DWR-923 4G Integrated Access Device User Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. GETTING TO KNOW THE DWR-923 ...............................2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Introduction ............................................................................ 2 Package Contents .................................................................... 3 System Requirements ............................................................. 3 Hardware Overview - Front Panel & LEDs............................... 4 Hardware Overview - Rear Panel ..........................................
1. Getting to know the DWR-923 1.1 Introduction The DWR-923 is a 4G Integrated Access Device (IAD) that integrates a range of methods for connecting to the Internet, allowing users to access 4G mobile network services via a single device. Once connected, you can easily share your network utilizing wireless Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet interfaces. The advanced 4G technology provides much better performance than traditional 3G networks.
1.2 Package Contents Thank you for purchasing the DWR-923. Before using the DWR-923, please confirm that the packaging includes the following items and accessories: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. DWR-923 unit x 1 Ethernet cable x 1 Antenna x 2 RJ-11 cable Swedish phone plug x1 Power adapter x 1 1.3 System Requirements 4G SIM card, with valid Internet service A computer with a Windows®, Macintosh®, or Linux-based operating system with an installed Ethernet adapter Internet Explorer Version 6.
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1.5 Hardware Overview - Rear Panel Item Name Description 1 Phone ports Connects to your phones for SIP VoIP services 2 WAN port N/A 3 LAN ports Connects to your local network devices such as PC and laptop 4 USB port Optional external device connections 5 Power input port Connects to the power adapter 6 Power button Turns device on 1.
2. Installation 1. Insert the SIM card provided by your 4G mobile network operator. 2. Insert the antennas into the antenna connectors on the DWR-923. Rotate the connector end of the antenna to fasten it. 3. Insert the Ethernet cable into one of the LAN ports on the rear panel of the DWR-923. Insert the other end of this Ethernet cable into the port of the computer that you will use to configure the DWR-923.
3. User Configuration Interface 3.1 Accessing the User Configuration Interface The User Configuration Interface allows you to configure the DWR-923 using your web browser. Follow the procedures below to log in and configure the settings: 1. Ensure that the computer you use for configuring the DWR-923 has the proper IP address settings for communicating with the DWR-923. The default LAN network settings and IP address of the DWR-923 are shown below: IP address: Subnet mask: 2. 3. 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.
3.2 Interface Layout 2 3 1 After logging in, the Home Screen appears. The User Configuration Interface consists of three parts: 1 This part is the displayed content. In the Home page, basic system status is displayed. 2 The menu bar of the User Configuration Interface. Click tabs to access configuration pages of each function. Additional selections will appear on the left hand side as you click the main tabs.
3.3 Using the User Configuration Interface 3.3.1 Home The status page displays basic system Information including a summary of the Internet, system, Wi-Fi, Local Area Network (LAN) and connected VoIP phones. Internet: Network: Provides the current status of the interface used to access the Internet. Carrier: Provider name of your mobile network service. Connection Time: Elapsed time the DWR-923 has been connected to the Internet. IP Address: The DWR-923’s Internet IP address.
System Information: System Name: Displays the DWR-923’s configured name. System Uptime: Elapsed time since the DWR-923 was last turned on or rebooted. HW Version: Hardware version that the DWR-923 is currently using. SW Version: Firmware version that the DWR-923 is currently using. Wi-Fi: SSID: Names of the DWR-923’s wireless networks. Security: Encryption and authentication settings of each wireless network. Channel: Current channel that the DWR-923 uses.
3.3.2 Internet Internet Status 4G Connection Status: Registration State: Status of connection to a network service. Radio Interference: Any interference conditions that the DWR-923 has detected.
RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measures the strength of received radio signals. Signal Strength: Strength value of the received signal. Network Name: Network name of the network connected to. Mobile Country Code (MCC): Mobile country code of the connected network. Mobile Network Code (MNC): Mobile network code of the connected network. Cell ID: ID of the connected base transceiver station. Transmit: Displays transmission status and related statistics.
