ALFA NETWORK 525H 802.11 bgn Long Range AP-Router User Manual AIP W525H

ALFA NETWORK Inc. 802.11 bgn Long Range AP-Router AIP W525H

User Manual

AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 Rev: 1.1.0
FCC 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 harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference. 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT. SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. “To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.”
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria None General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012 Italy None If used outside of own premises, general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund Russian Federation None Only for indoor applications Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.
- I - CONTENTS Package Contents..................................................................................................................................2Chapter 1.Introduction.......................................................................................................................21.1Overview of the Router .......................................................................................................21.2Conventions ........................................................................................................................21.3Main Features .....................................................................................................................21.4Panel Layout .......................................................................................................................21.4.1The Front Panel......................................................................................................21.4.2The Rear Panel ......................................................................................................2Chapter 2.Connecting the Router .....................................................................................................22.1System Requirements.........................................................................................................22.2Installation Environment Requirements ..............................................................................22.3Connecting the Router ........................................................................................................2Chapter 3.Quick Installation Guide...................................................................................................23.1TCP/IP Configuration ..........................................................................................................23.2Quick Installation Guide ......................................................................................................2Chapter 4.Configuring the Router ....................................................................................................24.1Login ...................................................................................................................................24.2Status ..................................................................................................................................24.3Quick Setup.........................................................................................................................24.4WPS ....................................................................................................................................24.5TCP/IP Settings...................................................................................................................24.5.1LAN.........................................................................................................................24.5.2WAN Interface ........................................................................................................24.6Wireless ..............................................................................................................................24.6.1Basic Settings.........................................................................................................24.6.2Advanced Settings..................................................................................................24.6.3Security...................................................................................................................24.6.4Access Control .......................................................................................................24.6.5WDS Settings .........................................................................................................24.6.6Site Survey .............................................................................................................2
- II - 4.6.7WPS........................................................................................................................24.6.8Schedule.................................................................................................................24.7Firewall................................................................................................................................24.7.1Port Filtering ...........................................................................................................24.7.2IP Filtering...............................................................................................................24.7.3MAC Filtering..........................................................................................................24.7.4Port Forwarding ......................................................................................................24.7.5URL Filtering...........................................................................................................24.7.6DMZ........................................................................................................................24.7.7VLAN ......................................................................................................................24.8QoS .....................................................................................................................................24.8.1Virtual Servers ........................................................................................................24.8.2Port Triggering ........................................................................................................24.8.3DMZ........................................................................................................................24.8.4UPnP ......................................................................................................................24.9Management .......................................................................................................................24.9.1Status......................................................................................................................24.9.2Statistics..................................................................................................................24.9.3DDNS......................................................................................................................24.9.4Time Zone Setting ..................................................................................................24.9.5Denial-of-Service ....................................................................................................24.9.6Log..........................................................................................................................24.9.7Upgrade Firmware..................................................................................................24.9.8Save/Reload Setting...............................................................................................24.9.9Password................................................................................................................2Appendix A: FAQ ...................................................................................................................................2Appendix B: Configuring the PC .........................................................................................................2Appendix C: Specifications ..................................................................................................................2Appendix D: Glossary ...........................................................................................................................2
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 1 - Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 Router ¾ Power Adapter for AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for AIP-W4525H PowerMax 2 Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. The AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance. The AIP-W525H PowreMax 2 provides up to 300M wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. The speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time, which ensures your network stable and smooth. It is compatible with all IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b products. With multiple protection measures, including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64/128-bit WEP encryption, WiFi protected Access (WPA2- PSK, WPA- PSK), as well as advanced Firewall protections, the AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 provides complete data privacy. The AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 Router provides flexible access control, so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff. It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host, and then the network administrators can manage and monitor the network in real time with the remote management function. Since the Router is compatible with virtually all the major operating systems, it is very easy to manage. Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided step by step in this user guide. Before installing the Router, please look through this guide to know all the Router’s functions. 1.2 Conventions The Router or AIP-W525H mentioned in this guide stands for AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 Router without any explanation. Simple Installation Flexible Access Control Multiple Security Protections Incredible Speed
