Wireless LAN Device Series IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wireless Router ZW-N5900 S/C User’s Manual Version. 1 (Draft. 2008.12.
Notice FCC Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions： (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
CE Statement ZINWELL, hereby declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirement and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.
Preface This guide is for the experienced user who installs and manages the Zinwell ZW-N5900S product hereafter referred to as the “device”. To use this guide, you should have experience working with the TCP/IP configuration and be familiar with the concepts and terminology of wireless local area networks.
TABLE OF CONTENTS NOTICE ..............................................................................................................................................................................2 PREFACE............................................................................................................................................................................4 CH 1. ZW-N5900S INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................
FIREWALL ..................................................................................................................................................................... 38 MAC/IP/Port Filtering Settings .........................................................................................38 Port Forwarding / Virtual Server Settings..........................................................................39 DMZ Settings................................................................................
Ch 1. ZW-N5900S Installation Packing List Before starting the installation of the device, please make sure the package contains the following items: ● ZW-N5900 Multi-Mode AP unit x 1 ● Power Adapter x 1 ● RJ-45 Cable x 1 Connectors, Buttons and LEDs Front Panel From Left to right: Power LED: The LED lights when power on. LAN 4/3/2/1: The LED lights when the respective Ethernet port is plugged and flashes when it is transmitting.
WLAN: The LED flashes when WLAN is working. WPS LED: The LED lights when the WPS button is pushed. WPS Button: Press it to enable PBC (Press Button Communication) for WPS authentication. Back Panel From left to right: WAN: You can connect the Ethernet port from ISP such as ADSL ITU-R, Cable MODEM. LAN 1/2/3/4: 4 Ethernet ports for the LAN connection. POWER: Please supply the power in 12V and 1A. Reset Button: Press Reset button to revert it to factory default.
Ch 2. First Time Configuration Before Start to Configure The configuration of this device is through web-browser. To access the configuration interfaces, make sure you are using a computer connected to the same network as the device. The default IP address of the device is 192.168.2.254, and the subnet-mask is 255.255.255.0. For the first time configuration, please login with username: root and password: root. Please note that the DHCP server inside the device is default to up and running.
Knowing the Network Application The device can act as the following roles, and it supports WDS (Wireless Distribution System) function. z Access Point z WDS mode z Bridge/Router z WISP z Client mode The device provides 3 different operation modes and the wireless radio of device can act as AP/Client/WDS. The operation mode is about the communication mechanism between the wired Ethernet NIC and wireless NIC. Following are the types of operation mode.
provides a connection to a wired LAN. Client mode This mode enables the establishment of connection with the other AP using infrastructure/Ad-hoc networking types. With bridge operation mode, you can directly connect one of the wired Ethernet port to your PC and the device becomes a wireless adapter. And with WISP operation mode, you can connect one of the wired Ethernet port to a hub/switch and all the PCs connecting with hub/switch can share the same public IP address from your ISP.
DEV 1 LAN 192 . 168.2. 254 / 24 WAN PPPoE connection Wireless Channel : 11 / SSID : DEV 1 MAC Address of WLAN ( BSSID ) 000000042728 DHCP Server enabled ( IP Pool 192 .168 .2.1 ~ 253 ) Internet Broadband Modem Router Mode With WDS + AP 192. 168.2.x 192. 168.2.x DEV 4 LAN 192.168 .3.1/ 24 WAN Dynamic IP address DHCP Server enabled ( IP pool 192 . 168 .3.2 ~254 ) DEV 2 LAN 192 .168 .2.
NAT Enable: When selecting gateway mode, click it to enable/disable the NAT function. Without NAT enabled, this device only connects two domains of IP network without the capability of Internet connection. WISP: Click this radio button to use the WISP mode. In this mode, the wireless LAN interface becomes the “WAN” and “Wireless Station (Client mode)”, and the NAT is enabled. It is for connecting the WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider).
to other servers on the Internet until the specified web site is found. MAC Clone: Clone device MAC address to the specify MAC address required by your ISP. Fill my MAC button: You can manually input the MAC Address for MAC clone, or click the button to input the MAC Address of the PC which you are using it to configure the device. DHCP Client (Dynamic IP) All IP configuration data besides DNS will obtain from the DHCP server when DHCP-Client WAN Access Type is selected.
