WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway User Guide
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Table of Contents FCC Interference Statement ........................................................................................ 2 1. Introduction............................................................................................................... 4 1.1. Package Contents ...................................................................................... 4 1.2. System Requirements for Configuration ................................................ 4 1.3. Interfaces - the Rear View...........
1. Introduction The WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway is a high-performance tool that supports wireless networking at home, work, or in a public place. The WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway supports a USB 3G modem card, either WCDMA or EVDO and even HSDPA as well, and supports wireless data transfers up to 150M bps, and wired data transfers up to 100 Mbps. The WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway is compatible with industry security features. 1.1. Package Contents Importance: Check your product package contents FIRST.
1.3. Interfaces - the Rear View USB port for connecting with 3G USB modem Auto MDI/MDIX RJ-45 Ports Automatically sense the types of WAN and LAN when connecting to Ethernet 1.4. Receptor for Power adapter LEDs and Buttons – the Front View Reset Button Restore to Original factory defaulted setting Mobile/Status LED A green light as what’s status of power or 3G card.
1.5. Features z z z z z z z z z z IEEE 802.11b/g compliant and 11n Lite (HW 1T1R not MIMO solution.) Backward compatible to IEEE 802.11b standards Max physical rate up to 54Mbps in 802.11g mode Max physical rate up to 150Mbps in 802.11n mode Security Supports: WEP (64/128 bits), WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and 802.1x WPS Support Provide 5 * 10/100 RJ-45 ports 4 * LAN 1 * WAN WAN connection through external USB 3G/3.
2. Configuring WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway 2.1. Installation Considerations The WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway allows you access your network using a wireless connection, from virtually anywhere within its operating range. Keep in mind however, that the number, thickness, and location of walls, ceilings, or other objects that the wireless signals must pass through, may limit this range.
2. Insert the Ethernet patch cable into LAN Port on the back panel of the WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway, and an available Ethernet port on the network adapter in the computer you will use to configure the unit.-See Picture 2.2 Picture 2.2 Note: The WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway LAN Port is “Auto-MDI/MDIX.” This provides patch Ethernet cable LAN Port access. 3. Connect the power adapter to the receptor on the back panel of your WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway.
2.1.2. Establish WiFi Connection If you selected either WEP or WPA-PSK encryption, ensure these settings match your WiFi adapter settings. WiFi and encryption settings must match for access to the WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway Configuration Menu, and the Internet. Please refer to your WiFi adapter documentation for additional information.
3. Using the Configuration Menu Once properly configured, the WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway will obtain and assign IP address information automatically. Configuration settings can be established through the WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway Configuration Menu. You can access this interface by performing the steps listed below: 1. Open a web-browser. 2. Type in the IP Address (http://192.168.123.254) of the WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway.
3. Type “admin” in the Password field. 4. Click “logon” button.
3.1. Wizard setting z z z Press “Wizard” button Æ for basic settings with simpler way. (Please check section 3.1) Or you may click on “Advanced Setup” Æ for advanced settings. (Please check the section Administrator’s Main Menu. each item from section 3.2) Click on “Enter” button to get start. With wizard setting steps, you could configure the gateway in a very simple way. This configuration wizard includes settings of a. Login Password, b. Time zone c. WAN Setup d.
Press “Next” button to start configuration. Step 1: Allow you to change the system password. You can change Password here. It is recommended that you change the system password into the one you prefer to on the basis of security. 1. Key in your Old Password (if it is the first initiation, the “admin” will be the defaulted one. 2: Enter your New Password 3: Enter your Password again for confirmation; it must be the same as the New Password. 4. Then click on “Next” to get into next installation.
Step 2: Allow you to change the Time Zone. You can change Time Zone here. Or you can click the button “Detect Again”, the Time Zone will be changed to same with your PC. Step 3: Select WAN Types will be used for Internet connection Step3-1: Auto Detecting & Manually Setting WAN Type 1. Reference Section 2.1 Installation Considerations to setup the environment 2. We are support the Dynamic & PPPOE WAN Type for Auto Detecting.
Step3-2: Select WAN Type Pick up one of types you preferred to. Click on “Next” button You can select the Static, Dynamic, PPPOE, PPTP, L2TP and 3G WAN Types. We show you How to setup the 3G WAN Type only. Reference the Section 3.2.1.1 Primary Setup for more information Step 3-3: Setup the 3G WAN will be used for Internet connection. 1. LAN IP Address: The IP address of the LAN interface. The default IP address is: 192.168.123.254 2.