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 3 - 1.3 Main Features ¾ Make use of IEEE 802.11n wireless technology to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps. ¾ One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. ¾ Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security. ¾ Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE Internet access. ¾ Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host. ¾ Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing. ¾ Provides Automatic-connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the Internet. ¾ Connects Internet on demand and disconnects from the Internet when idle for PPPoE. ¾ Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing. ¾ Supports Stateful Packet Inspection. ¾ Supports VPN Passthrough. ¾ Supports Parental Control and Access Control. ¾ Provides 64/128-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List). ¾ Supports Flow Statistics. ¾ Supports firmware upgrade and Web management. 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs and the WPS/Reset Button are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Off Power is off. PWR On Power is on. On The Router is initializing. Flashing The Router is working properly. SYS Off The Router has a system error. WLAN Off The Wireless function is disabled.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 4 - Flashing The Wireless function is enabled. Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port. On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but there is no activity. WAN, 1,2,3,4 (LAN) Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port.Slow Flash A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS function. This process will last for about 2 minutes. On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function. The LED will keep on for about 5 minutes. WPS Quick Flash A wireless device failed to be added to the network by WPS function. Table 1-1 The LEDs Description ) Note: 1. After a device is successfully added to the network by WPS function, the WPS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off. 2. When press and hold the WPS/Reset Button for more than 5 seconds, you will reset the router. 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). ¾ POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this AIP-W525H PowerMax 2. ¾ WAN: This WAN port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet. ¾ 1,2,3,4 (LAN): Those ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the Router to the local PC(s). ¾ Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 5 - Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ¾ TCP/IP protocol on each PC ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 2.2 Installation Environment Requirements ¾ Place the Router in a well ventilated place far from any heater or heating vent ¾ Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light (such as sunlight) ¾ Keep at least 2 inches (5 cm) of clear space around the Router ¾ Operating Temperature: 0 ~40 (32 ~104 )℃℃℉ ℉ ¾ Operating Humidity: 10%~90%RH, Non-condensing 2.3 Connecting the Router Before installing the Router, make sure your PC is connected to the Internet through the broadband service successfully. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP. After that, please install the Router according to the following steps. Don't forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry. 1. Power off your PC, Cable/DSL Modem, and the Router. 2. Locate an optimum location for the Router. The best place is usually at the center of your wireless network. 3. Adjust the direction of the antenna. Normally, upright is a good direction. 4. Connect the PC(s) and each Switch/Hub in your LAN to the LAN Ports on the Router, shown in Figure 2-1. (If you have the wireless NIC and want to use the wireless function, you can skip this step.) 5. Connect the DSL/Cable Modem to the WAN port on the Router, shown in Figure 2-1.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 6 - 6. Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. Press the power switch, and then the router will start to work. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 Router
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 7 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the AIP-W525H PowreMax 2 Router is 192.168.2.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we use all the default values for description. Connect the local PC to the LAN ports of the Router. And then you can configure the IP address for your PC in the following two ways. ¾ Configure the IP address manually 1) Set up the TCP/IP Protocol for your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to Appendix B: Configuring the PC. 2) Configure the network parameters. The IP address is 192.168.2.xxx ("xxx" is any number from 2 to 254), Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0, and Gateway is 192.168.2.1 (The Router's default IP address). ¾ Obtain an IP address automatically 1) Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in "Obtain an IP address automatically" mode on your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to Appendix B: Configuring the PC. 2) Then the built-in DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC. Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the Router. The following example is in Windows XP OS. Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.2.1, and then press Enter. ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-1, it means the connection between your PC and the Router has been established well.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 8 - Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2. Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? ) Note: If the Router's IP address is 192.168.2.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.2.2 ~ 192.168.2.254. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 9 - 1. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default address http://192.168.2.1 in the address field of the browser. Figure 3-3 Log in the Router After a moment if a login window pops up, leave blank for both User Name and Password. Then click OK or press Enter. ) Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. 2. After successfully log in, you can click the Quick Setup menu to quickly configure your Router. Figure 3-4 Quick Setup 3. Click Next, and then Operation Mode page will appear, shown in Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup - WAN Connection Type
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 10 - The Router provides three popular ways Gateway, Bridge and Wireless ISP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Gateway function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring. 4. If you are sure of what kind of NTP server your Router, you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring as shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 Quick Setup - Time Zone Setting 5. Confirm the IP address for your Router and click Next to go on configuring. Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - LAN Interface Setting 6. If you select Gateway, the Router provides six connection types for your ISP provides. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the WAN port before continue. a) If the connection type is PPPoE, then select it from drop down menu as shown below. Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP, and then click Next. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - WAN Interface Setting
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 11 - ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. b) If the connection type detected is DHCP Client, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. Then you can go on with the wireless configuration. Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - DHCP c) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-10. Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Static IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0. ¾ Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required. ¾ Primary DNS - Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required. 7. Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-11. Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – Wireless
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 12 - ¾ Band: Keep the default setting: 2.4GHz (B+G+N). If you just want to use specific protocol only, please use drop down menu to select it. ¾ Mode: This field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on. ¾ Network Type: Keep the default setting: Infrastructure. If you just want to use other operation mode, please use drop down menu to select it. ¾ SSID: Create a unique and easy to remember name for your wireless network. You can also keep default settings without the device being affected. ¾ Channel Width - Select any channel width from the pull-down list. The default setting is automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically. ¾ Channel Number- This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto. so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. 8. Set your security preference then click the Finished button. Wireless Security: Recommend to choose WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK and enter a Security Key using ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 64 hexadecimal characters in the PSK Password filed. For advanced settings, please refer to Section 4.6: “Wireless”. ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase. z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For ASCII, the key can be made up of any numbers 0 to 9 and any letters A to Z, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters. For Hexadecimal, the key can be made up of any numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to F, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters. Please also note the key is case sensitive, this means that upper and lower case keys will affect the outcome. It would also be a good idea to write down the key and all related wireless security settings. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Finish
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 13 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the seven main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. Figure 4-1 the main menu The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 4.2 Status The Status page provides the current status information about the Router. All information is read-only.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 14 - Figure 4-2 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide". 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protect Setup) function. a) Choose WPS from Security menu you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-3 ).