For the “Manual” mode, you can click “Connect” in the status page to connect the WAN and then click “Disconnect” to disconnect. Redial Period When selecting the “Keep Alive” mode, the redial time can be set in this field. It will redial the connection to keep it online. The default value is 60 seconds. On demand idle time When selecting the “On Demand” mode, the idle time can be set in this field. If the network is idle more than this time, the WAN will disconnect.
Configuring LAN Interface Item User Name: Password: Address Mode: IP Address: Subnet Mask: Default Gateway MAC Clone Item IP Address Description This is the account provided by your ISP. This is the password for your account. The available options are “Dynamic”, “Static”. Select “Dynamic” to obtain the IP Address from the server or select “Static” to manually setup. It is only available only if selecting “Dynamic” for the Address mode.
Subnet Mask LAN2 LAN2 IP Address LAN2 Subnet Mask MAC Address DHCP Type Start IP Address Address via LAN/WLAN, and you can change it if you want to. This is the subnet mask for the LAN. The default value is “255.255.255.0”. The secondary LAN can be enabled for the special application such as dynamic routing with another domain of network. This is the IP Address for the secondary LAN interface. This is the subnet mask for the secondary LAN. The MAC Address of LAN is showed in this field.
DNS Proxy Enable this option to perform DNS relay. The hosts in the LAN can set the DNS server to this device, and this device forwards the DNS request to the remote DNS server in the WAN. The built-in DNS catch in the device can also help to check the domain name. To match this function, the primary DNS server should be set to the LAN to utilize this function.
For example, if user wants to link the Network 3 and Network 4 separately from Network 1 that Routing Table configuration as below: 1. Enter IP Address of Network 3, Subnet Mask and IP Address of Router (R1) in Default Gateway field final click Apply Change button. 2. Enter IP Address of Network 4, Subnet Mask and IP Address of Router (R2) in Default Gateway field final click Apply Change button. 3. In current Routing table there have two routings for Network 3 and Network 4.
This table lists the current routes of the device. You can select the number the static route and click “Delete” to delete the route. Click the “Reset” button to clear the selected check box. Dynamic Routing Settings Item Description RIP You can also enable the “RIP” protocol to use the dynamic route. Select “Enable” to apply this function.
The QoS function is configurable in Gateway and WISP mode. QoS Setup Description Item Select “Enable” to enable this function. The detail setting Quality of Service shows when the function is enabled. Select the upload bandwidth of WAN interface. Upload Bandwidth Download Bandwidth Select the download bandwidth of WAN interface. QoS Group Item Group name, Rate and Ceil QoS rule Item No Name Group Info. Load Default Description Click the “Modify” button to change the group name, rate and ceil.
Application Remark DSCP as option to select the application. This field is only available when selecting “Application” in the protocol. You can select application such as HTTP, SIP, etc.
Wireless Settings AP mode Basic Basic Settings Item Radio On/Off Description Click the “RADIO OFF” button to turn off the radio. Click it again to turn on the radio. The available options are “11b/g mixed mode”, “11b only”, Network Mode “11g only” and “11b/g/n mixed mode”. We recommend selecting the default vale “11b/g/n mixed mode”. Network Name (SSID) The SSID, which is also called ESSID is a unique identifier that wireless networking devices use in order to establish and maintain wireless connectivity.
Frequency (Channel) Click the drop down box to select the radio channel. Select the unused channel to prevent the radio overlapping. If you are not sure which channel is used, select “AutoSelect” to let the device to detect and select the available channel. Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Description Item This device supports “WDS Mode only” and “AP+WDS WDS Mode Mode”. When selecting WDS mode only, this device provides WDS connection only and doesn’t provide radio to the WLAN stations (clients).
Reverse Direction Grant (RDG) Extension Channel This is the 11n performance parameter. Enable it if needed. The “20/40” bandwidth mode uses 5 channels. For example, selecting channel 7 and you can select 3 or 11 for extension channel. Choose the unused channel for the extension channel. Aggregation MSDU The multiple HT packets can be transmitted with single ACK reply packet. Enable it to apply this function and (A-MSDU) reduce the network congestion.
