Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Table of Contents 1
Introduction 8
Features ..........................8 Device Requirements ......................8 Using this Document ......................8 Notational conventions ....................8 Typographical conventions ..................9 Special messages ......................
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Internet/WAN access is the Static IP ................57 Internet/WAN access is the PPPoE client ............... 58 7
Getting Started with the Web pages 59
Accessing the Web pages ....................59 ...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Access Control ......................100 Allow Listed ......................100 Deny Listed ......................102 WDS settings ......................... 103 Configure WDS (Wireless Distribution System) only ..........104 Configure AP (Access Point) + WDS (Wireless Distribution System) ....108 ...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual IP filtering for UDP with specified IP ................162 IP filtering for both TCP and UDP with specified IP ............. 164 14
MAC Filtering 166
MAC filtering for specified MAC Address ..............167 15
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring Ethernet PCs ..................... 202 Before you begin ...................... 202 Windows® XP PCs ....................202 Windows 2000 PCs ....................202 Windows Me PCs ....................203 Windows 95, 98 PCs ....................203 ...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Introduction Congratulations on becoming the owner of the Wireless Gateway. You will now be able to access the Internet using your high-speed xDSL/Cable modem connection. This User Guide will show you how to connect your Wireless Gateway, and how to customize its configuration to get the most out of your new product.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual For brevity, the Wireless Gateway is referred to as “the device”. • The term LAN refers to a group of Ethernet-connected computers at one site. • Typographical conventions Italic text is used for items you select from menus and drop-down lists and the names of •...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Getting to know the device Computer / System requirements Pentium 200MHZ processor or above • Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 • 64MB of RAM or above •...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Blink: Valid Ethernet packet being transferred WLAN green On: WLAN link established and active Blink: Valid Wireless packet being transferred green Off: WPS link isn’t established and active Blink: Valid WPS packet being transferred green On: LAN link established and active Off: No LAN link...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Label Function DC 5V Connects to the supplied power adaptor Connects the device via LAN Ethernet to a Connects the device via WAN Ethernet to xDSL / Cable Modem Press this button for at least 3 full seconds and the WPS LED will flash to start WPS.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Computer configurations under different OS, to obtain IP address automatically Before starting the 802.11n Pocket AP configuration, please kindly configure the PC computer as below, to have automatic IP address / DNS Server. For Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP 1.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 3. Double click on "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)". 4. Check "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically" then click on "OK" to continue. 5. Click "Show icon in notification area when connected" (see screen image in 3. above) then Click on "OK"...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual For Windows Vista-32/64 1. Click on “Start” -> “Control Panel” -> “View network status and tasks”. 2. In the Manage network connections, click on “Manage network connections” to continue.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 3. Single RIGHT click on "Local Area connection", then click "Properties". 4. The screen will display the information "User Account Control" and click "Continue" to continue. 5. Double click on "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)".
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6. Check "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically" then click on "OK" to continue.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual For Windows 7-32/64 1. Click on “Start” -> “Control Panel” (in Category View) -> “View network status and tasks”. 2. In the Control Panel Home, click on “Change adapter settings” to continue.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 3. Single RIGHT click on “Local Area Connection”, then click “Properties”. 4. Double click on "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)".
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Check "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically" then click on "OK" to continue.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Connecting your device This chapter provides basic instructions for connecting the Wireless Gateway to a computer or LAN and to the Internet. In addition to configuring the device, you need to configure the Internet properties of your computer(s).
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 1. Switch the switch to Router Mode 2. Connect the Ethernet cable to WAN Port Connect the RJ45 Ethernet cable from your xDSL/Cable Modem's Ethernet port to 802.11n Pocket AP 's WAN Port. 3. Connect the Ethernet cable to LAN Port Connect the supplied RJ45 Ethernet cable from your PC's Ethernet port to any of the 802.11n Pocket AP Router's LAN Port.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual WiFi-AP Mode (WAN interface is WAN, LAN Port or WLAN interface through WLAN Router, xDSL or Cable modem to Internet): In this mode, the device acts as an AP for xDSL or cable connection. (In this mode, the WAN Port acts as a second LAN port) 1.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual WiFi-AP Mode (WAN interface is WAN, LAN Port or WLAN interface through WLAN Router, xDSL or Cable modem to Internet): In this mode, the device acts as an AP for xDSL or cable connection. (In this mode, the WAN Port acts as a second LAN port) 1.
Windows Explorer, Select your CD drive and double click “autorun.exe”. 3. To configure the device, please click “Advanced Configuration”. 4. Please enter the Login User Name: admin and Login Password: hamlet and then click on OK button.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Click on Quick Setup menu. 6. Select the WAN Access Type DHCP Client, Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP or L2TP and enter related parameters that your ISP (Internet Services Provider) or Network Administrator provided and then click on Next>>...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Examples 6-1. DHCP Client Select DHCP Client Mode from WAN Access Type drop-down list Click on Next>> button 6-2. PPPoE Select PPPoE Mode from WAN Access Type drop-down list Enter Username and Password offered by the ISP Click on Next>>...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6-3. Static IP Select Static IP Mode from WAN Access Type drop-down list Config IP Address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway and DNS Server offered by ISP (Internet Services Provider) or Network Administrator Click on Next>> button 7.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 9. Choose the Encryption type if necessary, as None – No Encryption / 64 Bit Encryption / 128 Bit Encryption / Wi-Fi Protected Access (AES-CCMP) / Wi-Fi Protected Access2 (AES-CCMP) and WPA2 Mixed Mode. For example, you choose None. 10.
