geetek Boost-N GT-APN User Manual

802.11b/g/n high power wireless ap router w/built-in amplifiers/booster

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Page 2: Before Start To Configure
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Before Start to Configure The WLAN Broadband Router is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the Ethernet LAN interfaces. Default IP Address: 192.168.1.254 Default IP subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 WEB login User Name: <empty> WEB login Password: <empty> The device has three operation modes (Gateway/Bridge/WISP).
Page 3 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual For OS of Microsoft Windows NT: Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network icon. The Network window will appear.
Page 4 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device, includes system, wireless, Ethernet LAN and WAN configuration information. Item Description Uptime It shows the duration since WLAN Broad Firmware version It shows the firmware version of WLAN Broadband Router.
Page 5: Setup Wizard
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Setup Wizard This page guides you to configure wireless broadband router for first time Operation Mode This page followed by Setup Wizard page to define the operation mode.
Page 6: Time Zone Setting
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Time Zone Setting This page is used to enable and configure NTP client LAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure local area network IP address and subnet mask Item Description IP Address Fill in the address of LAN interfaces of this WLAN Access Point. Subnet Mask Fill in the subnet mask of LAN interfaces of this WLAN Access Point.
Page 7: Wan Interface Setup
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual assigned an IP address from the range. Show Client Click to open the active DHCP Client Table window that shows the active clients with their assigned IP address, MAC address and time expired information.[Server mode only] Static DHCP Select enable or disable the Static DHCP function from pull-down menu[Server mode only]...
Page 8: Wireless Basic Settings
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Wireless Basic Settings This page is used to configure basic wireless parameters like Band, Mode, Network Type SSID, Channel Number, Enable Mac Clone (Single Ethernet Client). Wireless Security Setup This page is used to configure wireless security...
Page 9 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Operation Mode This page is used to configure which mode wireless broadband router acts Item Description Gateway Traditional gateway configuration. It always connects internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. LAN interface, WAN interface, Wireless interface, NAT and Firewall modules are applied to this mode Bridge Each interface (LAN, WAN and Wireless) regards as bridge.
Page 10 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Wireless - Basic Settings This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients that may connect to your Broadband Router. Here you may change wireless encryption settings as well as wireless network parameters. Item Description Disable Wireless LAN Interface...
Page 11: Wireless Advanced Settings
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Enable Universal Repeater Click to enable Universal Repeater Mode. (Acting as AP Mode and client simultaneously in this mode). SSID of Extended Interface Assign SSID when enables Universal Repeater Mode. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting.
Page 12: Wireless Access Control
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Wireless - Security Setup This page allows you setup the wireless security. Turn on WEP, WPA; WPA2 by using encryption keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network. Item Description Select SSID Select SSID to be encrypted from multiple APs. Encryption Select the encryption supported over wireless access.
Page 13: Wds Settings
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual This is a security control function; only those clients registered in the access control list can link to this WLAN Broadband Router. MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of client to register this WLAN Broadband Router access capability. Comment Enter notes for the registered client.
Page 14: Wds Security Setup
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the client to new configuration setting. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Set Security Click button to configure wireless security like WEP(64bits), WEP(128bits), WPA(TKIP), WPA2(AES) or None Show Statistics...
Page 15: Site Survey
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual WDS AP Table This page is used to show WDS statistics Item Description MAC Address It shows the MAC Address within WDS. Tx Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the wireless LAN interface. Tx Errors It shows the statistic count of error sent packets on the Wireless LAN interface.
Page 16 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Item Description SSID It shows the SSID of AP. BSSID It shows BSSID of AP. Channel It show the current channel of AP occupied. Type It shows which type of connection to be connect, infrastructure (AP) or ad-hoc. Encrypt It shows the encryption status.
Page 17: Lan Interface Setup
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual LAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network that connects to the LAN ports of your WLAN Broadband Router. Here you may change the setting for IP address, subnet mask, DHCP, etc. Item Description IP Address...
Page 18: Static Dhcp Setup
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Static DHCP Setup This page allows you reserve IP addresses, and assign the same IP address to the network device with the specified MAC address any time it requests an IP address. This is almost the same as when a device has a static IP address except that the device must still request an IP address from the DHCP server Item Description...
Page 19 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual WAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the parameters for wide area network that connects to the WAN port of your WLAN Broadband Router. Here you may change the access method to Static IP, DHCP, PPPoE or PPTP by click the item value of WAN Access Type.
Page 20 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. DHCP Client Item Description DHCP Client Click to select DHCP support on WAN interface for IP address assigned automatically from a DHCP server.
Page 21 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. PPPoE Item Description PPPoE Click to select PPPoE support on WAN interface. There are user name, password, connection type and idle time settings need to be done. User Name If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface, fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE...
Page 22 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual auto-disconnect function. Value can be between 1 and 1000 minutes. MTU Size Fill in the mtu size of MTU Size. The default value is 1400 Attain DNS Automatically Click to select getting DNS address for DHCP support. Please select Set DNS Manually if the DHCP support is selected.
Page 23 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual PPTP Item Description PPTP Allow user to make a tunnel with remote site directly to secure the data transmission among the connection. User can use embedded PPTP client supported by this router to make a VPN connection. IP Address If you select the PPTP support on WAN interface, fill in the IP address for it.