Step 4: Configure the wireless settings. 1. Select “Enable” or “Disable”. The default setting is “Enable”. 2. Network ID (SSID) will be defaulted. 3. ChannelÆ Select Wireless Channel matching to your local area for Wireless connection. 4. Click on “Next” to continue. Step 5: Select the Wireless security method of your wireless configuration. 1. Select “WEP” Security type and enter the WEP key. 2. Click on “Next” to continue.
Step 6: Summary Click on the “Apply Settings” button Step 7: System is applying. Click “Finish” button to back the Status Page.
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3.2.1.1 1. 2. 3. Primary Setup LAP IP Address: the local IP address of this device. The computers on your network must use the LAN IP address of your product as their Default Gateway. You can change it if necessary. 3G Failover: The WAN type will be change to 3G automatically, if the internet host (to detect it by wired WAN) is defunct. WAN Type: WAN connection type of your ISP.
Dynamic IP Address: 1. 2. 3. 4. Host Name: optional, required by some ISPs, for example, @Home. ISP registered MAC address: You can change the WAN port MAC address, it is your ISP assigned to you. Connection Control: There are 3 modes to select: Connect-on-demand: The device will link up with ISP when the clients send outgoing packets. Auto Reconnect (Always-on): The device will link with ISP until the connection is established.
PPTP First, please check your ISP assigned and Select Static IP Address or Dynamic IP Address. For example: Use Static, the private My IP address, My subnet mask and Gateway are your ISP assigned to you. 1. Server IP Address/Name: the IP address (or URL) of the PPTP server. 2. PPTP Account and Password: the account and password your ISP assigned to you. For security, this field appears blank. If you don't want to change the password, keep it empty. 3. Connection ID: optional.
L2TP First, please check your ISP assigned and Select Static IP Address or Dynamic IP Address. For example: Use Static, the private IP address, subnet mask and WAN Gateway IP are your ISP assigned to you. 1. Server IP Address/Name: the IP address (or URL) of the L2TP server. 2. L2TP Account and Password: the account and password your ISP assigned to you. For security, this field appears blank. If you don't want to change the password, keep it empty. 3.
3G For 3G WAN Networking. The WAN fields may not be necessary for your connection. The information on this page will only be used when your service provider requires you to enter a User Name and Password to connect to the 3G network. Please refer to your documentation or service provider for additional information. 1. APN: Enter the APN for your PC card here. 2. Pin Code: Enter the Pin Code for your SIM card 3. Dial-Number: This field should not be altered except when required by your service 4. 5. 6. 7.
3.2.1.2 DHCP Server 1. 2. 3. Press “More>>”, for more settings. DHCP Server: Choose either Disable or Enable. IP Pool Starting/Ending Address: Whenever there is a request, the DHCP server will automatically allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer. You must specify the starting / ending address of the IP address pool. 4. Lease Time: DHCP lease time to the DHCP client. 5. Domain Name: Optional, this information will be passed to the client 6.
DHCP Clients List Delete: The selected items will be deleted. Fixed Mapping: The selected items will be added to the Fix Mapping Table. DHCP Fixed Mapping The DHCP server will reserve the IP address for the Client, which have the MAC address.
3.2.1.3 Wireless Settings Wireless settings allow you to set the wireless configuration items. 1. Wireless: Enabled is the default. Selecting this option will allow you to set your Wireless Access Point (WAP) settings. 2. Network ID (SSID): Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name designated for a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID's factory default setting is default. The SSID can be easily changed to establish a new wireless network.
Open Open system authentication simply consists of two communications. The first is an authentication request by the client that contains the station ID (typically the MAC address). This is followed by an authentication response from the AP/gateway containing a success or failure message. An example of when a failure may occur is if the client's MAC address is explicitly excluded in the AP/gateway configuration.
WDS (Wireless Distribution System) Setting WDS operation as defined by the IEEE802.11 standard has been made available. Using WDS it is possible to wirelessly connect Access Points, and in doing so extend a wired infrastructure to locations where cabling is not possible or inefficient to implement. WPS (Wi-Fi Protection Setup) WPS is Wi-Fi Protection Setup which is similar to WCN-NET and offers safe and easy way in Wireless Connection.
