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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual Wireless Nano Router User Manual / V1.0...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only, as the upgrading of software and hardware, there will be changes. And if there are changes, PHICOMM is not responsible for informing in advance. If you want to know more information about our products, please visit our website at www.phicomm.com.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction ..........1 Product Overview ....................1 Main Features ....................... 2 Chapter 2: Operating Mode Introduction ......1 Chapter 3: Installation ..........3 Physical Connection ..................3 Configure the Computer’s IP Address ............3 Setup Wizard .....................
  • Page 4 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com NAT ............................33 Security Options ........................36 Access Control ........................38 Routing Settings ........................39 IP Bandwidth Control ......................40 IP and MAC Binding ......................40 System Tools .......................... 41 Logout ............................45 Chapter 5: Specification ..........46 Appendix A: Troubleshooting ........

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Product Overview Thank you for choosing M1 Wireless Nano Router. The Wireless Nano Router is an all-in-one router, ideal for creating a highly e cient mobile o ce or entertainment network at any time. Small enough to t in the average pocket, the router is uniquely suited to provide robust wireless networking to travelers, students, or anyone else for work or play.

  • Page 6: Main Features

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Rear Panel LAN/WAN: This Ethernet port can be used as a LAN or WAN port. USB: Connect to your USB device. Reset: Long press and hold the button for 8 seconds, the Router will reboot to its factory default settings.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Operating Mode Introduction

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Chapter 2: Operating Mode Introduction This Wireless Nano Router supports five operation modes: AP (Access Point), Router, Repeater, Bridge and Client. By default, the operation mode is AP. In AP mode, it extends your existing hardwired network to your wireless clients.
  • Page 8 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com In Repeater mode, it can extend the coverage of your root wireless router, boost the wireless signal strength. In Bridge mode, it can wirelessly connect two or more remote LANs which also support Bridge mode together.

  • Page 9: Configure Computer’s Ip Address

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Chapter 3: Installation Physical Connection Please refer to Chapter 2. Configure the Computer’s IP Address For Windows XP/2000 1) Click Start > Control Panel. Chapter 3: Installation...
  • Page 10 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 2) Select and double click Network Connections. 3) Right click Wireless Network Connection and then select Properties. Chapter 3: Installation...
  • Page 11 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 4) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 5) Select Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS Server addresses. The IP address put in 192.168.0.X (like 192.168.0.100), Subnet mask put in 255.255.255.0, Default gateway leave it blank.
  • Page 12 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 6) Right click on Wireless Network Connection again, choose View Available Wireless Networks. 7) Click Refresh network list, search for PHICOMM_XXXXXX, highlight on it and then click Connect button. Chapter 3: Installation...
  • Page 13 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 8) You can see a windows pop up requires for a Network key, you can find the network key from the label attached on the Wireless Nano Router or the package box. Put in the network key and then click Connect.
  • Page 14 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com For Windows Vista/7 1) Click Start>Control Panel. 2) Click Network and Internet. Chapter 3: Installation...
  • Page 15 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 3) Click Network and Sharing Center. 4) Go to Change Adapter Settings (win7)/Manage Network Connections (Vista). Chapter 3: Installation...
  • Page 16 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 5) Right click Wireless Network Connection, choose Properties. 6) Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties. Chapter 3: Installation...
  • Page 17 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 7) Select Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS Server addresses, the IP address put in 192.168.0.X (like 192.168.0.100), the Subnet mask put in 255.255.255.0, the Default gateway leave it blank, then click OK, and then click OK again.
  • Page 18 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 9) Click Refresh network list, search for PHICOMM_XXXXXX, highlight on it and then click Connect button. 10) You can see a windows pop up requires for a Network security key, you can find the key from the label attached on the Wireless Nano Router or the package box.

