Air Live Router IP-1000R User Manual

							
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2.2 Procedure for Hardware Installation 
 
2.    Decide where to place your IP-1000R Wireless Broadband Router  
You can place your  IP-1000R Wireless Broadband Router on a desk or other flat surface, or you 
can mount it on a wall. For optimal performance, place your  IP-1000R Wireless Broadband Router 
in the center of your office (or your home) in a  location that is away from any potential source of 
interference, such as a metal wall or microwav e oven. This location must be close to power and 
network connection. 
2.  Setup LAN connection  
a.  Wired LAN connection: connects  an Ethernet cable from your comp uter’s Ethernet port to one of 
the LAN ports of this product. 
b.  Wireless LAN connection: locate this product  at a proper position to gain the best transmit 
performance  
 
Figure 2-3 Setup of LAN and WAN connections for this product. 
 
3.  Setup WAN connection  
Prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this pr oduct to your cable/xDSL modem or Ethernet 
backbone. Figure 2-3 illustrates the WAN connection. 
4.  Power on   Connecting the power cord to power inlet and turning the power switch on, this product will 
automatically enter the self-test pha se. When it is in the self-test phase, the indicators M1 will be 
lighted ON for about 10 seconds, and then M1 will be fl ashed 3 times to indicate that the self-test 
operation has finished. Finally, the M1 will be conti nuously flashed once per second to indicate that 
this product is in normal operation.  
						

							
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To use this product correctly, you have to properly  configure the network settings of your computers and 
install the attached setup program into your  MS Windows platform (Windows 95/98/NT/2000). 
 
3.1 Make Correct Network Se ttings of Your Computer 
 
The default IP address of this product is 192.168.1.2 54, and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 
These addresses can be changed on your need, but the  default values are used in this manual. If the 
TCP/IP environment of your computer has  not yet been configured, you can refer to Appendix A to 
configure it. For example, 
1.  configure IP as 192.168.1.1, subnet mask  as 255.255.255.0 and gateway as 192.168.1.254, or 
more easier, 
2.  configure your computers to load TCP/IP setting  automatically, that is, via DHCP server of this 
product. 
After installing the TCP/IP communi cation protocol, you can use the ping command to check if your 
computer has successfully connected to this prod uct. The following example shows the ping procedure 
for Windows 95 platforms. First, execute the  ping command 
ping 192.168.1.254 
If the following messages appear:   
Pinging 192.168.1.254 with 32 bytes of data: 
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64  
a communication link between your computer and this product has been successfully established. 
Otherwise, if you get the following messages, 
Pinging 192.168.1.254 with 32 bytes of data: 
Request timed out.  
There must be something wrong in your installation  procedure. You have to check the following items in 
sequence: 
1.  Is the Ethernet cable correctly connecte d between this product and your computer? 
Tip : The LAN LED of this product and the link LED  of network card on your computer must be 
lighted. 
2.  Is the TCP/IP environment of y our computers properly configured? 
Tip : If the IP address of this product is 192.168.1. 254, the IP address of your computer must be 
192.168.1.X and default gatew ay must be 192.168.1.254.  
						

							
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This product provides Web based conf iguration scheme, that is, configuring by your Web browser, such 
as Netscape Communicator or Internet Explorer. Th is approach can be adopted in any MS Windows, 
Macintosh or UNIX based platforms. 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							
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4.1 Start-up and Log in 
 
 
 
Activate your browser, and  disable the proxy or add the IP address of this product into the 
exceptions . Then, type this product’s IP address in the Locat ion (for Netscape) or Address (for IE) field 
and press ENTER. For example:  http://192.168.1.254. 
After the connection is established, you will see the  web user interface of this product. There are two 
appearances of web user interface: for general users and for system administrator. 
A window would pop-up asking for Login and Password.    Please enter “ admin” for login, and “ airlive” 
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4.2 Status 
 
 
 
This option provides the function for ob serving this product’s working status: 
A.  WAN Port Status.   
If the WAN port is assigned a dynamic IP, there may appear a “ Renew” or “Release ” button 
on the Sidenote column. You can click this button to renew or release IP manually. 
 
