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User Manual
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 5 2. CONTENTS 6 3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 7 4. FEATURES 8 5. HARDWARE GUIDELINES 10 5.1Connections 10 5.2 LEDs 11 6. LOGIN 12 7. SETUP 13 7.1 Quick Start 13 7.2WAN 23 7.3LAN 28 7.4 DHCP 29 7.5 Wireless 31 8. ADVANCED 36 8.1 Virtual Server 36 8.2 Special Applications 37 8.3 Gaming 39 ® 8.4 StreamEngine Networking Optimization 40 8.5 Routing 41 8.6 Access Control 42 8.7 Web Filter 45
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 Table of Contents 8.13 Schedules 50 9. TOOLS 51 9.1 Admin 51 9.2 Time 53 9.3 Print Server Setup 54 9.4 Syslog 54 9.5 E-mail 55 9.6 System 56 9.7 Firmware 57 9.8 Dynamic DNS 58 10. STATUS 59 10.1 Device Info 59 10.2 Wireless 61 10.3Routing 61 10.4 Print Serve Status 62 10.5 Logs 62 10.6Statistics 63 10.7 LAN Port Status 64 10.8 Active Sessions 64 10.9 Switch Forwarding 65 11. GLOSSARY 66 12. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 74 13. SUP
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 Table of Contents 13.5 Copyright 78 13.6 Trademark 78 13.7 Patents 78 13.8 Restrictions 78 13.9 Liability Limitations 78 13.10 Customer Remedies 79 13.11 Notice of Change of Terms and Conditions 79 13.12 Replacement Components and Specifications 79 14. IMPORTANT NOTICES 80 14.1 FCC Statement 80 14.2 FCC Caution 80 14.3 FCC Radiation Exposure Statement 80 14.4 IC Statement 81 14.5 IC Radiation Exposure Statement 81 Version 1.0
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 1. INTRODUCTION: Congratulations on your purchase of the AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800, and thank you for choosing AlphaShield for your networking and security needs. Your new router allows you to share files and printers on your network, and surf the Internet with ® the performance benefits of network optimization using StreamEngine Technology, PowerZONE Technology, Gigabit Ethernet and ® Turbo Wireless-G and t
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 2. CONTENTS: 1. AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 2. Cat5 Ethernet Cable 3. Power Adapter (6.8V, 2.5A) 4. Quick Installation Guide 5. CD-ROM with Manual 6. Vertical Stands Note : Please contact your reseller if any of the above items are missing. Important: Using a power supply other than that included with your router will result in the warranty of this product being declared void. Version 1.0 Page 6
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: 1. External xDSL or Cable Modem with Ethernet Ports. 2. PC or MAC with following minimum requirements: ? 1.25 Ghz processor ? 256MB Memory ? CD-ROM Drive ? Ethernet Adapter 10/100/1000 with TCP/IP Protocol Installed ® ? Windows XP/2000/Vista/ME or Mac® OS X v10.3/v10.2/v10.1or Linux ? Internet Explorer v6, Netscape® Navigator v7 or Firefox v1.5 Version 1.0 Page 7
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 4.FEATURES: Hardware Interface Features: Router/Switch Hardware: ? Dedicated 250 MIPS High Speed core Network Processor ? Dedicated High Speed Multi-port Gigabit Switch & Co-Processor ? 5 x 10/100/1000 Auto-Sensing Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports with MDI /MDI-X ? 1 x 10/100 Auto-Sensing Fast Ethernet WAN Port with MDI/MDI-X ? 4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) connections ? Atheros Chipset & 802.11 b/g transceiver with Super G 108 Mbps wireless t
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 AlphaShield Firewall: ? AlphaGAP Logical Disconnection and Re-connection ? Full Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) ? AlphaGAP Scheduler ? IP-Stealth technology ? Configurable DMZ Option ? Inclusion, Exclusion MAC and IP filtering ? Parental Web Access Control ? User Selectable Logging support ? LAN, WAN and Wireless Network Traffic Statistics Additional Features: ? Network Time Protocol ? WAN Mode: Static, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP and Bigp
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 5.HARDWARE GUIDELINES: 5.1 Connections: 1. All Ethernet Ports (WAN and LAN) are auto MDI/MDIX, meaning you can either use a straight-through or a crossover Ethernet cable. 2. 5 Auto MDI/MDIX LAN ports automatically sense the cable type when connecting to Ethernet-enabled computers for both WAN and LAN. 3. The Auto MDI/MDIX WAN port is the connection for the Ethernet cable to the Cable or DSL modem. 4. Pressing the Reset Button will restart the
