Xterasys WR254 User manual

Multi-Function
802.11b+gWireless
Router
802.11g/802.11bWireless Access Point
Broadband InternetAccess
4-PortSwitching Hub
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User s Manual

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TableofContents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................2
Wireless Router Features.............................................................................................2
PackageContents..........................................................................................................4
PhysicalDetails.............................................................................................................5
INSTALLATION.................................................................................................................7
Requirements................................................................................................................7
Procedure......................................................................................................................7
SETUP..................................................................................................................................9
Overview.......................................................................................................................9
ConfigurationProgram..............................................................................................10
SetupWizard..............................................................................................................12
ConfigurationviaWeb...............................................................................................15
PCCONFIGURATION.....................................................................................................31
Overview.....................................................................................................................31
Windows Clients.........................................................................................................31
Macintosh Clients.......................................................................................................43
LinuxClients...............................................................................................................43
Other UnixSystems....................................................................................................43
Wireless StationConfiguration..................................................................................44
APPENDIXATROUBLESHOOTING...............................................................45
Overview.....................................................................................................................45
GeneralProblems.......................................................................................................45
InternetAccess............................................................................................................45
Wireless Access...........................................................................................................46
APPENDIXBABOUTWIRELESS LANS.........................................................47
Modes..........................................................................................................................47
BSS/ESS......................................................................................................................47
Channels......................................................................................................................48
WEP............................................................................................................................48
Wireless LAN Configuration......................................................................................48
APPENDIX CSPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................49
Multi-FunctionWireless Router.................................................................................49
Wireless Interface.......................................................................................................49
RegulatoryApprovals.................................................................................................50

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Introduction
ThisChapterprovidesan overviewoftheWireless Router'sfeaturesand capabilities.
Congratulationsonthepurchaseof yournewWireless Router. TheWireless Routerisamulti-
functiondevice providingthefollowingservices:
• SharedBroadbandInternetAccess forall LAN users.
• 4-PortSwitchingHub for10BaseTor100BaseTconnections.
• Wireless Access Point for802.11band802.11g Wireless Stations.
Wireless RouterFeatures
TheWireless Routerincorporatesmanyadvancedfeatures, carefullydesignedtoprovide
sophisticatedfunctionswhilebeingeasytouse.
InternetAccess Features
• SharedInternetAccess. All usersontheLAN orWLAN canaccess theInternet
throughtheWireless Router,usingonlyasingleexternal IPAddress.Thelocal (invalid)
IPAddressesarehiddenfromexternal sources.Thisprocess iscalledNAT(NetworkAd-
dress Translation).
• DSL&CableModemSupport. TheWireless Routerhasa10/100BaseTEthernet
portforconnectingaDSLorCableModem.All popularDSLandCableModemsare
supported. SingTelRAS andBigPond(Australia)loginsupportisalsoincluded.
• PPPoE, and PPTP. TheInternet(WAN port)connectionsupportsPPPoE(PPP over
Ethernet),PPTP(Peer-to-PeerTunnelingProtocol),aswell as"DirectConnection"type
services. UnnumberedIPwithPPPoEisalsosupported.
• FixedorDynamicIPAddress. OntheInternet(WAN port)connection,theWireless
RoutersupportsbothDynamicIPAddress (IPAddress isallocatedonconnection)and
FixedIPAddress.
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AdvancedInternetFunctions
• CommunicationApplications. SupportforInternetcommunicationapplications,such
asinteractiveGames, Telephony, andConferencingapplications, whichareoftendifficult
tousewhenbehindaFirewall, isincluded.
• SpecialInternetApplications. Applicationswhichusenon-standardconnectionsor
portnumbersarenormallyblockedbytheFirewall.Theabilitytodefineandallowsuch
applicationsisprovided, toenablesuchapplicationstobeusednormally.
• VirtualServers. ThisfeatureallowsInternetuserstoaccess Internetserversonyour
LAN. Therequiredsetup isquickandeasy.
• DDNSSupport. DDNS (DynamicDNS)allowsInternetuserstoconnecttoVirtual
ServersonyourLAN usingadomainname, evenifyourIPaddress isnotfixed.
• Multi-DMZ. ForeachWAN (Internet)IPaddress allocatedtoyou,one(1) PConyour
local LAN canbeconfiguredtoallowunrestricted2-waycommunicationwithServersor
individual usersontheInternet.Thisprovidestheabilitytorunprogramswhicharein-
compatiblewithFirewalls.
• URLFilter. UsetheURLFiltertoblockaccess toundesirableWebsitesbyLAN users.
• InternetAccess Log. See whichInternetconnectionshavebeenmade.
• Access Control. UsingtheAccess Controlfeature,youcanassignLAN userstodiffer-
entgroups, anddeterminewhichInternetservicesareavailabletoeachgroup.
• VPNPass throughSupport. PCswithVPN (Virtual PrivateNetworking) software
usingPPTP, L2TPandIPSec aretransparentlysupported-noconfigurationisrequired.
Wireless Features
• StandardsCompliant. TheWireless RoutercomplieswiththeIEEE802.11g (DSSS)
specificationsforWireless LANs.
• Supportsboth802.11b and802.11g Wireless Stations. The802.11g standard
providesforbackwardcompatibilitywiththe802.11bstandard,soboth802.11band
802.11g Wireless stationscanbeusedsimultaneously.
• Speedsto54Mbps. All speedsup tothe802.11g maximumof 54Mbpsaresupported.
• WEPsupport. SupportforWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)isincluded.Keysizesof
64 Bit and128 Bit aresupported.
• Wireless MAC Access Control. TheWireless Access Controlfeaturecancheckthe
theMACaddress (hardwareaddress)of Wireless stationstoensurethat onlytrusted
Wireless Stationscanaccess yourLAN.
• SimpleConfiguration. Ifthedefault settingsareunsuitable,theycanbechanged
quicklyandeasily.
LANFeatures
• 4-PortSwitchingHub. TheWireless Routerincorporatesa4-port10/100BaseT
switchinghub, makingit easytocreateorextendyourLAN.
• DHCPServerSupport. Dynamic Host Configuration ProtocolprovidesadynamicIP
address toPCsandotherdevicesuponrequest.TheWireless Routercanactasa DHCP
Server fordevicesonyourlocal LAN andWLAN.
• Multi SegmentLANSupport. LANs containingoneormoresegmentsaresupported,
via theWireless Router'sRIP(RoutingInformationProtocol)supportandbuilt-instatic
routingtable.

