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WiMAXMobileHotspotRouter

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WiMAXMobileHotspotGuide

Version04.27.2010

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TableofContents

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TheBrowserInterfaceandSettings............................................2

Home.....................................................................3

WiMAX....................................................................3

Status.................................................................3

Configuration..........................................................4

Network...................................................................4

LocalNetwork.........................................................4

NetworkAddressServer.................................................5

WiFi.......................................................................5

Status.................................................................6

Basic.................................................................6

MultiSSID..............................................................7

SecureProfile..........................................................7

TrustedMACFiltering....................................................9

Advanced.................................................................9

Firewall................................................................9

PortFiltering......................................................10

VPNPassthrough..................................................10

TrafficControl..........................................................11

PortForwarding...................................................11

DMZ.............................................................11

Management.........................................................12

Account........................................................12

Backup&Restore................................................12

PowerManagement..............................................13

FactoryDefault..................................................13

FirmwareUpgrade.....................................................13

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Help.....................................................................13



TheBrowserInterfaceandSettings

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OpenyourWebbrowserandenterhttp://192.168.5.1/orhttp://wimax_ap.hotspot/intotheaddresswindow.The

browserinterfacewillopen.



YourWiMAXandWiFiuseabrowserinterfacetoconfigurethedevice.

Thebrowserinterfaceletsyou:

 Viewthestatusofaspectsofyournetwork.

 SetupDHCP,WEPorWPAsecurity,MACfiltering,portfiltering,portforwarding,DMZ,and

VPNpassthrough.

 Setupahotspottoallowamaximumof255connectionstoyourdevicewithouthavingtoshareyour

networknameandnetworkkey.



MenuBar

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Home

TheHomescreenisthefirstscreenyouseeafterloggingintothebrowserinterface.Itisthemainpointofentry

forallyourworkinthebrowserinterface.Themenubarrunshorizontallyalongthetopofthebrowserinterface.

ItshowsWiFiembeddeddevicesareconnected.Italsodisplaysinformationaboutyourdevice’sconnection

strengthandbatterylevel.

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WiMAX

TheWiMAXmenuallowsyoutosetyourauthenticationorWiMAXautoconnectionoption.

Italsoprovidesinternetconnectioninformationaswellandtrafficcounters.



 Status

TheWiMAXstatusscreenisdividedintotwosections.



TheConnectionInformationssectionalsodisplaysthefollowinginformation:

 Durationofthecurrentconnection.

 Thedevice’sIPaddressandsubnetmask.

 GatewaysIPaddress.

 Primary,secondaryDNSserver’sIPaddress.



ClickConnecttoconnecttoyour3Gnetwork.

Itwillnotnormallyrequireanyadditionalconfigurationtothebasicsettingsunlessyouareusingthedevice

behindacorporatefirewall,andthismayrequiretheappropriateproxyserversettingstobemodified.

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

TheUsageInformationssectiondisplaysthefollowing:

 Totaldurationofconnection

 Totaldatabytessentandreceived,totaldatapacketssentandreceived.

 Maxuplink(UP)speedanddownlink(DN)speed.



Thissectiondisplaysacountforthecurrentsession.



 Configurations

TheConfigurationsmenuallowsyoutosetyourWiMAXusernameandpassword,alsoenablingAutoconnect

allowsyourdevicetoconnecttoyour3Gnetworkautomaticallywhenitisturnedon.



Network



TheNetworkmenuallowsyoutosetdomainnameofthewirelessbrowserinterfaceandsetDHCP.



 LocalNetwork

ThisLocalNetworkmenugivesyoufollowingstatusinformation:

 IPaddressandsubnetmaskofthewirelessbrowserinterface.

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 Device’sMACaddress.

 Thewirelessbrowserinterface’scurrentURLaddress.(whichcanbechange.)



 NetworkAddressServer

ThismenuallowsyoutomodifyWiFiDHCPIPrange.