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 15 - Figure 4-3 WPS ¾ WPS Status - Configure or Unconfigure the WPS function here. ¾ Self-PIN Number - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. ¾ Push Button Configuration – Push this button to synchronize Router and your wifi adapter ¾ Client PIN Number – To synchronize wifi adapter by entering adapter’s PIN. b) To add a new device: If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and Router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. ) Note: To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function. For the configuration of the new device, here takes AWUS036NHR for example. Step 1: Press PBC button from the Wireless LAN Utility then Wi-Fi Protected Setup – PBC method pops up and waiting for authentication.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 16 - Step 2: Press Start PBC button on your Router for authentication. Step 3: Wait for a minute then you’ll discovered your AWUS036NHR is connected to AIP-W525 automatically. 4.5 TCP/IP Settings Figure 4-5 the Network menu There are two submenus under the TCP/IP Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-5): LAN Interface, and WAN Interface. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.5.1 LAN Choose menu “TCP/IP Settings → LAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 17 - Figure 4-6 LAN Interface ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.2.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: 1. If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the Router. 2. If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will change accordingly at the same time，while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not take effect until they are re-configured. ¾ Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your system administrator. ¾ DHCP – Select Disabled, Client or Server in different operation mode for AIP-W525H ¾ DHCP Client Range - Fill in the start IP address and end IP address to allocate a range of IP addresses; client with DHCP function set will be assigned an IP address automatically. ¾ Show Client – Press button to open the active DHCP Client Table window that shows the active clients with their assigned IP address, MAC address and time expired information. [Server mode only] ¾ DHCP Lease Time – Amount of time the IP address is leased for. ¾ Set Static DHCP - Manual setup Static DHCP IP address for specific MAC address. [Server mode only] ¾ Domain Name - Assign Domain Name and dispatch to DHCP clients [optional]
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 18 - ¾ 802.1d Spanning Tree - Enable or disable the IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree function from pull-down menu. ¾ Clone MAC Address - Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned. 4.5.2 WAN Interface Choose menu “TCP/IP Settings → WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below. Figure 4-7 WAN – Static IP ¾ Clone MAC Address - Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned ¾ Enable uPNP - Click the checkbox to enable uPNP function. ¾ Enable IGMP Proxy - Click the checkbox to enable IGMP proxy ¾ Enable Ping Access on WAN - Click the checkbox to enable WAN IGMP response. ¾ Enable Web server Access on WAN - Click the checkbox to enable web configuration from ¾ Enable IPsec pass through on VPN connection - Click the checkbox to enable IPSec packet pass through ¾ Enable PPTP pass through on VPN connection - Click the checkbox to enable PPTP packet pass through ¾ Enable L2TP pass through on VPN connection - Click the checkbox to enable L2TP packet pass through
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 19 - 1. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-7. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ DNS 1 / DNS 2 / DNS 3 - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Click the Apply Changes button to save your settings. 2. If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose DHCP Client type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP (shown in Figure 4-8). Figure 4-8 WAN – Dynamic IP ¾ Host Name – Enter the host name provided by your ISP, default value is blank. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Attain DNS Automatically – Receives DNS address automatically from the ISP. ¾ Set DNS Manually - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Set DNS Manually and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 20 - ) Note: If you find error when you go to a website after entering the DNS addresses, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. 3. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-9): Figure 4-9 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Service Name - The service name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work. ¾ Connection Type z Continuous – Continuous connection type means to setup the connection through PPPoE protocol whenever this WLAN Broadband Router is powered on. z Connect on Demand – In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. z Manual - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 21 - specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. ¾ Idle Time - If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time, please enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. ¾ MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Attain DNS Automatically – Receives DNS address automatically from the ISP. ¾ Set DNS Manually - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Set DNS Manually and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP. ) Note: If you find error when you go to a website after entering the DNS addresses, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. Click the Apply Changes button to save your settings. 4. If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-11):
