WLM-2501 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router
User Manual Version: 1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 KEY FEATURES .................................................................................................................... 4 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ....................................................................................................... 5 3 PRODUCT LAYOUT............................................................................................................. 6 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.....................................................
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the WLM-2501 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem. The WLM-2501 is fully compliant with 802.11n. The modem is also fully compliant with 802.11g & 802.11b. The modems provide the best performance when used in combination with 802.11n client adapters. The WLM-2501 is not only a Modem or Wireless Access Point, but can also be used to connect wired Ethernet devices.
1 Key Features Features IEEE 802.11g compliant Based on 802.11n technology Four 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Port (AutoCrossover) Firewall supports Virtual Server Mapping, DMZ, IP Filter, ICMP Blocking, SPI Supports 802.11i (WPA/WPA2, AES), VPN passthrough Integrated modem (Annex A) Advantages Fully Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b / IEEE802.11g compliant devices WLM-1500: Up to 3 times faster than regular 802.11g. WLM-2501/2500/3500: Up to 6 times faster than regular 802.
2 Package Contents Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped back in its original package. 1. WLM-2501 modem/router 2. 220V ~ 240V Power Adapter 3. Quick Install Guide 4. CD (User’s Manual) 5. Warranty card 6. UTP cable 7.
3 Product Layout WPS/Reset button Power button Power connector Modem connection Port ADSL LAN Power connector Power button LAN / computer connections Description Connect your telephone/ADSL cable this port Connect the cable from your PC or network device to this ports. Connect your power adapter to this port. Turn the modem On or Off.
Back label The back label describes the corresponding LED indications and port functionality. LED Description Power Lights up when powered ON. Blinks on TEST/RESET ADSL Lights up when an ADSL cable is connected. Internet Lights up when internet connection is UP. WLAN Lights up in Blue when WLAN is enabled. Blinks on traffic OPS Blinks when OPS mode is on LAN1~4 When a LAN cable is connected the corresponding light lights up.
4 System Requirements To begin using the WLM-2501, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements: • PC/Notebook. • 1 Free Ethernet port. • Wi-Fi card/USB dongle (802.11 b/g/n) – optional. • Annex A, ADSL internet connection. • PC with a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera) • Ethernet compatible CAT5 cables. 5 WLM-2501 Placement You can place the WLM-2501 on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it on a wall.
6 Setup LAN, WAN Modem connection LAN / computer connections
7 PC Network Adapter setup Windows XP • Go to [Start Menu], [Control panel], [Network Connections]. • Right-mouse-click on the [Local Area Connection]) icon, and select [properties] • Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] =>Click [Properties]. • Select the [General] tab. The WLM-2501 supports DHCP. Please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].
Windows Vista/Windows 7 • Go to [Start Menu], [Control panel], [View network status and tasks], -> [Manage network connections].
• Select [Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)], and Click [Properties]. • Open the [General] tab. The WLM-2501 supports DHCP. Please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].
8 Bring up the WLM-2501 Connect the supplied power-adapter to the power inlet port and connect it to a wall outlet. Press the Power-Button to turn the modem on. The WLM-2501 automatically enters the self-test phase. During self-test phase, the Power LED will blink briefly, and then will be lit continuously to indicate that this product is in normal operation. 9 Initial Setup WLM-2501 LOGIN procedure 1. OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). 2. Type http://192.168.0.
Status The System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router: the UP time, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware version information is displayed here.
Statistics You can view statistics on the processing of IP packets on the networking interfaces. You will not typically need to view this data, but you may find it helpful when working with your ISP to diagnose network and Internet data transmission problems. To display statistics for any new data, click “Refresh”.
ADSL Statistics This page shows the ADSL line statistic information.
DHCP List This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. The table shows the assigned IP address, MAC address and expiration time for each DHCP leased client. Use the Refresh button to update the available information.
QoS Queue The screen allows you to configure a QoS queue and assign it to a specific network. If the channel operation modes of your ADSL router are not configured and you enable the QoS function, you’ll see the following message: Please follow the Setup Wizard to finish WAN configuration before setting up QoS. Parameter Queue Description Queue Status Queue Interface Queue Priority Description The description of the queue will appear automatically according to your selection.
10 Configuration Wizard Click Wizard to configure the modem. The Setup wizard will now be displayed; check that the adsl line is connected and click Next. Select your country from the Country list. Select your internet provider. Click Next. Depending on the chosen provider, you may need to enter your user name and password or hostname in the following window. After you have entered the correct information, click Next. Click Finish to complete the configuration.