Internet PIN Configuration This page allows configuration of the PIN code of your SIM card. Use PIN: Select a PIN code to use to protect your SIM card. Enable PIN Protection: Choose to enable or disable PIN protection. If you choose Yes, you will be asked to enter the PIN code when you use the phone feature. Enter PIN: Enter the PIN code. Click Verify PIN to proceed.
Internet Radio Configuration Radio Mode: Select 3G or 4G for your mobile network or select Auto to switch between available 3G/4G mobile networks automatically. Radio Frequency: Select a radio frequency according to your region and the frequency your service uses.
Internet Profile Configuration This page displays the network profiles that are currently being used. Select one from the list and then click Connect to establish a connection, or click Edit to modify the selected profile.
Internet Network Scan This function scans for nearby network providers. 4G Network Selection Method: Choose Auto to scan for network providers automatically or choose Manual to scan manually. After scanning, nearby network providers will be listed in the chart. Select your desired network provider and then click Apply to apply the changes or click Scan to scan again.
3.3.3 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Device List This page displays the client devices that are currently connected to the DWR-923 via Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Settings You will need to establish a wireless local area network (WLAN) to connect your client devices with the DWR-923 wirelessly and to access the Internet. You can mark the box of the SSID and click Edit to modify its contents or click SSID Schedule to set a schedule rule for this network.
This page pops up when you click Edit in Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Settings. Enable SSID: Choose to Enable or Disable the function. SSID: The Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of the wireless network broadcast from this system. In order for computers to connect to the local network over a wireless link, they must select this network name from the list of detected wireless networks in the area. Security: Select one security method from the drop-down list. None: No protection, open mode.
Password: Specify a password for your wireless network. Show Plain Password: Check the box to make the password visible. Click Apply to apply the changes. Or click Reset to undo your configurations. After this step, you can use your wireless client devices, such as your smart phone, to search for the WLAN with the SSID and password that you just specified. This page pops up when you choose to set a schedule rule for a wireless network in Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Settings. To set schedule rule for a network: 1.
Wi-Fi WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS): WPS is a computing standard for easy and secure setup of a wireless connection. In this section you can enable WPS for a client connection using WPA/WPA2 security. 1. Check the box to enable WPS. 2. Click Apply to apply the changes. Or click Reset to undo your configurations. Push Button Connect (PBC): If other wireless devices support the PBC WPS function, click on Click for PBC and then push the WPS button on the other device.
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Access Control Access control allows you to block or allow computer devices from establishing a wireless link to the DWR-923. The filtering is based on the wireless computer’s unique hardware ID (MAC address). With this feature you can prevent unknown or unauthorized computers from accessing the DWR-923 and the services (like shares, DMC) it offers.
Wireless Client Access Policy Access Rule for Registered MAC Address: Allow Everybody: Allows all devices to connect to the DWR-923 wirelessly regardless of the list of wireless computers defined below. Allow: Allows devices that are added in the MAC address list to connect to the DWR-923. Deny: Devices that are added in the MAC address list will be blocked when trying to connect to the DWR-923. Click Apply to apply the changes. Or click Reset to undo your configurations.
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Advanced This section allows you to configure and manage advanced settings of your wireless network. In most cases, however, the default wireless settings will be sufficient. Disable Network Name Broadcast: By disabling SSID broadcasting, the DWR-923 will not broadcast its Network ID (SSID) to announce itself to wireless stations and other access points.
Beacon Interval: Enter the time in milliseconds between beacon transmissions. The default interval is 100 milliseconds. Fragmentation Threshold: This is the maximum length of the frame, in bytes, beyond which packets must be broken up (fragmented) into two or more frames. Collisions occur more often for long frames because while sending them they occupy the channel for a longer time. The default value is 2346, which effectively disables fragmentation.
wireless network. However, there will also be a greater chance of signal interference from other network devices. Click Apply to apply the changes. Or click Reset to undo your configurations.