Windows Explorer, Select your CD drive and double click “autorun.exe”. 3. To configure the device, please click “Advanced Configuration”. 4. Please enter the Login User Name: admin and Login Password: hamlet and then click on OK button.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Click on Quick Setup menu. 6. Select the WAN Access Type DHCP Client, Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP or L2TP and enter related parameters that your ISP (Internet Services Provider) or Network Administrator provided and then click on Next>>...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Examples 6-1. DHCP Client Select DHCP Client Mode from WAN Access Type drop-down list Click on Next>> button 6-2. PPPoE Select PPPoE Mode from WAN Access Type drop-down list Enter Username and Password offered by the ISP Click on Next>>...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6-3. Static IP Select Static IP Mode from WAN Access Type drop-down list Config IP Address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway and DNS Server offered by ISP (Internet Services Provider) or Network Administrator Click on Next>> button 7.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 9. Click on Next>> button 10. Choose the Encryption type if necessary, as None – No Encryption / 64 Bit Encryption / 128 Bit Encryption / Wi-Fi Protected Access (AES-CCMP) / Wi-Fi Protected Access2 (AES-CCMP) and WPA2 Mixed Mode.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 13. Click on " Exit " to exit this program. 14. Now, the 802.11n Pocket AP has been configured completed, and suitable for Internet Connections.
Windows Explorer, Select your CD drive and double click “autorun.exe”. 4. To configure the device, please click “Advanced Configuration”. 5. Please enter the Login User Name: admin and Login Password: hamlet and then click on OK button.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6. Click on Quick Setup menu. 7. Select Client from Mode drop-down list 8. Click on Next>> button 9. Choose the Encryption type if necessary, as None – No Encryption / 64 Bit Encryption / 128 Bit Encryption / Wi-Fi Protected Access (AES-CCMP) / Wi-Fi Protected Access2 (AES-CCMP) and WPA2 Mixed Mode.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 10. Click on Finished button 11. Change setting successfully! Please wait for a moment while rebooting ... 12. Click on Site Survey...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 13. Click on Site Survey button 14. Select the SSID of the AP that Hamlet_Mini_AP is going to connect to. 15. Click on Next>> button 16. Choose the Encryption type if necessary, as None – No Encryption / 64 Bit Encryption / 128 Bit Encryption / Wi-Fi Protected Access (AES-CCMP) / Wi-Fi Protected Access2 (AES-CCMP) and WPA2 Mixed Mode.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 18. Please wait… 19. Connect successfully! The device is booting. Do not turn off or reboot the Device during this time. Please wait 65 seconds ... 20. Click on " Exit " to exit this program. 21.
Windows Explorer, Select your CD drive and double click “autorun.exe”. 4. To configure the device, please click “Advanced Configuration”. 5. Please enter the Login User Name: admin and Login Password: hamlet and then click on OK button.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6. Click on Wireless -> Basic Settings menu. 7. Select Client from Mode drop-down list 8. Check on Enable Universal Repeater Mode (Acting as AP and client simultaneouly) ratio 9. Enter the SSID in SSID of Extended Interface field 10.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 11. Click on Reboot Later button 12. Click on Wireless -> Site Survey menu. 13. Click on Site Survey button...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 14. Select the SSID of the AP that Hamlet_Mini_AP is going to connect to. 15. Click on Next>> button 16. Choose the Encryption type if necessary, as None – No Encryption / 64 Bit Encryption / 128 Bit Encryption / Wi-Fi Protected Access (AES-CCMP) / Wi-Fi Protected Access2 (AES-CCMP) and WPA2 Mixed Mode.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 19. Connect successfully! The device is booting. Do not turn off or reboot the Device during this time. Please wait 65 seconds ... 20. Click on " Exit " to exit this program. 21. Now, the 802.11n Pocket AP has been configured completed, and suitable for Wireless and Internet Connections.
Windows Explorer, Select your CD drive and double click “autorun.exe”. 4. To configure the device, please click “Advanced Configuration”. 5. Please enter the Login User Name: admin and Login Password: hamlet and then click on OK button.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6. Click on Wireless -> Basic Settings menu. 7. Select WDS from Mode drop-down list 8. Select Channel Width 9. Select Control Sideband 10. Select Channel Number 11. Click on Apply Changes button...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 12. Click on Reboot Later button 13. Click on Wireless -> WDS settings menu. 14. Check on the option Enable WDS. 15. Enter the MAC Address of peer AP 16. Enter the Comment 17. If you need to configure the security, please click on Set Security button to configure in detail. 18.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 19. Click on Reboot Now button 20. Change setting successfully! Do not turn off or reboot the Device during this time. Please wait 20 seconds ... 21. Click on " Exit " to exit this program. 22.