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Configuration&Management
• EasySetup. UseyourWEBbrowserfromanywhereontheLAN orWLAN forconfigu-
ration.
• ConfigurationFileUpload/Download. Save(download) theconfigurationdata from
theWireless RoutertoyourPC,andrestore(upload) apreviously-savedconfigurationfile
totheWireless Router.
• RemoteManagement. TheWireless RoutercanbemanagedfromanyPConyour
LAN.And,iftheInternetconnectionexists,it canalso(optionally)beconfiguredvia the
Internet.
• NetworkDiagnostics. YoucanusetheWireless Routertoperforma Ping or DNS
lookup.
• UPnPSupport. UPnP(Universal Plug andPlay)allowsautomaticdiscoveryand
configurationof theWireless Router. UPnPisbysupportedbyWindowsME,XP,orlater.
SecurityFeatures
• Password-protectedConfiguration.Optional passwordprotectionisprovidedto
preventunauthorizedusersfrommodifyingtheconfigurationdata andsettings.
• Wireless LANSecurity.WEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)issupported,aswell as
Wireless access controltopreventunknownwireless stationsfromaccessingyourLAN.
• NATProtection. Anintrinsicsideeffectof NAT(NetworkAddress Translation)
technologyisthat byallowingall LAN userstoshareasingleIPaddress,thelocationand
eventheexistence of eachPCishidden. Fromtheexternal viewpoint,thereisnonetwork,
onlyasingledevice -theWireless Router.
• StatefulInspectionFirewall. All incomingdata packetsaremonitoredandall incom-
ingserverrequestsarefiltered,thusprotectingyournetworkfrommaliciousattacksfrom
external sources.
• ProtectionagainstDoSattacks. DoS(Denial of Service)attackscanfloodyour
Internetconnectionwithinvalidpacketsandconnectionrequests,usingsomuchband-
widthandsomanyresourcesthat Internetaccess becomesunavailable.TheWireless
RouterincorporatesprotectionagainstDoSattacks.
PackageContents
Thefollowingitemsshouldbeincluded:
• TheWireless RouterUnit
• PowerAdapter
• QuickInstallationGuide
• CD-ROM containingtheon-linemanual.
Ifanyof theaboveitemsaredamagedormissing, pleasecontactyourdealerimmediately.

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Physical Details
Front-mountedLEDs
Figure 1: FrontPanel
Power LED On -Poweron.
Off -Nopower.
InternetLED On -ConnectiontotheBroadbandModemattachedtotheWAN (Inter-
net)portisestablished.
Off -NoconnectiontotheBroadbandModem.
Flashing -Data isbeingtransmittedorreceivedvia theWAN port.
WLAN LEDOn -Wireless connectionavailable;Wireless Access Pointisreadyfor
use.
Off -NoWireless connectionavailable.
Flashing -Data isbeingtransmittedorreceivedvia theWireless access
point. Data includes"networktraffic"aswell asuserdata.
LAN LEDs Foreachport, thereare2LEDs
• Link/Act
• On -CorrespondingLAN (hub)portisactive.
• Off -NoactiveconnectiononthecorrespondingLAN (hub)
port.
• Flashing -Data isbeingtransmittedorreceivedvia thecorre-
spondingLAN (hub)port.
• 100
• On -CorrespondingLAN (hub)portisusing100BaseT.
• Off -CorrespondingLAN (hub)portconnectionisusing
10BaseT, ornoactiveconnection.