MCS=8~15 (2S, Two Tx Stream) MCS 32: BPSK Advanced Advanced Wireless Item BG Protection Mode Basic Data Rates Beacon Interval Description Default: Auto. You can select the other options including On and Off. The B/G protection technology is CTS-To-Self. It will try to reserve the throughput for 11g clients from 11b clients connecting to the device as AP mode. Choose the ACK rate for this device in B/G mode. Beacons are the packets sending by Access point to synchronize the wireless network.
Short Slot Tx Burst Wi-Fi Multimedia Item WMM Capable WMM Parameter b/g mode and not supported by some of very early stage of 802.11b station cards. If there is no such kind of stations associated to this AP, you can enable this function. For a WLAN network with 802.11g/n devices, the time slot can be set short to increase the throughput. Disable this option for the backward compatibility with 802.11b device. The device will try to send a serial of packages with single ACK reply from the clients.
below. Authentication Encryption Key option type Open/Shared/WEP WEP Default Key ID, Key content of Key Auto 1/2/3/4 WPA/WPA2-PSK TKIP, AES, Pass Phrase (8-32 bytes), Key (Pre-Shared Key) TKIP/AES Renewal Interval WPA/WPA2 TKIP, AES, Radius Server Enterprise TKIP/AES Network/Address/Port/Key/Session timeout WEP Encryption Setting Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is implemented in this device to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network.
Pass Phrase: Option: Pass Phrase (8-32bytes). This mode requires only an access point and client station that supports WPA-PSK. The WPA-PSK settings include Key Format, Length and Value. They must be as same as each wireless client in your wireless network. When Key format is Passphrase, the key value should have 8-63 ACSII chars. Key Renewal Interval: The WPA Algorithm will regroup the key for a period. The default value is 3600 seconds and you can adjust the time interval.
in the policy configuration, and let the other stations to connect. The allow policy performs reversely. Add a station MAC: Key in station MAC Address in the text field. The valid format of the MAC Address is “00:11:22:33:44:55”. The station MAC Address can be found on the label or configure utility of the WLAN card. For deleting one record in the table, click the “Del” button of the record. The maximum number of record on the table is ?. WPS This function helps to establish the Wi-Fi security.
WPS Current Status WPS Configured WPS SSID WPS Auth Mode WPS Encryp Type AP PIN Reset OOB button WPS Progress Item WPS mode PIN It shows the current status of the WPS process. It indicated whether the WPS is configured. It is the first SSID of the device. It indicates the authenticate mode of this device. It can be configured in the wireless security page. It indicates the encryption method of this device. Like WPS authentication mode, it can be configured in the wireless security page.
Station List In the Station list, the information of associated clients is displayed. Client mode Profile In the first page, you can see the profile list to show the information including Profile name, SSID, Channel, Authentication, Encryption and Network Type. Use four buttons to manage the profile list. The “Add” button is to add a new profile. The “Delete” button is to delete the selected profile. The “Edit” button is to edit the selected profile.
Fragment Threshold Check the box to setup the Fragment Threshold. The default value is 2346 and the available range is from 256 to 2432. Security Policy Item Security Mode Description WEP/WPA PSK Item WEP Key Length Description WEP Key Entry Method Select the key type. The available options are ASCII Text or Hexadecimal. WEP Keys For WEP key, please input the key1-4. The key text and the length must match the above settings. Default Key Select the default Tx WEP key.
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Connect button Rescan Add Profile Check the radio button in front of the ESSID and click “Connect” button to connect. Click this button to refresh the list. Check the radio button and click this button to add the ESSID to the profile. Statistics Advanced Advance Configuration Item Wireless Mode (Infrastructure) Tx Burst HT Physical Mode Item HT (High throughput) Description Choose the WLAN type. The available options are “802.11B/G/N mixed mode”, “802.11B Only”, “802.11G Only”, “802.11N Only”, “802.
decoded by legacy devices. The device receives and decodes both Mixed Mode packets and legacy packets. BW (Bandwidth) GI (Guard Interval) MCS (Modulation Coding Scheme) Green Field mode: the device transmits HT packets without legacy compatible part. But the device receives and decodes both Green Field and legacy packets. Choose “20” for the standard bandwidth or “Auto” to use the 40MHz bandwidth automatically. Choose “Long” to use long guard interval or “Auto” to setup the GI automatically. Choose MCS.
