X-Micro XWL-11GRTX User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Terminology

  8
• 1 Introduction

  10
  • 1.1 Package contents

    10
  • 1.2 Product Specifications

    10
  • 1.3 Product Features

    11
  • 1.4 Panel Description

    12
  • 2 Installation

    14
    • 2.1 Hardware Installation

      14
    • 2.2 Software Installation

      14
  • 3 Software configuration

    15
    • 3.1 Prepare your PC to configure the X-Micro WLAN 11g Broadband Router

      15
    • 3.2 Connect to the X-Micro WLAN 11g Broadband Router

      16
    • 3.3 Management and configuration on the X-Micro WLAN 11g Broadband Router

      17
      • 3.3.1 Status

        17
      • 3.3.2 Setup Wizard

        19
      • 3.3.3 Operation Mode

        22
      • 3.3.4 Wireless - Basic Settings

        23
      • 3.3.5 Wireless - Advanced Settings

        24
      • 3.3.6 Wireless - Security Setup

        25
      • 3.3.7 Wireless - Access Control

        29
      • 3.3.8 WDS Settings

        30
      • 3.3.9 Site Survey

        32
      • 3.3.10 LAN Interface Setup

        33
      • 3.3.11 WAN Interface Setup

        34
      • 3.3.12 Firewall - Port Filtering

        40
      • 3.3.13 Firewall - IP Filtering

        42
      • 3.3.14 Firewall - MAC Filtering

        43
      • 3.3.15 Firewall - Port Forwarding

        44
      • 3.3.16 Firewall – URL Filtering

        46
      • 3.3.17 Firewall - DMZ

        46
      • 3.3.18 VPN Setting

        47
      • 3.3.19 Management - Statistics

        52
      • 3.3.20 Management - DDNS

        53
      • 3.3.21 Management - Time Zone Setting

        53
      • 3.3.22 Management – Denial-of-Service

        54
      • 3.3.23 Management - Log

        55
      • 3.3.24 Management - Upgrade Firmware

        56
      • 3.3.25 Management Save/ Reload Settings

        57
      • 3.3.26 Management - Password Setup

        58
      • 3.3.27 Management - WatchDog

        58
      • 3.3.28 Management - Quality of Service

        59
      • 3.3.29 Logout

        61
  • 4 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

    62
    • 4.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address?

      62
    • 4.2 What is Wireless LAN?

      62
    • 4.3 What are ISM bands?

      62
    • 4.4 How does wireless networking work?

      62
    • 4.5 What is BSSID?

      63
    • 4.6 What is ESSID?

      63
    • 4.7 What are potential factors that may causes interference?

      63
    • 4.8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications?

      64
    • 4.9 What is WEP?

      64
    • 4.10 What is Fragment Threshold?

      64
    • 4.11 What is RTS (Request To Send) Threshold?

      65
    • 4.12 What is Beacon Interval?

      65
    • 4.13 What is Preamble Type?

      66
    • 4.14 What is SSID Broadcast?

      66
    • 4.15 What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)?

      66
    • 4.16 What is WPA2?

      66
    • 4.17 What is 802.1x Authentication?

      67
    • 4.18 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)?

      67
    • 4.19 What is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)?

      67
    • 4.20 What is Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP)?

      67
    • 4.21 What is Wireless Distribution System (WDS)?

      67
    • 4.22 What is Universal Plug and Play (uPNP)?

      67
    • 4.23 What is Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Size?

      68
    • 4.24 What is Clone MAC Address?

      68
    • 4.25 What is DDNS?

      68
    • 4.26 What is NTP Client?

      68
    • 4.27 What is VPN?

      68
    • 4.28 What is IPSEC?

      68
    • 4.29 What is WLAN Block Relay Between Clients?

      68
    • 4.30 What is WMM?

      68
    • 4.31 What is WLAN ACK TIMOUT?

      69
    • 5.1 Example One – PPPoE on the WAN

      70
    • 5.2 Example Two – Fixed IP on the WAN

      72