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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................. 1
Wireless Gateway Features .............................................................................................. 1
Package Contents .............................................................................................................. 4
Physical Details.................................................................................................................. 4
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION............................................................................................... 8
Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 8
Procedure ........................................................................................................................... 8
CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURATION......................................................................................... 10
Overview .......................................................................................................................... 10
Configuration Program................................................................................................... 11
Quick Setup Screen ......................................................................................................... 13
Wireless Screen................................................................................................................ 17
Status Screen.................................................................................................................... 20
CHAPTER 4 PC CONFIGURATION................................................................................... 26
Overview .......................................................................................................................... 26
Windows Clients .............................................................................................................. 26
Macintosh Clients ............................................................................................................ 37
Linux Clients.................................................................................................................... 38
Other Unix Systems ......................................................................................................... 39
Wireless Station Configuration ...................................................................................... 39
CHAPTER 5 DHCP ................................................................................................................ 40
Overview .......................................................................................................................... 40
What DHCP Does............................................................................................................ 40
Using the Wireless Gateway's DHCP Server ................................................................ 40
Using another DHCP Server .......................................................................................... 40
To Configure your PCs to use DHCP ............................................................................ 41
CHAPTER 6 SERIAL PORT................................................................................................. 42
Overview .......................................................................................................................... 42
Serial Port Screen............................................................................................................ 42
Modem Properties Screen............................................................................................... 45
Dial -in Users.................................................................................................................... 47
Serial Port Status............................................................................................................. 51
CHAPTER 7 OPTIONS ......................................................................................................... 54
Overview .......................................................................................................................... 54
Password .......................................................................................................................... 54
DNS (Domain Name Server ............................................................................................ 55
NAT (Network Address Translation) ............................................................................ 55
TFTP................................................................................................................................. 55
Remote Management....................................................................................................... 55
Routing Table .................................................................................................................. 56
Printer Port...................................................................................................................... 56
CHAPTER 8 ROUTING ........................................................................................................ 58
Overview .......................................................................................................................... 58
Routing Screen................................................................................................................. 58
Router Configuration...................................................................................................... 60
Static Routing - Example ............................................................................................... 61
CHAPTER 9 ADVANCED INTERNET ............................................................................... 62
Overview
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Advanced Internet Screen............................................................................................... 62
Special Internet Applications ......................................................................................... 63