Loopcomm LP-8696C User manual

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User's Manual of WLAN Broadband Router
(2T2R)
USER MANUAL 3.0.0
© 2011

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Table of Contents
1. Terminology..........................................................................................................5
2. Introduction..........................................................................................................7
2.1 Package contents....................................................................................7
2.2 Front Panel Description .........................................................................8
2.3 Rear Panel Description ..........................................................................9
3. Installation..........................................................................................................10
3.1 Hardware Installation...........................................................................10
3.2 Software Installation............................................................................10
4. Software configuration......................................................................................11
4.1 Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN Broadband Router .............11
4.2 Connect to the WLAN Broadband Router...........................................11
4.3 Management and configuration on the WLAN Broadband Router.....11
4.3.1 Setup Wizard................................................................................11
4.3.2 Operation Mode...........................................................................14
4.3.3 Wireless........................................................................................15
4.3.3.1 Basic Settings.......................................................................15
4.3.3.2 Advanced Settings ...............................................................17
4.3.3.3 Security................................................................................18
4.3.3.3.1 Disable .................................................................18
4.3.3.3.2 WEP.....................................................................19
4.3.3.3.3 WPA .....................................................................20
4.3.3.3.4 WPA2 ...................................................................21
4.3.3.3.5 WPA-Mixed .........................................................22
4.3.3.4 Access Control.....................................................................23
4.3.3.5 WDS Settings.......................................................................24
4.3.3.5.1 WDS Security Setup ............................................25
4.3.3.5.2 WDS AP Table.....................................................25
4.3.3.6 Site Survey...........................................................................26
4.3.3.7 WPS.....................................................................................28
4.3.3.8 Schedule...............................................................................29
4.3.4 TCP/IP Settings............................................................................30
4.3.4.1 LAN Interface Setup............................................................30
4.3.4.1.1 Static DHCP Setup...............................................32
4.3.4.2 WAN Interface Setup...........................................................33
4.3.4.2.1 Static IP................................................................33
4.3.4.2.2 DHCP Client ........................................................35

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4.3.4.2.3 PPPoE ..................................................................37
4.3.4.2.4 PPTP ....................................................................39
4.3.4.2.5 L2TP ....................................................................42
4.3.5 Firewall........................................................................................44
4.3.5.1 Port Filtering........................................................................44
4.3.5.2 IP Filtering ...........................................................................45
4.3.5.3 MAC Filtering......................................................................46
4.3.5.4 Port Forwarding...................................................................47
4.3.5.5 URL Filtering.......................................................................48
4.3.5.6 DMZ.....................................................................................49
4.3.5.7 VLAN ..................................................................................50
4.3.6 QoS ..............................................................................................51
4.3.7 Management.................................................................................53
4.3.7.1 Status....................................................................................53
4.3.7.2 Statistics...............................................................................55
4.3.7.3 DDNS...................................................................................56
4.3.7.4 Time Zone Setting................................................................57
4.3.7.5 Denial-of-Service.................................................................58
4.3.7.6 Log.......................................................................................59
4.3.7.7 Upgrade Firmware...............................................................60
4.3.7.8 Save/ Reload Settings ..........................................................60
4.3.7.9 Password..............................................................................61
5. FREQUENTLYASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)................................................62
5.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address?........................62
5.2 What is Wireless LAN? .......................................................................62
5.3 What are ISM bands?...........................................................................62
5.4 How does wireless networking work?.................................................62
5.5 What is BSSID?...................................................................................63
5.6 What is ESSID?. ..................................................................................63
5.7 What are potential factors that may causes interference?....................63
5.8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications?.............63
5.9 What is WEP?......................................................................................63
5.10 What is Fragment Threshold?..............................................................64
5.11 What is RTS (Request To Send) Threshold?........................................64
5.12 What is Beacon Interval?.....................................................................64
5.13 What is Preamble Type? ......................................................................64
5.14 What is SSID Broadcast?.....................................................................64
5.15 What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)?.............................................65

