FIR151B/300B/302B/303B Wireless Router User Manual
Contents Important notes and information 1. About the user manual 1.1 Structure of the user manual 1.2 Used symbols and fonts 1.3 Standard compliance (CE, FCC) 2. Introduction 3. Hardware connections 4. Router configurations 4.1 TCP/IP settings 4.2 Router configurations 4.2.1 Setup wizard 4.2.2 Network settings 4.2.3 Wireless settings 4.2.4 Health and power saving 4.2.5 Running status 4.2.6 System Tools 4.2.7 Wireless advanced settings 4.2.8 Security settings 4.2.9 Parental control 4.2.
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Hearing experts suggest that to protect your hearing: • Limit the amount of time you use receiver, headphones, speakerphone or earpieces at high volume. • Avoid turning up the volume to block out noisy surroundings. • Turn the volume down if you cannot hear people speaking near you. SAFETY PRECAUTION FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. The device is designed to be operated in temperatures between 0°C and 40°C.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY EXPOSURE • Avoid using your device near metal structures (e. g. the steel frame of a building). • Avoid using the device near strong electromagnetic sources, such as microwave ovens, sound speakers, TV and radio. • Use only original manufacturer-approved accessories. • Use of non-original manufacturer-approved accessories may violate your local RF exposure guidelines and should be avoided.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AVOID APPLYING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE DEVICE Do not apply excessive pressure on the device to prevent damaging them. DEVICE IS GETTING WARM AFTER PROLONGED USE When using your device for prolonged periods the device may become warm. In most cases this condition is normal and therefore should not be interpreted as a problem with the device. HEED SERVICE MARKING Except as explained in the user manual, do not repair any product yourself.
NOTICE: When taking the device from low-temperature conditions into a warmer environment or from high-temperature conditions into a cooler environment, allow the device to acclimate to room temperature before turning on power. AVOID PUSHING OBJECTS INTO THE DEVICE Never push objects of any kind into cabinet slots or other openings in the product. Slots and openings are provided for ventilation. These openings must not be blocked or covered.
CAUTION Update your operating system with caution. • Improper operation or unforeseen external factors may cause an operating system update fails; the device will not work properly. If such a situation occurs, you need to send the unit in for repair. • An unofficial operating system can cause security risks. Please install only official updates provided by Phicomm, if not you will void the warranty and a repair is chargeable. SW-Update • During the update process all user data will be erased.
Summary of changes Issue 1 Issue date Remarks September 2014 Initial release Copyright @ 2014 Phicomm Europe GmbH – print only for private use! page 9 of 49
1. About the user manual This user manual includes a complete overview of the configuration and functions of PHICOMM routers of the FIR series. 1.
The following editorial conventions are used in the manual: Convention Explanation Bold Field names / button names are written in bold Example: click menu View Italic Commands, screen output, file names and paths are written in Italic. Example: Input 192.168.0.1 in IP address text box. <...> <...> keyboard or actual names are represented in angle brackets Example: Click + + to open the task manager. > Used for menu sequence Example: Click File > Print to print.
1.3 standard compliances (CE, FCC) Declaration of Conformity For CE marking in the EU (European Union) Shanghai Feixun Communication Co., Ltd. No.3666, Sixian Rd., Songjiang District, Shanghai, P.R.
FCC STATEMENT This device has been tested and complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules for Class B. These regulations are intended to protect against adverse effects of device operation in a home environment. The operation of a device under FCC regulations Part 15 is subject to the following two conditions: • The device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference, including all those that cause undesirable behavior.
2. Introduction The routers of the FIR series are all-in-one router for home and SOHO users to share broadband internet connection over a wired or a wireless network. The speed of up to 300 Mbps (FIR151B up to 150 Mbps) provides users with extraordinary smooth internet surfing, internet phone calling and online gaming.
3. Hardware connections To establish a connection using a modem, please follow the steps 1-1 to 4 of the chart below. If you use an Ethernet cable, please connect RJ with the WAN port directly (steps 1-2 to 4) Note The connections might vary by models.
4. Wireless router configurations This section gives instructions of the procedures that must be performed to enable the wireless router. After completion of the third point the router is connected with the internet. Please select the corresponding internet connection on your PC and click connect. 4.1 TCP/IP settings The IP address has to be obtained automatically before starting the configuration of the router. Please follow these steps: 1.
3. Select both Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Click OK to confirm the configuration.
4.2 Router configurations Open the web browser and enter 192.168.2.1 in the address bar. Enter Username and Password (preset as admin/admin). You can find this information also at the bottom of the label on your router. Select the languages on the right side. Then click the Login button. After successful login, you will see the page of the Setup Wizard. Enter the needed settings or click Cancel to leave this page (to see the web management page). You can find the Setup Wizard in menu on the left.