Windows Explorer, Select your CD drive and double click “autorun.exe”. 4. To configure the device, please click “Advanced Configuration”. 5. Please enter the Login User Name: admin and Login Password: hamlet and then click on OK button.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6. Click on Wireless -> Basic Settings menu. 7. Select AP+WDS from Mode drop-down list 8. Select Channel Width 9. Select Control Sideband 10. Select Channel Number 11. Click on Apply Changes button...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 12. Click on Reboot Later button 13. Click on Wireless -> WDS settings menu. 14. Check on the option Enable WDS. 15. Enter the MAC Address of peer AP 16. Enter the Comment 17. If you need to configure the security, please click on Set Security button to configure in detail. 18.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 19. Click on Reboot Now button 20. Change setting successfully! Do not turn off or reboot the Device during this time. Please wait 20 seconds ... 21. Click on " Exit " to exit this program. 22.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Wireless Connection (Router Mode Only) For easy installation it is saved to keep the settings. You can later change the wireless settings via the wireless configuration menu. (see user manual on the CD – Chapter 9). 1.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 3. If the wireless network isn’t encrypted, click on "Connect Anyway" to connect. 4. If the wireless network is encrypted, enter the network key that belongs to your authentication type and key. You can later change this network key via the wireless configuration menu. (see user manual on the CD –...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual What the Internet/WAN access of your own Network now is Now you could check what the Internet/WAN access of your network is to know how to configure the WAN port of Wireless Gateway. Please follow steps below to check what the Internet/WAN access if your own Network is DHCP Client, Static IP or PPPoE Client.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Internet/WAN access is the DHCP client If you cannot see any Broadband Adapter in the Network Connections, your Internet/WAN access is DHCP Client or Static IP. 1. Click Local Area Connection in LAN or High-Speed Internet and you could see string Assigned by DHCP in Details.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Default gateway: 192.168.10.100 Preferred DNS server: 192.168.10.100 Alternate DNS Server: If you have it, please also write it down. Internet/WAN access is the PPPoE client If you can see any Broadband Adapter in the Network Connections, your Internet/WAN access is PPPoE Client.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Getting Started with the Web pages The Wireless Gateway includes a series of Web pages that provide an interface to the software installed on the device. It enables you to configure the device settings to meet the needs of your network.
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1. Enter your user name and password. The first time you log into the program, use these defaults: User Name: admin Password: hamlet You can change the password at any time or you can configure your device so that you do not need to enter a password. See Password. Note 2.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Testing your Setup Once you have connected your hardware and configured your PCs, any computer on your LAN should be able to use the DSL /Cable connection to access the Internet. To test the connection, turn on the device, wait for 30 seconds and then verify that the LEDs are illuminated as follows: Table 1.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Option Default Setting Explanation/Instructions LAN Port Assigned static IP address: This is the IP address of the LAN port on the device. IP Address 10.0.0.2 The LAN port connects the device to your Ethernet network.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Quick Setup (This function may vary depending on Router, Client or WiFi-AP mode) The Quick Setup page displays useful information about the setup of your device, including: details of the device’s Internet access settings •...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Operation Mode Setup You can setup different modes to LAN and WLAN interface for NAT function. Gateway In this mode, the device is supposed to connect to internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. The NAT is enabled and PCs in four LAN ports share the same IP to ISP through WAN port.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Wireless ISP In this mode, all ethernet ports are bridged together and the wireless client will connect to ISP access point. The NAT is enabled and PCs in ethernet ports share the same IP to ISP through wireless LAN.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual WAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to the WAN port of your Access Point. Here you may change the access method to static IP, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP or L2TP by click the item value of WAN Access type.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual DHCP Client In this mode, the device is supposed to connect to internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. The NAT is enabled and PCs in four LAN ports share the same IP to ISP through WAN port. The connection type can be setup in WAN page by using static IP.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual PPPoE In this mode, the device is supposed to connect to internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. The NAT is enabled and PCs in four LAN ports share the same IP to ISP through WAN port. The connection type can be setup in WAN page by using static IP.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual PPTP In this mode, the device is supposed to connect to internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. The NAT is enabled and PCs in four LAN ports share the same IP to ISP through WAN port. The connection type can be setup in WAN page by using static IP.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual L2TP In this mode, the device is supposed to connect to internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. The NAT is enabled and PCs in four LAN ports share the same IP to ISP through WAN port. The connection type can be setup in WAN page by using static IP.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Wireless Basic Setup This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients which may connect to your Access Point.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual AP (Access Point) Access Point is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients who may connect to your Access Point. 1. From the Band drop-down list, select a Band. 2. From the Mode drop-down list, select AP setting. 3.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Client This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients which may connect to your Access Point. 1. From the Band drop-down list, select a Band. 2. From the Mode drop-down list, select Client setting. 3.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual WDS (Wireless Distribution System) WDS stands for Wireless Distribution System. It enables the access points (APs) to be connected wirelessly. Integrated Access Device can also provide you services of WDS. Integrated Access Device that supports WDS does not support security systems like WEP, WPA or WPA-Enterprise on a WDS Note network.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual function that changes channels based on network conditions, be sure to disable this feature. If your main WDS station is also your network’s router, make sure it’s set up to distribute IP addresses in the network.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual WDS (Wireless Distribution System) only 1. From the Band drop-down list, select a Band. 2. From the Mode drop-down list, select WDS setting. 3. From the Channel Width drop-down list, select a Channel Width. 4.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual AP (Access Point) + WDS (Wireless Distribution System) Access Point is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients which may connect to your Access Point. 1. From the Band drop-down list, select a Band. 2.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Wireless Security Setup This page allows you setup the wireless security. Turn on WEP or WPA by using Encryption Keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network. You can protect your wireless data from potential eavesdroppers by encrypting wireless data transmissions.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual If you want to use WPA (AES) - Wi-Fi Protected Access (AES) HEX (64 characters) encryption, • follow the instructions in Configuring WPA2 (AES) HEX (64 characters) security. If you want to use WPA2 (AES) - Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (AES) Passphrase encryption, follow •...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring WEP 64bit ASCII (5 characters) security The example set in this section is for 64bit encryption. 1. From the Encryption drop-down list, select WEP setting. 2. From the Key Length drop-down list, select 64-bit setting. 3.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring WEP 64bit Hex (10 characters) security The example set in this section is for 64bit encryption. 