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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide Dear Customer, thanks for choosing Hamlet. Please carefully follow the instructions for its use and maintenance and, once this item has run its life span, we kindly ask You to: dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way, by putting it in the separate bins for electrical/electronic waste, or to bring it back to your retailer who will collect it for free.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Package contents......................Chapter 1: About this Guide ....................1.1 Purposes......................1.2 Conventions ......................1.3 Overview of this User Guide ................Chapter 2: Introduction...................... 2.1 Overview of the Router ..................2.2 Features....................... 2.3 Panel Layout ......................2.3.1 The Front Panel ..................2.3.2 The Rear Panel..................
  • Page 3 5.8.5 Remote Management ................5.8.6 Advanced Security ................... 5.9 Static Routing..................... 5.10 DDNS....................... 5.10.1 Dyndns.org DDNS ................. 5.10.2 Oray.net DDNS ..................5.10.3 Comexe.cn DDNS.................. 5.11 System Tools ....................5.11.1 Time ....................... 5.11.2 Firmware ....................5.11.3 Factory Defaults ..................5.11.4 Backup and Restore................5.11.5 Reboot ....................

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    One Resource CD for HNWS108 108Mbps Wireless Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing, please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the HNWS108 108Mbps Wireless Router for assistance. - 1 -...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: About This Guide

    108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 1. About this Guide Thank you for choosing the HNWS108 108Mbps 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.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2: Introduction

    The HNWS108 108Mbps 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 HNWS108 108Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better than ever, sharing Internet Access, files and fun, easily and securely.

  • Page 7: Panel Layout

    Supports firmware upgrade. 2.3. Panel Layout 2.3.1. The Front Panel The front panel of the HNWS108 consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left. Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router.

  • Page 8: Chapter 3: Connecting The Router

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 108Mbps Wireless Router, use of a different adapter may result in product damage. Four 10/100Mbps RJ45 LAN ports for connecting the router to the local PCs RJ45 WAN port for connecting the router to a cable, DSL modem, or Ethernet...

  • Page 9: System Requirements

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 3. Connecting the Router 3.1. 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)

  • Page 10: Chapter 4: Quick Installation Guide

    108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 4. Quick Installation Guide After connecting the HNws108 Router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your HNWS108 Wireless Router. These procedures only take you a few minutes. You can access the Internet via the router immediately after successfully configuring.

  • Page 11: Quick Installation Guide

    With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and manage the HNWS108 108Mbps 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.
  • Page 12 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-3 Login the router After a moment, a login window will appear similar to that shown in Figure 4-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key.
  • Page 13 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet. Please select one compatible with your ISP. Click Next to enter the necessary network parameters. If you choose "PPPoE", you will see this page shown in figure 4-7:...
  • Page 14 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 Hamlet. This value is case-sensitive. For example, HAMLET is NOT the same as hamlet.
  • Page 15 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-10 Quick Setup - Finish After finishing all configurations of basic network parameters, please click Finish button to exit this Quick Setup. - 12 -...

  • Page 16: Chapter 5: Configuring The Router 1

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 5. Configuring the Router This chapter describes each web page's key functions. 5.1. 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.

  • Page 17: Quick Setup 1

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-1 Router Status 5.3. Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.4. Network - 14 -...

  • Page 18: Lan,

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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.

  • Page 19: Wireless 2

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-4 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters.
  • Page 20 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-5 WAN - Static IP You should type the following parameters into the spaces provided: IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 21 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-6 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time).
  • Page 22 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide time in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.
  • Page 23 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Save button to save your settings. If you choose 802.1X + Dynamic IP, you should enter the follow parameters(figure 5-8) : Figure 5-8 802.1X + Dynamic IP Settings 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.
  • Page 24 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-9 802.1X + Static IP Settings 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.
  • Page 25 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-10 BigPond 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. Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. Eg, NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au...
  • Page 26 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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. To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0"...
  • Page 27 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Connect button to connect immediately, Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your...
  • Page 28 HNWS108 108M 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.
  • Page 29 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button.

  • Page 30: Mac Filtering 3

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Note: Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone feature. If you click the Save button, the router will prompt you to reboot. 5.5. Wireless Figure 5-14 Wireless menu There are three submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in figure 5-14): Wireless Settings, MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics.
  • Page 31 HNWS108 108M 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 , but...
  • Page 32 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Note Dialog Note: Some regions may not use 108Mbps Mode since the operation for the wireless interface in 108Mbps Mode is illegal. Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.
  • Page 33 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide • Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. • When you select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK for authentication type you can select Automatic, WPA –PSK or WPA2-PSK as authentication options. • When you select WPA/WPA2 as an authentication type you can select Automatic WPA or WPA2 as authentication option.
  • Page 34 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-15b WPA/WPA2 Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server Radius Port - Enter the port number that the radius service used. Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server.
  • Page 35 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide To set up an entry, follow these instructions: First, you must decide whether the unspecified wireless stations can access the router or not. If you desire that the unspecified wireless stations can access the router, please...
  • Page 36 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page.

