Topcom Wireless Kit 108MBPS User manual

WIRELESS KIT 108Mbps
USER GUIDE
HANDLEIDING
MANUEL D’UTILISATEUR
GEBRAUCHSANWEISUNG
1.1

UK The features described in this manual are published with reservation to
modifications.
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onder voorbehoud van wijzigingen.
FR Les possibilités décrites dans ce manuel sont publiées sous réserve de
modifications.
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FOR USE IN:
BELGIUM, HOLLAND, GERMANY, SWEDEN,
DENMARK, NORWAY, FINLAND, SPAIN, ITALY,
PORTUGAL, GREECE, TURKEY
This product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC
.
The Declaration of conformity can be found on :
http://www.topcom.net/support/cedeclarations.php

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ROUTER
1 The connection panel and LED's
•POWER : The power port is to connect the 5V DC power adapter.
–Thepower LED on the front panel will go ON when the power adapter is
connected.
•WAN : The WAN Ethernet port is to connect your ASDL/Cable modem.
–TheWAN LED will go ON if the network Ethernet cable is properly connected.
•Ports 1- 4 : This is to connect up to 4 pc's or other network devices.
–TheLAN LED's will indicate the connection status.
•Reset Button : To load default settings, press the reset button and hold it for 5 ~ 6
seconds. It will load the factory default settings for the device. Do not press the reset
button unless you want to clear the current settings.
•TheSTATUS LED and WLAN LED in the front panel will blink during normal operation.
2 Configuring the PC to connect to the wireless router
By default, your (Wireless) network adapter in the computer will be configured as DHCP-
client : Obtain an IP address automatically.
These settings should be verified :
• Click Start button, then select the Control Panel
Antenna4LAN Ports WANPower Reset
• The routers default IP address is : 192.168.1.1
• DHCP server is ON

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– Double-click the Network Connections Icon
– Click the right mouse key on your connected network adapter and select
Properties.
– Double-click the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
Set the IP and DNS options as in screen above (DHCP client) :
• Obtain an IP address automatically
• Obtain DNS server address automatically
– Click OK to confirm.
Advanced users can manually configure the computers IP address, gateway and DNS
settings.

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3 Verify your PC's IP configuration
As the connected computers are configured as DHCP-client, the router will provide an IP
address to the computer when it is connected properly to one of the LAN ports (or Wireless
by use of a wireless adapter).
To check if your computer received a LAN IP address, you can use the Windows utility.
This verification is only required in case you have problems to get connected to the router.
• WINIPCFG (for windows 95/98)
Click the Start button, select Run and type winipcfg. In the example below this computer
has a IP address of 192.168.1.100 and the default gateway is 192.168.1.1. The default
gateway should be the broadband router IP address.
• IPCONFIG (for windows 2000/NT)
Click the Start button, select Run and type cmd. Now the DOS screen will open. In the
DOS command type IPCONFIG and press Enter. Your PC IP information will be
displayed as shown below.
You can also type winipcfg in the DOS command.

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If no valid IP address is shown, type IPCONFIG / RENEW to renew the IP address, gateway
and DNS.
• Windows XP
In the Control Panel, click the right mouse key on your network adapter and select
Status.
The Support screen will display the IP information.

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4 Setup the Broadband Router
When your PC has a valid IP address, you should be able to go to the router setup web page.
By default, the router will provide an IP address in the range of 192.168.1.100 …
192.168.1.199.
Open the Internet Explorer and go to address : 192.168.1.1
Now the login screen will appear.
– Enter the username and password.
– By default the username is admin and the password is admin.
Now you enter the web management of your Wireless Broadband Router.
– Open the Home menu

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– Click Run Wizard to start the quick setup.
– Click Next to proceed.
Set Password
• Change the password to access the router settings.
Enter the Password (twice).

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You can keep the default password "admin" if you don't change anything.
– Click Next to proceed.
Choose time zone
• Select your Time Zone.
– Click Next to proceed.