1. From the Encryption drop-down list, select WEP setting. 2. From the Key Length drop-down list, select 64-bit setting. 3.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring WEP 128bit ASCII (13 characters) security The example set in this section is for 128bit encryption. 1. From the Encryption drop-down list, select WEP setting. 2. From the Key Length drop-down list, select 128-bit setting. 3.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring WEP 128bit Hex (26 characters) security The example set in this section is for 128bit encryption. 1. From the Encryption drop-down list, select WEP setting. 2. From the Key Length drop-down list, select 128-bit setting. 3.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring WPA (AES) Passphrase security The example set in this section is for WPA (AES) Passphrase encryption. 1. From the Encryption drop-down list, select WPA (AES) setting. 2. From the Pre-Shared Key Format drop-down list, select Passphrase setting. 3.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring WPA (AES) HEX (64 characters) security The example set in this section is for WPA (AES) HEX (64 characters) encryption. 1. From the Encryption drop-down list, select WPA (AES) setting. 2. From the Pre-Shared Key Format drop-down list, select HEX (64 characters) setting. 3.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring WPA2 (AES) Passphrase security The example set in this section is for WPA2 (AES) Passphrase encryption. 1. From the Encryption drop-down list, select WPA2 (AES) setting. 2. From the Pre-Shared Key Format drop-down list, select Passphrase setting. 3.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring WPA2 (AES) HEX (64 characters) security The example set in this section is for WPA2 (AES) HEX (64 characters) encryption. 1. From the Encryption drop-down list, select WPA2 (AES) setting. 2. From the Pre-Shared Key Format drop-down list, select HEX (64 characters) setting. 3.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring WPA2 (Mixed) Passphrase security The example set in this section is for WPA2 (Mixed) Passphrase encryption. The WPA2 (Mixed) Passphrase encryption supports both WPA (AES) and WPA2 (AES). 1. From the Encryption drop-down list, select WPA2 (Mixed) setting. 2.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring WPA2 (Mixed) HEX (64 characters) security The example set in this section is for WPA2 (Mixed) HEX (64 characters) encryption. The WPA2 (Mixed) HEX (64 characters) encryption supports both WPA (AES) and WPA2 (AES). 1.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Wireless Network This chapter assumes that you have already set up your Wireless PCs and installed a compatible Wireless card on your device. See Configuring Wireless PCs. Basic Settings The Wireless Network page allows you to configure the Wireless features of your device. To access the Wireless Network Basic Settings page: From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on Basic Settings.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Network Type Configure the Network Type to Infrastructure or Ad hoc. SSID Specify the network name. Each Wireless LAN network uses a unique Network Name to identify the network. This name is called the Service Set Identifier (SSID). When you set up your wireless adapter, you specify the SSID.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Advanced Settings These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN. These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your Access Point. To access the Wireless Network Advanced Settings page: From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on Advanced Settings.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Short GI Disable or Enable Short GI WLAN Partition Disable or Enable WLAN Partition STBC Disable or Enable STBC 20/40MHz Disable or Enable 20/40MHz Coexist Coexist RF Output Power TX Power measurement. Security This page allows you setup the wireless security. Turn on WEP or WPA by using Encryption Keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual WPA Cipher Configure the WPA Cipher Suite to AES Suite Field Description WPA2 Cipher Configure the WPA2 Cipher Suite to AES Suite Pre-Shared Key Configure the Pre-Shared Key Format to Passphrase or HEX (64 characters) Format Pre-Shared Key Type the Pre-Shared Key...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual WEP + Encryption Key WEP aims to provide security by encrypting data over radio waves so that it is protected as it is transmitted from one end point to another. However, it has been found that WEP is not as secure as once believed.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual WEP + Use 802.1x Authentication WEP aims to provide security by encrypting data over radio waves so that it is protected as it is transmitted from one end point to another. However, it has been found that WEP is not as secure as once believed.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual WPA/WPA2/WPA2 Mixed + Personal (Pre-Shared Key) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) is a class of systems to secure wireless (Wi-Fi) computer networks. WPA is designed to work with all wireless network interface cards, but not necessarily with first generation wireless access points.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 8. Click on Apply Changes button to confirm and return. 9. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm. WPA/WPA2/WPA2 Mixed + Enterprise (RADIUS) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) is a class of systems to secure wireless (Wi-Fi) computer networks.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Check the option of TKIP and/or AES in WPA/WPA2 Cipher Suite if your Encryption is WPA2 Mixed: 6. Enter the Port, IP Address and Password of RADIUS Server: 7. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Access Control For security reason, using MAC ACL's (MAC Address Access List) creates another level of difficulty to hacking a network. A MAC ACL is created and distributed to AP so that only authorized NIC's can connect to the network.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm. 6. The MAC Address that you created has been added in the Current Access Control List.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Deny Listed When 'Deny Listed' is selected, these wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect the Access Point. 1. From the Wireless Access Control Mode drop-down list, select Deny Listed setting. 2.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual WDS settings Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs, like the Ethernet does. To do this, you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other APs which you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configure WDS (Wireless Distribution System) only 1. From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on Basic Settings. 2. From the Mode drop-down list, select WDS. 3. From the Channel Number drop-down list, select a Channel. 4.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6. From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on WDS settings. 7. Check on the option Enable WDS. 8. Enter the MAC Address. 9. Enter the Comment. 10. Click the Set Security. 11. This page allows you setup the wireless security for WDS. When enabled, you must make sure each WDS device has adopted the same encryption algorithm and Key.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 14. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm. 15. Click Close button to close and exit the WDS Security Setup. 16. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 17. Click Apply Changes button. 18. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm. 19. The MAC Address that you created has been added in the Current Access Control List.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configure AP (Access Point) + WDS (Wireless Distribution System) 1. From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on Basic Settings. 2. From the Mode drop-down list, select AP+WDS. 3. Enter SSID for example 11n Pocket AP. 4.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 7. From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on WDS settings. 8. Check on the option Enable WDS. 9. Enter the MAC Address. 10. Enter the Comment. 11. Click the Set Security.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 12. This page allows you setup the wireless security for WDS. When enabled, you must make sure each WDS device has adopted the same encryption algorithm and Key. 13. Configure each field with the Encryption that you selected. 14.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 17. Click Apply Changes button. 18. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm. 19. The MAC Address that you created has been added in the Current Access Control List.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Site Survey This page provides tool to scan the wireless network. If any Access Point or IBSS is found, you could choose to connect it manually when client mode is enabled. To access the Wireless Network WDS settings page: From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on Site Survey.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configure Wireless ISP + Wireless client + Site Survey 1. From the left-hand Operation Mode menu, click on Wireless ISP Settings. 2. Click Apply Changes button. 3. Change setting successfully! Please wait 20 seconds….
