User's Manual

802.11a/g Router User’s Guide
TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCING THE 802.11A/G ROUTER .....................................................................................................................................................4
A SECURITY OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................................................................................6
802.11A/G ROUTER FEATURES........................................................................................................................................................................6
SETTING UP THE DEVICE .................................................................................................................................................................................7
INSTALLING THE 802.11A/G ROUTER .....................................................................................................................................................8
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?......................................................................................................................................................................................8
A PHYSICAL LOOK AT THE BACK PANEL ..........................................................................................................................................................9
A PHYSICAL LOOK AT THE FRONT PANEL.......................................................................................................................................................10
CONNECTING THE CABLES ............................................................................................................................................................................11
HIGH LEVEL CONFIGURATION STEPS REQUIRED FOR THE 802.11A/G ROUTER .............................................................................................11
SETTING UP A WINDOWS PC OR WIRELESS CLIENT AS DHCP CLIENTS .........................................................................................................12
CONFIGURING A PC RUNNING MS-WINDOWS 95/98/ME:..............................................................................................................................12
CONFIGURING A PC RUNNING MS-WINDOWS XP/2000:...............................................................................................................................12
CONFIRMING YOUR PC’S IP CONFIGURATION:..............................................................................................................................................13
CONNECTING MORE DEVICES THROUGH A SWITCH/HUB TO THE 802.11A/G ROUTER.................................................................................13
BASIC CONFIGURATION OF THE 802.11A/G ROUTER ......................................................................................................................14
LOGGING ON.................................................................................................................................................................................................14
SETUP WIZARD..............................................................................................................................................................................................15
ADVANCED SETTINGS...............................................................................................................................................................................28
OPERATIONAL MODE ....................................................................................................................................................................................28
PASSWORD SETTINGS....................................................................................................................................................................................29
SYSTEM MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................................................................30
SNMP SETTINGS...........................................................................................................................................................................................32
DHCP SERVER SETTINGS..............................................................................................................................................................................34
MULTIPLE DMZ............................................................................................................................................................................................35
VIRTUAL SERVER SETTINGS..........................................................................................................................................................................36
SPECIAL APPLICATIONS.................................................................................................................................................................................37
MAC FILTERING SETTINGS...........................................................................................................................................................................39
IP FILTERING SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................................................................40
IP ROUTING SETTINGS ..................................................................................................................................................................................43
WIRELESS SETTINGS .....................................................................................................................................................................................46
RADIUS SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................................................................................47
RADIUS SERVER SETTINGS............................................................................................................................................................................48
CA SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................................................................................51
DYNAMIC DNS SETTINGS .............................................................................................................................................................................52
MANAGING YOUR 802.11A/G ROUTER..................................................................................................................................................54
HOW TO VIEW THE DEVICE STATUS ..............................................................................................................................................................54
HOW TO VIEW THE SYSTEM LOG ..................................................................................................................................................................55
SECURITY LOG ..............................................................................................................................................................................................55
DHCP CLIENT TABLE ...................................................................................................................................................................................56
WIRELESS CLIENT TABLE .............................................................................................................................................................................57
BRIDGE TABLE ..............................................................................................................................................................................................57
WAN STATUS...............................................................................................................................................................................................58
LAN STATUS ................................................................................................................................................................................................58
UPGRADING FIRMWARE ................................................................................................................................................................................59
HOW TO SAVE OR RESTORE CONFIGURATION CHANGES...............................................................................................................................60
HOW TO RESTORE THE SYSTEM SETTINGS TO THE FACTORY DEFAULTS ......................................................................................................61
HOW TO REBOOT YOUR 802.11A/G ROUTER..................................................................................................................................................62
WHAT IF YOU FORGOT THE PASSWORD?.......................................................................................................................................................63
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................................................64
GENERAL GUIDELINES...................................................................................................................................................................................64
EXPRESS MODE VS. ADVANCED MODE OF OPERATION .................................................................................................................................65
CONVENTIONS...............................................................................................................................................................................................65
LIST OF COMMANDS......................................................................................................................................................................................66
SPECIFICATION...........................................................................................................................................................................................87
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