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RearPanel
Figure 2: RearPanel
Power port Connectthesuppliedpoweradapterhere.
10/100BaseT
LAN port UsestandardLAN cables(RJ45 connectors)toconnectyourPCsto
theseports.
Ifrequired, anyportcanbeconnectedtoanotherhub.AnyLAN port
will automaticallyfunctionasan"Uplink"portwhennecessary.
Internetport
(10/100BaseT) ConnecttheDSLorCableModemhere.Ifyourmodemcamewitha
cable, usethesuppliedcable. Otherwise, useastandardLAN cable.
ResetButton Thisbuttonhastwo(2) functions:
• Reboot.Whenpressedandreleased,theWireless Routerwill
reboot(restart).
• ClearAll Data. ThisbuttoncanalsobeusedtoclearALL data
andrestoreALL settingstothefactorydefault values.
ToClearAll Data andrestorethefactorydefault values:
1.PowerOff.
2.HoldtheResetButtondownwhileyouPowerOn.
3.KeepholdingtheResetButtonforafewseconds,until theRED
LEDhasflashedTWICE.
4.ReleasetheResetButton. TheWireless Routerisnowusingthe
factorydefault values.

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Installation
ThisChaptercovers thephysicalinstallation oftheWireless Router.
Requirements
• Networkcables. Usestandard10/100BaseTnetwork(UTP)cableswithRJ45 connectors.
• TCP/IPprotocolmustbeinstalledonall PCs.
• ForInternetAccess, anInternetAccess accountwithanISP, andeitherof aDSLor
Cablemodem(forWAN portusage)
• TousetheWireless Access Point, all Wireless devicesmustbecompliantwiththe
IEEE802.11borIEEE802.11g specifications.
Procedure
1. ChooseanInstallation Site
Selectasuitableplace onthenetworktoinstall theWireless Router.
EnsuretheWireless RouterandtheDSL/CablemodemarepoweredOFF.
2. ConnectLANCables
UsestandardLAN cablestoconnectPCstotheSwitchingHubportsontheWireless
Router. Both10BaseTand100BaseTconnectionscanbeusedsimultaneously.
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Ifrequired,connectanyporttoanormal portonanotherHub,usingastandardLAN ca-
ble. AnyLAN portontheWireless Routerwill automaticallyfunctionasan"Uplink"port
whenrequired.
3. ConnectWANCable
ConnecttheDSLorCablemodemtotheWAN portontheWireless Router.Usethecable
suppliedwithyourDSL/Cablemodem. Ifnocablewassupplied, useastandardcable.
4. PowerUp
• PowerontheCableorDSLmodem.
• ConnectthesuppliedpoweradaptertotheWireless Routerandpowerup.
Useonlythepoweradapterprovided. Usingadifferentonemaycausehardwaredamage
5. Check theLEDs
• The Power LEDshouldbeON.
• The Status LEDshouldflash, thenturn Off. Ifit stayson, thereisahardwareerror.
• ForeachLAN (PC) connection, theLAN Link/Act LEDshouldbeON (providedthePC
isalsoON.)
• The WAN LEDshouldbeON.
• The WLAN LEDshouldbeON
Formoreinformation, referto Front-mountedLEDs inChapter1.

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Setup
ThisChapterprovidesSetup detailsoftheWireless Router.
Overview
Thischapterdescribesthesetup procedurefor:
• InternetAccess
• LAN configuration
• Wireless setup
• AssigningaPasswordtoprotecttheconfigurationdata.
PCsonyourlocal LAN mayalsorequireconfiguration.Fordetails,see Chapter4-PC
Configuration.
Otherconfigurationmayalsoberequired,dependingonwhichfeaturesandfunctionsof the
Wireless Routeryouwishtouse.Usethetablebelowtolocatedetailedinstructionsforthe
requiredfunctions.
To Do this: Refer to:
ConfigurePCsonyourLAN. Chapter4:
PCConfiguration
CheckWireless RouteroperationandStatus. Chapter5:
OperationandStatus
Useanyof thefollowingAdvancedfeatures:
• Access Control
• DynamicDNS
• AdvancedInternet(Special Applications, DMZ, URL
Filter)
• Virtual Servers(PortForwarding)
• WAN PortSetup
Chapter6:
AdvancedFeatures
Useanyof thefollowingAdministrationConfiguration
settingsorfeatures:
• ConfigFiledownload/upload
• Logs
• NetworkDiagnostics(Ping, DNS Lookup)
• Options(Backup DNS, TFTP, UPnP, Firewall)
• PCDatabase
• RemoteManagement
• Routing(RIPandstaticRouting)
• Securitysettings
• FirmwareUpgrade
Chapter7
AdvancedAdministration
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