11 Basic Settings LAN Settings This page is used to configure the LAN interface of your ADSL Router. You can set IP address, subnet mask, and IGMP Snooping. Parameter Description Interface Name The interface name is “br0”. IP Address Subnet Mask Secondary IP IGMP Snooping Ethernet to Wireless Blocking Enter the IP Address of the ADSL router for the local user to access the router’s web page. By default, the IP Address is 192.168.0.1. Enter the Subnet Mask of the ADSL router.
DHCP Settings You can configure your network and the router to use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). This page allows you to select the DHCP mode that this router will support. There are two different DHCP Modes: DHCP Server and DHCP Relay. When the router is acting as DHCP server, please configure the router in the “DHCP Server” page; while acting as DHCP Relay, you can setup the relay in the “DHCP Relay” page.
Parameter Description DHCP Server Address Specify the IP address of your ISP’s DHCP server. Requests for IP information from your LAN interface will be passed to the default gateway, which should route the request appropriately. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’.
IP Pool Range Show Client Max Lease Time Domain Name Gateway Address MAC Base Assignment You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients. By default, the IP range is starting from IP 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.200. Click this button and a table is displayed. You can know the assigned IP address, MAC address and time expired for each DHCP leased client.
WAN Settings The page allows you to select any combination of DSL modes. Parameter ADSL modulation Annex L Option Annex M Option ADSL Capability Description Choose preferred ADSL standard protocols. Enable/Disable ADSL2/ADSL2+ Annex L capability. Enable/Disable ADSL2/ADSL2+ Annex M capability. Bitswap Enable – Enable/Disable bitswap capability. ADSL Tone SRA Enable – Enable/Disable SRA (seamless rate adaptation) capability. Choose tones to be masked. The masked tones will not carry any data.
settings will take effect after it reboots. DNS A Domain Name System (DNS) server is like an index of IP addresses and Web addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser, such as “www.router.com”, a DNS server will find that name in its index and the matching IP address. This page is used to select the way to obtain the IP addresses of the DNS servers. Parameter Attain DNS Automatically Set DNS Manually Description Select this item if you want to use the DNS servers obtained from ISP.
Wireless Settings This section provides the wireless network settings for your router. You can enable the wireless AP function here. Parameter Band Description Please select the radio band from one of the following options. 2.4GHz(B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps). 2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps). 2.4 GHz (B+G):2.
Mode SSID Channel Width Control Sideband Channel Number Radio Power (mW) Associated Clients 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients, and maximum 150Mbps for 802.11n clients). It allows you to set the router to act in “AP”, “Client” or “WDS” mode. The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN.
Security This router provides complete wireless LAN security functions, include WEP, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.1x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function. Parameter Encryption Description You can choose “None” to disable the encryption or select “WEP”, “WPA(TKIP)”, “WPA2(AES)” or “WPA2 Mixed” mode for security.
WEP-64Bits WEP-128Bits WPA Authentication Mode by a RADIUS server. Check this box to authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x. WEP is less level of security than WPA. WEP supports 64-bit and 128-bit key lengths to encrypt the wireless data. The longer key length will provide higher security. When “WEP64Bits” is selected, you have to enter exactly 5 ASCII characters (“a-z” and “0-9”) or 10 hexadecimal digits ("0-9", "a-f") for each Key (1-4).
ACL This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network. Parameter Wireless Access Control Mode Description This router can prevent the wireless clients from accessing the wireless network by checking the MAC Address of the clients. If you enable this function, please set the MAC Address of the wireless clients that you want to filter. Disable – Disable this function.
button. Click "Reset" will clear your current selections. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. You’ll see the following message displayed on web browser: Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots.
WPS Although home Wi-Fi networks have become more and more popular, users still have trouble with the initial set up of network. This obstacle forces users to use the open security and increases the risk of eavesdropping. Therefore, The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is designed to ease set up of security-enabled Wi-Fi networks and subsequently network management.
Regenerate PIN Push Button Configuration Start PBC Reset Client PIN Number Click to regenerate the Self-PIN Number. Clicking this button will invoke the PBC method of WPS. It is only used when AP acts as a registrar. Click to start the Push Button method of WPS. It restores the original values. It is only used when users want their station to join AP’s network. The length of PIN is limited to four or eight numeric digits.
12 Advanced Settings Wireless Settings This page allows advanced users who have sufficient knowledge of wireless LAN. These setting shall not be changed unless you know exactly what will happen for the changes you made on your router. Parameter Authentication Type Description There are three authentication types: "Open System", "Shared Key" and "Auto". Open System: Open System authentication is not required to be successful while a client may decline to authenticate with any particular other client.
the WEP privacy mechanism. Fragmentation Threshold RTS Threshold Beacon Interval Data Rate Preamble Type Broadcast SSID Relay Blocking Protection Auto: Auto is the default authentication algorithm. It will change its authentication type automatically to fulfill client’s requirement. Fragment Threshold specifies the maximum size of packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance. Enter a value from 256 to 2346.