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 22 - Figure 4-11 L2TP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP. And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 23 - ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. Click the Save button to save your settings. 5. If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-12): Figure 4-12 L2TP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 24 - ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. Click the Save button to save your settings. ) Note: If you don't know how to choose the appropriate connection type, click the Detect button to allow the Router to automatically search your Internet connection for servers and protocols. The connection type will be reported when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the Router. This report is for your reference only. To make sure the connection type your ISP provides, please refer to the ISP. The various types of Internet connections that the Router can detect are as follows: z PPPoE - Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name and password. z Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment. z Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment. The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 25 - 4.6 Wireless Figure 4-15 Wireless menu There are eight submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-15): Basic Settings, Advanced Settings, Security, Access Control, WDS Setting, Site Survey, WPS, and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.6.1 Basic Settings Choose menu “Wireless → Basic Settings”, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page. Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 26 - ¾ Band - Select the desired protocol. The default setting is 2.4GHz (B+G+N). 2.4GHz (B) - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 2.4GHZ (G) - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g. 2.4GHz (N) - Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n. 2.4GHz (B+G) - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients. 2.4GHz (G+N) - Select if you are using both 802.11g and 802.11n wireless clients. 2.4GHz (B+G+N) – Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients. ¾ Mode - Select the desired wireless mode. AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 offers AP, Client, WDS, and AP + WDS. When 802.11g mode is selected, only 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the Router. When 802.11n mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the AP. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 2.4GHz (B+G+N) and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the Router. ¾ Network Type - After network mode is selected to be “Client” then you need to set network type as infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security. ¾ Channel width - Select the channel width from the pull-down list. The default setting is 40MHz. ) Note: If 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (G), or 2.4GHz (B+G) is selected in the Mode field, the Channel Width selecting field will be disappeared and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed. ¾ Control Sideband – Select the sideband with upper or lower for channel width 40MHz. ¾ Channel Number- This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is CH11. And you can set to Auto so the AP will choose the best channel automatically, it is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Broadcast SSID - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. If you select the Enable for Broadcast SSID then Router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. ¾ WMM – Click on Enable or Disable Wireless Multimedia (WMM). ¾ Data Rate - Select transmission data rate from pull-down menu. Data rate can be auto select, 1M to 54Mbps or MCS. The default option is AUTO.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 27 - ¾ Associate Clients – Click Show Active Clients button to open Active Wireless Client Table that shows the MAC address, transmit-packet, receive-packet and transmission-rate for each associated wireless client. ¾ Enable Mac Clone (Single Ethernet Client) – Copy your system’s NIC MAC address as wireless client’s MAC address and this function is only work if Client mode is selected. ¾ Enable Universal Repeater Mode – Check to enable Universal Repeater Mode where Router acting as AP and client simultaneously in this mode). ¾ SSID for Extended Interface – Assign a SSID when Universal Repeater Mode is enabled. 4.6.2 Advanced Settings Choose menu “Wireless → Security”, you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. ¾ Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the Router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the Router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 28 - 4.6.3 Security Choose menu “Wireless → Security”, you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. There are four wireless security modes supported by the Router: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2), WPA-Mixed (Pre-Shared Key or Enterprise). Figure 4-18 Wireless Security ¾ Disable - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-19. Figure 4-19 • 802.1x Authentication – Check to enable 802.1x authentication via RADIUS server.