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 4. From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on Basic Settings. 5. From the Mode drop-down list, select Client. 6. Enter SSID of the AP that you want to connect to for example 11n Pocket AP. If you don’t know what the SSID of the AP that you want to connect to, please skip this step.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 9. From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on Site Survey. 10. Click Site Survey button. 11. Now you could see the APs that scanned by the Wireless Gateway were listed below. 12. Click on the ratio of AP’s SSID under the item Select that you want the Wireless Gateway to connect to.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 14. Click Connect button. 15. Connect successfully! Click on OK button to confirm and return.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual This page allows you to change the setting for WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). Using this feature could let your wireless client automatically syncronize its setting and connect to the Access Point in a minute without any hassle. To access the Wireless Network WPS page: From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on WPS.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Reset It restores the original values of “Self-PIN Number” and “Client PIN Number”. Client PIN Number It is only used when users want their station to join AP’s network. The length of PIN is limited to four or eight numeric digits. If users enter eight digit PIN with checksum error, there will be a warning message popping If users insist on this PIN, AP will take it.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual AP as Enrollee If users know AP’s PIN and enter it into external registrar, the external registrar will configure AP with a new wireless profile such as new SSID and new security settings. The external registrar does this job either utilizing the in-band EAP (wireless) or out-of-band UPnP (Ethernet).
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Wireless Advanced Settings page Users need to make sure the “Broadcast SSID” file is set to “Enabled”. Otherwise, it might prevent WPS from working properly.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Operations of AP - AP being an enrollee In this case, AP will be configured by any registrar either through in-band EAP or UPnP. Here, users do not need to do any action on AP side. They just need AP’s device PIN and enter it into registrar. An example from Vista WCN will be given.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 3. Plug the Ethernet cable into AP’s LAN port and make sure the IP connection is valid with Vista. 4. Make sure WCN is enabled. Users may need to enable it at the first time. They could open the “Control Panel”, click “Classic View“, open “Administrative Tools”, double click “Services”, ”, a User Account Control pop up and click “Continue“, edit properties of “Windows Connect Now”, choose the “Startup type”...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. If the previous steps are done, open Windows Explorer. Go to the Network section. 6. Click on “Network discovery and file sharing are turned off. Network computers and devices are not visible. Click to Change…“ 7.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 8. Click on “No, make the network that I am connected to a private network“ 9. AP’s icon will show up. Double click on it.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 10. Users could also Click “Add a wireless device” if the icon is not there. Click “next”. 11. Enter AP’s Self-PIN Number and click “next”.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 12. Choose a name that people who connect to your network will recognize. 13. Enter the Passphrase and then click Next.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 14. A User Account Control screen pops up, click Continue. 15. AP is successfully configured by WCN. 16. Finally, AP will become configured (see WPS Status). The authentication algorithm, encryption algorithm, and key assigned by WCN will be displayed below “Current Key Info”.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 17. The SSID field of Wireless Basic Settings page will also be modified with the value assigned by WCN.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 18. The security settings on the Wireless Security Page will be modified by WCN, too. The warning message will show up if users try to modify the security settings. The reason is the same as we explained in the previous section.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Operations of AP - AP being a registrar AP mode Whenever users enter station’s PIN into AP’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup page and click “Start PIN”, AP will become a registrar. Users must start the PIN method on the station side within two minutes. 1.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6. Users must start the PIN method on the station side within two minutes. 7. If the device PIN is correct and the WPS handshake is successfully done on the station side, User’s Wi-Fi Protected status will be shown as below.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 8. If the device PIN is correct and the WPS handshake is successfully done, AP’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup page will be shown as below. Other pages such as Wireless Basic Settings page and Wireless Security Setup page will also be updated appropriately as described in previous sections.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Push Button method Wireless Gateway supports a virtual button “Start PBC” on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup page for Push Button method. If users push a virtual button “Start PBC”, AP will initiate a WPS session and wait for any station to join.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Users must start the PBC method on the station side within two minutes. 6. If the device PCB and the WPS handshake is successfully done on the station side, User’s Wi- Fi Protected status will be shown as below.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 7. If the device PIN is correct and the WPS handshake is successfully done, AP’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup page will be shown as below. Other pages such as Wireless Basic Settings page and Wireless Security Setup page will also be updated appropriately as described in previous sections.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Wireless Schedule This page allows you setup the wireless schedule rule. Please do not forget to configure system time before enable this feature. To access the Wireless Schedule page: From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on Wireless Schedule. The following page is displayed:...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual LAN Interface This chapter is to configure the parameters for local area network which connects to the LAN port of your Access Point. Here you may change the setting for IP address, subnet mask, DHCP, etc... You should only change the addressing details if your ISP asks you to, or if you are familiar with network configuration.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Field Description IP Address The LAN IP address Default: 10.0.0.2 Subnet Mask The LAN netmask Default: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway The LAN Gateway Default: 0.0.0.0 DHCP DHCP Type: Disable, DHCP Client or Server Default: DHCP Server DHCP Client Range Specify the starting/ending IP address of the IP address pool.