Lanpro LP-N24 User Manual

Manual is about: b/g/n Wireless Broadband Router

Summary of LP-N24

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 1 lp-n24 b/g/n wireless broadband router user guide lpn24_ug_enb01w.

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 2 copyright statement lanpro is the registered trademark of lanpro inc. All the products and product names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright of the whole product as integration, includ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 3 contents chapter 1 introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 p roduct f eatures ................................................. 2 1.2 p...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 4 10.5 r emote w eb m anagement ............................... 42 10.6 wan p ing ......................................................... 43 chapter 11 routing settings ..................................................................................

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 1 chapter 1 introduction thank you for purchasing the lanpro lp-n24 wireless broadband router! The lp-n24 utilizes the latest ieee802.11n standard with its wireless transmitting distance of up to 6 times and transmitting rate 3 times faster than wire...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 2 1.1 product features z includes router, wireless access point, four-port switch and firewall in one z “setup wizard” enables you to connect internet without entering administration interface z complies with the latest ieee802.11n standard and ieee8...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 3 1.2 package contents please unpack the box and check the following items: ¾ one lp-n24 wireless broadband router ¾ one quick installation guide ¾ one power adapter ¾ one cd-rom if any of listed items are missing or damaged, please contact the lanpr...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 4 back panel show: rear panel :( from l to r) ¾ power the jack is for power adapter connection. Please use the included 9v dc power adapter. ¾ wan a 100mbps ethernet port can be connected with modem, switch, router and other ethernet device for inter...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 5 chapter 2 product installation 2.1 hardware installation after you unpack the box, please follow the steps below to connect. For better wireless performance, please put the device in the middle of wireless coverage area. 1. Please use the included ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 6 3. Please connect your broadband line provided by your isp to the wan port. 4. Insert the included cd-rom into the cd-rom drive, double click the “setup” icon and follow the instructions to complete the installation. Or you can enter the router’s w...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 7 2.2 network application plan usually wireless lan network is deployed in a planned environment where each access point is located in a steady place with certain wireless coverage area for communication service. Generally speaking, it is in the cent...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 8 chapter 3 how to login to the router the chapter mainly presents how to enter the router’s web page. After you have finished the hardware installation, the following steps will assist you to set the network configurations for you computer. 3.1 how ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 9 2. Right click “local area network connection” and select “properties”. 3. Select “internet protocol (tcp/ip)” and click “properties”..

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 10 4. Select “obtain an ip address automatically” and “obtain dns server address automatically”. Click “ok” to save the configurations. Or select “use the following ip address” and enter the ip address, subnet mask, default gateway as follows: ip add...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 11 3.2 login to the router 1. To access the router’s web-based interface, launch a web browser such as internet explorer or firefox and enter the router’s default ip address, http://192.168.0.1. Press “enter”..

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 12 2. Input the “admin” in both user name and password. Click “ok”. 3. If you enter the correct user name and password, the screen will be the next one..

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    This chapt router to t 4.1 setup here is the in this scr “detect” b adsl virt enter the a for examp ter deals wi the interne wizard e “welcome een, select button or co tual dial-u account an ple: ith how to a et. E to setup t one mode ontact your up (via pp nd password chapter access the wizard” for...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 14 dynamic ip (via dhcp) if your connection mode is dynamic ip, it means your ip address keeps changing every time you connect. You do not need to enter the information like other modes. Click “next” and “save” to finish the settings. Static ip in th...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 15 click “next + apply” to complete the setup wizard. The router will record the settings you made. To activate the settings, it is recommended to select “reboot the router” from “system tool” of the left menu. It is rebooting now, please wait for a ...

