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Ieee 802.11b wlan 11b broadband router user manual.
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Ieee 802.11b x-micro wlan 11b broadband router user’s manual version 2.6.
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Trademarks 2003 x-micro technology corp. Contents are subject to change without notice. All trademarks belong to their respective proprietors. Copyright statement this document contains of proprietary technical information that is the property of x-micro technology corp. And no part of this documen...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 iv terminology aes advanced encryption standard ansi american national standards institute ap access point cck complementary code keying csma/ca carrier sense multiple access/ collision avoidance csma/cd carrier sense multiple access/ c...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 v table of contents 1 introduction.................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 p ackage contents ................................................................
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 vi 4 frequently asked questions (faq).................................................................... 35 4.1 w hat and how to find my pc’ s ip and mac address ?............................................... 35 4.2 w hat is w ireles...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 1 1 introduction the wireless lan broadband router is an affordable ieee 802.11b wireless lan broadband router solution; setting soho and enterprise standard for high performance, secure, manageable and reliable wlan. This document desc...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 2 dimension 160 x 110 x 35 mm operating temperature 0 – 50 o c ambient temperature storage temperature -20 - 70 o c ambient temperature humidity 5 to 90 % maximum (non-condensing) 1.3 product features ¾ complies with ieee 802.11b standa...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 3 figure 1 –x-micro wlan 11b broadband router front panel led indicator state description 1. Power led on the x-micro wlan 11b broadband router is powered on. Off the x-micro wlan 11b broadband router is powered off. 2. Wlan activity le...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 4 1.5 rear panel description figure 2 – x-micro wlan 11b broadband router rear panel interfaces description 1. Reset push continually the reset button 5 seconds to reset the configuration parameters to factory defaults. 2. Wan the rj-45...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 5 2 installation 2.1 hardware installation step one: place the wireless lan broadband router to the best optimum transmission location. The best transmission location for your x-micro wlan 11b broadband router is usually at the geograph...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 6 3 software configuration there are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs done easily. The x-micro wlan 11b broadband router is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the eth...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 7 2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on network and dial-up connections icon. Move mouse and double-click the local area connection icon. The local area connection window will appear. Click properties button in the local ar...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 8 3.2 connect to the x-micro wlan 11b broadband router open a web browser, i.E. Microsoft internet explore, then enter 192.168.1.254 on the url to connect the x-micro wlan 11b broadband router. 3.3 management and configuration on the x-...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 9 ssid it shows the ssid of this x-micro wlan 11b broadband router. The ssid is the unique name of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router and shared among its service area, so all devices attempts to join the same wireless network can identi...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 10 3.3.2 wireless basic settings this page is used to configure the parameters for wireless lan clients that may connect to your broadband router. Here you may change wireless encryption settings as well as wireless network parameters. ...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 11 apply changes click the apply changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset click the reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. 3.3.3 wireless advanced settings these settings are ...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 12 beacon interval set the beacon interval, value can be written between 20 and 1024 ms. Refer to 4.12 what is beacon interval? Data rate select the transmission data rate from pull-down menu. Data rate can be auto-select, 11m, 5.5m, 2m...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 13 item description encryption select the encryption supported over wireless access. The encryption method can be none, wep or wpa. Refer to 4.9 what is wep? 4.15 what is wi-fi protected access (wpa)? 4.16 what is 802.1x authentication?...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 14 screen snapshot – set wep key item description key length select the wep shared secret key length from pull-down menu. The length can be chose between 64-bit and 128-bit (known as “wep2”) keys. The wep key is composed of initializati...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 15 wep encryption key (secret key) length: length format 64-bit 128-bit ascii 5 characters 13 characters hex 10 hexadecimal codes 26 hexadecimal codes 3.3.5 wireless access control if you enable wireless access control, only those clien...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 16 comment fill in the comments for the registered client. Apply changes click the apply changes button to register the client to new configuration setting. Reset click the reset button to abort change and recover the previous configura...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 17 item description enable wireless distribution system click the check box to enable wireless distribution system. Refer to 4.20 what is wireless distribution system (wds)? Mac address fill in the mac address of ap to register the wire...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 18 screen snapshot – lan interface setup item description ip address fill in the ip address of lan interfaces of this x-micro wlan 11b broadband router. Subnet mask fill in the subnet mask of lan interfaces of this x-micro wlan 11b broa...