  • Page 19: Setup Wizard

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 11) After you put in the correct network security key, you can see it showing connected. Setup Wizard After successful installation, you can go ahead to configure the router by log in the web management page, please follow these instructions step by step: 1) Open your web browser, in the address bar, type in 192.168.0.1...
  • Page 20 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com 2) You are prompt to enter the Username/Password (preset as admin/admin) which you can found on the label attached to the router, click Login. 3) After successful login, you can see the web management page of the router comes up, please go to Setup Wizard on the left side menu.
  • Page 21 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Click on Manually Setting. Click on Wizard setting. a) Choose AP mode. The SSID is the wireless network name of the AP, you can give it a different name, and we recommend you choose WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal as your Security Mode.
  • Page 22 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Dynamic IP(DHCP) Static IP PPPoE Click on Next. The SSID is the wireless network name of the router, you can give it a different name, and we recommend you choose WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal as your Security Mode. Chapter 3: Installation...
  • Page 23 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com c) Choose Repeater mode. Click on Scan button, it will show the site list of scanning result, please find your main AP’s SSID, then highlight the corresponding row, and then click Save. After that, the values you selected will be filled in the Network Name (SSID) and BSSID automatically.
  • Page 24 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com d) Choose Bridge mode. The SSID is the wireless network name of the bridge, you can give it a different name, and we recommend you choose WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal as your Security Mode. e) Choose Client mode. The SSID is the wireless name of the Client, you can give it a different name, and we recommend you choose WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal as your Security Mode.
  • Page 25 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Click on Next, and then click Finish. Chapter 3: Installation...

  • Page 26: Chapter 4: Router Configuration

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Chapter 4: Router Configuration Basic Setting The Basic Setting section helps you to configure the Wireless Nano Router to access the Internet. The submenus are different under different operating mode. For AP and Bridge Mode: For Router Mode: For Repeater and Client Mode: Click any of them, you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 27: Operating Mode

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Operating Mode Please choose the appropriate mode according to your requirement, it support AP, Router, Repeater, Bridge and Client mode. AP: In this mode, the device allows wireless communication devices to connect to a wireless network by using WIFI. The Ethernet port and the wireless port both work as LAN ports.

  • Page 28: Wireless Basic Settings

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Static IP: Connections use static IP address assignment, it means your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting. PPPoE: Connections requires a username and a password. MTU Size (in bytes): The default MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value is 1500 Bytes.
  • Page 29 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com devices which use a different transmission mode, choose the appropriate "Mixed" mode. Channel Bandwidth: The bandwidth of the wireless channel, you can select 20MHz or 20/40MHz. AP Isolation: Isolate all connected wireless stations so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN.
  • Page 30 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com c) Bridge mode Network Name (SSID): Enter a value of up to 32 characters. This is the wireless network name of your main AP. Channel: The router can choose the best channel automatically in most cases. Please try to change the wireless channel if you notice interference problems with another nearby access point, or the wireless performance is not as good as you expected.

  • Page 31: Wireless Security Settings

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Wireless Security Settings This submenu comes up under AP, Bridge and Router mode. Security Mode: You can choose Disable, Open, Shared, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA/ WPA2-Enterprise, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA/ WPA2-Personal. Mode 1: Security Mode > Disable If you do not want to use wireless security, highlight on this option. That means other people can connect to your wireless network without entering any password, so it may slow down your internet speed, it’s recommended strongly to choose one of the following modes to enable...
  • Page 32 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Mode 3: Security Mode > WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA/ WPA2-Enterprise WPA-Enterprise: Wi-Fi Protected Access, it’s based on Radius Server WPA2-Enterprise: Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2, it’s based on Radius Server WPA/ WPA2-Enterprise: Select WPA-Enterprise or WPA2-Enterprise automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

  • Page 33: Running Status

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Running Status The Running Status page shows the current status of the Router. Expert Setting The submenus are different under different operating mode. For Router Mode: Chapter 4: Router Configuration...

  • Page 34: Network Settings

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com For AP, Repeater, Bridge and Client mode: Click any of them, you will be able to configure the corresponding function. Network Settings MAC Address: The physical address of the router. IP Address: The LAN IP Address of the router.

  • Page 35: Wireless Settings

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Wireless Settings Wireless MAC Address Filter You can allow/deny the computers connecting to the router wirelessly by entering the MAC address with this feature. If you only want MAC address (00:0A:EB:00:07:5F) to access the Wireless Network while others cannot: 1.

  • Page 36: Advanced Wireless Settings

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Advanced Wireless Settings This section is to configure the advanced wireless setting of the Router, if you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it’s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values, otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance.
  • Page 37 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com recommended to select this option. Wireless Clients List This list shows the wireless clients of the router. WDS Settings The WDS function can help you extend the wireless range; it supports Lazy Mode, Repeater Mode and Bridge Mode.