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Connection Type (Auto Detect)
• Select your Internet Connection Type
– Click Next to proceed.
• Dynamic IP Address :
This kind of connection is mostly used when the router is connected to a cable modem.
Some ISP's will log the MAC address of your computer that was last connected to the
Cable Modem. In this case, please make sure that you configure the router with this
computer and select Clone MAC address.

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In some cases, it is necessary to disconnect your computer from your cable router for at
least 12 hours before the cable modem will accept the connection of another device such
as a router.
– Click Next to proceed.
• Static IP Address :
Used for Static IP Address connections. Used for connection behind a Cable Modem or
a DSL bridge.
This connection type is only for users who have requested a static IP address at the ISP.
– Click Next to proceed.

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• PPPoE :
This connection type is mostly used in case the router is connected behind a DSL bridge.
Please enter the PPPoE User Name,Password (twice) and Service Name. Normally it
is not necessary to enter the Service Name. You could enter your ISP's name in this field.
– Click Next to proceed.
• PPTP :
Some cable providers use the PPTP protocol to get connected to the Internet.
Please enter all the fields. This information will be provided by your ISP.
– Click Next to proceed.

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•L2TP:
Some cable providers use the L2TP protocol to get connected to the Internet.
Please enter all the fields. This information will be provided by your ISP.
– Click Next to proceed.
Wireless Settings
Now the Wireless setup screen will appear :
• Please enter the Wireless Network name (SSID). By default it will be Topcom.
• Also select a channel (channel 6 by default)
– Click Next to proceed.

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Wireless Encryption
In this wizard, you have the option to enable WEP encryption. Topcom strongly recommends
to enable encryption. This is the only way to prevent that unwanted users access your
wireless network.
If you want to use WPA / WPA-PSK encryption, you should access the Wireless section in
the menu to set it up, after you have finished this wizard.
•SelectWEP to activate WEP encryption
• Select the WEP Encryption type : 64 bit or 128 bit.
• Enter the WEP key :
– 10 hex digits for 64 bit encryption
– 26 hex digits for 128 bit encryption
HEX digits to be used : 0..1..2….9
a..b..c…..f
A..B...C...F
– Click Next to proceed.

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Restart
• Click Restart to restart the router.
The Router will restart now. Please wait for following screen to appear :
– Click Close

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5 Check the connection status
Click WL108-ROUTER in the menu to show the device information screen:
In the WAN section you can see the WAN IP address.
In the Wireless section you will see the configured SSID, channel and Encryption type.
6 Super G settings
The Wireless broadband router has a IEEE 802.11g access point on board. The wireless
speed of a standard IEEE802.11g product is 54Mbps.
In the Advanced menu, the performance of the Wireless LAN can be configured in Super G
mode (108 Mbps).
Open the Home menu and select Wireless
SuperG with Dynamic Turbo will provide the fastest wireless speed.
– Click Apply

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7 Other settings
For other settings, please go to the full userguide on the provided CD.
8 Firmware update
When a new firmware is released, it will be published on the Topcom website
(www.topcom.net) in the support Îdownloads section.
Please download the image and go to Tools in the router menu. Now select the Firmware
page.
– Click Browse to select the downloaded firmware image and click the Apply key.

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USB
1 System Requirements
• Windows 2000 and XP operating systems
• PC with Pentium III 600MHz system or above is recommended
• USB connection ( USB 2.0 recommended ! )
• One CD-ROM drive
2Installation
2.1 Utility Installation
1. Before you insert the Wireless USB stick into your computer, please install the
Software first.
2. Turn on the computer. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM Drive. The Autorun screen will
automatically appear:
– Please click "Install USB Software".
All the snapped images of installation mentioned in this manual are based
on Windows XP. For other windows operating system, all the procedures
are the same but the screens are not exactly the same.

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3. The InstallShield Wizard will automatically start.
– Please click "Next" to continue.
– Please click "Next" to continue.
– Please click "Next" to continue.

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During the installation next screen will appear :
– Please click "Continue Anyway" to continue.
– When the software is installed, please click "Finish" to reboot.
2.2 Driver Installation
When the computer has rebooted, plug in the Wireless USB Stick in your USB connection.
The hardware will be automatically detected.