Abocom WR5208 User manual

802.11b/g/nCompact
Wireless Router with
USB2.0Port
UsersManual

FederalCommunicationCommission
InterferenceStatement
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfound tocomplywiththelimitsforaClass Bdigitaldevice,
pursuanttoPart15 oftheFCC Rules. Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection
againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgeneratesusesandcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,
maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewill notoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthis
equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision reception,whichcanbe
determinedbyturning theequipmentoff and on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrectthe
interferencebyoneormoreofthefollowing measures:
oReorientorrelocatethereceiving antenna.
oIncreasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
oConnecttheequipmentintoanoutletona circuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
needed.
oConsultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Warning:Changesormodificationstothisunitnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible
forcompliancecouldvoidtheuserauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Thisdevice complieswithPart15 of theFCCRules. Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)thisdevice maynotcauseharmfulinterference, and(2)thisdevice mustacceptany
interference received, includinginterference thatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Theuser smanualorinstructionmanualforanintentionalorunintentionalradiatorshallcautionthe
userthatchangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance
couldvoidtheuser sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
IEEE802.11b or802.11g operation ofthisproductintheU.S.A.isfirmware-limited to
channels1through 11
CAUTION:
TheproductcomplywiththeUS/CanadaportableRFexposurelimitandaresafefor
intendedoperationasdescribedinthemanual. ThefurtherRFexposurereductioncan
beachievediftheproductcanbekeptasfaraspossiblefromtheuserbodyorreduce
outputpowerifitdoesn'taffectthetransmission/receiving quality.

Table ofContent
CHAPTER1:INTRODUCTION...........................................................................1
Features..................................................................................................................................1
PhysicalDetails...................................................................................4
CHAPTER2:ABOUTOPERATIONMODES.....................................................2
AccessPointMode................................................................................................................2
Gateway Mode.......................................................................................................................3
CHAPTER3:CONFIGURATION..................................... 4
HardwareConnection....................................................................... 4
Login........................................................................................................................................4
Wizard .....................................................................................................................................7
Operation Mode ..................................................................................................................12
InternetSettings................................................................................................................13
WirelessSettings................................................................................................................21
Firewall..................................................................................................................................37
Administrator.......................................................................................................................44
CHAPTER4:PCCONFIGURATION...............................................................48
Overview...............................................................................................................................48
WindowsClients.................................................................................................................48
MacintoshClients...............................................................................................................55
Linux Clients........................................................................................................................56
Other Unix Systems ...........................................................................................................56
WirelessStationConfiguration.......................................................................................56
APPENDIXA:TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................................58
Overview...............................................................................................................................58
GeneralProblems...............................................................................................................58
InternetAccess...................................................................................................................58
WirelessAccess...................................................................................................................59
APPENDIXB:ABOUTWIRELESSLANS........................................................61
BSS .........................................................................................................................................61
Channels ...............................................................................................................................61
Security.................................................................................................................................61
WirelessLAN Configuration.............................................................................................62

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Chapter 1:
Introduction
The WR5208 isatrueplug n’playsolutionthat createsapowerful3G/4GWiFi
networkalmostanywhere. WR5208 isalsothesmallestportablesizeWiFirouter,
andstandardwithalithiumbatteryproviding2hoursstandybytimewhenno power
outletsareinsight.Atjustunder2.8”x3.8”, whichisjustaperfect solutionfor
Business/Travelinguses. Take WR5208 everywhereyou needInternetaccess.
WR5208 alsosupportsencryptionmodesincludingWEP,WPAandWPA2, soyou
can confidentlyaccess theInternetand shareyourconnectionwithfriends,familyor
colleagueson theroad, intheofficeandathome.
Features
¨Variablepowertype touseindifferentcondition:Poweradaptor/Battery/Car
Charger
¨BatteryPowered ForPortability.
¨1USB2.0portsinterfacefor3G/3.5G USBadapterand storagefunction
¨High securitywithbuild-in:WEP64/128,WPA,WPA2mixed,802.1xand
802.11i
¨SupportRouter/AP,WDS(Bridge+ Repeater) orClient Mode
¨SupportWPS(Pushbottom/Pincode)

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Chapter 1:About
Operation Modes
Thisdevice providesoperational applicationswithAP,GatewayandClient(Infrastructure)modes,
whicharemutuallyexclusive.
Thisdevice isshippedwithconfigurationthatisfunctionalrightoutof thebox.Ifyouwanttochange
thesettingsinordertoperformmoreadvancedconfigurationorevenchangethemodeofoperation,
youcanMANUALLYswitchtothemodeyoudesiredbythemanufacturerasdescribedinthe
followingsections.
Access PointMode
Whenacting asanAccess Point(AP),thisdevice connectsallthestations(PC/notebookwithwireless
networkadapter)toawireless network.AllstationscanhavetheInternetaccess ifonlytheAccess
PointhastheInternetconnection.

