Zalip CDM532AM User manual

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CDM532AM-001
WiFi Mobile Router
User Manual

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Copyright
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transcribed in an information retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any
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otherwise, without the prior written permission.
Trademarks
All products, company, brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies. They are used for identification purpose only. Specifications are subject to be changed
without prior notice.
FCC Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against radio interference in a commercial environment. This equipment can generate, use and
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in
this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user, at his own
expense, will be required to take whatever measures are necessary to correct the interference.
CE Declaration of Conformity
This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN
55022/A1 Class B.

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Table of contents
COPYRIGHT ............................................................................................................................. 2
FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT....................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................. 4
1.1 PACKAGE LIST................................................................................................ 4
1.2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.......................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED WITH EASY SETUP .................................................... 8
2.1 EASY SETUP BY WINDOWS UTILITY............................................................ 8
2.2 EASY SETUP BY CONFIGURING WEB PAGES.......................................... 13
CHAPTER 3 MAKING CONFIGURATION ........................................................................ 17
3.1 BASIC NETWORK SETTING......................................................................... 17
3.2 ADVANCED NETWORK SETTING................................................................ 40
3.2.1 FIREWALL ............................................................................................... 40
3.2.2 QOS.......................................................................................................... 47
3.2.3 MANAGEMENT........................................................................................ 48
3.3 SYSTEM.......................................................................................................... 50
CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................. 57
APPENDIX A. SPEC SUMMARY TABLE.............................................................................. 61
APPENDIX B. LICENSING INFORMATION .......................................................................... 62

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Chapter 1 Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding product: CDM532AM, WiFi Mobile Router.
This product is specifically designed for mobile user who needs to have the Internet access
beyond his/her home and office. It provides a complete solution for Internet surfing and broadband
sharing. Instructions for installing and configuring this product can be found in this manual. Before
you install and use this product, please read this manual carefully for fully exploiting the functions
of this product.
1.1Package List
Items Description Contents Quantity
1 WiFi Mobile Router
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2 Power adapter
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3 CD
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1.2 Hardware Installation
A. Hardware configuration
WPS Button
RJ45
WAN Mode Switch
Power Jack
Power/ Status LED
Internet LED
USB Reset

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B. LED indicators
Power/ Status LED
Color Status Blinking
Speed Description
Green Blinking Slow Device is on and system is working
Green Blinking Quick Device is in Wi-Fi WPS mode
None OFF - Device is powered off
Internet LED
Color Status Blinking
Speed Description
Red Solid - Problems with Internet connection
Green Solid - Internet connection is established
None Off - Internet connection is dropped

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C. Installation Steps for 3G Connection
Step 1. Plug in power:
Connect with the power adapter to the receptor on the
back panel of it. Then the device will be powered on.
Step 2. Set WAN mode switch:
Set WAN mode switch at “3G” side.
Step 3. Connect with a USB 3G modem:
Plug your USB modem which is with activated SIM
card provided by your 3G service provider.
Step 4. Connect with Ethernet Cable
Insert the Ethernet cable into RJ45 Ethernet Port on
the back panel. And then plug the other end of RJ45
into the computer or Laptop computer.
Step 5. Start to configure the device:
You can start to configure the device via the Easy
Setup Utility.
(see Easy Setup Utility in CD)
Note. If you set WAN mode switch at “DSL” side, the Ethernet port will became WAN port for you
connect to xDSL modem. Your PC or laptop can only connect to it via WLAN at this condition.

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Chapter 2 Getting Started with Easy Setup
There are two approaches for you to set up the WiFi Mobile Router quickly and easily. One is
through executing the provided Windows Easy Setup Utility on your PC, and the other is through
browsing the device web pages and configuration.
2.1 Easy Setup by Windows Utility
Step 1：
Install the Easy Setup Utility
from the provided CD then
follow the steps to configure
the device.
Step 2：
Select Language then click
“Next” to continue.
Step 3：
Then click the “Wizard” to
continue.

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Step 4：
Click “Next” to continue.
Step 5：
Select Enable for Wireless if
you want to setup WLAN
configurations. Then click
“Next” to continue.
Step 6：
Enter SSID, Channel and
Security options, and then
click “Next” to continue.

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Step 7：
This utility will detect your
WAN service automatically, or
you can choose it by yourself.
Here we check “Let me select
WAN service by myself”.
Step 8：
Select 3G Service by clicking
3G icon to continue.
Note. If you set WAN switch
to “DSL” mode, you can see
other WAN options here.
Step 9-1：
Select “Auto-Detection”, and
the Utility will try to detect and
configure the required 3G
service settings automatically.
Click “Next” to continue.

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Step 9-2：
Or you can select “Manual”
and manually fill in the
required 3G service settings
provided by your ISP.
Click “Next” to continue.
Step 10：
This page will show new
configurations you have set.
Click “Next” to continue.
Step 11：
The WiFi Mobile Router is
rebooted to make your entire
configuration take effect.