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Changing the LAN IP address and subnet mask To check the configuration of LAN Interface: 2. From the left-hand Network Settings -> LAN Interface menu. The following page is displayed:...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 3. Type IP Address and Change default LAN port IP address. 4. Click in the IP Address and Subnet Mask box and type a new IP Address and Subnet Mask. 5. Change the default DHCP Client Range. 6.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual You may also need to renew your DHCP lease: Windows 95/98 a. Select Run... from the Start menu. b. Enter winipcfg and click OK. c. Select your ethernet adaptor from the pull-down menu d. Click Release All and then Renew All. e.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Show Client To the IP Address, MAC Address, and Expired Time of the DHCP lease for each client computer/device: 1. From the left-hand Network Settings -> LAN Interface menu. The following page is displayed: 2.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual WAN Interface This chapter describes how to configure the way that your device connects to the Internet. Your ISP determines what type of Internet access you should use and provides you with any information that you need in order to configure the Internet access to your device.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 1. From the left-hand Network Settings -> WAN Interface menu. The following page is displayed:...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Option Description Static IP Choose this option if you are a leased line user with a fixed IP address. Access DHCP Client Choose this option if you are connected to the Internet Type through a Cable modem line. PPPoE Choose this option if you are connected to the Internet through a DSL line...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Option Description Clone MAC Address Clone MAC lets the device identify itself as another computer or device Enable uPNP Enable or Disable uPNP Enable IGMP Proxy Enable or Disable IGMP Proxy Enable Ping Access on WAN Enable or Disable Ping Access on WAN Enable Web Server Access on Enable or Disable Web Server Access on WAN...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring Static IP connection If you are a leased line user with a fixed IP address, enter in the IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, and DNS (domain name server) address(es) provided to you by your ISP. If your ISP wants you to connect to the Internet using Static IP, follow the instructions below.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring DHCP Client connection Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Dynamic IP (Get WAN IP Address automatically). If you are connected to the Internet through a Cable modem line, then a dynamic IP will be assigned. If your ISP wants you to connect to the Internet using DHCP Client, follow the instructions below.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring PPPoE connection If your ISP’s Internet service uses PPPoE you need to set up a PPP login account. The first time that you login to the Internet, your ISP will ask you to enter a username and password so they can check that you are a legitimate, registered Internet service user.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring PPTP connection If your ISP/Network Administrator wants you to connect to the Internet using PPTP, follow the instructions below. 1. From the left-hand Network Settings -> WAN Interface menu. The following page is displayed: 2.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring L2TP connection If your ISP/Network Administrator wants you to connect to the Internet using L2TP, follow the instructions below. 1. From the left-hand Network Settings -> WAN Interface menu. The following page is displayed: 2.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Clone MAC Address Some particularly ISPs do not want you to have a home network and have a DSL/Cable modem that allows only 1 MAC to talk on the internet. If you change network cards, you have to call them up to change the MAC.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Port Filtering Entries in Current Filter Table are used to restrict certain ports and types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Port filtering for TCP port 80 Please follow example below to deny the TCP port 80 for both Outbound and Inbound packet. 1. From the left-hand Firewall -> Port Filtering menu. The following page is displayed: 2.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Port filtering for UDP port 53 Please follow example below to deny the UDP port 53 for both Outbound and Inbound packet. 1. From the left-hand Firewall -> Port Filtering menu. The following page is displayed: 2.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual IP Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual IP filtering for TCP with specified IP Please follow example below to deny the TCP protocol for specified IP. 1. From the left-hand Firewall -> IP Filtering menu. The following page is displayed: 2. Check the option Enable IP Filtering to enable the IP Filtering. 3.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 7. Now the IP Filter that you created has been added and listed in the Current Filter Table. 8. Now the TCP protocol for both Outbound and Inbound packet has been denied. Now The Local IP Address for example 10.0.0.102 that listed in the Current Filter Table cannot visit any application that use TCP protocol for example web site due to the Protocol TCP has been blocked by the IP Filtering rule that created.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual IP filtering for UDP with specified IP Please follow example below to deny the UDP protocol for specified IP. 1. From the left-hand Firewall -> IP Filtering menu. The following page is displayed: 2. Check the option Enable IP Filtering to enable the IP Filtering. 3.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 7. Now the IP Filter that you created has been added and listed in the Current Filter Table. 8. Now the UDP protocol for both Outbound and Inbound packet has been denied. Now The Local IP Address for example 10.0.0.102 that listed in the Current Filter Table cannot visit any application that use UDP protocol for example TFTP Service due to the Protocol UDP has been blocked by the IP Filtering rule that created.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual IP filtering for both TCP and UDP with specified IP Please follow example below to deny the both TCP and UDP protocol for specified IP. 1. From the left-hand Firewall -> IP Filtering menu. The following page is displayed: 2.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 7. Now the IP Filter that you created has been added and listed in the Current Filter Table. 8. Now the TCP and UDP protocol for both Outbound and Inbound packet has been denied.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual MAC Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Wireless Gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual MAC filtering for specified MAC Address Please follow example below to deny the specified MAC Address has the Internet Access. 1. From the left-hand Firewall -> MAC Filtering menu. The following page is displayed: 2.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6. Now the MAC Filter that you created has been added and listed in the Current Filter Table. 