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    5.1 lan se lan settin ¾ mac a uncha ¾ ip ad defaul ¾ subne 255.2 importa once you m ettings ngs are for address: ngeable. Ddress: th lt value. Et mask: 55.255.0 is ant: modify the the basic t the router e router’s it’s shown s the defau ip address chapter tcp/ip para r’s physica lan ip ad the route ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 17 5.2 wan settings after you have selected the isp connection type in “setup wizard” and you want to modify the related settings, here you can modify and configure the settings in details. Virtual dial-up (pppoe) ¾ connection mode: show your current...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 18 ¾ connect on demand: re-establish your connection to the internet after the specific time (max idle time). Zero means your internet connection at all time. Otherwise, enter the minutes to be elapsed before you want to disconnect the internet acces...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 19 5.3 mac address clone this page is for the router’s mac address to wan. Some isps require end-user's mac address to access their network. This feature copies the mac address of your network device to the router. ¾ mac address: the mac address to b...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 20 5.4 dns settings dns is short for domain name system (or service), an internet service that translate domain names into ip addresses which are provided by your internet service provider. Please consult your internet service provider for details if...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 21 chapter 6 wireless settings 6.1 basic settings ¾ enable wireless: check to enable the router’s wireless features; uncheck to disable it. You can also press the wlan/wps button to turn on/off the wireless function. ¾ network mode: select one mode f...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 22 11b/g/n mode: allow 11b/g/n-compliant client device to connect with the ap with auto-negotiation speed. ¾ main ssid: ssid (service set identifier) is the unique name of the wireless network. This device has two ssid and the main ssid is necessary....

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 23 ¾ select ssid:select the ssid (main ssid or minor ssid) to configure security setting from the drop-down menu. ¾ security mode:from the drop-down menu select the corresponding security encryption modes. ¾ wep key1~4:set the wep key with the format...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 24 6.2.2 wpa-personal wpa (wi-fi protected access), a wi-fi standard, is a more recent wireless encryption scheme, designed to improve the security features of wep. It applies more powerful encryption types (such as tkip [temporal key integrity proto...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 25 6.2.3 wpa2- personal wpa2 (wi-fi protected access version 2) provides higher security than wep (wireless equivalent privacy) and wpa (wi-fi protected access). ¾ wpa algorithms:provides tkip [temporal key integrity protocol] or aes [advanced encryp...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 26 6.3 advanced settings this section is to configure the advanced wireless setting of the router, including the radio preamble, 802.11g/n rate, fragmentation threshold, rts threshold, etc. ¾ bg protection mode: auto by default. It is for 11b/g wirel...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 27 6.4 wps settings wps (wi-fi protected setting) can be easy and quick to establish the connection between the wireless network clients and the device through encrypted contents. The users only enter pin code or press wlan/wpa button on the panel to...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 28 it is not used. Usually the ap-security has been enabled, here will displayed “not used”. ¾ wps ssid: show the main ssid set by wps. ¾ wps auth. Mode: the authorization mode deployed by wps, generally wpa/wpa2-personal mode. ¾ wps encrypt type: th...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 29 by manual or scanner to enlarge and extend the wireless radio. Encrypt type: select one from wep, tkip, aes for security here. Pass phrase: enter the encrypted key for wireless devices. Ap mac: input the mac address of another (opposing) wireless ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 30 6.6 wireless access control to secure your wireless lan, the wireless access control is actually based on the mac address management to allow or block the specific clients to access the wireless network. Select “wireless setting->access control” t...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 31 6.7 connection status this page shows wireless client’s connection status, including mac address, channel bandwidth, etc. Select “wireless setting->connection status” to enter the following screen: ¾ mac address: shows current mac addresses of the...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 32 chapter 7 dhcp server 7.1 dhcp settings dhcp (dynamic host control protocol) is to assign an ip address to the computers on the lan/private network. When you enable the dhcp server, the dhcp server will allocate automatically an unused ip address ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 33 ¾ ip address: enter the ip address which needs to be bound. ¾ mac address: enter the mac address of the computer you want to assign the above ip address. Click “add” to add the entry in the list. ¾ hostname: the name of the computer which is added...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 34 chapter 8 virtual server 8.1 port range forwarding this section deals with the port range forwarding mainly. The port range forwarding allows you to set up a range of public services such as web servers, ftp, e-mail and other specialized internet ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 35 for example: the server at ip address of 192.168.0.10 provides web service for port 80 and telnet service for port 23. If you want clients in the internet visit that server, you need to set it as above. Note: if you set the virtual server of the s...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 36 8.2 dmz settings the dmz function is to allow one computer in lan to be exposed to the internet for a special-purpose service as internet gaming or videoconferencing. ¾ dmz host ip address: the ip address of the computer you want to expose. ¾ enab...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 37 chapter 9 traffic control 9.1 traffic control traffic control is used to limit communication speed in the lan and wan. Up to 20 entries can be supported with the capability for at most 254 pcs' speed control, including for ip address range configu...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 38 ¾ apply: click “save” to activate the current rule. ¾ cancel: click “cancel” to drop all setting saved last time..

