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Wireless LAN Router
AWL-700
User Manual
Version 1.1
June 2002
BENQ Corporation
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Notice I Copyright Statement This manual cannot be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without the prior written permission of BenQ Corporation. BenQ Corporation reserves the right to change this manual and the specifications to improve products without prior notice. So you can get the most recent software and user documentation for all BenQ Wireless LAN products on our web site. http://www.
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Notice II FCC Warning The AWL-700 compiles with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions. (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: The AWL-700 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device and a low power transmitter, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are des
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Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction………………………….……1 1.1 Product Introduction……………………………………….……...1 1.2 Key Features……………………………………………….………1 Chapter 2. Hardware Installation……………………3 2.1 Product Kit…………………………………………………………3 2.2 System Requirements………………………………………………3 2.3 Mechanical Description…………………………………………….4 2.4 Connect AWL700 to your ADSL / Cable Modem ……………..…6 2.5 Connecting PC/Notebook to your AWL700 …………………...…6 2.6 Power On………………………………………………….……......6 Chapter 3. Config
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Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction The AWL700 Wireless LAN Router can be used with wireless networking client devices such as the BenQ AWL100 Wireless LAN PC Card and BenQ AWL300 Wireless LAN USB Adapter for wireless access to an office LAN, or sharing of an xDSL/cable modem. The AWL700 also integrates a 4-port auto-sensing crossover Ethernet switch, expanding access to already established wired networks, and allowing IP sharing without the need for additional device
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1.2.2 Three ways to acquire WAN’s IP address There are three ways to acquire AWL700’s WAN IP address. The first one is to assign its WAN interface as a static valid IP address. Or, the users can acquire AWL700’s WAN IP address by PPPoE and it does not require the users to install PPPoE client software in their own hosts. The third one is to obtain DHCP server. Some service providers offer their clients IP addresses by DHCP protocol, and AWL700 can act as a DHCP client via its 10/100 base
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Chapter 2. Hardware Installation This chapter will describe how to set up AWL700 step by step. After you have set up your AWL700 device, then you may need to configure your setting to match WAN the mode that you have applied from your ISP or NSP. 2-1 Product Kit Before installation, make sure that you have the following items: AWL700 Wireless LAN Router Software CD containing user manual and utility Quick Start Guide RJ-45 cable Power adapter Metal stand Sc
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2-3 Mechanical Description Front panel of the Wireless LAN Router The following table provides an overview of each LED activity: LED State Indication On (Green) When power on AWL700, this LED should always be Power green. On (Orange) When power on AWL700, AWL700 will do some Status initialization jobs, then this LED will be blinking steadily. Link (Green) When connect to the ADSL / Cable modem or connect to your PC, the LED should always be green. If this LED is not WLAN/ be
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Back panel of the Wireless LAN Router: Back Panel Description Designed to reset the AWL700 after a system failure or crash. Reset button When pressed, the AWL700 will reset. Where power is input to AWL700 through the power adapter PWR/DC jack supplied with it. Please do not plug other power adapters into this jack. Where the AWL700 can be connected to ADSL/cable WAN port modem/Ethernet LAN via an RJ-45 cable. Allows the AWL700 to be connected to client devices such as LAN1/2
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2.4 Connect AWL700 to your ADSL / Cable Modem I. Turn off the power of your ADSL / Cable Modem II. Pick up the cross-over (short) RJ-45 Category-5 cable and plug one end of this cable into your ADSL / Cable’s LAN port III. Plug the other end of this cable into AWL700’s WAN port 2.5 Connecting PC/Notebook to your AWL700 Wired I. Pick up the straight (long) RJ-45 Category-5 cable and plug one end of this cable into any one of four switch ports. II. Plug the other end of this cab
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Chapter 3. Configuration This chapter illustrates the web-based AWL700 configuration in detail. The AWL700 Wireless LAN Router has a structured menu and a “Quick Installation Wizard” page to help users set up their own AWL700 quickly. This chapter describes each of these menu sections. When the AWL700 boots up at the first time, it has a default IP address 192.168.1.1 assigned to its LAN interface. In order to configure AWL700, please point an Internet browser from the browsing host