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 5.2 LEDs: 5 LOCAL NETWORK LEDs: The connection to an Ethernet-enabled computer on ports 1-5 is indicated by a solid light. When data is being transmitted, this LED will flash. 1 POWER LED: A solid light indicates a proper connection to the power supply. 1 WAN LED: A solid light indicates connection on the WAN port. When data is being transmitted, this LED will flash. 1 WLAN LED: When there is activity on the wireless network, this LED will flash. 1 Alp
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 6. LOGIN: The Configuration Interface can be accessed from your Web browser. Type http://192.168.0.1 in the address window and press Enter. The Login screen will appear. ? Select a User Name. ? By default, there is no password. Simply leave this window blank ? Click Log In to proceed. Version 1.0 Page 12
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 7. SETUP: 7.1 Quick Start: The Wizard screen contains two wizards: ? Internet Connection Setup ? Wireless Setup Version 1.0 Page 13
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 a) Launch Internet Connection Setup Wizard: The following Web-based Setup Wizard will help you connect your new AlphaGIGABIT Router to the Internet. This Setup Wizard will guide you in a step-by-step manner to get your Internet connection up and running. Before launching the Wizard, please make sure you have correctly followed all of the steps outlined in the Quick Installation Guide included in the package. SETTING UP THE ROUTER: ? Cl
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 Step 2: Select Your Time Zone Select your local time zone from the pull-down menu. ? To continue click Next Step 3: Configure Your Internet Connection From the pulldown menu, choose your Internet Service Provider (ISP). If your ISP is not listed in the menu, or you do not know who your ISP is, simply select Not Listed or Don't Know from the menu. If you require details, please contact your Internet Service Provider. If you selected Not Listed or D
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 Step 3: Configure Your Internet Connection DHCP CONNECTION (Dynamic IP Address) A MAC Address is a unique hardware address for devices on a Local Area Network. Enter the MAC Address of the computer that was originally connected to your broadband modem. If the computer you are using was the initial system connected to your broadband modem, simply select Clone your PC's MAC Address and the MAC Address will automatically appear. ? Enter a Host Name (
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 Step 3: Configure Your Internet Connection At the Set Username and Password Connection (PPTP) Enter: ? PPTP IP Address ? PPTP Subnet Mask ? PPTP Gateway IP Address ? PPTP Server IP Address ? Your Username ? Your Password. ? To verify your Password, Re-enter it below ? To continue click Next At the Set Username and Password Connection (L2TP) screen enter: ? L2TP IP Address ? L2TP Subnet Mask ? L2TP Gateway IP Address ? L2TP Server IP Address ? Your
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 At the Set Static IP Address Connection Enter: ? IP address ? Subnet Mask ? Gateway Address ? Primary and Secondary DNS Addresses ? To continue click Next Setup Complete ? Click Connect. This will save your settings and reboot the router Version 1.0 Page 18
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 b) Launch Wireless Security Setup Wizard: The next step is to set up your wireless network. This Wizard will help you set it up and make it secure. Some changes made using this Setup Wizard may require you to change some settings on your wireless client adapters so they can still connect to the AlphaGIGABIT Route: Wireless Setup: ? Click Launch Wireless Security Setup Wizard to begin. Welcome To The AlphaGIGABIT Wireless Security Setup Wizard: ?
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AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8800 Step 1: Name Your Wireless Network ? Choose a Name for your Wireless Network ? Do not choose the default name for security reasons ? To continue click Next. Step 2: Secure Your Wireless Network ? Choose a security option to protect your network from unauthorized users. ? To continue click Next Version 1.0 Page 20
