User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introducing the 802.11a/g Router
- Installing the 802.11a/g Router
- What’s in the Box?
- A physical look at the back panel
- A physical look at the front panel
- Connecting the Cables
- High Level Configuration Steps Required for the 802.11a/g Router
- Setting up a Windows PC or wireless client as DHCP clients
- Configuring a PC running MS-Windows 95/98/Me:
- Configuring a PC running MS-Windows XP/2000:
- Confirming your PC’s IP Configuration:
- Connecting More Devices Through A Switch/Hub To The 802.11a/g Router
- Basic Configuration of the 802.11a/g Router
- Advanced Settings
- Managing your 802.11a/g Router
- How to View the device Status
- How to View the System Log
- Security Log
- DHCP Client Table
- Wireless Client Table
- Bridge Table
- WAN Status
- LAN Status
- Upgrading Firmware
- How to Save or Restore Configuration Changes
- How to Restore the System Settings to the Factory Defaults
- How to Reboot your 802.11a/g Router
- What if you Forgot the Password?
- Command Line Interface
- Text Configuration
- Specification
Community String For Write: For read-write operation, you need to configure a write “community
string”.
A trap manager is a remote SNMP management station where special SNMP trap messages are
generated (by the router) and sent to in the network.
You can define trap managers in the system.
You can add a trap manager by entering a name, an IP address, followed by pressing the ADD
button.
You can delete a trap manager by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE
SELECTED button.
You enable a trap manager by checking the Enable box in the corresponding entry or disable the trap
manager by un-checking the Enable box.
DHCP Server Settings
The DHCP server option allows the 802.11a/g Router to assign IP addresses to DHCP client devices
on your wired or wireless LAN to obtain IP addresses automatically.
If you want the Router to act as a DHCP server and assign private IP addresses to requesting
DHCP clients on the LAN, you need to check the Enable DHCP Server box.
You can select one of the following two ways to assign IP addresses:
Assigns IP addresses to wired or wireless clients from the following range:
When IP addresses are assigned to a requesting DHCP client, after the “lease time”, the
client is expected to renew the lease. Its default value is 10080 minutes.
The from and to range of IP addresses to be assigned to requesting DHCP clients can be
configured manually, with the default being 2 to 254.
After you enter the information, you should press APPLY.
Assigns the following IP address to the client with the following MAC address:
You can also specify the IP address to be assigned to a device with a pre-configured MAC
address.
You can add such a mapping by entering a MAC address, and the IP address to be assigned,
followed by pressing the ADD button. Up to 20 mappings can be added.
You can delete a mapping by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE
SELECTED button.
DHCP Table: Press this button will cause the screen to jump to DHCP client table page.
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