  • Page 37: Dhcp

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.5.3. Wireless Statistics This page shows MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station. Figure 5-18 The router attached wireless stations MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address...

  • Page 38: Dhcp Clients List 3

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-20 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer.

  • Page 39: Address Reservation 3

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-21 DHCP Clients List Index - The index of the DHCP Client Client Name - The name of the DHCP client MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client Assigned IP - The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client.

  • Page 40: Forwarding 3

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-23 Add or Modify a Address Reservation 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.
  • Page 41 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function. You can set up virtual servers on this page, shown in figure 5-25: Figure 5-25 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 –...

  • Page 42: Port Triggering 3

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Note: It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service. If so, select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.
  • Page 43 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will "Trigger" this rule. Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router).

  • Page 44: Upnp 4

    HNWS108 108M 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.

  • Page 45: Security 4

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-30 UPnP Settings Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. As allowing this may present a risk to security, this feature is disabled by default.

  • Page 46: Ip Address Filtering 4

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide on or off. The default setting for the switch is off. If the general firewall switch is off, even if IP Address Filtering, DNS Filtering and MAC Filtering are enabled, their settings are ineffective.
  • Page 47 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-33 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… button. The page "Add or Modify an IP Address Filtering entry"...

  • Page 48: Domain Filtering 4

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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. WAN Port - Enter a WAN Port or a range of WAN Ports in the field. For example, 25 –...
  • Page 49 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-35 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. To Add a Domain filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The page "Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry"...

  • Page 50: Mac Filtering 4

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous button to return to the previous page.
  • Page 51 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-38 Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit).

  • Page 52: Remote Management 4

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.8.5. Remote Management You can configure the Remote Management function on this page shown in figure 5-39. This feature allows you to manage your Router from a remote location, via the Internet. Figure 5-39 Remote Management Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80.
  • Page 53 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-40 Advanced Security settings Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic. The result of the statistic used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood.

  • Page 54: Static Routing 5

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Ignore Ping Packet from WAN Port - Enable or Disable ignore ping packet from WAN port. The default is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the router. Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port - Enable or Disable forbidding Ping Packet to access the router from the LAN port.
  • Page 55 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide To add static routing entries: Click the Add New button.(pop-up figure 5-43) Enter the following data: Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route.

  • Page 56: Dyndns.org Ddns 5

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.10.1. Dyndns.org DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as shown in figure 5-44: Figure 5-44 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave.

  • Page 57: Comexe.cn Ddns 5

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-45 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.

  • Page 58: System Tools 5

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-46 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.

  • Page 59: Time 5

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.11.1. Time You can set time manually or get GMT from the Internet for the router on this page (shown in figure 5-48): Figure 5-48 Time settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list.

  • Page 60: Firmware 5

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.11.2. Firmware The page (shown in figure 5-49) allows you to upgrade the latest version firmware to keep your router up-to-date. Figure 5-49 Firmware Upgrade New firmware is posted at www.hamletcom.com and can be downloaded for free. If the router is not experiencing difficulties, there is no need to upgrade firmware, unless the new firmware supports a new feature you need.

  • Page 61: Backup And Restore 5

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name: admin • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored.

  • Page 62: Password 5

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide • Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically). 5.11.6. Password This page (shown in figure 5-53) allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the router.

  • Page 63: Statistics 6

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide The router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the router. Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Clear Log button to clear all the logs.
  • Page 64 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Auto-refresh checkbox to refresh automatically. Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. - 61 -...

  • Page 65: Appendix A: Faq 6

    HNWS108 108M 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.
  • Page 66 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”. Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable or DSL modem during installation. If your ISP requires MAC register, login to the router and click the "Network"...
  • Page 67 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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"...
  • Page 68 HNWS108 108M 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 router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the web browser.
  • Page 69 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations. - 66 -...

  • Page 70: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc 6

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC 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.
  • Page 71 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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...
  • Page 72 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide 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.
  • Page 73 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Note: Users of Windows 98 can open TCP/IP Properties according to the following: Right-click (Mouse) Network Neighbor -> Choose Properties -> Double-click TCP/IP. Users of Windows 2000/NT/XP can do the following: Right-click Network Neighbor ->...
  • Page 74 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide If the screen looks like the following, the connection has failed. Please try again. - 71 -...

  • Page 75: Appendix C: Specifications 6

    HNWS108 108M 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...

  • Page 76: Appendix D: Glossary 7

    HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ™ ™ 108M Super G WLAN Transmission Technology - 108M Super G WLAN Transmission Technology employs multiple performance-enhancing techniques including packet bursting, fast frames, data compression, and dynamic turbo mode that combine to improve the throughput and range of wireless networking products.
  • Page 77 HNWS108 108M Wireless Router User Guide Domain Name - A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet. DoS (Denial of Service) - A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or network from operating or communicating.

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