‐ DHCPServer:EnablingtheDHCPserverallowsthedevicetoautomaticallyassignalocalIPaddresstoanew

devicejoiningyournetwork(suchasawirelessprinteroranadditionallaptop).WhentheDHCP

serverisdisabled,youwillhavetoassignstaticIPaddressestoalldevicesonyournetwork.



WiFi

TheWiFimenuallowsyoutoviewstatusinformationforyourWiFinetworkandconfigureyourhotspot.



 Status

ThisStatusmenugivesyoufollowingstatusinformation:

 NetworkName.(alsoknownasSSID)

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 Securityprofileinuse.

 Users(clients)informationcurrentlyconnectedtothedevice.



 Basic

ThismenuallowsyoutomodifyWiFiandSecureProfile.



‐ Networkmode:The type of wireless networking you are currently using.Youcanchooseeithermode

among802.11bonly,802.11gonly,802.11b/gmixedmode.Thedefaultmodeis802.11b/g

mixedmode.

‐ NetworkName(SSID):YoucanchangeorinputnewNetworkName(SSID).SystemdefaultSSIDisWiMAX_XXX.

IfyoucheckDon’tbroadcastbox,WiFiclientswhotrytoaccesstheWiMAXmobilehotspotcan

notseethisSSID.

‐ Frequency(Channel):TheradiochannelisdividedintoAutoandManual.ThisshouldbeusuallysettoAutoand

leftunchanged.AvailablechannelsareAutoand1to14.

‐ SecureProfile:Thetypeofsecuritytherouterisusing.ThisappliestotheSecureandtheTemporaryhotspot

profiles.Youcanmodify(add/edit/delete)SecureProfileusingViewbutton.



 MultiSSID

YoucanuseMultiSSIDwithsecureprofile.EnablingModeallowsyourdevicetologicallydivideintotwodevices.

AlsoyoucansetMultiSSIDandSecureProfile.

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 SecureProfile

Thismenuallowsyoutomodify(add/edit/delete)SecureProfile.



ClickAdd,defineSecureProfile.YoucansetProfileName,SecurityMethod,Encryption,andPassphrase.



‐ WPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSK:NewWiFicertificationprogrammode.

‐ WEP(64bitor128bit):TraditionalWiFicertificationprogrammode.



AfterSecurityMethodselected,youcanchoosetheEncryptionmodeandsetthePassphrase.

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

‐ TKIP/AES:Dataencryptionmode.

1.SelectaSecurityMethodfromthesecuritylist.

2.SelecttheEncryptionmode.

3.EnteranewnetworkkeyinthePassphrasebox.(Permissiblecharactersarelistedingrayjustunderthebox.)

4.ClickApply.



ClickEdit,youcanredefineSecurityProfile.AlsoclickDelete,deleteSecurityProfilefromthesecuritylist.Butyou

cannotEditorDeletetoOPEN_SYSTEM(NONE)Profile.ThisprofilehassetasthedefaultSecureProfile.



Note.

WhenyouclickApply,youwillneedtoreconnecttoyourrouterbyclosingyourcurrentviewandre‐openinga

browserconnectiontohttp://192.168.5.1/



 TrustedMACFiltering

MACFilterallowsyoutolimitaccesstoyourdevicetoonlythosedeviceswithaspecifiedMACaddress(aunique

codeassignedtohardwaresuchasnetworkadapters).

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

FindingtheMACAddress

TheMACAddressisalsoknownasahardwareorphysicaladdressforadevice,usuallyanetworkadapter.

Itconsistsofsixpairsofnumbersandletters(forexample,00:21:9B:1C:64:34).

YoucanviewtheMACaddressforanydeviceconnectedtotheWiMAXMobiledeviceintheWiFiClientssection

oftheWiFiStatusscreen.(See“WiFiClients”onpage6.)



Note.

Whenyouenablethisfeatureforthefirsttime,ensureyouaddyourwirelessMACfirst,thenclickApply.



