it is removed from this list.
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Page 58: Chapter 7 Diagnostics
IPoW Connection PPPoE Connection The Diagnostics menu provides feedback on the connection status of the WAP-5813n. If a test displays a fail status, click the Test button to retest and confirm the error. If the test continues to fail, click Help and follow the troubleshooting procedures provided. -
Page 59: Chapter 8 Management
Chapter 8 Management The Management menu has the following maintenance functions and processes: 8.1 Settings 8.2 System Log 8.3 TR-069 Client 8.4 Internet Time 8.5 Access Control 8.6 Update Software 8.7 Save and Reboot 8.1 Settings This includes Backup Settings, Update Settings, and Restore Default... -
Page 60: Restore Default
PC IP configuration to match your new settings. NOTE: This entry has the same effect as the Reset button. The WAP-5813n board hardware and the boot loader support the reset to default. If the Reset button is continuously pressed for more than 5 seconds, the boot... -
Page 61: System Log
8.2 System Log This function allows a system log to be kept and viewed upon request. Follow the steps below to configure, enable, and view the system log. STEP 1: Click Configure System Log, as shown below (circled in Red). STEP 2: Select desired options and click Apply/Save. -
Page 62: Tr-069 Client
“Emergency” down to this configured level will be recorded to the log buffer on the WAP-5813n SDRAM. When the log buffer is full, the newer event will wrap up to the top of the log buffer and overwrite the old event. - Page 63 Option Description Inform Disable/Enable TR-069 client on the CPE. Inform Interval The duration in seconds of the interval for which the CPE MUST attempt to connect with the ACS and call the Inform method. ACS URL URL for the CPE to connect to the ACS using the CPE WAN Management Protocol.
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Page 64: Internet Time
Passwords This screen is used to configure the user account access passwords for the device. Access to the WAP-5813n is controlled through the following three user accounts: • 1234 - this has unrestricted access to change and view the configuration. -
Page 65: Update Software
NOTE: Passwords must be 16 characters or less. 8.6 Update Software This option allows for firmware upgrades from a locally stored file. STEP 1: Obtain an updated software image file from your ISP. STEP 2: Enter the path and filename of the firmware image file in the Software File Name field or click the Browse button to locate the image file. -
Page 66: Save And Reboot
8.7 Save and Reboot To save the current configuration and reboot the router, click Save/Reboot. NOTE: You may need to close the browser window and wait for 2 minutes before reopening it. It may also be necessary, to reset your PC IP configuration. -
Page 67: Appendix A - Firewall
Appendix A – Firewall STATEFUL PACKET INSPECTION Refers to an architecture, where the firewall keeps track of packets on each connection traversing all its interfaces and makes sure they are valid. This is in contrast to static packet filtering which only examines a packet based on the information in the packet header. - Page 68 Example 1: Filter Name : In_Filter1 Protocol : TCP Policy : Allow Source IP Address : 210.168.219.45 Source Subnet Mask : 255.255.0.0 Source Port : 80 Dest. IP Address : NA Dest. Subnet Mask : NA Dest. Port : NA Selected WAN interface : br0 This filter will ACCEPT all TCP packets coming from WAN interface “br0”...
- Page 69 DAYTIME PARENTAL CONTROL This feature restricts access of a selected LAN device to an outside Network through the WAP-5813n, as per chosen days of the week and the chosen times. Example: User Name : FilterJohn Browser's MAC Address : 00:25:46:78:63:21...
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Page 70: Appendix B - Pin Assignments
Appendix B – Pin Assignments ETHERNET Ports (RJ45) Definition Definition Transmit data+ Transmit data- Receive data- Receive data+... -
Page 71: Appendix C - Specifications
Appendix C – Specifications Hardware Interface RJ-45 X 1 for WAN (Giga Ethernet), RJ-45 X 4 for LAN (Giga Ethernet), WPS Button X 1, Power Switch X 1, Wi-Fi On/Off Button X 1, Reset Button X 1 LAN Interface Standard..... IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u 10/100 BaseT .... - Page 72 Kit Weight = 1.0 kg (1*WAP-5813n, 1*RJ45 cable, 1*power adapter, 1*CD-ROM) Certifications ................CE 0197,CE NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice...
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Page 73: Appendix D - Ssh Client
Appendix D – SSH Client Unlike Microsoft Windows, Linux OS has a ssh client included. For Windows users, there is a public domain one called “putty” that can be downloaded from here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html To access the ssh client you must first enable SSH access for the LAN or WAN from the Management Access Control Services menu in the web user interface. -
Page 74: Appendix E - Wsc External Registrar
Appendix E – WSC External Registrar Follow these steps to add an external registrar using the web user interface (WUI) on a personal computer running the Windows Vista operating system: Step 1: Enable UPnP on the Advanced Setup LAN screen in the WUI. NOTE: A PVC must exist to see this option. - Page 75 Step 3: On the Wireless Security screen, enable WSC by selecting Enabled from the drop down list box and set the WSC AP Mode to Unconfigured. Step 3 Step 4 Step 4: Click the Save/Apply button at the bottom of the screen. The screen will go blank while the router applies the new Wireless settings.
- Page 76 Step 5: Now return to the Network folder and click the BroadcomAP icon. A dialog box will appear asking for the Device PIN number. Enter the Device PIN as shown on the Wireless Security screen. Click Next. Step 6: Windows Vista will attempt to configure the wireless security settings. Step 7: If successful, the security settings will match those in Windows Vista.
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