3.3.4 LAN LAN Device List This page lists the information of client network devices that are connected via the DWR-923’s LAN ports. Host Name: Name of the client device. IP Address: IP address that the client device is using. MAC Address: MAC address of the client device.
This page allows you to configure the local network settings of the DWR-923. In most cases the default settings should be sufficient. In this section you can configure the TCP/IP details for the LAN. Note: The settings on this page will affect all devices that are connected to the router’s LAN including wireless LAN clients. All connected LAN hosts must be in the same subnet and use the new LAN address to access the User Configuration Interface.
LAN DHCP Basic By default, the DWR-923 will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. As such it will provide TCP/IP configuration to client computers connected to the local network. IPv4 Address Distribution: Specify the number of devices/computers in your network: Enter the number of local network computers (including those connecting over Wi-Fi) and the DHCP server will calculate the number of leases required for the network.
LAN DHCP DHCP Reservation IP addresses can be reserved so that a particular IP address is always allocated to a particular computer in the local network. This allows devices such as printers and VoIP phones to be assigned the same IP address from the DHCP server when they come online, which is critical for hostname mapping and port mapping rules. This is achieved by binding the unique hardware ID of the device, called the MAC address, to an IP address in the DHCP server reserved IP address list.
3.3.5 Advanced Advanced DNS&DynDNS The Domain Name Server (DNS) page allows you to define the system name and domain name of the DWR-923 for DNS resolution. You can assign a domain name to a particular computer with the use of Domain Name System (DNS) entries. DNS allows you to assign a readable system name to the DWR-923.
will appear in the list of hosts as belonging to the domain configured on this page. Network hosts which are a part of a common domain can view the list of other computers that are part of that domain. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: System Name: Enter the system name for the DWR-923. Domain Name: Enter the domain name to define the common domain for computers connected to the DWR-923. Description: Add a description about the system name.
Advanced Firewall This section displays the firewall security settings of the DWR-923. The security levels are grouped into a set of rules corresponding to maximum, typical, and minimum security settings. Advanced users can supplement these rules with custom parental controls or port mapping rules as needed.
Security Mode Configuration: Maximum Security: All incoming requests from the Internet are blocked by default and the router allows limited Internet destined traffic from leaving the local network. This mode is the strongest level of security. All traffic from the Internet is blocked from reaching the local network, except what is allowed via port mapping policies that apply to the local network.
Advanced Firewall Access Control A list of all configured filtering rules is displayed in this section. Filtering rules for computers indicate whether a defined service is specifically allowed or blocked for use by that computer. This is a security mechanism to selectively block or allow certain types of traffic in accordance with rules specified by network administrators. You can use this page to manage the firewall rules that control traffic to and from your network.
Advanced Firewall URL Blocking URL Blocking lets you block websites containing specific keywords from being accessed through this gateway. Displayed below is the list of blocking rules: Filter Name: Unique identifier for the content filtering rule. Keywords: The keywords that are used to filter websites accessed by local network users. The content filtering rule is based on these keywords. Domains: The internet domain on which content filtering rules is applied.
Step 2: Go to “Rules for schedule” page Check the box to Enable Parental Control Click Apply to enable the configurations for “List of Parental Control Profiles”.
Step 3: Click Add to add profiles: (1) Enter Profile Name. (2) Select your Group membership (admin/guest). (3) Check the box to Enable Content Filtering. (4) Select a Filter Content. (5) Click Apply.
Step 4: Open browser and link to http://www.yahoo.com.tw . The webpage will ask you to login. Please login according to your Group membership setting on step 2 (admin/guest). Step 5: After logged in, link to http://www.yahoo.com.tw again. Since yahoo is the keyword for blocked webpage therefore you will see the denial message while accessing any content that include the keyword.