WPS The WPS AP lists in the top of the page. The bottom panel shows the status of WPS. Please refer to the section of Access Point mode for the operation. 11n Configuration Description Item Refresh button Click this button to refresh the WPS AP list. Mode PIN PIN Start PBC Start Cancel Renew PIN This device only supports Enrollee in WLAN client mode. This is the PIN code for PIN communication. Click “Renew PIN” to generate a new PIN code. Click this button to start PIN process.
Firewall MAC/IP/Port Filtering Settings Basic Settings Item MAC/IP/Port Filtering Default Policy Description Enable or Disable the filtering. The packet that don’t match with any rules would be: “Accepted/Dropped”. MAC/IP/Port Filter Settings Description Item MAC Address This is the MAC Address applying to this rule. Dest. IP Address Source IP Address Protocol Dest. Port Range Source Port Range Action Comment This is the range of the destination IP Address. This is the range of the source IP Address.
Port Forwarding / Virtual Server Settings This function allows you to redirect common network services to a specific machine behind the NAT firewall. For the certain application, like on line game or web/mail server, it is necessary to redirect the port to the PC/server on the private local network behind the device's NAT firewall. Virtual Server Settings Item IP Address Port Range Protocol Comment Description Input the LAN IP Address of the server. This is the range of the port for this server.
DMZ Settings A DeMilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network. Typically, the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Internet traffic, such as Web (HTTP) servers, FTP servers, SMTP (e-mail) servers and DNS servers. So that all inbound packets will be redirected to the computer you set.
System Security Settings Remote management via WAN: you can select “Deny” or “Allow” to decide whether the WAN of the device can be accessed. If it isn’t accessible, then you can’t open the web page from WAN. Ping from WAN Filter: If you allow the WAN interface to reply ping, then you can enable it. SPI Firewall: Enable this option to activate the Stateful Packet Inspection firewall. Content Filter Webs Content Filter Filters: Proxy, Java, ActiveX. Check the box to use the respective function.
Connected Type WAN IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary Domain Name Server Secondary Domain Name Server MAC Address Local Network Item Local IP Address Local Netmask MAC Address It shows the WAN type such as DHCP, Static IP, PPPoE, etc. It shows the IP Address of the WAN interface. This is subnet mask of the WAN interface. It is the default gateway of WAN interface. It shows the primary DNS server. It shows the current secondary DNS server. This is the MAC Address of the WAN interface.
Statistic Memory Item Memory total Memory left Description This is the total memory size for this device. The available memory size shows in this field. WAN/LAN The information below shows the transmit status. WAN Rx packets, WAN Rx bytes, WAN Tx packets, WAN Tx bytes, LAN Rx packets, LAN Rx bytes, LAN Tx packets, LAN Tx bytes.
Password: enter your password for DDNS. DDNS: enter your dynamic domain name in this field. Reboot System Click the button to reboot the device. Upgrade Firmware This page provides the firmware upgrade function. Click the browse button to browse the file and click “open” button to select the file. The upgrade process takes about 1 minute and do not power off the device during this period. Save/Reload Settings In this page, you can export the setting, import the setting or load the factory default.
Channel Number The following table is the available frequencies (in MHz) for the 2.4 GHz radio: Channel No.
Specification Frequency Range 2.4~2.4835GHz 802.11b TX power 802.11g TX power 802.11n TX power 802.11b RX sensitivity 802.11g RX sensitivity 802.11n RX sensitivity 17dBm ± 1dB@11Mbps 14dBm ± 1dB@54Mbps 14dBm ± 1dB@150Mbps -89dBm ± 2dB@11Mbps -74dBm ± 2dB@54Mbps -66dBm ± 2dB@150Mbps Data Rate 802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps 802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps 802.11n (20MHz): MCS0~15, Up to 144.4Mbps 802.11n (40MHz): MCS0~15, Up to 300Mbps Standards WLAN: IEEE 802.11 b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 4.
UPnP, IGMP Proxy Routing: Static Route, Dynamic Route Firewall: NAT, Port Filtering, IP Filtering, MAC Filtering, Port Forwarding, DMZ, URL Filter, Host Filter. Management: QoS, DDNS, NTP Client, System log, Upload config file, Firmware upgrade, password management.