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 39 chapter 10 security settings 10.1 client filter settings to benefit your further management to the computers in the lan, you can control some ports access to internet by data packet filter function. ¾ client filter: check to enable client filter. ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 40 10.2 url filter settings in order to control the computer to have access to websites, you can use url filtering to allow the computer to have access to certain websites at fixed time and forbids it having access to certain websites at fixed time. ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 41 10.3 mac address filter in order to manage the computers in lan better, you could control the computer’s access to internet by mac address filter. ¾ mac address filter: check to enable mac address filter. ¾ access policy: select one number from th...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 42 this section is to protect the internal network from exotic attack such as syn flooding attack, smurf attack, land attack, etc. Once detecting the unknown attack, the router will restrict its bandwidth automatically. The attacker’s ip address can ...

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    2. If yo remot then o route for exam if you wan it as above 10.6 wan the ping te will ignore ¾ ignor check our wan ip e web man only the ip r. Mple: nt to configu e. Ping est is to che e the ping te re ping fro k to ignore t p address st nagement. Addresses ure the ip a eck the sta est from w om wan...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 44 chapter 11 routing settings 11.1 routing table the main duty for a router is to look for a best path for every data frame, and transfer this data frame to a destination. So, it’s essential for the router to choose the best path, i.E. Routing arith...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 45 chapter 12 system tools 12.1 time settings this section is to select the time zone for your location. If you turn off the router, the settings for time disappear. However, the router will automatically obtain the gmt time again once it has access ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 46 ¾ main features: owing to isp most times provides dynamic ip address, ddns is used to capture the changeable ip address and match the fixed domain. Then users can have access to the internet to communicate with others. Ddns can help you establish ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 47 12.3 backup/restore settings the device provides backup/restore settings, so you need set a directory to keep these parameters. ¾ backup setting: click “backup” button to back up the router’s settings and select the path for save. Click “save” to ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 48 ¾ restore setting: click “browse” button to select the backup files. Click “restore” button to restore previous settings..

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 49 12.4 restore to factory default setting this button is to reset all settings to the default values. It means the router will lose all the settings you have set. So please note down the related settings if necessary. ¾ restore: click this button to...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 50 12.5 upgrade firmware the router provides the firmware upgrade by clicking the “upgrade” after browsing the firmware upgrade packet which you can download from www.Lanpro.Com ¾ browse: click this button to select the upgrade file. ¾ upgrade: click...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 51 ¾ user name: enter a new user name for the device. ¾ old password: enter the old password. ¾ new password: enter a new password. ¾ re-enter to confirm: re-enter to confirm the new password. Note: it is highly recommended to change the password to ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 52 12.8 syslog the section is to view the system log. Click the “refresh” to update the log. Click “clear” to clear all shown information. If the log is over 150 records, it will clear them automatically. ¾ refresh: click this button to update the lo...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 53 12.9 logout after you have finished the settings completely, in logout page click “yes” to logout the web management page..

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 54 appendix 1 glossary channel: an instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data units (pdus) that may be used simultaneously, in the same volume of space, with other instances of medium use(on other channels) by other instances of ...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 55 appendix 2 questions and answers in this part some questions and problems shown during the router’s usage and installation will be given suggesting answers. If your problems are not in the list, please log into our website www.Lanpro.Com or send a...

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    Lp-n24 wireless broadband router. Lpn24_ug_enb01w 56 if you want internet users to access the internal server via the router such as e-mail server, web, ftp, you can configure the “virtual server” to come true. Step 1: create your internal server, make sure the lan users can access these servers and...