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 19 apply changes click the apply changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset click the reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. 3.3.8 wan interface setup this page is used to confi...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 20 in the subnet mask for it. Default gateway if you select the static ip support on wan interface, fill in the default gateway for wan interface out going data packets. Dns 1 fill in the ip address of domain name server 1. Dns 2 fill i...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 21 address assigned automatically from a dhcp server. Attain dns automatically click to select getting dns address for dhcp support. Please select set dns manually if the dhcp support is selected. Set dns manually click to select gettin...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 22 pppoe click to select pppoe support on wan interface. There are user name, password, connection type and idle time settings need to be done. User name if you select the pppoe support on wan interface, fill in the user name and passwo...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 23 clone mac address fill in the mac address that is the mac address to be cloned. Refer to 4.23 what is clone mac address? Enable upnp click the checkbox to enable upnp function. Refer to 4.21 what is universal plug and play (upnp)? Ap...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 24 server ip address enter the ip address of the pptp server. User name if you select the pptp support on wan interface, fill in the user name and password to login the pptp server. Password f you select the pptp support on wan interfac...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 25 screen snapshot – firewall - port filtering item description enable port filtering click to enable the port filtering security function. Port range protocol comments to restrict data transmission from the local network on certain por...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 26 3.3.10 firewall - ip filtering entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to internet through the gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 27 delete all click to delete all the registered entries from the ip-filtering list. Reset click the reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. 3.3.11 firewall - mac filtering entries in this table are ...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 28 reset click the reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Delete selected click to delete the selected mac address that will be removed from the mac-filtering list. Delete all click to delete all th...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 29 port range comment firewall, fill in the ip address, protocol, port range and your comments. The protocol can be tcp, udp or both. The port range for data transmission. Comments let you know about whys to allow data packets forward t...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 30 screen snapshot – firewall - dmz item description enable dmz click to enable the dmz function. Dmz host ip address to support dmz in your firewall design, fill in the ip address of dmz host that can be access from the wan interface. ...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 31 screen snapshot – statistics item description wireless lan sent packets it shows the statistic count of sent packets on the wireless lan interface. Wireless lan received packets it shows the statistic count of received packets on the...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 32 screen snapshot – upgrade firmware item description select file click the browse button to select the new version of web firmware image file. Upload click the upload button to update the selected web firmware image to the x-micro wla...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 33 screen snapshot – save/reload settings item description save settings to file click the save button to download the configuration parameters to your personal computer. Load settings from file click the browse button to select the con...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 34 screen snapshot – password setup item description user name fill in the user name for web management login control. New password fill in the password for web management login control. Confirmed password because the password input is ...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 35 4 frequently asked questions (faq) 4.1 what and how to find my pc’s ip and mac address? Ip address is the identifier for a computer or device on a tcp/ip network. Networks using the tcp/ip protocol route messages based on the ip addr...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 36 to the wired lan for services (file servers, printers, internet links) they will operate in infrastructure mode. Example 1: wireless infrastructure mode ad hoc mode (also called peer-to-peer mode or an independent basic service set, ...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 37 4.7 what are potential factors that may causes interference? Factors of interference: ¾ obstacles: walls, ceilings, furniture… etc. ¾ building materials: metal door, aluminum studs. ¾ electrical devices: microwaves, monitors and elec...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 38 fragments each of size equal to fragment threshold. By tuning the fragment threshold value, we can get varying fragment sizes. The determination of an efficient fragment threshold is an important issue in this scheme. If the fragment...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 39 stations to establish and maintain communications in an orderly fashion. Beacon interval represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to kn...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 40 authentication server, typically one that supports radius and the selected eap authentication protocol, will be added to the network. 4.16 what is 802.1x authentication? 802.1x is a framework for authenticated mac-level access contro...
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User’s manual of x-micro wlan 11b broadband router version: 2.6 41 4.21 what is universal plug and play (upnp)? Upnp is an open networking architecture that consists of services, devices, and control points. The ultimate goal is to allow data communication among all upnp devices regardless of media,...
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