Wireless Client List The list of wireless client is shows here. 3.2.1.4 Change Password You can change Password here. We strongly recommend you to change the system password for security reason.
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3.2.2.1 Virtual Server This product’s NAT firewall filters out unrecognized packets to protect your Intranet, so all hosts behind this product are invisible to the outside world. If you wish, you can make some of them accessible by enabling the Virtual Server Mapping. A virtual server is defined as a Service Port, and all requests to this port will be redirected to the computer specified by the Server IP. Virtual Server can work with Scheduling Rules, and give user more flexibility on Access control.
Service Port Server IP Enable 21 80 1723 192.168.123.1 192.168.123.2 192.168.123.
3.2.2.2 Special AP Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, Video conferencing, Internet telephony, etc. Because of the firewall function, these applications cannot work with a pure NAT router. The Special Applications feature allows some of these applications to work with this product. If the mechanism of Special Applications fails to make an application work, try setting your computer as the DMZ host instead. 1. Trigger: the outbound port number issued by the application. 2.
3.2.2.3 1. 2. Miscellaneous IP Address of DMZ Host DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Host is a host without the protection of firewall. It allows a computer to be exposed to unrestricted 2-way communication for Internet games, Video conferencing, Internet telephony and other special applications. UPnP Setting The device also supports this function. If the OS supports this function enable it, like Windows XP.
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3.2.3.1 Packet Filters (Outbound & Inbound)) Packet Filter includes both outbound filter and inbound filter. And they have same way to setting. Packet Filter enables you to control what packets are allowed to pass the gateway. Outbound filter applies on all outbound packets. However, inbound filter applies on packets that destined to Virtual Servers or DMZ host only. You can select one of the two filtering policies: 1. 2.
Each rule can be enabled or disabled individually.
3.2.3.2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Domain Filters Domain Filter Let you prevent users under this device from accessing specific URLs. Domain Filter Enable Check if you want to enable Domain Filter. Log DNS Query Check if you want to log the action when someone accesses the specific URLs. Privilege IP Address Range Setting a group of hosts and privilege these hosts to access network without restriction. Domain Suffix A suffix of URL can be restricted, for example, ".com", and “xxx.com".
3.2.3.3 URL Blocking URL Blocking will block LAN computers to connect to pre-define Websites. The major difference between “Domain filter” and “URL Blocking” is Domain filter require user to input suffix (like .com or .org, etc), while URL Blocking require user to input a keyword only. In other words, Domain filter can block specific website, while URL Blocking can block hundreds of websites by simply a keyword. 1. 2. 3. URL Blocking Enable Check if you want to enable URL Blocking.
3.2.3.4 MAC Control MAC Address Control allows you to assign different access right for different users and to assign a specific IP address to a certain MAC address. 1. 2. 3. MAC Address Control Check “Enable” to enable the “MAC Address Control”. All of the settings in this page will take effect only when “Enable” is checked. Connection control Check "Connection control" to enable the controlling of which wired and wireless clients can connect to this device.
3.2.3.5 1. 2. 3. 4. Miscellaneous Administrator Time-out The time of no activity to logout automatically, you may set it to zero to disable this feature. Remote Administrator Host/Port In general, only Intranet user can browse the built-in web pages to perform administration task. This feature enables you to perform administration task from remote host. If this feature is enabled, only the specified IP address can perform remote administration. If the specified IP address is 0.0.0.
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3.2.4.1 System Log This page supports two methods to export system logs to specific destination by means of syslog (UDP) and SMTP (TCP). The items you have to setup including: IP Address for Syslog Host IP of destination where syslog will be sent to. Check Enable to enable this function. 2. E-mail Alert Enable Check if you want to enable Email alert (send syslog via email). A. SMTP Server IP and Port Input the SMTP server IP and port, which are concated with ':'.
3.2.4.2 Dynamic DNS To host your server on a changing IP address, you have to use dynamic domain name service (DDNS). So that anyone wishing to reach your host only needs to know the name of it. Dynamic DNS will map the name of your host to your current IP address, which changes each time you connect your Internet service provider. Before you enable Dynamic DNS, you need to register an account on one of these Dynamic DNS servers that we list in provider field.