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5.16 What is WPA2?....................................................................................65
5.17 What is 802.1x Authentication?...........................................................65
5.18 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)?..............................65
5.19 What is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)?.................................65
5.20 What is Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP)?......................................65
5.21 What is Wireless Distribution System (WDS)?...................................65
5.22 What is Universal Plug and Play (uPNP)?...........................................65
5.23 What is Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Size?...........................66
5.24 What is Clone MAC Address?.............................................................66
5.25 What is DDNS?....................................................................................66
5.26 What is NTP Client?............................................................................66
5.27 What is VPN? ......................................................................................66
5.28 What is IPSEC?....................................................................................66
5.29 What is WLAN Block Relay Between Clients?..................................66
5.30 What is WMM?....................................................................................66
5.31 What is WLAN ACK TIMEOUT? ......................................................66
5.32 What is Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS)?.....................................66
5.33 What is Frame Aggregation? ...............................................................67
5.34 What is Guard Intervals (GI)?..............................................................67
6. Configuration examples.....................................................................................68
6.1 Example one -PPPoE on the WAN......................................................68
6.2 Example two -fixed IP on the WAN ....................................................72

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1. Terminology
3DES Triple Data Encryption Standard
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AP Access Point
CCK Complementary Code Keying
CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server
DH Diffie-Hellman Algorithm
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol
ESP Encapsulating Security Payload
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FTP File Transfer Protocol
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IKE Internet Key Exchange
IP Internet Protocol
ISM Industrial, Scientific and Medical
LAN Local Area Network
MAC Media Access Control
MD5 Message Digest 5
NAT Network Address Translation
NT Network Termination
NTP Network Time Protocol
PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
PSD Power Spectral Density
RF Radio Frequency
SHA1 Secure Hash Algorithm
SNR Signal to Noise Ratio
SSID Service Set Identification
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
JTFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol

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TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
UPNP Universal Plug and Play
VPN Virtual Private Network
WDS Wireless Distribution System
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access

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2. Introduction
The Wireless LAN Broadband Router is an affordable IEEE 802.11b/g with 802.11n specifications of
wireless LAN broadband router solution; setting SOHO and enterprise standard for high performance,
secure, manageable and reliable WLAN. This document describes the steps required for the initial IP
address assign and other WLAN router configuration. The description includes the implementation of
the above steps.
2.1 Package contents
The package of the WLAN Broadband Router includes the following items,
The WLAN Broadband Router
The DC Power Adapter
The Documentation CD
RJ-45 Cable Line
Cradle
Two 2dbi antennas

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2.2 Front Panel Description
LED Indicator State Description
1. PWR LED on The WLAN Broadband Router is powered on.
off The WLAN Broadband Router is powered off.
2. WLAN LED Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna.
off No data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna.
3. WAN LED ACT
Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN interface.
on Port linked.
off No link.
4. LAN LED ACT
Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN interface.
on Port linked.
off No link.
5. WPS LED ACT
Flashing 1sec flash light /1sec light dark / attempt to communicate
with wireless client
on When user press WPS button
off Default No link

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2.3 Rear Panel Description
Interfaces Description
Antenna (Fixed / SMA) The Wireless LAN Antenna.
Power The power jack allows an external DC power supply connection.
The external DC adaptor provide adaptive power requirement to the
WLAN Broadband Router.
WAN
The RJ-45 socket allows WAN connection through a Category 5 cable.
Support auto-sensing on 10/100M speed and half/ full duplex; comply
with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u respectively.
LAN
The RJ-45 sockets allow LAN connection through Category 5 cables.
Support auto-sensing on 10/100M speed and half/ full duplex; comply
with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u respectively.
WPS Push the WPS button implementation to reduce the network
configuration steps, and also easy to implement network security.
Reset Push continually the reset button 5 ~ 10 seconds to reset the
configuration parameters to factory defaults.