Aggregation Short GI protection mode is enabled, the throughput of the AP will be a little lower due to many of frame traffic should be transmitted. This function is used to join multiple data packets for transmission as a single unit to increase network efficiency. The 802.11n draft specifies two guard intervals: 400ns (short) and 800ns (long). Support of the 400ns GI is optional for transmit and receive. Enable this function will increase network efficiency. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’.
QoS The router supports IP QoS feature that can provide different priority to different users or data flows. Classification Parameter IP QoS Default QoS Description Click the radio button to enable or disable the IP QoS function. Select the default mode of QoS from the list. IP Pred: In QoS, a three-bit field in the ToS byte of the IP header (see RFC 791). Using IP Precedence, a network administrator can assign values from 0(the default) to 7 to classify and prioritize types of traffic.
(Destination) Port (Destination) Protocol Physical Port ClassQueue 802.1p_Mark IP.Pred_Mark TOS_Mark IP QoS Rules destination IP has been entered. The destination port of the selected protocol. You cannot configure this field without entering the protocol first. The selections are TCP, UDP, ICMP and the blank for none. This field is required if the source port or destination port has been entered. The incoming ports. The selections include LAN ports, wireless port, and the blank for not applicable.
UPnP When the UPnP function is enabled, the router can be detected by UPnP compliant system such as Windows XP. The router will be displayed in the Neighborhood of Windows XP, so you can directly double click the router or right click the router and select “Invoke” to configure the router through web browser. Parameter UPnP Description Enable or disable UPnP feature. WAN Interface The upstream WAN interface is selected here. Select WAN interface that will use UPnP from the drop-down lists.
IGMP The IGMP Proxy page allows you to enable multicast on WAN and LAN interfaces. The LAN interface is always served as downstream IGMP proxy, and you can configure one of the available WAN interfaces as the upstream IGMP proxy. Upstream is the interface that IGMP requests from hosts are sent to the multicast router. Downstream is the interface data from the multicast router are sent to hosts in the multicast group database.
Routing The page enables you to define specific route for your Internet and network datas. Most users do not need to define routes. On a typical small home or office LAN, the existing routes that set up the default gateways for your LAN hosts and for the router provide the most appropriate path for all your Internet traffic. You may need to define routes if your home setup includes two or more networks or subnets, if you connect to two or more ISP services, or if you connect to a remote corporate LAN.
Show Routes Static Route Table Click this button to view the router’s routing table. Click “Update” to update the selected destination route on the “Static Route Table”. Click “Delete Selected” to delete a selected destination route on the Static Route Table. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a troubleshooting and management protocol that uses the UDP protocol on port 161 to communicate between clients and servers. The router can be managed locally or remotely by SNMP protocol. Parameter SNMP System Description System Contact System Name System Location System Object ID Trap IP Address Community name (read-only) Community name (write-only) Description Select “Disable” or “Enable” to disable or enable the SNMP feature.
Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots.
DDNS Dynamic DNS (DDNS) allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. Parameter Enable DDNS Provider Host Name DynDns Settings Username Password Description Check the box to enable DDNS function. Select your DDNS service provider here. This router supports DynDNS and TZO service providers Enter the domain name you’ve obtained from DDNS service provider.
Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots.
RIP RIP is an Internet protocol you can set up to share routing table information with other routing devices on your LAN, at your ISP’s location, or on remote networks connected to your network via the ADSL line. Most small home or office networks do not need to use RIP; they have only one router, such as the ADSL Router, and one path to an ISP. In these cases, there is no need to share routes, because all Internet data from the network is sent to the same ISP gateway.
Send Mode RIP Config Table passed to the DSL device in order for it to be accepted into its routing table. Indicate the RIP version this interface will use when it sends its route information to other devices. The RIP you have configured will be listed in the table. If you want to delete some settings, please select the settings and click “Delete Selected”. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’.
13 Firewall Settings The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Public Port Interface Current Port Forwarding Table The destination port number that is made open for this application on the WAN side Select the WAN interface on which the port-forwarding rule is to be applied. If you want to remove the port forwarding settings from the table, select the items and then click "Delete Selected". If you want remove all settings, just click "Delete All" button. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’.