B.  Statistics of WAN: enables you  to monitor inbound and outbound packets 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							
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4.3 Wizard 
 
 
Setup Wizard will guide you through a basic configuration procedure step by step. Press”Next ” 
 
Setup Wizard - Select WAN Type: For detail settings, please refer to  4.4.1 primary setup. 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							
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4.4 Basic Setting 
 
 
 
4.4.1 Primary Setup – WAN  Type, Virtual Computers 
 
 
Press “Change”   
						

							
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This option is primary to enable this product to  work properly. The setting items and the web 
appearance depend on the WAN type. Choose correct WAN type before you start. 
1.  LAN IP Address : the local IP address of this device. The computers on your network must use the 
LAN IP address of your product as their Default Gateway. You can change it if necessary.  
2.  WAN Type : WAN connection type of your ISP. You can click  Change button to choose a correct 
one from the following four options: 
A.  Static IP Address: ISP a ssigns you a static IP address. 
B.  Dynamic IP Address: Obtain an IP address from ISP automatically. 
C.  Dynamic IP Address with Road Runner  Session Management.(e.g. Telstra BigPond) 
D.  PPP over Ethernet: Some ISPs require the  use of PPPoE to connect to their services. 
E.  PPTP: Some ISPs require the use of PPTP to connect to their services. 
F.    L2TP: Some ISPs require the use of L2TP to connect to their services 
 
 
 
  
						

							
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4.4.1.1 Static IP Address 
WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary and Secondary DNS: enter the proper setting 
provided by your ISP. 
4.4.1.2 Dynamic IP Address 
1.  Host Name: optional. Required by some ISPs, for example, @Home. 
2.  Renew IP Forever: this feature enables this pr
oduct to renew your IP address automatically when 
the lease time is expiring-- even when the system is idle. 
4.4.1.3 Dynamic IP Address with Road Runner  Session Management.(e.g. Telstra BigPond) 
1.  LAN IP Address is the IP address of this  product. It must be the default gateway of your   
computers.  
2.        WAN Type is Dynamic IP Address.  If the WAN type is not correct, change it!   
3.        Host Name: optional. Required by some ISPs, e.g. @Home.   
4.        Renew IP Forever: this feature enable th is product renew IP address automatically when the 
lease time is being expired even the system is in idle state.   
4.4.1.4 PPP over Ethernet 
1.   PPPoE Account and Password : the account and password your ISP assigned to you. For 
security,     
this field appears blank. If you dont want  to change the password, leave it empty. 
2.    PPPoE Service Name: optional. Input the service  name if your ISP requires it. Otherwise, leave   
it blank. 
3.    Maximum Idle Time: the amount of time of i nactivity before disconnecting your PPPoE session.   
Set it to zero or enable Auto-reconnect to disable this feature. 
4.    Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) : Most ISP offers MTU value to users. The most common 
MTU value is 1492.   
5.  Connection Control: There are 3 modes to select: 
Connect-on-demand: The device will link up with ISP when the clients send outgoing packets. 
Auto-Reconnect(Always-on): The device will link up  with ISP until the connection is established. 
Manually: The device will not make the link unt il someone clicks the connect-button in the 
Status-page.
   
						

							
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4.4.1.5 PPTP 
1.      My IP Address and My Subnet Mask: the pr
ivate IP address and subnet mask your ISP assigned 
to you.   
2.    Server IP Address: the IP address of the PPTP server.   
3.      PPTP Account and Password: the account and  password your ISP assigned to you. If you dont 
want to change the password, keep it empty.   
3.      Connection ID: optional. Input the  connection ID if your ISP requires it.   
4.      Maximum Idle Time: the time of no activity to  disconnect your PPTP session. Set it to zero or 
enable Auto-reconnect to disable this feature. If  Auto-reconnect is enabled, this product will 
connect to ISP automatically, after system  is restarted or connection is dropped. 
5.  Connection Control: There are 3 modes to select:  Connect-on-demand: The device will link up with ISP when the clients send outgoing packets. 
Auto-Reconnect(Always-on):The devi ce will link upw with ISP until the connection is established. 
Manually: The device will not make the link unt il someone clicks the connect-button in the 
Status-page.