  • Page 38: Dhcp Server

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com DHCP Server DHCP If you enable DHCP server of the router, the DHCP server automatically configures the TCP/IP protocol for each computer in the LAN. DHCP Server: If you disable the server, please make sure you have another DHCP server in your network.

  • Page 39: Nat

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC in the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses could be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings.

  • Page 40: Port Forwarding

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Port Forwarding Rule’s Name: You can give this rule a name. IP Address: The IP address of the server you want to open the port, it is like 192.168.0.X. Port Range: The port range of the server you want to open the port.

  • Page 41: Dmz Host

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com will trigger this rule. Trigger Protocol: The protocol used for Trigger Ports: TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP. If you are not clear about which protocol was being used, TCP/UDP is recommended. Open Port: The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request.

  • Page 42: Security Options

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Security Options Security Settings Firewall: Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable the firewall. Advanced Security Settings Anti DoS Attack: Check to enable it for attack prevention. IGMP-Flood Packet Threshold: If the number of ICMP data packets exceeds the threshold, the defense measures act immediately.

  • Page 43: Local Web Management

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com threshold, the defense measures act immediately. Block the PING packets from the WAN interface: If you select this option, the PC in the WAN cannot send the PING packets to the router. Block the PING packets from the LAN: If you select this option, the PC in the LAN cannot send the PING packets to the WAN.

  • Page 44: Access Control

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Access Control MAC/IP/Port Filter This page is used to enable the firewall filtering function, select the filtering service or manually set the parameters that need to be filtered, such as MAC address, IP address and Port. You must set at least one filtering condition.

  • Page 45: Routing Settings

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com deleting, please select the rules, and then click Delete Selected. Note: Please synchronize the routers time first when selecting the timing function. Web URL Filter URL: Put in the URL you want to filter. Routing Settings...

  • Page 46: Ip Bandwidth Control

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com IP Bandwidth Control IP Bandwidth Control Enable IP bandwidth control: If you select it, the bandwidth control rule takes effect. Total Uplink Bandwidth: The rate of uploading through the WAN interface. Total Downlink Bandwidth: The rate of downloading through the WAN interface.

  • Page 47: System Tools

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com You may use the ARP binding function to control the Static ARP cache table, for preventing the ARP deception effectively. MAC Address: The MAC address of the LAN PC. IP Address: The IP address of the LAN PC.
  • Page 48 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Diagnostics Select: Select Ping or Tracert. IP Address/Domain Name: The destination IP address or domain name. Ping Packet Total: The number of transmitted data packet when Ping operation is carried out. Ping Packet Size: The size of transmitted data packet when Ping operation is carried out.

  • Page 49: Factory Defaults

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Below is a Ping diagnosis example that router has failed to connect to IP 100.1.1.1: Factory Defaults Click Restore All Settings button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored.

  • Page 50: Password

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Password You can change the log in password for this web management page, not your ISP password or the wireless password. Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the router to the lasted version in this page, please download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website.

  • Page 51: Logout

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Logout Click to logout from the router’s web management page. Chapter 4: Router Configuration...

  • Page 52: Chapter 5: Specification

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Chapter 5: Specification Wireless Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, CSMA/CA with ACK 11n: 150Mbps Data Rate 11g: 54Mbps 11b: 11Mbps Frequency Range 2.4-2.4835GHz Wireless Transmit Power <20dBm Modulation Type OFDM/CCK/16-QAM/64-QAM 150M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER...

  • Page 53: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Appendix A: Troubleshooting 1. How do I restore the Wireless Nano Router to factory default settings? When the Wireless Nano Router is powerd on, press and hold the reset button on the rear panel for 8~10 seconds, after the light goes off, release the reset button.

  • Page 54: Appendix B: Certification

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Appendix B: Certification FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 55: Ce Mark Warning

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 • centimeters between the radiator and your body. CE Mark Warning Marking with the above symbol indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of the European Union (1999/5/EC).

  • Page 56: Appendix C: Glossary

    Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com Appendix C: Glossary 802.11b: The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 57 Wireless Nano Router www.phicomm.com WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access): WPA is a security technology for wireless networks that improves on the authentication and encryption features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). In fact, WPA was developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of WEP.
  • Page 58 Shanghai Feixun Communication Co., Ltd. E-mail: support@phicomm.com Website: www.phicomm.com Copyright © 2011 Shanghai Feixun Communication Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

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