Advanced Firewall DoS Attacks A denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is an attempt to make a device resource unavailable to its intended users. SYN Flood: Enter the maximum number of SYN packets per second the security appliance accepts before determining that a SYN Flood Intrusion is occurring. This value can range between 1 and 10,000 SYN packets per second. The default is 128 SYN packets per second.
Advanced Firewall Rules for Schedule This section allows you to determine what local network users can access on the Internet, and when. Parental control profiles enable you to restrict access to particular websites or block sites with specific keywords that you do not want home network users to access. Parental control configuration is accomplished in two steps.
undesirable content or connecting to the Internet during scheduled access times. List of Parental Control Profiles: This section displays the parental control list you have set up. Profile Name: A unique identifier for the parental control profile. Description: This can be a short description of the purpose of the rule to allow DWR-923 administrators to remember the use and intent of this profile. Group: The user group upon which the rule is applied.
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Sessions Limit: Enter the upper limit of the number of sessions that other devices may connect to the device. The number ranges from 1~4096. Bandwidth Management: Bandwidth management controls the rate and priority of the traffic on your Internet link, allowing you to efficiently utilize Internet bandwidth.
Bandwidth Profiles: The table lists the Bandwidth Profiles for this device and allows several operations on the Bandwidth Profiles. Name: The user-defined name for this bandwidth profile. IP Address: The range of the IP address set in the profile. Priority: Priority of the bandwidth profile. Actions that can be carried out on bandwidth profiles are: Checking the box in the first column will select all the bandwidth profiles in the table.
Advanced NAT Network Address Translation (NAT) is a technique which allows several computers on a LAN to share an Internet connection. The computers on the LAN use a "private" IP address range while the WAN port on the DWR-923 is configured with a single "public" IP address. Along with connection sharing, NAT also hides internal IP addresses from computers on the Internet. NAT: Select NAT if your ISP has assigned you only one IP address.
Advanced NAT Virtual DMZ Virtual DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) allows you to specify a DMZ host IP to redirect requests to a Virtual DMZ host in order to enhance the security of the local area network. Virtual DMZ (Enable/Disable): Enable or disable the Virtual DMZ function. If this function is enabled, threats from external networks will be directed to the Virtual DMZ instead of the network. IP Address of host DMZ: Enter the IP address of host DMZ. Click Apply to apply the changes.
Advanced NAT Port Mapping Port Mapping can be used to translate the common service port to a custom port inside your local network such as web or FTP. List of Port Mapping Services: Displays all the port mapping rules for the DWR-923. Service: The name of the service for which the port mapping rule has been created. IP Address: The IP address of the computer on the local network to which the traffic will be forwarded. Port Translation: The port number of the destination host for traffic forwarding.
Advanced NAT UPnP Port Mapping For devices that support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), enabling the UPnP Port Mapping function will allow automatic port forwarding that helps your UPnP devices communicate with the Internet. UPnP Settings: Check the box and click Apply to enable UPnP port mapping function. UPnP Portmap Table: UPnP devices that are applied with the UPnP port mapping function will be listed in this chart.
Advanced NAT Special Applications While common services use known TCP/UDP ports, many custom or uncommon applications require traffic to be sent through the firewall. This section introduces the custom services of the DWR-923. Service Name: Name of the service for identification and management purposes. Protocol: The layer 4 protocol that the service uses: TCP, UDP. Start Port: The start of the port range for the custom service. End port: The end of the port range for the custom service.
Advanced Static Routing Static routing is a data communication concept describing one way of determining packet path selection of routers in your networks. The table lists all static routes that have been added manually and allows several operations on the static routes. Name: The name of the route for identification and management purposes. Destination Network: The destination host or network to which the route leads. IP Subnet Mask: Subnet Mask for the destination.
Advanced USB USB Storage Show information of the USB storage device connecting to this product, which includes the directory it mounts, its capacity and the used percentage.