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3.1 Quick Installation Wizard 3.1.1 WAN Parameters AWL700 provides three ways to have an IP address in its WAN interface – Fixed IP, DHCP Client, and PPPoE. There are three radio boxes in this configuration page and you can choose the one, which is suitable for your access environment. If you have applied for a dedicated IP address in your WAN side, you can choose Fixed IP mode to connect to the Internet. If you has a DHCP server co-existed in your WAN or If your ISP (NSP) provides
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Username – When you apply for a PPPoE service from your ISP, they will give you a set of username and password for the purpose of login. You can fill your username from your ISP in this input field. Password – You can fill your password from your ISP in this input field. Password Confirm – Type your password again, and this will confirm your password’s value again. Maximum Idle Time – AWL700 provides a timeout mechanism and this means if there is no any traffic pass through AWL700 d
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– The ESSID is a unique ID given to the Access Point. Wireless clients ESSID associating to the Access Point must have the same ESSID. The ESSID can have up to 32 characters. Channel – You may select any of the available channels as an operational channel for your Access Point. RTS Threshold – RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the “Hidden Node” problem. “Hidden Node” is a situation in which two stations are within range of the same Access Point, but are not withi
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Select the TX Rates set among the following options, (1 – 2 - 5.5 - 11 Mbps) or (1 - 2 Mbps). Preamble Type – Preamble is the first sub field of PPDU, which is the appropriate frame format for transmission to PHY (Physical layer). There are two options, Short Preamble and Long Preamble. 3.1.5 Remote Control Parameters AWL700 provides some remote control features to help user’s remote management for AWL700. In this configuration tags, you can set up a dedicated remote host to control
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3.2.2 Status In AWL700, you can search system information in “Status” page. AWL700 divides this page into two parts, one is for WAN information, and the other is for LAN information. This information is quite useful for users to see if system is in a right status. 3.2.3 Associated Table This is a list of all the stations that have ever associated. This table provides information to track how many stations have ever associated with the Access Point. 3.3 Advanced Setting
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3.3.1 DNS Setup In “DNS Setup” page, user can input two DNS servers that AWL700 can use these two servers to complete its DNS relay function. Please note that the DNS relay is a default setting in AWL700, however AWL700 will choose ISP’s DNS server to be the first choice to relay its DNS packets if user use PPPoE or DHCP client to connect to Internet. These two DNS server are to be the second and third priority to relay DNS packets by AWL700. DNS Name Server 1 – First backup DNS ser
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Default Gateway – Tell hosts where they can deliver their packets if they do not know how to deal with those packets. In fact, it should be the AWL700 itself. Netmask – Tell hosts their netmask. Name Server 1, 2, 3 – AWL700 will offer DNS server to its hosts to help hosts activate their DNS function. Since AWL700 has DNS relay function, it offers hosts itself to be a default name server. DHCP Start IP – You can assign the first IP address of DHCP. DHCP End IP –You can assign the End I
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NAT is a mechanism that can convert your private IP addresses into single public IP address. In AWL700, we do offer dynamic NAT, static NAT, and NAPT functions. Dynamic NAT means that you can assign a range of private IP addresses to map to a range of public IP addresses in the WAN interface. When one public IP address is mapped to one host, this public IP address could not be assigned to the others. Static NAT means you can set up a private IP address and public IP address to be a pair.
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Protocol – Which protocol type does the server provide? Service Name – 10 characters to name this service Port Number – The port, which is opened to others in the Internet side. Server IP Address – The server’s private IP address in the LAN side Server Port Number – The port of which the inside server is listening 3.3.3.2 Dynamic NAT In the first table, you can assign a range of private IP addresses that can be converted to public ones. Base Address – The first IP address t