Page 24 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual There are Continuous, Connect on Demand and Manual three types to select. Continuous connection type means to setup the connection through PPPoE protocol whenever this WLAN Broadband Router is powered on. Connect on Demand connection type means to setup the connection through PPPoE protocol whenever you send the data packets out through the WAN interface;...
Page 25 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Item Description L2TP Allow user to make a tunnel with remote site directly to secure the data transmission among the connection. User can use embedded PPTP client supported by this router to make a VPN connection. IP Address Enter L2TP IP address supplied by your ISP (Static only).
Page 26: Firewall - Port Filtering
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual MTU Size Change the MTU size that your ISP provided. The default value is 1400 and range is 1400 to 1460 bytes. Attain DNS Automatically Click to get DNS IP address automatically. Set DNS Manually Enter DNS IP address provided by your ISP manually. DNS 1 Enter the IP address of Domain Name Server 1.
Page 27: Firewall - Ip Filtering
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual to port filtering list. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Delete Selected Click to delete the selected port range that will be removed from the port-filtering list. Delete All Click to delete all the registered entries from the port-filtering list.
Page 28: Firewall - Mac Filtering
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Firewall - MAC 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. Item Description Enable MAC Filtering...
Page 29: Firewall - Port Forwarding
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Firewall - 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.
Page 30: Firewall - Url Filtering
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Firewall – URL Filtering URL Filtering is used to restrict users to access specific websites in internet. Item Description Enable URL Filtering Click to enable the URL Filtering function. URL Address Add one URL address. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to save settings.
Page 31 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Item Description Enable DMZ Click to enable the DMZ function. DMZ Host IP Address To support DMZ in your firewall design, fill in the IP address of DMZ host that can be access from the WAN interface.
Page 32: Management - Statistics
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Local IP Address Enter local IP address range MAC Address Enter MAC address you are going to control. Mode Select band width control type Guaranteed minimum bandwidth or Restricted maximum bandwidth. Uplink Bandwidth Enter uplink bandwidth in Kbps Downlink Bandwidth Enter downlink bandwidth in Kbps Comment...
Page 33: Management - Ddns
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Sent Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the Ethernet WAN interface. Received Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the Ethernet WAN interface. Refresh Click the refresh the statistic counters on the screen. Management - DDNS This page is used to configure Dynamic DNS service to have DNS with dynamic IP address.
Page 34: Management - Time Zone Setting
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Management - Time Zone Setting This page is used to configure NTP client to get current time. Item Description Current Time It shows the current time. Time Zone Select Click the time zone in your country. Enable NTP client update Click the checkbox to enable NTP client update.
Page 35 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Item Description Enable DoS Prevention Click the checkbox to enable DoS prevention. Whole System Flood/ Enable and setup prevention in details. Per-Source IP Flood Select ALL Click the checkbox to enable all prevention items. Clear ALL Click the checkbox to disable all prevention items Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to save above settings.
Page 36: Management - Log
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Management - Log This page is used to configure the remote log server and shown the current log. Item Description Enable Log Click the checkbox to enable log. System all Show all log of wireless broadband router Wireless Only show wireless log Only show Denial-of-Service log...
Page 37: Management Save/ Reload Settings
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Management Save/ Reload Settings This page allows you save current settings to a file or reload the settings from the file that was saved previously. Besides, you could reset the current configuration to factory default. Item Description Save Settings to File Click the Save button to download the configuration...
Page 38: Frequently Asked Questions (Faq)
Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address? IP address is the identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination. The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods.
Page 39 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual Example 2: wireless Ad Hoc Mode What is BSSID? A six-byte address that distinguishes a particular access point from others. Also know as just SSID. Serves as a network ID or name. What is ESSID? The Extended Service Set ID (ESSID) is the name of the network you want to access. It is used to identify different wireless networks.
Page 40 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications? IEEE 802.11 supports two subtypes of network authentication services: open system and shared key. Under open system authentication, any wireless station can request authentication. The station that needs to authenticate with another wireless station sends an authentication management frame that contains the identity of the sending station.
Page 41 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual What is RTS (Request To Send) Threshold? The RTS threshold is the packet size at which packet transmission is governed by the RTS/CTS transaction. The IEEE 802.11-1997 standard allows for short packets to be transmitted without RTS/CTS transactions.
Page 42 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual not a bad idea to run that way to enhance network security. However it's no replacement for WEP, MAC filtering or other protections. What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)? Wi-Fi’s original security mechanism, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), has been viewed as insufficient for securing confidential business communications.
Page 43 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual What is Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP)? The IEEE 802.11f Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP) supports Access Point Vendor interoperability, enabling roaming of 802.11 Stations within IP subnet. IAPP defines messages and data to be exchanged between Access Points and between the IAPP and high layer management entities to support roaming.
Page 44 Boost-N Part#:GT-APN User Manual What is VPN? VPN is the abbreviation of Virtual Private Network. It is designed for creating point-to point private link via shared or public network. What is IPSEC? IPSEC is the abbreviation of IP Security. It is used to transferring data securely under VPN.