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GatewayMode
Thewireless connectionwill besetupfromapoint-to-pointlocal LAN intoapoint-to-multipoint
WAN. Thisdevice connectsall thestations(PC/notebookwithwireless function)toawireless network.
All stationscanhavetheInternetaccess ifonlythedevice hastheInternetconnection.

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Login
1. StartyourcomputerandmakesuretheconnectionbyanEthernetcablebetweenyourcomputer
andtheWireless PortableRouter.
2. StartyourWebBrowser.
3. In the Address box, entertheIPaddress of theWireless PortableRouter,asinthisexample,which
usestheWireless PortableRouter'sdefaultIPaddress: http://192.168.1.254
4. Afterconnectedsuccessfully, thefollowingscreenwillshowup. Simplyentertheusername
"admin"andpassword “admin”tologin.

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Ifyou cannotconnect...
IftheWireless PortableRouterdoesnotrespond,pleasecheckfollowing:
•TheWireless PortableRouterisproperlyinstalled, LAN connectionisOK, andit
isalreadypoweredON.You cantesttheconnectionbyusingthe"Ping"
command:
•Pleasego to Start>Run >Enter cmd”commandin thecolumntoopen
theMS-DOS window.
•Enterthecommand: ping192.168.1.254
Ifno responseisreceived, eithertheconnectionisnotworking,oryourPC'sIP
address isnotcompatiblewiththeWireless PortableRouter'sIPAddress.(See
nextitem.)
•IfyourPCisusingafixedIPaddress,itsIPaddress mustbewithin therange
192.168.1.1.to 192.168.1.253 to becompatiblewiththeWireless PortableRouter's
defaultIPAddress of192.168.1.254.Also,theNetwork Mask mustbesetto
255.255.255.0.See Chapter4-PCConfiguration fordetailson checkingyourPC's
TCP/IPsettings.
•EnsurethatyourPCandtheWireless PortableRouterareonthesamenetwork
segment.(Ifyoudon'thavearouter,thismustbethecase.)
•EnsureyouareusingthewiredLAN interface.TheWireless interface canonlybe
usedifitsconfiguration matchesyourPC'swireless settings.

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Common Connection Types
TheInternet connectiontypeaccordingtotheISP (InternetService Provider)thatyouselected.
CableModems
Type Details ISPDatarequired
DynamicIPAddress
YourIPAddress isallocated
automatically, whenyou
connecttoyouISP.
Usually,none.
However, someISP'smayrequireyouto
useaparticularHostname, Domainname,
orMAC(physical)address.
Static(Fixed)IP
Address
YourISP allocatesa
permanentIPAddress toyou.
IPAddress allocatedtoyou.
SomeISP'smayalsorequireyoutousea
particularHostname, Domainname,or
MAC(physical)address.
DSLModems
Type Details ISPDatarequired
Dynamic
IPAddress
YourIPAddress isallocated
automatically, whenyouconnecttoyou
ISP.
None.
Static(Fixed)
IPAddress
YourISP allocatesapermanentIP
Address toyou. IPAddress allocatedtoyou.
PPPoE
YouconnecttotheISP onlywhen
required.TheIPaddress isusually
allocatedautomatically.
Usernameandpassword.
OtherModems(e.g.3.5G Wireless card)
Type Details ISPDatarequired
Dynamic
IPAddress
YourIPAddress isallocated
automatically, whenyouconnect
toyouISP.
TheISP'smayrequireyoutousea
particularHostname, Domainname,or
MAC(physical)address.

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Wizard
Thesetup wizardwill guideyoutoconfigureaccess pointforfirsttime. Pleasefollowthesetup wizard
stepbystep.
Step1-WANAccess Type
HereusercansetuptheWAN connectiontypeeasily. SelecttheWAN Access Type StaticIP, DHCP
Client, PPPoE, L2TP,PPTP or 3GDIAL andclick Next tocontinue.
WAN
AccessType
DHCPClient
IftheDHCPClientWAN connectionbeselected, thePCwillobtaintheIP
address automatically.