3.2.4.3 QOS Provide different priority to different users or data flows, or guarantee a certain level of performance. 1. Enable This Item enables QoS function or not. 2. Bandwidth of Upstream Set the limitation of upstream speed. 3. Local: IP Define the Local IP address of packets here. 4. Local: Ports Define the Local port of the packets in this field. 5. Remote: IP Define the Remote IP address of packets here. 6. Remote: Ports Define the Remote port of the packets in this field. 7.
3.2.4.4 SNMP In brief, SNMP, the Simple Network Management Protocol, is a protocol designed to give a user the capability to remotely manage a computer network by polling and setting terminal values and monitoring network events. 1. Enable SNMP You must check Local, Remote or both to enable SNMP function. If Local is checked, this device will response request from LAN. If Remote is checked, this device will response request from WAN. 2.
3.2.4.5 1. 2. 3. Routing Routing Tables Allow you to determine which physical interface address to use for outgoing IP data grams. If you have more than one routers and subnets, you will need to enable routing table to allow packets to find proper routing path and allow different subnets to communicate with each other. Routing Table settings are settings used to setup the functions of static and dynamic routing.
3.2.4.6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. System Time Time Zone Select a time zone where this device locates. Time Server Select a NTP time server to consult UTC time Auto-Synchronization Select the “Enable” item to enable this function. Sync with Time Server Select if you want to set Date and Time by NTP Protocol. Sync with my PC Select if you want to set Date and Time using PC’s Date and Time Click on “Save” to store what you just select or “Undo” to give up.
3.2.4.7 Scheduling You can set the schedule time to decide which service will be turned on or off. Select the “Enable” item. Press “Add New Rule” You can write a rule name and set which day and what time to schedule from “Start Time” to “End Time”. The following example configure “ftp time” as “The ftp Protocol can be run everyday 14:10 to 16:20”. Click on “Save” to store what you just select.
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3.2.5.1 System Info You can view the System Information and System log. And download/clear the System log, in this page.
3.2.5.2 Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade firmware by clicking “Upgrade” button. 3.2.5.3 Backup Setting You can backup your settings by clicking the “Backup Setting” button and save it as a bin file. Once you want to restore these settings, please reference the Section 3.2.5.2 Firmware Upgrade. 3.2.5.4 Reset to Default You can also reset this product to factory default by clicking the Reset to default button. 3.2.5.5 Reboot You can also reboot this product by clicking the Reboot button.
3.2.5.6 1. Miscellaneous MAC Address for Wake-on-LAN Wake-on-LAN is a technology that enables you to power up a networked device remotely. In order to enjoy this feature, the target device must be Wake-on-LAN enabled and you have to know the MAC address of this device, say 00-11-22-33-44-55. Clicking "Wake up" button will make the gateway to send the wake-up frame to the target device immediately. 2.
Troubleshooting This section provides an overview of common issues, and possible solutions for the installation and operation of the WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway. 1. Unable to access the Configuration Menu when I use my computer to configure the gateway. Why? Note: It is recommended that you use an Ethernet connection to configure the Ensure that the Ethernet LED on the WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway is ON. If the LED is NOT ON, check to see if the cable for the Ethernet connection is securely inserted.
Ensure the IP Address assigned to the wireless adapter is within the same subnet as the Access Point and gateway. The WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway has an IP Address of 192.168.123.254. Wireless adapters must have an IP Address in the same range (e.g., 192.168.123.x). Although the subnet mask must be the same for all the computers on the network, no two devices may have the same IP Address. Therefore, each device must have a unique IP Address.
Examples include: microwaves, monitors, electric motors, and so forth. 5. I just do not remember my encryption key. What should I do? • If you forgot your encryption key, the WiFi card will be unable to establish a proper connection. If an encryption key setting has been set for the WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway, it must also be set for the WiFi card that will connect to the WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway. To reset the encryption key(s), login to the WiFi Combo Broadband Gateway using a wired connection.
4. Technical Specifications 3G Access Standards Wireless Standard USB port IEEE 802.11b/g IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u Security IEEE 802.11 B\G\N 11B: 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps 11G: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Mbps 11N: Max physical rate up to 150Mbps 2.4 – 2.462 GHz, CCK / OFDM modulation Indoors approx. 30-50 meters; Outdoors up to 80-100 meters 1-11 for N.