4.2.1 Setup Wizard The setup wizard simplifies installation and configuration steps. Menu item Explanation Network Settings WAN protocol PPPoE PPPoE is typically used for DSL services. Select PPPoE and type in the Username and Password provided by your internet service provider. Then click the Save button. Dynamic IP (automatically obtain) Select Automatically obtain (Dynamic IP) if internet service provider does not provide any IP to use. This option is commonly used for cable modem services.
Menu item Explanation Wireless password Set a wireless password (more than 8 characters) to prevent others from accessing your network without permission. Note The SSID should be changed and no longer match with the name specified by the manufacturer. Please create an anonymous one as possible SSID, which does not allow any conclusions about the location of the router. 4.2.2 Network Settings Operating mode Select Router or AP button for operation mode.
WAN settings Select Access Mode Of WAN and WAN Protocol on WAN Settings page. If your internet service provider is running on a DHCP server, select Dynamic IP as connection type. The router will automatically get IP parameters from your internet service provider. Note If the WAN port network segment is 192.168.2.X, go to LAN Settings page to modify LAN IP port to other network segments (for example 192.168.2.1) to avoid conflicts.
LAN Settings Menu item Explanation IP address Enter LAN IP address of the router. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask associated with the LAN IP address. Note If you change the LAN IP address of the router, log in the web management page with the new IP address. MAC Clone Some internet service providers require the registration of your computer’s MAC address. If you want to clone the MAC address select Enabled.
4.2.3 Wireless Settings There are two submenus under the Wireless Settings menu: • Wireless Basic Settings • Wireless MAC Filtering Click any of them to configure the corresponding function. Wireless Basic Settings Menu item Explanation Wireless Basic Settings Wireless Status Select Enabled or Disabled to control the wireless function of the router.
Menu item Explanation Wireless Security Settings Security Options Disabled WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy WPA-PSK: Pre-Shared Key of WPA WPA2-PSK: Pre-Shared Key of WPA2 WPA/WPA2-PSK: automatically based on the wireless stations’ capacity and request Note The security modes are different in the kind of encryption. WEP encryption provides the least protection while WPA2-PSK is to overcome the most difficult and therefore offers the best protection. Wireless MAC Filtering Enter the MAC address.
4.2.4 Health and Power Saving Set to turn on/off the wireless router according to your actual needs (for example rest times or limit surfing time for children). You can also turn off the power of the wireless router to save power and protect the environment at the same time. Note In order the router is working properly, the router time must be synchronized with the internet time.
4.2.5 Running status Device Information This page displays WAN, LAN, Wireless network’s parameters and information about the router. There are IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways, SSID, hardware- and software-versions etc. Press Refresh button to refresh the Device Information list.
DHCP Clients Menu item Explanation DHCP Clients DHCP-Server DHCP server configures the TCP/IP protocol for each PC in the LAN automatically. Start IP address 1st address in the IP address pool End IP address Last address in the IP address pool DHCP Clients List Refresh Click the button to refresh the DHCP clients list Wireless Clients Click Refresh button to check the wireless clients.
Traffic Statistics Check the traffic statistic results and the packet intervals.
4.2.6 System Tools Check out different administration tools: System Management, Time Management, WEB Management, Modify Login Password, System Diagnostics and System Log. System Management Menu item Explanation Factory Reset Restore factory default values System Restart Restart the router Software Upgrade Update software Configuration File Management Backup and restore the configuration Note All user settings will be deleted when factory reset is enabled.
Time Management Set the network time of your system or click Sync with PC to synchronize with the computer. Note You can get GMT time after connecting with the internet.
Modify Login Password Manage the details of your account and modify username and password. Note Username and password lengths are less than or equal to 16 characters. System Diagnostics Ping or Tracert commands to test connectivity between router and other hosts. Please proceed as follows: • Select Ping. • Enter IP Address / Domain Name. • Enter Number of Ping Packages, Ping Packet Size and Tracert Hops. • Click Start. You will see the results in Diagnostic Results.
System Log If you want to set more detailed settings, select Advanced beside the Basic button at the top of the screen.
4.2.7 Wireless Advanced Settings There are WDS Settings, WPS Settings and Wireless Advanced Settings. WDS Settings The WDS function can help you to extend the wireless range. It supports Lazy Mode, Repeater Mode und Bridge Mode. Menu item Explanation WDS Mode Lazy Mode In this mode no further configurations are needed. Click Save and the connecting client should be in Repeater Mode or Bridge Mode. Bridge Mode In this mode you can connect two or more wired devices wirelessly.
