Solwise A10W User manual

A10W
3G 11n WiFi Router
User Manual

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Table of Contents
CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY .......................................................................4
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................5
1.1 Package Contents............................................................................................................................................... 5
1. Appearance......................................................................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 2 PRODUCT INSTALLATION ....................................................................7
.1 Hardware Installation ....................................................................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER 3 HOW TO LOG INTO THE ROUTER........................................................9
3.1 Set up your Wireless network configurations ................................................................................................. 9
3. Go into the Router management interface .................................................................................................... 1
CHAPTER 4 ADVANCED SETTINGS........................................................................16
4.1 Internet settings ............................................................................................................................................... 16
4.1.1 WAN........................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.1.2 LAN............................................................................................................................................................ 18
4.1.3 DHCP clie t ............................................................................................................................................... 19
4.1.4 Adva ced.................................................................................................................................................... 19
4. Wireless Network Settings .............................................................................................................................. 0
4.2.1 Basic Setti gs ............................................................................................................................................. 21
4.2.2 Adva ced Setti gs ...................................................................................................................................... 22
4.2.3 Security Setti gs......................................................................................................................................... 24
4.2.4 WDS Co figuratio s .................................................................................................................................. 27
4.2.5 WPS Co figuratio s................................................................................................................................... 27
4.2.6 AP clie t ..................................................................................................................................................... 29
4.3 Firewall............................................................................................................................................................. 9
4.3.1 Address Filter ............................................................................................................................................. 29
4.3.2 Virtual Server ............................................................................................................................................. 31
4.3.3 DMZ Setti gs ............................................................................................................................................. 31
4.3.4 System Security.......................................................................................................................................... 32
4.3.5 Co te t Filter.............................................................................................................................................. 32
4.4 Admin ............................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.4.1 Status .......................................................................................................................................................... 33

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4.4.2 Ma ageme t ............................................................................................................................................... 34
4.4.3 Upload ........................................................................................................................................................ 36
4.4.4 Setti gs....................................................................................................................................................... 36

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CE Declaratio of Co formity

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents1.1 Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents
3G Router x1
USB cable x1
1500mAh Lithium (Li-io ) battery x1
Quick Start Guide x1
1.2 Appearance
1.2 Appearance1.2 Appearance
1.2 Appearance
1.3 LED i dicators
Name LED Status I dicatio
Power Light Blue light Power is o
Purple light Battery power is chargi g
Blue light Battery power is charged
Red light Battery power is low a d eeds to be charged
Battery Light
Not light Battery has o power or battery ot i serted
WIFI Light Blue light Wi-Fi is o
Blue light Sig al is stro g Sig al Light
Purple light Sig al is average

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Red light Sig al is weak
Red flashi g 1time/Sec No UIM card or Network Registeri g
Blue flashi g
1time/3Sec registered o 3G etwork, but ot diali g
Blue flashi g
1time/Sec
registered o 3G etwork, a d diali g
Network Mode
Light
（3G co ect）
Blue co ti ually o 3G registered etwork a d dialed

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Chapter Product Installation
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2.1 Hardware Installation
Before usi g your ew 3G Router please follow these i itial setup steps. I order to e sure the optimum
co ectio the you eed to place the Router i a positio where it ca pickup the best 3G sig al a d also
give adequate WiFi coverage. The wi dow ledge of the room you are worki g i is probably the best spot.
Step1: Remove the rear cover a d the i sert the UIM card via the slot o the bottom – remove the rubber
cover to gai access to the slot.
Step2: Next insert the battery ensuring the orientation is correct:
Now co ect the USB port to either a USB power adapter (optio al extra) or to a computer with a USB port
to charge the battery. Please allow 8 hours mi imum to i itially charge the battery

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Chargi g method:
(1) If the power switch is off whe chargi g the the the battery power i dicator light is purple. Whe
fully charged, battery i dicator light should cha ge to blue.
(2) If the power switch is o whe chargi g the the battery i dicator light is always purple whe
chargi g. Please ote, if the router is switched o whilst chargi g the the time to fully charge will be
lo ger.
Tip：Whe ot usi g the Router for lo g periods or for storage you are advised to remove the batteries to
preve t damage to the battery.
Step3: Power O .
Steps4: Co ect the PC to the 3G Router WiFi.
Tip：Before co ecti g the computer to the 3G 3G Router please e sure that the computer actually has the
WIFI fu ctio !
From the PC sca for ew WiFi etworks. Locate the etwork comi g from the 3G router a d co ect to it.