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Step 12：
Click “Next” to test the
Internet connection or you
can ignore test.
Step 13：
Click “Next” to test WAN
Networking service.
Step 14：
WAN connection is tested
successfully. Clink “Finish”
button to quit this utility.

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2.2 Easy Setup by Configuring Web Pages
You can also browse web UI to configure the device.
Browse to Activate the Setup Wizard
Type in the IP Address
(http://192.168.123.254)
Type in the default password
“admin” in the System
Password and then click
‘login’ button.
Select your language.
Select “Wizard” to proceed
basic settings.
Click “Next” to start the Setup
Wizard.

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Configure with the Setup Wizard
Step 1:
Change System Password.
Set up your system password.
(Default：admin)
Step 2:
Select Time Zone.
Step 3:
Select Wan Type.
Please set LAN IP address of
this device. If you want to use
3G service as the main
Internet access, please
choose WAN type as “3G”.
Note. If you set WAN switch
to “DSL” mode, you can see
other WAN options here.

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Step 4:
Setup 3G profile.
Select “Auto Detection”.
Step 5:
Setup your Wireless Network
and SSID.
Step 6:
Setup Wireless Security
configurations.

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Step 7:
Applying new configurations
you have set. Click “Next” to
continue.
Step 8:
The device will save all new
settings, and reboot
automatically. After reboot, it
will try to connect to Internet
according to new settings.

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Chapter 3Making Configuration
Whenever you want to configure your network or this device, you can access the Configuration
Menu by opening the web-browser and typing in the IP Address of the device. The default IP
Address is: 192.168.123.254
Enter the default password “admin” in the System Password and then click ‘login’ button.
3.1 Basic Network Setting

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3.1.1. LAN(WiFi) & WAN
3.1.1.1 Network Setup
1. LAN IP Address: The local IP address of this device. The computers on your network
must use the LAN IP address of this device as their default gateway. You can change it if
necessary.
2. Subnet Mask: Input your Subnet mask. (All devices in the network must have the same
subnet mask.) The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
3. WAN Interface: This shows Ethernet WAN or Wireless WAN according to WAN mode
switch on the device.
4. WAN Type: If WAN mode switch is set to “3G”, you can see 3G, iBurst, Wi-Fi HotSpot
options from the drop-down list. Otherwise, if WAN mode switch is set to “DSL”, there
will be Dynamic IP address, Static IP address, PPP over Ethernet(PPPoE), PPTP, and
L2TP for WAN options.

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A. 3G
This device supports different WAN types of connection for users to connect to remote wireless
ISP, such as 3G (WCDMA, HSxPA, HSPA+, CDMA2000, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA), iBurst, or Wi-Fi
Hotspot.
Note. Users need to insert USB modem card for 3G and iBurst WAN connections.
1. WAN Type: Choose 3G for WAN connection.
2. Dial-Up Profile: Please select Auto-Detection or Manual. You can choose “Auto-Detection”,
and the router will try to detect and configure the required 3G service settings automatically.
Otherwise, you can select “Manual”, and manually fill in the required 3G service settings
provided by your carrier or ISP.
3. Country*: select your country.

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4. Telecom*: select your telecom.
5. 3G Network*: select the 3G network
6. APN*: APN information for your 3G data card. It will show a value after you choose country
and telecom. You can also change it manually.
7. PIN Code: Enter the PIN Code for your SIM card if required. (Optional)
8. Dialed Number*: It will show a value after you choose country and telecom. You can also
change it manually.
9. Account*: The user name for 3G connection. It will show a value after you choose country
and telecom. You can also change it manually.
10. Password*: The password for 3G connection. It will show a value after you choose country
and telecom. You can also change it manually.
11. Authentication*: Choose authentication of 3G connection. You can leave it as “Auto” if you
are not sure.
12. Primary DNS*: You can assign a Primary DNS server if required. (Optional)
13. Secondary DNS*: You can assign a Secondary DNS server if required. (Optional)
14. Connection Control: There are 3 options to start connection:
Auto Reconnect (Always-on): The device will always try to link to Internet.
Connect-on-demand: The device won’t try to connect to Internet until LAN PCs or
devices try to go to Internet. Once Internet connection is
established, this device will drop the connection if maximum idle
time is reached.
Manually: The device won’t try to connect to Internet until users press “connect” button
at Status page. Once Internet connection is established, this
device will drop the connection if maximum idle time is reached.
15. Keep Alive: There are three options for keep alive feature as below.
Disable: Disable keep alive feature.
LCP Echo Request: The device will constantly send LCP packets for keeping alive. Enter the
time interval and the maximum failure count.
Ping Remote Host: Enter the Remote host IP address and the time interval to send the ping
packets for keeping alive.
16. NAT Disable: You can disable NAT feature if required.
Note. The items with * above are only available when choosing Manual for Dial-up Profile.