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 29 - • Authentication - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Auto, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • Key Length - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit) for encryption. 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters. ) Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type. • Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. • Encryption Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Radius Server IP Address - Enter the IP address of the Radius server, if 802.1x Authentication is selected. • Radius Server Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server, if 802.1x Authentication is selected. • Radius Server Password - Enter the password for the Radius server, if 802.1x Authentication is selected. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page ¾ WPA - It’s the WPA authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase or RADIUS server. Figure 4-20
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 30 - • Authentication Mode - you can choose the either Enterprise (RADIUS) or Personal (Pre-Shared Key). The default setting is Personal (Pre-Share Key), it’s a passphrase between 8 and 63 characters. Enterprise (RADIUS), it’s an authentication via RADIUS server. • WPA Cipher Suite - When WPA is set as the Authentication Type, you can select TKIP or AES or AUTO if both encryption is checked. • Pre-Shared Key Format - You can enter chose either Passphrase (8 ~ 63 characters) or HEX(64 Characters). • Pre-Shared Key - Enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Radius Server IP Address - Enter the IP address of the Radius server, if Enterprise (RADIUS) is selected. • Radius Server Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server, if Enterprise (RADIUS) is selected. • Radius Server Password - Enter the password for the Radius server, if Enterprise (RADIUS) is selected. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page. ¾ WPA2 - It’s the WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase or RADIUS server. Figure 4-21 • Authentication Mode - you can choose the either Enterprise (RADIUS) or Personal (Pre-Shared Key). The default setting is Personal (Pre-Share Key), it’s a passphrase between 8 and 63 characters. Enterprise (RADIUS), it’s an authentication via RADIUS server.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 31 - • WPA2 Cipher Suite - When WPA2 is set as the Authentication Type, you can select TKIP or AES or AUTO if both encryption is checked.. • Pre-Shared Key Format - You can enter chose either Passphrase (8 ~ 63 characters) or HEX(64 Characters). • Pre-Shared Key - Enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Radius Server IP Address - Enter the IP address of the Radius server, if Enterprise (RADIUS) is selected. • Radius Server Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server, if Enterprise (RADIUS) is selected. • Radius Server Password - Enter the password for the Radius server, if Enterprise (RADIUS) is selected. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page. ¾ WPA-Mixed - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase or RADIUS server. Figure 4-22 • Authentication Mode - you can choose the either Enterprise (RADIUS) or Personal (Pre-Shared Key). The default setting is Personal (Pre-Share Key), it’s a passphrase between 8 and 63 characters. Enterprise (RADIUS), it’s an authentication via RADIUS server. • WPA Cipher Suite - When WPA is set as the Authentication Type, you can select either TKIP or AES as Encryption. • WPA2 Cipher Suite - When WPA2 is set as the Authentication Type, you can select either TKIP or AES as Encryption.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 32 - • Pre-Shared Key Format - You can enter chose either Passphrase (8 ~ 63 characters) or HEX(64 Characters). • Pre-Shared Key - Enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Radius Server IP Address - Enter the IP address of the Radius server, if Enterprise (RADIUS) is selected. • Radius Server Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server, if Enterprise (RADIUS) is selected. • Radius Server Password - Enter the password for the Radius server, if Enterprise (RADIUS) is selected. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page. 4.6.4 Access Control Choose menu “Wireless → Access Control”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless Access Control function, shown in Figure 4-23. Figure 4-23 Wireless Access Control To allow wireless users by MAC Address, click Allow Listed, or prohibited wireless users by MAC Address by click Deny Listed. The default setting is Disable. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. ¾ Comment - A simple description of the wireless station. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 33 - ¾ Current Access Control List - Displays the registered clients that are allowed to link to this WLAN Broadband Router. 4.6.5 WDS Settings Choose menu “Wireless → WDS Settings”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-24 Wireless Advanced To add wireless AP by MAC Address, click Enable WDS. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to add. ¾ Data Rate - Select transmission data rate from drop down menu. Data rate can be auto-selected, 1Mbps to 54Mbps or MCS. ¾ Set Security - There are two wireless security modes supported by the WDS: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), and WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2).