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Chapter 3 How to Log into the Router
This chapter i troduces how to log i to the Router set-up page. First of all e sure the router is
fully charged a d switched o . Also check that the WiFi LED o the fro t is alight.
3.1
3.1 3.1
3.1 S
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Set up your
et up your et up your
et up your Wireless
WirelessWireless
Wireless network configurations
network configurations network configurations
network configurations
Step1: O the desktop, right-click o “My Network Places”, select “Properties”.
Step : I the pop-up wi dow, right-click o “Wireless Network Co ectio ” a d select “Properties”.
Step3: The select “I ter et Protocol (TCP/IP)” optio , a d the click “Properties”.

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Step4: Make sure “Obtai a IP address automatically” a d “Obtai DNS server address automatically” are
selected. The click “OK”.

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Alter atively you ca set static IP setti gs e.g. as below:
IP address：192.168.169**（*** for o e the 2-253）
Subnet mask： 255.255.255.0
Default gateway：192.168.169.1
DNS Server：Fill i your local DNS server address (if you do ot k ow you ca co sult local the ISP ),or set
the Router address (Default Gateway Address) as your DNS Server.

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3.2
3.2 3.2
3.2 Go
Go Go
Go into the
into the into the
into the Router
RouterRouter
Router management interface
management interface management interface
management interface
Step1: Ope your Web browser a d i put “http://router.3g ” (or the router address http://192.168.169.1) at
the Address bar, a d the press “E ter”.
Step2: I the pop-up wi dow the “User ame” a d “Password” are by default “admi ”. The click “OK” to
e ter the mai page of the admi istra t mode.

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Step3: Whe you e ter the correct admi istrator user ame a d password, click “OK” to e ter the mai
page of the admi istra t mode.
Network i formatio ：Shows the network sig al, the curre t registeri g etwork, router ame, a d
the co ectio status.
：Network sig al ：Router ame
：The curre t registeri g etwork ：Disco ected

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：Co ected
Co ectio Status: Displays the curre t etwork’s upload speed a d dow load speed, i formatio
of the curre t flux (speed) a d total cumulative flux.
WIFI Ma ageme t：
WIFI SSID：Displays the curre t ame of the 3G Router 's WIFI.
If you eed to modify this the click the butto , cha ge the value a d the click
butto to save the setti gs.
WIFI Security Butto : This butto mea s the etwork is u locked； This butto mea s the
etwork is locked. Click the ico to set the status of the WIFI e cryptio .
WIFI e cryptio setti gs：By default there is o WIFI e cryptio setup. If you eed to setup e cryptio ,
the please click the butto a d it will cha ge to lock. The e ter the password, click
butto a d the setti gs are set. After setti g the wireless security the you will fi d your computer
disco ects automatically from the router. You eed to reco ect to the WiFi sig al a d this time e ter
the security setti gs o your computer.
Modify e cryptio password: Whe the Router is i the e crypted state the click
butto to e ter the ew password, a d the click butto .
WIFI decryptio setti gs: Whe the Router is e crypted, click the butto i terface to quickly
tur off security.
Remark: WiFi default e cryptio method is WPA2-PSK, a d the password eeds to be betwee 8-63
bits. If you eed to set other e cryptio methods the click the upper right cor er of the “Setti gs”
butto , the click “wireless” – “Security” for e teri g the ew setti gs.
User Ma ageme t: User Ma ageme t displays the user ame a d password used for logi .
Adva ced Setti gs: If you eed set more fu ctio s i detail the click the upper right cor er of the
“Setti gs” butto .

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Chapter 4 Advanced Settings
Click o the mai status page to access the Adva ced Setti gs.
4.1
4.14.1
4.1 Internet
Internet Internet
Internet settings
settingssettings
settings
4.1.1 WAN
There is o ly o e o li e method (3G) supported by the A10 Router.

