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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 
  2.1 Panel Layout 
 
2.1.1 Front Panel  
   
     Figure 2-1 Front Panel 
  LED  Function   Color  Status  Description 
POWER   Power 
indication  Green 
On  Power is being applied to this product.  Status 
System status   Green 
Blinking  M1 is flashed once per second to indicate system is alive.  On 
The WAN port is linked. WAN 
WAN port 
activity  Green 
Blinking  The WAN port is sending or receiving data.  WLAN 
Wireless 
activity  Green 
Blinking  Sending or receiving data via wireless  On 
An active station is connected to the corresponding LAN port.  Link/Act.  
1~4 
Link status   Green 
Blinking  The corresponding LAN port is sending or receiving data.  Reset Button 
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2.1.2 Rear Panel 
   
Figure 2-2 Rear Panel 
 
  Port  Description 
Power  Power inlet 
WAN Port  T he port where you will connect your cable (or DSL) modem or Ethernet 
router. 
LAN Port 1-4  The port s where you will connect networked computers and other 
devices. 
 
  Antenna 
Power  LAN Ports 1~4 
WAN Port  
						

							
   
   
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  2.2 Procedure for Hardware Installation 
 
1.  Decide where to place your Wireless Broadband Router  
You can place your Wireless Broadband Router on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it on 
a wall. For optimal performance, place your 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 
microwave 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 computer ’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 product 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 phase. When it is in the self-test phase, the indicators M1 will be 
lighted ON for about 10 seconds, and then M1 will be flashed 3 times to indicate that the self-test 
operation has finished. Finally, the M1 will be continuously flashed once per second to indicate that this 
product is in normal operation.  
						

							
   
   
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Chapter 3 Network Settings and                
Software Installation 
T
o  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. 
  3.1 Make Correct Network Settings of Your Computer 
 
The default IP address of this product is 192.168.1.254, 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 communication protocol, you can use the  ping command to check if your 
computer has successfully connected to this product. 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.  
						

							
   
   
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There must be something wrong in your installation procedure. You have to check the following items in 
sequence: 
1. Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected 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 your 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 gateway must be 192.168.1.254.  
						

							
   
   
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Chapter 4 Configuring Wireless 
Broadband Router  T
his  product provides Web based configuration scheme, which is configuring by your Web browser, 
such as Netscape Communicator or Internet Explorer. This 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 Location (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. To log in as an 
administrator, enter the system password (the factory setting is  ”admin ”) in the  Password  field and click on 
the  OK button. If the password is correct, the web appearance will be changed into administrator configure 
mode. As listed in its main menu, there are several options for system administration. 
  4.2 Wizard 
  
						

							
   
   
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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  4.3.1 IP Setting. 
 
  4.3 Setup 
 
  
						

							
   
   
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4.3.1 IP Setting  – WAN Type, IP Mode 
   
 
Press  “Change ” 
   
 
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. 
 
  
						

							
   
   
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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 assigns 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 
 
4.3.1.1 Static IP Address 
WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary and Secondary DNS: enter the proper setting provided 
by your ISP. 
 
4.3.1.2 Dynamic IP Address 
1.  Host Name:  optional. Required by some ISPs, for example, @Home. 
2.  Renew IP Forever:  this feature enables this product to renew your IP address automatically when the 
lease time is expiring-- even when the system is idle. 
 
4.3.1.3 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 computer.  
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 enables this product to renew IP address automatically when the 
lease time is being expired even the system is in idle state.