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 34 - z Encryption – Use drop down menu to configure WDS security, you can select it from None, WEP 64-bits, WEP 128-bits, or WPA2 (AES). z WEP Key Format – Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters. z Encryption Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your WDS network z Pre-Shared Key Format - You can enter chose either Passphrase (8 ~ 63 characters) or HEX(64 Characters). z Pre-Shared Key - Enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your WDS network Comment - A simple description of the wireless station. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page Current WDS AP List - Displays the registered APs that are allowed to link to this WLAN Broadband Router. 4.6.6 Site Survey Choose menu “Wireless → Site Survey”, you scan and connect nearby APs when operate at client mode. ¾ SSID(to be WDS) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 35 - ¾ BSSID(to be WDS) - The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join. ¾ Channel - This field displayed operating frequency of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. ¾ Type – Type of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client, AP or AD-HOC. ¾ Encryption – Shows encryption type of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. ¾ Signal – Shows the signal strength of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. 4.6.7 WPS Choose menu “Wireless → WPS”, where you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. ¾ Self-PIN Number - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. ¾ PIN Configuration - You will need to enter Self-PIN Number into adapter’s configuration utility or on the adapter itself. Press the Start PIN button on the router and on the adapter. Note: You will have two minutes to push the PIN button on the router and device(s) you want to connect. ¾ Push Button Configuration - You will need an adapter that supports it via a utility or on the adapter itself. Press the Start PBC button on the router and on the adapter. Note: You will have two minutes to push the PIN button on the router and device(s) you want to connect.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 36 - 4.6.8 Schedule Choose menu “Wireless → Schedule”, time period allowed for the PC controlled to access the Internet. Figure 4-25 Schedule 4.7 Firewall Figure 4-26 The Firewall menu There are seven submenus under the Firewall menu (shown in Figure 4-26), Port Filtering, IP Filtering, MAC Filtering, Port Forwarding, URL Filtering, DMZ, and VLAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 Port Filtering Choose menu “Firewall → Port Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Port Filtering function as shown in Figure 4-27.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 37 - Figure 4-27 Port Filtering ¾ Enable Port Filtering – Check to Enable port filtering feature. ¾ Port Range / Protocol / Comment - Specify the port range from start-port to end-port and put your comment to remind you why you have restriction on these ports. You can restricted TCP, UDP, or both protocol. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page 4.7.2 IP Filtering Choose menu “Firewall → IP Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the IP Filtering function as shown in Figure 4-28. Figure 4-28 IP Filtering ¾ Enable IP Filtering – Check to Enable IP filtering feature.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 38 - ¾ Local IP Address / Protocol / Comment - Specify the local IP address that you wish to put restriction and mark your comment to remind you why you have restriction on this IP address. You can restrict the traffic from TCP, UDP, or both protocol. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page 4.7.3 MAC Filtering Choose menu “Firewall → MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the MAC Filtering function as shown in Figure 4-29. Figure 4-29 MAC Filtering ¾ Enable MAC Filtering – Check to Enable MAC filtering feature. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page. 4.7.4 Port Forwarding Choose menu “Firewall → Port Forwarding”, you can redirect the network traffic by configuring the Port Forwarding function as shown in Figure 4-30.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 39 - Figure 4-30 MAC Filtering ¾ Enable Port Forwarding – Check to Enable port forwarding feature. ¾ IP Address – Forward data packets to specific IP address in your local area network. ¾ Protocol - The protocol used for forwarding data packets, either TCP or UDP, or BOTH ¾ Port Range - The port range used by the remote system when it responds to the forwarding request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page. 4.7.5 URL Filtering Choose menu “Firewall → URL Filtering”, you can restrict user to access specific web page by configuring the URL Filtering function as shown in Figure 4-31. Figure 4-31 URL Filtering ¾ Enable URL Filtering – Check to Enable URL filtering feature. ¾ URL Address - The address that you want to restrict user to access.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 40 - Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page. 4.7.6 DMZ Choose menu “Firewall → DMZ”, you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen as shown in Figure 4-32. The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function. Figure 4-32 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Check the Enable DMZ checkbox. 2. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 3. Click the Apply Changes button. ) Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall related to the host will not work. 4.7.7 VLAN Choose menu “Firewall → VLAN”, if you want to configure the Guest and Internal networks on VLAN, the switch you are using must support VLAN. As a prerequisite step, configure a port on the switch for handling VLAN tagged packets as described in the IEEE802.1Q standard, and enable this field as shown in Figure 4-33.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 41 - Figure 4-33 VLAN ¾ Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 42 - 4.8 QoS Figure 4-34 The QoS menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-31): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.8.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding → Virtual Servers”, you can view and add virtual servers in the screen as shown in Figure 4-32. Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from the Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 43 - Figure 4-32 Virtual Servers ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (in XXX – YYY format, XXX is the start port number, YYY is the end port number). ¾ IP Address - The IP Address of the PC providing the service application. ¾ Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-33. 2. Select the service port you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use, type the service port number or service port range in the Service Port box. 3. Type the IP Address of the computer in the IP Address box. 4. Select the protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All. 5. Select the Enable to enable the virtual server. 6. Click the Save button. Figure 4-33 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 44 - ) Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. ) Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on “Security → Remote Management” page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080. Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server. 4.8.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “Forwarding → Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in the screen as shown in Figure 4-34. Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet calling and so on. These applications cannot work with a pure NAT Router. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT Router. Figure 4-34 Port Triggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 45 - 3. When necessary， the external host will be able to connect to the local host using one of the ports defined in the Incoming Ports field. ¾ Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. ¾ Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Incoming Ports Range - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port sections). Every group of ports must be set apart with ",". For example, 2000-2038, 2050-2051, 2085, 3010-3030. ¾ Incoming Protocol - The protocol used for Incoming Ports Range, either TCP or UDP, or ALL (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. To add a new rule, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-35. 2. Select a common application from the Common Applications drop-down list, then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled. If the Common Applications do not have the application you need, enter the Trigger Port and the Incoming Ports manually. 3. Select the protocol used for Trigger Port from the Trigger Protocol drop-down list, either TCP, UDP, or All. 4. Select the protocol used for Incoming Ports from the Incoming Protocol drop-down list, either TCP or UDP, or All. 5. Select Enable in Status field. 6. Click the Save button to save the new rule.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 46 - Figure 4-35 Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. ) Note: 1. When the trigger connection is released, the corresponding opening ports will be closed. 2. Each rule is allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously. The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused. 3. Incoming Port Range cannot overlap each other. 4.8.3 DMZ Choose menu “Forwarding → DMZ”, you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen as shown in Figure 4-36. The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 47 - Figure 4-36 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 4. Check the Enable radio button. 5. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 6. Click the Save button. ) Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall related to the host will not work. 4.8.4 UPnP Choose menu “Forwarding → UPnP”, you can view the information about UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) in the screen as shown in Figure 4-37. The UPnP feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. Figure 4-37 UPnP ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. • App Description - The description provided by the application in the UPnP request. • External Port - The external port the Router opens for the application. • Protocol - The type of protocol the Router opens for the application. • Internal Port - The Internal port the Router opens for local host. • IP Address - The IP address of the UPnP device that is currently accessing the Router.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 48 - • Status - The status of the port is displayed here. “Enabled” means that the port is still active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 4.9 Management Figure 4-35 The Management menu There are nine submenus under the Management menu as shown in Figure 4-35: Status, Statists, DDNS, Time Zone Setting, Denial-of-Service, Log, Upgrade Firmware, Save/Reload Setting, and Password. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.9.1 Status Choose menu “Management → Status”, display the current status of AIP-W525H as shown in Figure 4-39.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 49 - Figure 4-35 Status 4.9.2 Statistics Choose menu “Management → Statistics”, you can view the network traffic on the Router as shown in Figure 4-36. Figure 4-36 Advanced Security
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 50 - 4.9.3 DDNS Choose menu “Management -> DDNS”, you can configure the Dynamic DNS function. The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.dyndns.org, or TZO. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. If the dynamic DNS Service Provider your select is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-41. Figure 4-41 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here. 4. Click the Apply Change button to log in to the DDNS service. 4.9.4 Time Zone Setting Choose menu “System Tools → Time Settings”, you can configure the time on the following screen.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 51 - Figure 4-42 Time settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. ¾ NTP Server Prior - Enter the address for the NTP Server, then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially. In addition, for some built-in common NTP Servers, the Router can get time automatically once it connects the Internet. To configure the system manually: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter date and time in the right blanks. 3. Click Save to save the configuration. To configure the system automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the IP address for NTP Server Prior. 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet. ) Note: 1. This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you log in to the Router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2. The time will be lost if the Router is turned off. 3. The Router will obtain GMT automatically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 52 - 4.9.5 Denial-of-Service DoS Protection will take effect only when the Enable DoS Preventation in “Management → DoS” is enabled as shown in Figure 4-43. Figure 4-43 DoS Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled. 4.9.6 Log Choose menu “Management →Log”, you can view the logs of the Router.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 53 - Figure 4-44 System Log ¾ System all – Display all the log file on the Router . ¾ Wireless – Display just the wireless log on the Router. ¾ DoS – Display just Denial-of-Service log on the Router. ¾ Enable Remote Log - Click to enable remote log service. ¾ Log Server IP Address – Please enter the IP address to store your log file when Enable Remote Log is enabled. 4.9.7 Upgrade Firmware Choose menu “Management → Upgrade Firmware”, you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router on the following screen. Figure 4-45 Firmware Upgrade ¾ Firmware Version - This displays the current firmware version.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 54 - To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: 1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from our website. 2. Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field. Or click the Browse button to locate the update file. 3. Click the Upgrade button. ) Note: 1. New firmware versions are posted at our website and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware. 2. When you upgrade the Router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important settings. 3. Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded, otherwise, the Router may be damaged. 4. The Router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished. 4.9.8 Save/Reload Setting Choose menu “Management → Save/Reload Setting”, you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4-46. Figure 4-46 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Save button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. ¾ To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the Router, or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box. • Click the Upload button. ¾ Click the Reset button restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 55 - 4.9.9 Password Choose menu “Management → Password”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-47. Figure 4-47 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password. Click the Apply Change button when finished. Click the Reset button to clear all.