Hawking HWR54G Mounting instructions

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Congratulations on your purchase of the H-WR258 Wireless Firewall Router. This product is the perfect
solution to connect a group of computers to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection using cables or
wirelessly. Configuration and setup of this router is easy and fast. Using the DHCP feature included in
the router, your internet access can be easily shared among the multiple computers on your network.
Please take the time now to check the contents of you package:
Package Contents
Wireless-G Router One CD-ROM (manual) Quick Installation Guide One power adapter One Ethernet Cable
What you will need to get started
z One Ethernet-based broadband Internet connection (such as cable modem or ADSL modem)
z One PC equipped with a network adapter and TCP/IP protocol
(If you are unfamiliar with what this is please refer to the user’s manual in the CD)
z Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later (Netscape V4.7 or later) web browser.
LED Description

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1) POWER ON: After you have correctly connected your router to your PC and Cable/DSL
modem, please power on all units.
2) INSERT THE SETUP CD: Find the Setup-CD in your package and insert it into your CD-Rom
drive. Wait for the Auto-Load Page to load. If the page does not load, please click on the “My
Computer” icon of you PC and find your CD-Rom Drive. Right-Click on the CD-Rom drive
icon and choose “Explore.” Find the file titled “autorun” and execute it.
3) SETUP WIZARD: Click on the “Setup Wizard” tab to begin configuration of your Router. If
your web-browser does not auto-load or cannot find the page, please skip to STEP 4, the PC
Configuration page. You may return to this step after you have correctly configured your PC.

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LOGIN AND PASSWORD
When the Login pop-up for the Router
appears, please enter “admin” for the
username to access the configuration screen.
(Note: By default, there is no password. If
you cannot get in, please reset the router by
p
ressing the button next to the antenna on the
back of the router and try logging in again.)
When the menu bar on the left loads, select
the “SETUP WIZARD” option on the top
menu bar. More information on the next
p
age regarding the different types of
Internet Service Providers (ISP’s)

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BROADBAND CONNECTION TYPE:
The SETUP WIZARD – Internet Access setup page configures your router to your specific broadband connection type.
If you are unfamiliar with the type of broadband connection you have please contact your ISP for the correct
information.
Please click “Next” after choosing Internet Access Service Type and the Wizard will guide
you through the rest of the setup. Depending on which selection you choose further
information from your ISP may be required (i.e. User Name, Password etc…) Please
obtain this information from your ISP if necessary.
When you have completed the SETUP
WIZARD please check to see if your
internet connection is working
correctly by clicking “Finish”
If your internet connection still fails
please refer to the manual for further
instructions.

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4) WIRELESS CONFIGURATION:
The default wireless settings for the Wireless-G router are:
Setting Wireless Router
SSID Default value: Untitled
This may be changed on the Wireless screen, on the
Wireless Router's main menu.
WEP Default value: Disabled
Use the Wireless screen, on the Wireless Router's
main menu, to enable and configure WEP.
Please set your wireless products to all use the ID: Untitled if you do not wish to change the
default settings.
If you wish to manually configure any wireless devices at this time, please select the
“Wireless” selection on top menu and click to confirm. In the Wireless Setup you will need
to create an ESSID (Wireless network identification name). You may choose to leave the
Device Name blank. (Note: After you enter you ESSID on the router please be sure that you
have already set the ESSID to match on all your other wireless devices.)
If you wish to configure WEP
(Wireless Security) you may do so in
this screen. Click the “Configure
WEP” button and follow the
instructions to setup your wireless
security. If you need further
assistance you may view the HELP
menu in the utility or refer to the
User’s Manual.

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WIRELESS SECURITY CONFIGURATION (WEP)
That’s it, your router is now successfully setup for wireless and wired networking!
Please complete one last step before you starting using your Wireless Router…

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PC Setup – Windows
Test
In order for all computers connected to the Wireless Router to work they must be configured
correctly. To test this please open your web browser and type www.hawkingtech.com in your web
browser’s address bar. If this does not work then POWER OFF YOUR CABLE MODEM OR
DSL MODEM FOR 30 SECONDS. MAKE SURE YOUR WIRELESS ROUTER IS
TURNED ON AND CONNECTED TO THE CABLE/DSL MODEM BEFORE YOU
POWERON YOUR MODEM AGAIN. (This lets your ISP re-adjust its settings to your new
router) Now power on your PC and try going to www.hawkingtech.com again.
If the page opens with no problem then you may skip the rest of this section and enjoy your new
Wireless-G Router. However, if it does not load, please follow the following steps to complete the
configuration process for each computer that fails the test.
Note: If your computer is not loading the Setup Wizard page during initial setup you may
also follow the following steps to correctly configure your PC.