Port Filter The IP/Port filtering feature allows you to deny/allow specific services or applications in the forwarding path. Parameter Outgoing Default Action Incoming Default Action Direction Protocol Rule Action Source IP Address Subnet Mask Description Specify the default action on the LAN to WAN (Traffic to Internet) forwarding path.
Port Destination IP Address Subnet Mask Port Current Filter Table Address. LAN users use port number to distinguish one network application over another such as 21 is for FTP service. The port number range is from 0 to 65535. It is recommended that this option be configured by an advanced user. Enter the destination IP Address which will be monitored. Enter the Subnet Mask based on the Destination IP Address. This is the port or port ranges that define the application.
MAC Filtering The MAC filtering feature allows you to define rules to allow or deny frames through the router based on source MAC address, destination MAC address, and traffic direction. Parameter Outgoing Default Action Incoming Default Action Direction Rule Action Source MAC Address Description Specify the default action on the LAN to WAN (Traffic to Internet) forwarding path.
Destination MAC Address Current Filter Table The destination MAC address. It must be 12-digit hexadecimal format, for example: “00-d0-59-c6-1250”. If you want to remove some filter rules from the "Current Filter Table", select the MAC Address you want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you want remove all settings from the table, just click "Delete All" button. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’.
URL Blocking This page is used to block some URL addresses or keywords. Parameter URL Blocking FQDN URL Blocking Table Keyword Keyword Filtering Table Description Enable or disable the URL blocking function. Enter FQDN which you want to block. A FQDN is a complete DNS name. For example, “www.yahoo.com”. The FQDN settings will be listed in the table. If you want to delete some FQDN settings from the table, please select the settings and click “Delete Selected”.
Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. Domain Blocking The firewall includes the ability to block access to specific domain based on string matches. For example, if the URL of Taiwan Yahoo web site is “tw.yahoo.com” and you enter “yahoo.com”, the firewall will block all the DNS queries with “yahoo.com” string.
ACL Configuration The Access Control List (ACL) is a list of permissions attached to the router. The list specifies who is allowed to access this router. If ACL is enabled, all hosts cannot access this router except for the hosts with IP address in the ACL table.
DMZ The DMZ Host is a local computer exposed to the Internet. When setting a particular internal IP Address as the DMZ Host, all incoming packets will be checked by the firewall and NAT algorithms then passed to the DMZ Host. For example, if you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the client up to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host.
14 TOOLBOX Settings Password This page allows you to set the password to access the web server of the router. Please select the “admin (as administrator)” or “user (as user)” account and configure the password. When you finish, click ‘Apply Changes’. If the password you typed in ‘New Password’ and ‘Confirmed Password’ field are not the same, you’ll see the following message: Please retype the new password again when you see above message.
It means the content in ‘Current Password’ field is wrong, please click ‘OK’ to go back to previous menu, and try to input current password again. If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click ‘Apply’, you’ll be prompted to input your new password: Please use new password to enter web management interface again, and you should be able to login with new password.
Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to set its time; especially for recording System Log. Parameter Current Time Time Zone Select Enable SNTP client update SNTP server Description The current time of the specified time zone. You can set the current time by yourself or configured by SNTP server. Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection. Check the box to enable router to update time from SNTP server.
Remote Access The Remote Access function can secure remote host access to your router from LAN and WAN interfaces for some services provided by the router. These services include Telnet, FTP, TFTP, HTTP, SNMP and PING.
Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the firmware for the router. Click “Browse” button to select the firmware file and click “Upload” button to start upgrading. IMPORTANT! Do not turn off your router while this procedure is in progress.
Configuration Tools This page allows you to backup the current settings to a file or restore the settings from the file which was saved previously. Besides, you could reset the current configuration to factory defaults. Parameter Save Settings to File Load Settings from File Restore Settings to Default Description Click Save button to save the ADSL router current configuration to a file named "config.bin" on your PC.
Reboot Whenever you use the Web configuration to change system settings, the changes are initially placed in temporary storage. To save your change for future use, you have to click “Apply” to reboot the router. If you have encountered problems during the configuration, You can click the “OPS” button in the top panel of the router over 15 seconds to reset default settings.
Diagnostics Ping Once you have your router configured, you can send a ping command to the host you specify in this page. To use it, you must know the IP address of the host you are trying to communicate with and enter the IP address in the Host Address field. ATM Loopback In order to isolate the ATM interface problems, you can use ATM OAM loopback cells to verify connectivity between VP/VC endpoints, as well as segment endpoints within the VP/VC.
Diagnostic Test The Diagnostic Test page shows the test results for the connectivity of the physical layer and protocol layer for both LAN and WAN sides.