Advanced

ThismenuallowsyoutoconfigureyourdevicetoenablePortFiltering,VPNPassthrough,PortForwarding,DMZ,

BackupConfiguration,PowerSaving,FirmwareUpgrade,andsoon.



 Firewall

TheFirewallmenuallowsyoutosetPortFilteringandVPNPassthroughfunction.



1) PortFiltering

Portfilteringallowsyoutoconservebandwidthbypreventingnon‐businessapplicationsfromaccessingthe

Internet,andtopreventapplicationssuchasonlinegamesfromaccessingtheInternet.



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1.Selectingthelistboxfortheapplicationsforwhichyouwanttoallowaccesstothe

Internet.

2.orentertheapplicationvalueintheName,Port,andProtocolboxes.

3.ClickApply.



2) VPNPassthrough

VPNPassthroughisrequiredifyouaregoingtoconnecttoaVPN.

(Suchasacorporatesystem.)



‐ L2TP/IPSEC/PPTP:VPNtunnelingprotocols.



 TrafficControl

ThismenuallowsyoutosetPortForwardingandDMZfunction.



1) PortForwarding

Portforwardingallowsdesignatedusersorapplicationstoreachspecifiedservers,suchasFTPandDNSservers,

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onyourcomputer.Also,someonlinegamesrequireincomingaccesstoworkproperly.



1.SelectingthelistboxandtypinglocalstaticIPaddressofthedevicehostingtheapplicationIP.

2.orenterthevalueintheName,Port,Protocol,andDestinationIPAddressboxes.

3.ClickApply.

Note.

Youcannotuseportforwardingwithsomestandarddataaccounts.Touseportforwarding,youmayneedto

requestastaticIPaddressfromyourcarrier/serviceprovider..



2) DMZ

DMZfunctionisahostontheinternalnetworkthathasallportsexposed,exceptthoseportsotherwise

forwarded.TheModesetenableandenterthelocalstaticIPaddress.



 Management

Youcancreateanewadministrator’snameandpassword.AlsoyouconfigureyourdevicetoapplyBackup

Configuration,PowerSaving,andFirmwareupgradeinthiscategory.



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Note.

Whenyouchangethedefaultsettings,keepyounewinformationinasafeplace.



1) Account

Createadministrator’snameandpassword.

2) Backup&Restore

TheBackupConfigurationallowsyoutobackupyoursettingssavetoyourPC,memorystick,CD,etc.Andthe

RestoreConfigurationallowsyoutorestorepreviouslysaved/backedupsettings.



3) PowerManagement



‐ RadioOff:YoucanusetheRadioOffmodetocustomizeyourdevicetoswitchtoalowpowermodewhennot

inuse.Thereare10minuteincrementsfrom10‐60minutes.SelectNevertodisablethispower

savingfeature.IfyouwanttoswitchtheWiFiRadioonearlierthanthetimeyousetinthis

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menu,youcaneasilypushthepowerbuttononetimelightly.AblueWiFiLEDofindicatesthat

WiMAXMobiledeviceisreadytoconnect.

‐ PowerOff‐ThePowerOffmodeallowsyoutochoosewhenyourdevicewillautomaticallypoweroff,tosave

batterylife,duetoinactivity.Thereare10minuteincrementsfrom10‐60minutesyoucan

select.SelectNevertodisablethispowersavingfeature.



4) FactoryDefault

ClickUpdatetoresetyourdevicetothedefualtfactorysettings.



 FirmwareUpgrade

Youcanupgradeyourdevice'sconfigurationfiletoyourcomputer.



Help

Helpmenugivesyoutheinformationaboutcustomerservice,theQuickStartGuide,fullUserGuide,Frequently

AskedQuestions,&Troubleshooting.

 CustomerService

 UserGuide

 FAQ

 Troubleshooting

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

User Information

This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference

received. Including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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



WARNING:

During transmitter operation, in order to meet RF Maximum permissible Exposure Safety Guidelines,

a minimum distance of 20cm shall be maintained between this device and personnel.

This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this

equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the

instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized

change or modification is made.

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