7. Now the MAC Address in the Current Filter Table cannot have the Internet Access.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Port Forwarding Entries in this table allow you to automatically redirect common network services to a specific machine behind the NAT firewall. These settings are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway's NAT firewall.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Port Forwarding for TCP with specified IP Please follow example below to configure the Port Forwarding to Specified IP with TCP. 1. From the left-hand Firewall -> Port Forwarding menu. The following page is displayed: 2.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Port Forwarding for UDP with specified IP Please follow example below to configure the Port Forwarding to Specified IP with UDP. 1. From the left-hand Firewall -> Port Forwarding menu. The following page is displayed: 2.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual URL Filtering URL filter is used to deny LAN users from accessing the internet. Block those URLs which contain keywords listed below. 1. From the left-hand Firewall -> URL Filtering menu. The following page is displayed: URL filtering for specified URL Address Please follow example below to deny LAN users from accessing the Internet.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Now the URL Filter that you created has been added and listed in the Current Filter Table. 6. Now the URL Address in the Current Filter Table cannot be visited.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network. Typically, the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Internet traffic, such as Web (HTTP ) servers, FTP servers, SMTP (e-mail) servers and DNS servers. 1.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual VLAN Entries in below table are used to config vlan settings. VLANs are created to provide the segmentation services traditionally provided by routers. VLANs address issues such as scalability, security, and network management. 1. From the left-hand Firewall -> VLAN menu. The following page is displayed:...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Entries in this table improve your online gaming experience by ensuring that your game traffic is prioritized over other network traffic, such as FTP or Web. 1. From the left-hand Firewall -> QoS menu. The following page is displayed:...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Route Setup This page is used to setup dynamic routing protocol or edit static route entry. 1. From the left-hand Route Setup menu. The following page is displayed:...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Status This page displays the current information for the device. It will display the LAN, WAN, and system firmware information. This page will display different information, according to WAN setting (Static IP, DHCP, or PPPoE). 1.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless and Ethernet networks. 1. From the left-hand Management -> Statistics menu. The following page is displayed:...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Dynamic DNS When you want your internal server to be accessed by using DNS name rather than using the dynamic IP address, you can use the DDNS service. The DDNS server allows to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Registering With Dynamic DNS Service Provider Currently, Wireless Gateway supports two Dynamic DNS service providers, www.tzo.com and www.dyndns.com. To use their Dynamic DNS service, you first need to visit the Web site of a service provider and register.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configure DynDNS 2. From the left-hand Management -> DDNS menu. The following page is displayed: 3. Click on Enable DDNS 4. Select the DynDNS from the Service Provider drop-down list. 5. Type your own unique User Name, Password and Domain Name which you applied from www.dyndns.com in the relevant boxes.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configure TZO 1. From the left-hand Management -> DDNS menu. The following page is displayed: 2. Click on Enable DDNS 3. Select the TZO from the Service Provider drop-down list. 4. Type your own unique Email, Key and Domain Name which you applied from http://www.tzo.com/MainPageWebClient/clientsignup.html in the relevant boxes.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Time Zone Setting Certain systems may not have a date or time mechanism or may be using inaccurate time/day information. the Simple Network Time Protocol feature provides a way to synchronize the device’s own time of day setting with a remote time server as described in RFC 2030 (SNTP) and RFC 1305 (NTP).
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Denial-of-Service A "denial-of-service" (DoS) attack is characterized by an explicit attempt by hackers to prevent legitimate users of a service from using that service. Denial-of-Service 1. From the left-hand Management menu, click on Denial-of-Service. The following page is displayed: 2.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 6. Change setting successfully! Click on Reboot Now button to confirm.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual This page can be used to set remote log server and show the system log. System Log 1. From the left-hand Management menu, click on Log. The following page is displayed: Option Description Enable Log Enable/Disable the feature.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 2. Check the option Enable Log. 3. Check the option system all, wireless or DoS. 4. Check the option Enable Remote Log if you 5. Enter the IP Address in the Log Server IP Address field. 6.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Firmware Update About firmware versions Firmware is a software program. It is stored as read-only memory on your device. Your device can check whether there are later firmware versions available. If there is a later version, you can download it via the Internet and install it on your device.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Firmware update has been update complete. The following page is displayed:...
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Save/Reload Settings This page allows you save current settings to a file or reload the settings from the file which was saved previously. Besides, you could reset the current configuration to factory default. If you do make changes to the default configuration but then wish to revert back to the original factory configuration, you can do so by resetting the device to factory defaults.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 2. Click on Save…. 3. If you are happy with this, click Save and then browse to where the file to be saved. Or click Cancel to cancel it.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Load Settings from File It allows you to reload the settings from the file which was saved previously. 1. From the left-hand Management menu, click on Reset factory default. The following page is displayed: Figure 3: Reset to Defaults page 2.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 4. Once it finished loading settings form file, it’ll show the message below.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Resetting to Defaults If you do make changes to the default configuration but then wish to revert back to the original factory configuration, you can do so by resetting the device to factory defaults. If you reset your device to factory defaults, all previous configuration changes that you have made are overwritten by the Note...