Advanced DLNA Turning this function on allows use of this product as a media server. DLNA compatible client devices will be able to read or play files that are stored in the USB storage device connecting to this product. Enable Media Server: Check this option to enable the media server function.
3.3.6 System System Time Settings Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol that is used to synchronize computer clock time in a network of computers. This page allows you to set the date, time and NTP (Network Time Protocol) servers. Accurate time across a network is important for logging and execution of scheduled upgrades and scheduled policies. Current Time: Displays the current time of the DWR-923. Time Zone: Select the local time zone.
firewall schedules to work. Enable Daylight Saving: If supported by the NTP servers for your region, you can check Automatically Adjust for Daylight Savings Time. NTP Server1: The NTP server to sync. Default is 0.us.pool.ntp.org NTP Server2: The second NTP server to sync in case the first one does not respond. Default is 1.us.pool.ntp.org. NTP Server3: The third NTP server to sync in case the first and second does not respond. Default is 2.us.pool.ntp.org.
System Users This page lists the users that have been configured on the DWR-923 for accessing shares, the Internet or even managing the device. The default guest or administrator user has access to the DWR-923’s web management. A newly configured user (along with the default guest / admin) can be assigned to a group, upon which common parental control and content sharing policies can be applied. Custom users are not able to access the web management interface.
System Reboot & Reset Reboot: Select Reboot and click Apply, a countdown timer will appear and count down the reboot period. After the device reboots, the Login page will be displayed. Revert to factory reset configuration: Select revert to factory reset configuration and click Apply. The DWR-923 will restore all configuration settings to the original factory default settings. Note: Restoring factory default settings will erase all of your existing settings.
System Firmware Upgrade Firmware will be continually updated as more features are added and known issues are resolved. This section helps you to upgrade your firmware to the latest version available online. Select to upgrade firmware for the DWR-923 system or the LTE module: 1. Click Browse to locate the firmware file from the directory on the local host. 2. Click Router Upgrade/ 4G Upgrade to begin firmware upgrade.
System Remote Management This feature can be used to manage the device remotely from the WAN side. By default, Remote Management is disabled. To enable WAN access to the Configuration Utility, check the box. IMPORTANT: When Remote Management is enabled, the security appliance is accessible to anyone who knows its IP address. Since a malicious WAN user can reconfigure the DWR-923 and misuse it in many ways, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you change the admin and guest passwords before continuing.
Access Type: Select an access type. If you choose All IP Addresses the DWR-923 will access all IPs automatically. If IP Address Range is selected, you will have to specify the starting and ending IP addresses from the following column. If Only this PC is selected, you will have to specify your PC IP address. IP Address: IP address of the PC given remote management permissions Enable Remote SNMP: Check the box to enable remote SNMP. Click Apply to apply the changes.
System System Logs System Logs: As the DWR-923 manages network traffic and communication, it continuously generates logs for troubleshooting and network analysis by the home network administrator. The logging features for various sections can be enabled for desired features (such as network, security, applications and administration) to analyze the actions performed in these sections of the DWR-923. 1. Check Enable Logging box to enable log collection on the DWR-923. 2.
Applications to display the appropriate logs in the View Logs section. 3. Click Apply to apply the changes. Or click Reset to undo your configurations. View Logs: The logs are displayed in this section. Click Refresh Log to view the most up-to-date log information. Or click Clear Log to erase all of the log information. Download Tar Log Files: Select a tar log file and then click Download to download the selected file to your computer.
4. Appendix 4.1 Connected PC IP Address Configuration Appropriate IP address settings are required to communicate with the DWR-923. The following instructions use Windows XP to demonstrate the IP setup steps. 1. In the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Network Connections (if required, switch to Classic View first). 3. Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. 4.
5. From the “This connection uses the following items” list, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) window will appear: 6. If you select “Obtain an IP address automatically,” click the OK button to finish your configuration. 7. If you select “Use the following IP address,” ensure that your IP address is from 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.254. The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 8. Click OK OK to apply this IP address setting.
