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SIGNAL MAX
Quick Start
GUIDE
WIRELESS
WR1500
4-Port DSL/Cable
Router
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3 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Congratulations on your purchase of the ParkerVision WR1500 Wireless Router. You have just purchased a wireless device that is guaranteed to provide the best distance, best coverage, best throughput, and best technology of any 802.11b/802.11g-compatible Wi-Fi router or access point. Please follow the instructions in this Quick Start Guide in order to achieve the maximum performance of this product. Once you have completed the steps in this guide, yo
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4 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Start Here! INSTALLATION This section will guide you through the installation of the WR1500. Unpack your WR1500 and make sure that everything is unwrapped and ready to begin. First, either install, or make sure the antennas for the WR1500 are securely installed onto the rear panel of the unit. A CAT-5 Ethernet Cable is supplied to connect between your computer and the WR1500. A picture of this type of cable i
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5 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router The WR1500 ships with an internal IP address of 192.168.1.1, which certain cable/DSL modems may also utilize. If your cable/DSL modem has the same IP address as the WR1500 (192.168.1.1) you will not be able to connect during setup. ParkerVision has already performed this procedure on your WR1500, however, IF YOU RESET the WR1500 to factory defaults you will need to repeat the following procedure. Please reference on page 7 of this quic
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6 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Changing the IP Address Step 1. On the LAN screen, change the IP Pool Starting Address (Box 1 on the illustration below; 192.168.1.33 by default) to the recommended setting of 192.168.2.33. LAN IP DHCP Setup DHCP Server 192.168.1.33 32 IP Pool Starting Address Pool Size 1 DNS Servers Assigned by DHCP Server First DNS Server From ISP 0.
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7 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Make the connections as described below. The rear panel of the WR1500 contains several ports, as shown: Plug your computer’s Ethernet Plug your cable or DSL Plug the AC Adapter cable into Port 1. The modem’s Ethernet into this port. remaining ports can to be used Cable into this port. with other computers in a hard-wired router fashion. For initial setup, you should have: • The power adapter plugged into the WR1500 as shown, and this ad
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8 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Establishing Contact on Your Computer with the WR1500. Once you have made all of the connections shown in the previous step, complete the following steps, which will allow you to confi gure the WR1500 using the Web Confi guration Utility. The Web Confi guration Utility makes it easy to confi gure and manage the WR1500 Wireless Router. Accessing the WR1500 Wireless Router Web
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9 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Note - If the default password of “1234” is not accepted, refer to page 17 of this guide and go through the reset procedure to set all parameters back to factory defaults. Then try the above steps again. If you do not see the log-in window, go back and double check that the WR1500 is powered on, and that the Ethernet Cable between it and your computer is plugged in securely. If, after checking these items, you still cannot make contact with the WR
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10 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Establishing Contact on Your Computer with the WR1500 - Continued Step 3.7 You should now see the MAIN MENU screen, as shown below. Note - The WR1500 Wireless Router automatically times out after fi ve minutes of inactivity. Simply log back into the WR1500 Wireless Router if this happens to you. Note - If you forget your password or cannot access the WR1500, you will need to reset the unit. Refer to the se
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11 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Wizard Setup: General Setup General Setup contains administrative and system-related information. WIZARD General Setup: This information is optional, but may be helpful in accessing services of your Internet Service Provider, such as mail and news servers and customer support web pages. Enter a descriptive name for identification purposes. We recommend using your computer’s name. System Name: The ISP’s domain name is often sent automaticall
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12 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Wizard Setup: Wireless LAN Setup - Continued Set up your wireless LAN using the wizard screen below. WIZARD Wireless LAN Setup ESSID Wireless Channel-06 2437MHz Choose Channel ID or Scan Disable WEP Encryption 64-bit WEP: Enter 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters (”0-9”, “A-F”) for each Key (1-4). 128-bit WEP: Enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters (”0-9”, “A-F”) for each Ke
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13 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router LABEL D DE ES SC CR RIIP PT TIIO ON N E ES SS SIID D Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless LAN. If you change this fi eld on the WR1500 Wireless Router, make sure all wireless stations use the same ESSID in order to access the network. C Ch ho oo os se e To manually set the WR1500 Wireless Router to Channel I
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14 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Continued - ISP Parameters The WR1500 Wireless Router offers three choices of encapsulation. They are Ethernet, PPTP or PPPoE. The screen varies depending upon the type chosen. Ethernet WIZARD ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation Ethernet Service Type RR-Toshiba User Name Password 0.0.0.0 Login Server IP Address Back Next The following table describes the labels in the above screen. LABEL D DE ES SC
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15 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Wizard Setup - Ethernet - Continued LABEL D DE ES SC CR RIIP PT TIIO ON N User Name T Ty yp pe e tth he e u us se er rn na am me e g giiv ve en n tto o y yo ou u b by y y yo ou ur r IIS SP P.. Password Type the password associated with the username above. L Lo og giin n S Se er rv ve er r IIP P T Th he e W WR R1 15 50 00 0 W Wiir re elle es ss s R Ro ou utte er r w wiillll fi fi n nd d tth he e Address Roadrunner Server IP if this fi
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16 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router PPTP Encapsulation Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol that enables transfers of data from a remote client to a private server, creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using TCP/IP-based networks. PPTP supports on-demand, multi-protocol, and virtual private networking over public networks, such as the Internet. Refer to the manual on the CD ROM for more information on PPTP. The WR1
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17 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router PPTP Encapsulation - Continued The following table describes the labels in the wizard screen on the previous page. LABEL D DE ES SC CR RIIP PT TIIO ON N IIIIS S S SP P P P P P P Pa a a ar r r ra a a am m m me e e et t t te e e er r r rs s s s f f f fo o o or r r r IIIIn n n nt t t te e e er r r rn n n ne e e et t t t A A A Ac c c cc c c ce e e es s s ss s s s Encapsulation Select PPTP from the drop-down list box. User Name Type the user na
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18 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router PPPoE Encapsulation Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) functions as a dial-up connection. PPPoE is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) draft standard specifying how a host personal computer interacts with a broadband modem (for example xDSL, cable, wireless, etc.) to achieve access to high-speed data networks. It preserves the existing Microsoft Dial-Up Networking experience and requires no
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19 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router PPPoE Encapsulation - Continued PPoE Wizard Setup Screen WIZARD ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation PPP over Ethernet Service Name User Name Password Nailed-Up Connection 100 Idle Timeout (In Seconds) Back Next The following table describes the labels in the above screen. LABEL D DE ES SC CR RIIP PT TIIO ON N IIIIS S S SP P P P P P P Pa a a ar r r ra a a am m m me e e etttte e e er r r r ffffo o o or r r r IIIIn n n ntttte e e er
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20 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router Wizard Setup: WAN and DNS The fourth wizard screen allows you to confi gure WAN IP address assignment, DNS server address assignment and the WAN MAC address. WAN IP Address Assignment Every computer on the Internet must have a unique IP address. If your networks are isolated from the Internet, for instance, only between your two branch offi ces, you can assign any IP addresses to the hosts without problems. Ho
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21 WR1500 4-Port Wireless DSL/Cable Router IP Address and Subnet Mask Similar to the way houses on a street share a common street name, so too do computers on a LAN share one common network number. Where you obtain your network number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrator assigns you a block of registered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask. If the ISP did not explicitly give you an IP network n