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 4. Reload setting successfully! Please wait for a moment while rebooting ... 5. Once it finished resetting to factory, it’ll show the Status page.
2. This page displays the current username and password settings. Change your own unique password in the relevant boxes. They can be any combination of letters or numbers with a maximum of 30 characters. The default setting uses admin for the username and hamlet for password.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Figure 5: Administration Password 4. Change setting successfully. 5. Enter new User name and Password. 6. Click Apply.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Logout This page is used to logout. Logout To logout: 1. From the left-hand menu, click on Logout. The following page is displayed: 2. Click Apply Change.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Configuring your Computers This appendix provides instructions for configuring the Internet settings on your computers to work with the Wireless Gateway. Configuring Ethernet PCs Before you begin By default, the Wireless Gateway automatically assigns the required Internet settings to your PCs. You need to configure the PCs to accept this information when it is assigned.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, select Protocol, and then click Add… 6. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the Network Protocols list, and then click OK. You may be prompted to install files from your Windows 2000 installation CD or other media. Follow the instructions to install the files.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 4. Select Protocol, and then click Add… The Select Network Protocol dialog box displays. 5. Click on Microsoft in the Manufacturers list box, and then click TCP/IP in the Network Protocols list box. 6. Click OK to return to the Network dialog box, and then click OK again. You may be prompted to install files from your Windows 95/98 installation CD.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual IP Addresses, Network Masks, and Subnets IP Addresses This section refers only to IP addresses for IPv4 (version 4 of the Internet Protocol). IPv6 addresses are not covered. This section assumes basic knowledge of binary numbers, bits, Note and bytes.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Class C networks are the smallest, only able to hold 254 hosts at most, but the total possible number of class C networks exceeds 2 million (2,097,152 to be exact). LANs connected to the Internet are usually class C networks.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual UPnP Control Point Software on Windows ME/XP This appendix provides instructions for configuring the UPnP on your computers to work with the Wireless Gateway. UPnP is an architecture for pervasive peer-to-peer network connectivity of intelligent appliances, Wireless devices, and PCs of all form factors.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual To turn off the Firewall capability on any version of Windows XP, follow the steps below: 1. In the Control Panel, select "Network and Internet Connections". 2. In the "Network and Internet Connections" dialog box, select "Network Connections". 3.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual 5. Select the following entries from the “Networking Services” window and then click "OK": If you are using Windows XP, select: • "Universal Plug and Play". If you are using Windows XP SP1, select: •...
If you have not changed the password from the default, try using “admin” the ID or password. user ID and “hamlet“ as password. Otherwise, you can reset the device to the default configuration by pressing the Reset Default button on the Rare panel of the device (see Rare Panel).
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Diagnosing Problem using IP Utilities ping Ping is a command you can use to check whether your PC can recognize other computers on your network and the Internet. A ping command sends a message to the computer you specify. If the computer receives the message, it sends messages in reply.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual There may be several addresses associated with an Internet name. This is common for web sites that receive heavy traffic; they use multiple, redundant servers to carry the same information. To exit from the nslookup utility, type exit and press [Enter] at the command prompt.
Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Glossary 10BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a data rate of 10 Mbps. Also known as Category 3 (CAT 3) wiring. See data rate, Ethernet. 100BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a data rate of 100 Mbps. Also known as Category 5 (CAT 5) wiring.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Bridging Passing data from your network to your ISP and vice versa using the hardware addresses of the devices at each location. Bridging contrasts with routing, which can add more intelligence to data transfers by using network addresses instead. The Wireless Gateway can perform both routing and bridging.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Names and Numbers (ICANN). Domain names are a key element of URLs, which identify a specific file at a web site. See DNS. Download To transfer data in the downstream direction, i.e., from the Internet to the user. Digital Subscriber Line A technology that allows both digital data and analog voice signals to travel over existing copper telephone lines.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a technical professional society that fosters the development of standards that often become national and international standards. Internet The global collection of interconnected networks used for both private and business communications.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Mask See network mask. Mbps Abbreviation for Megabits per second, or one million bits per second. Network data rates are often expressed in Mbps. Network Address Translation A service performed by many routers that translates your network’s publicly known IP address into a private IP address for each computer on your LAN.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Point-to-Point Protocol A protocol for serial data transmission that is used to carry IP (and other protocol) data between your ISP and your computer. The WAN interface on the Wireless Gateway uses two forms of PPP called PPPoA and PPPoE.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Subnet A subnet is a portion of a network. The subnet is distinguished from the larger network by a subnet mask that selects some of the computers of the network and excludes all others. The subnet's computers remain physically connected to the rest of the parent network, but they are treated as though they were on a separate network.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Twisted pair The ordinary copper telephone wiring used by telephone companies. It contains one or more wire pairs twisted together to reduce inductance and noise. Each telephone line uses one pair. In homes, it is most often installed with two pairs. For Ethernet LANs, a higher grade called Category 3 (CAT 3) is used for 10BASE-T networks, and an even higher grade called Category 5 (CAT 5) is used for 100BASE-T networks.
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Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150 User Manual Web page A web site file typically containing text, graphics and hyperlinks (cross-references) to the other pages on that web site, as well as to pages on other web sites. When a user accesses a web site, the first page that is displayed is called the home page.
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