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3. Installation
3.1 Hardware Installation
Step 1:
Place the WLAN Broadband Router to the best optimum transmission location. The best transmission
location for your WLAN Broadband Router is usually at the geographic center of your wireless
network, with line of sign to all of your mobile stations.
Step 2:
Connect the WLAN Broadband Router to your wired network. Connect the Ethernet WAN interface of
WLAN Broadband Router by category 5 Ethernet cable to your switch/ hub/ xDSL modem or cable
modem. A straight-through Ethernet cable with appropriate cable length is needed.
Step 3:
Plug in the DC power to the WLAN Broadband Router. Use only theAC/DC power adapter supplied
with the WLAN Broadband Router; it maybe occur damage by using a different type of power adapter.
The hardware installation finished.
3.2 Software Installation
There are no software drivers or utilities installation needed, but only the
configuration setting. Please refer to chapter 4 for software configuration.
Notice: It will take about 50 seconds to complete the boot up sequence after powered on the WLAN
Broadband Router; Power LED will be active, and after that the WLAN Activity LED will be flashing
to show the WLAN interface is enabled and working now.

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4. Software configuration
There are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs done
easily.
The WLAN Broadband Router is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the
Ethernet LAN interfaces.
Setup Page : http://setup.pinic.com
Default IPAddress: 192.168.10.254
Default IP subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
WEB login User Name: <empty>
WEB login Password: <empty>
4.1 Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN Broadband Router
For OS of Microsoft Windows 2000/ XP:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window
will appear.
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network and Dial-up Connections icon. Move
mouse and double-click the Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection window will
appear. Click Properties button in the Local Area Connection window.
3. Check the installed list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to
install it; otherwise go to step 6.
4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button.
5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install
the TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation. Close
and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP/IP installation.
6. Select TCP/IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box.
7. Select Obtain an IP address automatically.
8. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.
For OS of Microsoft Windows Vista / 7:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window
will appear.
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network Connections item. The Network
Connections window will appear. Double click Local Area Connection icon, then User Account
Control window shown. Right click Continue button to set properties.
3. In Local Area Connection Properties window, Choose Networking tab, move mouse and click
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), then click Properties button.
4. Select Obtain an IP address automatically.
5. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.
4.2 Connect to the WLAN Broadband Router
Open a WEB browser, i.e. Microsoft Internet Explore 6.1 SP1 or above, then enter 192.168.1.254 on
the URL to connect the WLAN Broadband Router.
4.3 Management and configuration on the WLAN Broadband Router
4.3.1 Setup Wizard
This page guides you to configure wireless broadband router for first time.

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I. Operation Mode
This page followed by Setup Wizard page to define the operation mode.
II. WAN Interface Setup
This page is used to configure WAN access type.

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4.3.2 Operation Mode
This page is used to configure which mode wireless broadband router acts.
Item Description
Gateway
Traditional gateway configuration. It always connects internet via ADSL/Cable
Modem. LAN interface, WAN interface, Wireless interface, NAT and Firewall
modules are applied to this mode
Bridge
Each interface (LAN, WAN and Wireless) regards as bridge. NAT, Firewall and
all router's functions are not supported
Wireless ISP
Switch Wireless interface to WAN port and all Ethernet ports in bridge mode.
Wireless interface can do all router's functions
Apply Changes
Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting.
Reset
Click the Reset button to abort cha
nge and recover the previous configuration
setting.

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4.3.3 Wireless
4.3.3.1 Basic Settings
This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients that may connect to your
Broadband Router. Here you may change wireless settings as well as wireless network parameters.
Item Description
Disable Wireless LAN Interface Click on to disable the wireless LAN data transmission.
Band Click to select 2.4GHz(B) / 2.4GHz(G) / 2.4GHz(N) /
2.4GHz(B+G)/ 2.4GHz(G+N) / 2.4GHz(B+G+N)
Mode Click to select the WLAN AP / Client / WDS / AP+WDS /
AP+MESH / MESH wireless mode.
Network Type While Mode is selected to be Client. Click to select the network
type infrastructure or Ad hoc.