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 56 - Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Log in to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “PPPoE” for WAN Connection Type. Type user name in the “User Name” field and password in the “Password” field, finish by clicking Connect. Figure A-1 PPPoE Connection Type 4) If your ADSL lease is in “pay-according-time” mode, select “Connect on Demand” or “Connect Manually” for Internet connection mode. Type an appropriate number for “Max Idle Time” to avoid wasting paid time. Otherwise, you can select “Auto-connecting” for Internet connection mode. Figure A-2 PPPoE Connection Mode ) Note: 1. Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 57 - 2. If you are a Cable user, please configure the Router following the above steps. 2. How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Log in to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking Save. 2) Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation. If your ISP requires MAC register, log in to the Router and click the "Network" menu link on the left of your browser, and then click "MAC Clone" submenu link. On the "MAC Clone" page, if your PC’s MAC address is proper MAC address, click the Clone MAC Address button and your PC’s MAC address will fill in the "WAN MAC Address" field. Or else, type the MAC Address into the "WAN MAC Address" field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX. Then click the Save button. It will take effect after rebooting. Figure A-3 MAC Clone 3. I want to use NetMeeting, what do I need to do? 1) If you start NetMeeting as a sponsor, you don’t need to do anything with the Router. 2) If you start as a response, you need to configure Virtual Server or DMZ Host and make sure the H323 ALG is enabled. 3) How to configure Virtual Server: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New…. Then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry” page, enter “1720” for the “Service Port” blank, and your IP address for the “IP Address” blank, taking 192.168.1.169 for an example, remember to Enable and Save.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 58 - Figure A-4 Virtual Servers
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 59 - Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.1.169 as an example, remember to click the Save button. Figure A-6 DMZ 5) How to enable H323 ALG: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click “Basic Security” submenu. On the “Basic Security” page, check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG. Remember to click the Save button.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 60 - Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference. 2) To change the WEB management port number: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Remote Management" submenu. On the "Remote Management" page, type a port number except 80, such as 88, into the "Web Management Port" field. Click Save and reboot the Router. Figure A-8 Remote Management ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, configure to the Router by typing 192.168.1.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 61 - 3) Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New…, then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server” page, enter “80” into the blank next to the “Service Port”, and your IP address next to the “IP Address”, assuming 192.168.1.188 for an example, remember to Enable and Save. Figure A-9 Virtual Servers Figure A-10 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. 1) Make sure the "Enable Wireless Router Radio" is checked. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID. 3) Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the Router is encrypted. 4) If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the Router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 62 - Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary. 1. Configure TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2) Click the Network and Internet Connections icon, and then click on the Network Connections tab in the appearing window. 3) Right click the icon that showed below, select Properties on the prompt page. Figure B-1 4) In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Figure B-2
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 63 - 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ¾ Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically, Choose Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 ) Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. ¾ Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available. 2 If the Router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and the Subnet mask as 255.255.255.0. 3 Type the Router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the Default gateway field. 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses. In the Preferred DNS Server field you can enter the same value as the Default gateway or type the local DNS server IP address.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 64 - Figure B-4 Now, click OK to keep your settings.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 65 - Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g Compatible with 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω STP (maximum 100m) Cabling Type 100BASE-TX: UTP category 5, 5e cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω STP (maximum 100m) LEDs PWR, SYS, WLAN, WAN, LAN (1-4), WPS Safety & Emissions FCC, CE Wireless Frequency Band 2.4~2.4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11n：up to 300Mbps（Automatic） 11g：54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6M（Automatic） 11b：11/5.5/2/1M（Automatic） Channels 1~11 Frequency Expansion DSSS(Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) Modulation DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK, OFDM, 16-QAM, 64-QAM Security WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK Sensitivity @PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER; 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER; 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER Antenna Gain -1dBi Environmental and Physical Operating : 0℃~40℃ (32 ~104℉℉) Temperature. Storage: -40℃~70℃(-40℉~158℉) Operating: 10% - 90% RH, Non-condensing Humidity Storage: 5% - 90% RH, Non-condensing
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 66 - Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. ¾ 802.11g - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b devices, and WEP encryption for security. ¾ DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) - The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. ¾ DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - A protocol that automatically configure the TCP/IP parameters for the all the PC(s) that are connected to a DHCP server. ¾ DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) - A Demilitarized Zone allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. ¾ DNS (Domain Name System) – An Internet Service that translates the names of websites into IP addresses. ¾ Domain Name - A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet. ¾ DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) - A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines. ¾ ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet. ¾ MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) - The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted. ¾ NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet. ¾ PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. ¾ SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.
AIP-W525H PowerMax 2 - 67 - ¾ WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. ¾ Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices. ¾ WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area.

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