Quick Installation 9. You will now see the Firewall settings. IOGEAR® offers you an easy set-up package to configure a Firewall. Please note high Firewall protection will make your network securer, but may cause wireless gateway’s performance to be lower. Click Next when you are done. 10. This is the summar y page showing all configurations you’ve set. Click Next when you are done.
Quick Installation 11. Click Finish when you are done. When you have finished the configuration, you will be brought to the main window.
Quick Installation 12. At this point your GWA504 router should be working successfully and the router should be giving access to the Internet to all the client computers. To check the status of the router you can click the Test button to see whether your Internet connection is functioning. Please make sure your WAN por t has been connected (to a xDSL, Cable modem, or Ethernet). Click Finish when you are done. When you have finished the configuration, you will be brought to the main window.
Advanced Setup Advanced Setup Step 2. Step 1. The Customized Configuration menu is separated into eight categories. After you logged in as shown in Quick Installation step 3, click on the Custom button.
Advanced Setup powerful and flexible Firewall protection to keep your network secure. You can configure the strength of Firewall protection to a high or low level. If you are an advanced user, you can configure Firewall policies to meet on your needs. System It includes all the basic configuration tools, such as options to control management access, upgrading system firmware and restart system. LAN The router must have an IP address for the local network.
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Configuration Utility System Time For system management purposes, a correctly configured time zone setting will let you have accurate time stamps on the system log. If you’re in an area that is within the daylight savings time period, please also check the option. You can also set device time manually or consult network time from NTP server.
Configuration Utility Restart Factory Default In some special cases, you may restart your Wireless-G Broadband Router manually without unplugging the power cable. Please note that restarting the Wireless-G Broadband Router you will not lose your current configuration. Click Restart button to restart the router. Click the Reset to default button to set your configuration back to factory settings.
Configuration Utility Backup Setting Password Setting Save the settings of your router to a file. Once you want to restore these setting, click Firmware upgrade and use the file you saved. This is where you can change your administration password for the Wireless-G Broadband Router. For better security, you should give a new password because password setting is disabled by default. Don’t forget to Click Apply button to make your configuration take effect.
Configuration Utility Remote Management This setting allows you to manage your Wireless-G Broadband Router through a WAN connection (Internet). Click the button to enable or disable this function. If you enable this function you can use the specified port on your PC to remotely control the router. The default port is 8080. You can also set “Administration Time-out.” It is the amount of inactivity before the device automatically close the administration section.
Configuration Utility Firmware Update From time to time, a new and updated firmware will be released, which has either feature improvements or bug fixes. Once you download the new firmware patch, you can update the firmware of your WirelessG Broadband Router from here. • Upgrade Steps: To update the firmware by web page, click the Browse button first to select the file that had been saved in your laptop or PC. Then click the Upgrade button to update the firmware.
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Configuration Utility IP Setting You can setup IP address information for your wireless router.
Configuration Utility DHCP Server Your wireless router can act as a DHCP server, and assign IP addresses to your clients automatically. This function is enabled by default. The assigned IP addressed will be within the range of IP pool that you specify. It is a good security practice to set just enough range of IP pool for the devices you want to connect to this wireless network. This can block other unintended devices to enter your network.
Configuration Utility DHCP Client The DHCP client list shows clients assigned by the DHCP server. Click Refresh button to refresh the list. 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-onLAN enabled. Click on the “Wake-up” button will make the router to send the wake-up feature to the target device immediately.
Configuration Utility Association control Check “Association control” to enable the controlling of which wireless client canassociate to the wireless LAN. If a client is denied to associate to the wireless LAN, it means the client can’t send or receive any data via this device. Choose “allow” or “deny” to allow or deny the clients, whose MAC addresses are not in the “Control table”, to associate to the wireless LAN. “Control table” is the table at the bottom of the “MAC Address Control” page.
Configuration Utility C When “Connection control” is checked, check “C” will allow the corresponding client to connect to this device. A When “Association control” is checked, check “A” will allow the corresponding client to associate to the wireless LAN. In this page, we provide the following Combobox and button to help you to input the MAC address.
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Configuration Utility SSID & Channel Here is where you may modify the SSID and Channel of your Wireless-G Broadband Router. • SSID (Service Set ID, or Network Name): Enter the name you wish to give your Wireless-G Broadband Router (ex. “JOHN” or “IOGEAR”). Every Wireless Clients (PC card, USB and PCI adaptors) in your network must be configured to accept with the same SSID. • Channel It can be left as Default, unless you plan on using multiple access points.
Configuration Utility Authentication & Encryption Select the data privacy algorithm you want. Enabling the security can protect your data while it is transferred from one station to another. WEP : Accept WEP clients only. WEP key must be entered manually. You must input 10 Hexadecimal digits for WEP 64 bit, or 26 Hexadecimal digits for WEP 128 bit • WEP Key 1, 2, 3 & 4 When you enable the 128 or 64 bit WEP key security, please select one WEP key to be used and input 26 or 10 hexadecimal (0, 1, 2...