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SSID It is the wireless network name. The SSID can be 32 bytes long.
Channel Width Select the operating channel width 20 MHz or 40 MHz.
[N band only]
Control Sideband Select the Sideband with Upper or Lower for channel width
40MHz. [N band only]
Channel Number Select the wireless communication channel from pull-down
menu.
Broadcast SSID Click to enable or disable the SSID broadcast function.
WMM Click Enabled/Disabled to init WMM feature.
Data Rate Select the transmission data rate from pull-down menu. Data rate
can be auto-select, 1M to 54Mbps or MCS.
Associated Clients
Click the Show Active Clients button to open Active Wireless
Client Table that shows the MAC address, transmit-packet,
receive-packet and transmission-rate for each associated wireless
client.
Enable Mac Clone (Single
Ethernet Client)
Take Laptop NIC MAC address as wireless client MAC
address. [Client Mode only]
Enable Universal Repeater Mode Click to enable Universal Repeater Mode
SSID of Extended Interface Assign SSID when enables Universal Repeater Mode.
Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new
configuration setting.
Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous
configuration setting.

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4.3.3.2 Advanced Settings
These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about
wireless LAN. These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will
have on your WLAN Broadband Router.
Item Description
Fragment Threshold Set the data packet fragmentation threshold, value can be written between
256 and 2346 bytes.
RTS Threshold Set the RTS Threshold, value can be written between 0 and 2347 bytes.
Beacon Interval Set the Beacon Interval, value can be written between 20 and 1024 ms.
Preamble Type
Click to select the Long Preambleor Short Preamble support on the wireless
data packet transmission.
IAPP Click to enable or disable the IAPP function.
Protection Protect 802.11n user priority.
Aggregation Click to enable or disable the Aggregation function.
Short GI Click to enable or disable the short Guard Intervals function.
WLAN Partition Click to enable or disable the WLAN Partition function.

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RF Output Power To adjust transmission power level.
Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting.
Reset Click the Reset
button to abort change and recover the previous configuration
setting.
4.3.3.3 Security
This page allows you setup the wireless security. Turn on WEP, WPA, WPA2 by using encryption keys
could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network.
4.3.3.3.1 Disable
Item Description
Select SSID Select the SSID from multiple APs.
Disable Select the “Disable” option to disable wireless encryption.
Use 802.1x Authentication While Encryption is selected to be WEP. Click the check box to enable
IEEE 802.1x authentication function.
Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration
setting.
Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous
configuration setting.

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4.3.3.3.2 WEP
Item Description
Select SSID Select the SSID from multiple APs.
WEP Select the “WEP” to enable WEP encryption for wireless security.
Use 802.1x Authentication While Encryption is selected to be WEP. Click the check box to enable
IEEE 802.1x authentication function.
Authentication Type Click to select the authentication type in Open System, Shared Key or
Auto selection.
Key Length
Select the WEP shared secret key length from pull-down menu. The
length can be chose between 64-bit and 128-bit (known as “WEP2”)
keys.
The WEP key is composed of initialization vector (24 bits) and secret
key (40-bit or 104-bit).
Key Format
Select the WEP shared secret key format from pull-down menu. The
format can be chose between plant text (ASCII) and hexadecimal (HEX)
code.
Encryption Key Secret key of WEP security encryption function.
Apply Changes
Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration
setting.
Reset
Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous
configuration setting.

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WEP encryption key (secret key) length:
Format Length
64-bit 128-bit
ASCII 5 characters 13 characters
HEX 10 hexadecimal codes
26 hexadecimal codes
4.3.3.3.3 WPA
Item Description
Select SSID Select the SSID from multiple APs.
WPA Select the “WPA” to enable WPA encryption for wireless security.
Authentication Mode
While Encryption is selected to be WPA. Click to select the WPA
Authentication Mode with Enterprise (RADIUS) or Personal
(Pre-Shared Key).
WPA Cipher Suite Select the Cipher Suite for WPA encryption.
Pre-Shared Key Format
While Encryption is selected to be WPA. Select the Pre-shared key
format from the pull-down menu. The format can be Passphrase or
Hex (64 characters).
[WPA, Personal(Pre-Shared Key) only]
Pre-Shared Key Fill in the key value. [WPA, Personal(Pre-Shared Key) only]
RADIUS Server IP Address
Fill in the IP address of RADIUS Server. [WPA,
Enterprise(RADIUS) only]
RADIUS Server Port
Fill in the port number for authentication with RADIUS Server.
[WPA, Enterprise(RADIUS) only]
RADIUS Server Password
Fill in the password for authentication with RADIUS Server. [WPA,
Enterprise(RADIUS) only]