Input the MAC address of the other wireless router in MAC address of the wireless access point. Note Two wireless routers must use the same channel, encryption type and encryption key. If the wireless security mode is one of WPA, WPA2 and WPA/WPA2, the wireless routers must work with the same SSID. WPS settings The WPS function can help to add a new device to the network quickly.
Menu item Explanation WPS Mode Supports two ways of configuration: PBC (Push-Button-Configuration) PIN Code PBC (Push-ButtonConfiguration) Select PBC button or press the WPS button on the panel of your router (press WPS button on the router and press the WPS button on another network device within two minutes). PIN Enable this option, you need to enter a wireless clients PIN code in the blank field and keep the same code in the client.
Menu item Explanation set in this field will be fragmented. Too many data packets will degrade the wireless network performance. The fragment threshold value should not be set too low (default = 2346). DHCP Settings DHCP Service If you enable the DHCP server of the router, the DHCP server will configure the TCP/IP protocol for each PC in the LAN automatically.
Static Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC in the LAN, the PC will always receive the same IP address each time accessing the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses could be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings.
4.2.8 Security Settings Click Firewall to configure. Firewall Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable the firewall. If the firewall is enabled, the system refuses all requests from the internet. Only packets from the LAN which are belonging to defined connections and for which the status database is created can pass the firewall and can have access to the LAN. By default the firewall is enabled. To expose all hosts in the LAN to the internet you can disable the firewall.
Menu item Explanation UDP-Flood Packet Threshold If the number of UDP data packets exceeds the threshold, the defense measures act immediately. Open TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering Select to protect against TCP-SYN-FLOOD attacks. TCP-SYN-Attack Packet Threshold If the number of TCP-SYN data packets exceeds the threshold, the defense measures act immediately. Ping from WAN Port is prohibited: If you select this option, the PC in the WAN cannot send the Ping packets to the router. 4.2.
URL Filtering Enter the URL address you want to filter in the URL box.
4.2.10 Application Virtual Server Select Enabled under Port Forwarding function to open a private port to internet that can be accessed by others. Menu item Explanation Port Forwarding Settings IP address IP address of the server you want to open the port, for example 192.168.2.X Port Range Port range of the server you want to open. Protocol Protocol of the server. Note Please assign a static IP address to the server.
DMZ Please select Enabled under DMZ Host. Menu item Explanation DMZ Host DMZ Status Select Enabled or Disabled. DMZ-Host IP address Enter the IP address of the PC in the LAN that you want to set. Note Before using the DMZ host, you should assign a static IP address to the designated server. Then enter this static IP address into the router as its IP address. DMZ priority is higher than the port forwarding. If the DMZ is open, all port forwarding rules are not effective.
4.2.11 Dynamic DNS The dynamic DNS allows assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic internet IP address. If you want to use this feature, please register at a DDNS service provider for this service (e. g. www.no-ip.com). After registration please select your service provider and enter Username, Password and Dynamic DNS Domain Name. 4.2.
Static Routing Table Static routing is a form of routing that occurs when a router uses a manuallyconfigured routing entry, rather than information from a dynamic routing protocol to forward traffic. Menu item Explanation Static Routing Table Settings (support up to 10) Destination IP address IP address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route Subnet Mask The subnet mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion and which portion is the host portion.
Note Bandwidth conversion: 1 Mbps = 1024 Kbps Select the type of the broadband line and the bandwidth according to the actual situation. If you are not sure about the information, please consult your broadband provider. After finishing the settings, click the Save button to apply the settings. 4.2.14 IP and MAC Binding Static ARP Binding You may use the ARP binding function to control the static ARP cache table for preventing the ARP deception effectively.
4.2.15 Logout Click Logout to exit from the router’s configuration page.
5. Troubleshooting Why I cannot open the management page? • Turn off browser’s proxy settings. • Make sure that your network card has been set to obtaining an IP automatically. • Make sure that your LAN and wireless LED is on and all cables are connected correctly. I forgot my network name or encryption keys! • Try to set up a wired connection and configure the wireless encryption again. • Press the Reset button of the router longer than 5 seconds.
Factory default settings Item Basic settings Username Password IP address Subnet mask Wireless SSID Wireless security Wireless MAC address filtering DHCP DHCP server Start IP address End IP address Default admin admin 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 Phicomm_16AE03 Disabled Disabled Enabled 192.168.2.100 192.168.2.200 6. Technical support – contact us Shanghai Feixun Communication Co., Ltd. Phone: +86 21 67754400 Email Sales: info@phicomm.com Email Support: service@phicomm.com.