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 3G Run Type:
 U der the “Keep Alive” mode, the Router will dial up automatically a d co ect to the I ter et.
 U der the “Ma ual” mode, the i ter et co ectio will o ly dial-up whe the user clicks
“Co ectio ” o the status page.
 U der the “O -Dema d” mode, the system will o ly co ect to the etwork automatically whe
there is a WAN access request. If there are o etwork access requests withi the specific period
(idle time), the system will disco ect from the etwork automatically. This co ectio mode
might save etwork access fees for users that are charged based upo co ectio time.
 PIN settings: If your SIM/USIM/UIM card has a PIN code, you shall select “Use PIN” a d fill i the
PIN code i the followi g I put Box; otherwise, you should select “U used PIN”.
 APN：If you select “Automatic APN”, the i formatio such as “APN I formatio ”, “Dial Number”,
“User” a d “Password” shall be obtai ed by the Router automatically. If you select “Ma ual APN”,
the you have to fill i this I ter et access i formatio by yourself.
 DNS type: If you select “Automatic DNS”, the Router will use the DNS obtai ed by 3G dial-up. If the
“Ma ual DNS” is selected the Router will use the DNS i formatio e tered by the user.
 MAC replication：If MAC address replicatio is i itiated, the MAC address of the I tra et’s I ter et
access data packet (i.e. the MAC address of the LAN side co ected devices) is cha ged to the MAC
address of the Router while accessi g the I ter et via the Router.

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4.1. LAN
 IP address: Set up IP addresse for the I tra et port (Router gateway address)
 Subnet mask: Set up mask for the I tra et (local LAN).
 MAC address: I dicated physical MAC addresses of the LAN i terface.
 DHCP type: Select “Server” to ope DHCP services for local LAN clie ts so they ca obtai IP
setti gs dy amically.
 Start IP address-End IP address: Ra ge of IP setti gs to be used by the local clie ts via DHCP.
 Default gateway: Set up the gateway for the host i the I tra et – the address of the router.
 DNS server: Set up DNS servers to be used by the host via DHCP (If DNS Proxy is e abled, we
recomme d to set the DNS server address as the Router address).
 Release time: Effective period for the host i the I tra et to obtai IP addresses.
 Static designation: Used to fix the address give to specific clie ts based upo their physical MAC.

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Introduction of Relevant Intranet Programs.
 80 .1d Spanning Tree：Support spa i g tree protocols: to avoid etwork loop backs i the LAN a d
address broadcast storm issues relati g to a looped Ether et etwork.
 LLTD: Ide tify whether LLTD (Li k-Layer Topology Discovery Respo der) protocol is supported.
This etwork protocol is used to i tellige tly detect a d ide tify which etwork equipme t or
computers are co ected i the LAN etwork.
 IGMP Proxy: Co firm whether the Router supports the IGMP protocol. This protocol operates
betwee the host a d a multicast Router that is directed co ected to the host. It is a protocol for IP
hosts to report the ide tity of multicast group members.
 UPNP: Ide tify whether UPNP protocols are supported.
 Router Advertisement: Ide tify whether the Router supports IPV6.
 DNS Proxy: Tra smit DNS requests of the LAN clie ts. If this fu ctio is e abled you ca co figure
DNS of the host clie ts i the I tra et to IP address of the Router’s LAN address. This way there is o
eed to reset the local clie ts DNS setti gs after the I ter et access method (3G co ectio ) has
cha ged.
4.1.3 DHCP client
Display i formatio releva t to the hosts (local clie ts) that are co ected to the Router’s I tra et via DHCP.
DHCP clie t list e ables you to check the status of o li e users such as MAC address, IP address a d lease
periods of the IP address.
4.1.4 Advanced
This fu ctio may be used whe you eed to add a specific routi g for a certai host. This is particularly

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useful whe your LAN has multiple sub ets or routers ru i g o it. A routi g item may be ide tified by
setti g the desti atio IP address a d the local gateway to access this etwork. Afterwards the Router
tra smits the data packets to the desig ated target etwork/host via the gateway.
 Destination IP address: Ide tify target addresses or etworks that are to be routed.
 Type：Host/network: The selectio of a host mea s to desig ate a certai IP for a si gle clie t/the host.
Network defi es a complete specific etwork segme t by defi i g a sub et mask.
 Gateway: IP address of the Router or the host where the data packets are se t.
 Interface: I dicate co ector i formatio .
 Comment: Fill i ecessary otes.
 Current Router table: Displays details of routes already defi ed.
4.2
4.24.2
4.2 Wireless Network
Wireless Network Wireless Network
Wireless Network S
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Settings
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